silmarillion writers guild – MisbehavingMaiar: Tumblr Archive

He gently cupped her face with his hands and looked deep into her eyes. “You must tell no one — absolutely no one — about my Change into the wolf. Do you know why?”

“Because they will know you are a Fay, and they will think you are a monster.”

“And?”

“They will think I am a monster, too.”

Orcling– by Pandemonium @lucifers-cuvette

I have never fallen so hard or so fast for a Tolkien OC in my life. If you read the above story, hopefully you’ll understand why Mélamírë grabbed my heart within a paragraph. She is, in this expertly crafted ficish universe, Sauron’s daughter.
If at this point you find yourself thinking “pssh mary sue”, or anything along those lines, you are so, so wrong, and you’re in for a wonderful surprise.

This is my very, very, VERY (very*) late contribution to Pandë’s wonderful series, the first of several illustrations to come, which I have been at a loss how to tackle for many moons. But now I am determined to get some lines on paper in a suitably disciplined fashion, and finally pay these -other- wonderful lines on paper proper tribute! …Hopefully! ….I’m not actually sure what I can do will do them justice! …TIME WILL TELL.

*Very

“Wesley, in a sea of derivative Tolkienian fanart, your unique, intelligent visions stand out with their distinctive forms, use of color (OMG, the colors!) and the imaginative, thought-provoking themes.“

“May the Maiar continue to Misbehave! Happy 10th SWG Birthday! – Elleth”

“And not only do you create memorable visions with your artwork, but you also paint vivid pictures with your words. Keep on posting in the SWG archive, Wesley!”

;O; LOOK AT THESE CARDS SWG SENT MEEEEEEE!!!! ❤

This was such a sweet surprise in my inbox! Thank you so much!!! I can’t even tell you how great this is– knowing that something I made made enough of an impression on people that they write nice things to me even though I haven’t posted in forever–! *Sniff* no it’s fine I just got the misty mountains in my eye…