Hic Sunt Draconis

well fellas, it’s a LEAP YEAR, you know what that means! frog

wouldn’t you know it it’s LEAP DAY, you know what that means! frog

THIS

ARDEN CHO as JUNE Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024)

(This one started as a fabric study and then massively spiralled)

why wear a huge ass overcoat when you can just hold your crush's hand? [ids in alt]

kinda wanna make the last panel a standee lol

Attempts at Waterbending 🌊

Avatar Anakin, native fire bender, just can't seem to get water bending down. "He's too hot headed and impatient." says water bending master Obi-Wan, who happens to be the only one willing to put up the Avatars crap in order to train him.

Rosie Cotton does not get enough praise. This gal was truly a queen among hobbits. There’s a darn good reason Tolkien himself dubbed her “absolutely essential,” because she is.

(Samfro shippers especially need to appreciate her rather than erase her.)

The love of her life abruptly left the Shire and was gone for a whole year, when she was expecting them to get married. Think of how painful that must’ve been for her. Then she had such a strong intuition that she somehow sensed the Ring’s destruction and knew he was going to come back. Nobody else had this feeling but her. There’s definitely something special about Rosie Cotton, if she was able to sense this out of nowhere.

But then, when Sam finally did return safe and sound, he was head over heels for his master and planning to move in with him.

How did Rosie react? She accepted that being with Sam meant including Frodo, that there wouldn’t really be just the two of them like a typical marriage. And she basically said to Sam, “Let’s get married anyway and live with him.” Her love for Sam never went away, and not even his feelings for Frodo could make her want to marry anyone else. She knew what she wanted and wouldn’t settle for anything less. She took Sam exactly as he was, Frodo and all.

Not only that, Rosie literally allowed Frodo to name her firstborn child. Not her husband, not herself, but Frodo. She settled on the name that Frodo chose for her own daughter: Elanor. Talk about generosity; that alone really shows just how closely she let Frodo into the family.

And it was Rosie’s presence that gave Sam strength and a will to live when he needed it most. If it hadn’t been for her, Sam would’ve been left all alone and heartbroken with nothing, because Frodo would’ve either left on the ship or withered away and died in just a few years, maybe even months. Even if Sam had left on the ship with Frodo, he would’ve yet again given up his life and dreams for Frodo and lost his chance at cultivating his beloved Shire and having a family. Frodo would’ve just felt guilty and it would’ve likely tainted their relationship. It was Rosie who gave Sam something to live for in the Shire, and gave Frodo the peace of mind that he’d be leaving Sam in good hands. And she accomplished all this just by offering Sam the unconditional love, care, and support that he needed, and by respecting and loving Frodo when very few Shirefolk did. This is why Samfro shippers should never erase Rosie or blame her for the separation; Frodo was forced to leave Sam, either way, and Rosie was the miracle that they needed in order to survive the separation.

And then Rosie proceeded to (somehow) birth and raise a total of 13 children(!!), while also rising from simple farm girl to the Mistress of Bag End, the grandest estate in all of Hobbiton, and the Mayor’s wife, essentially leading the entire community of the Shire alongside Sam. She got a total of 62 years with the love of her life - who she once thought she’d lost forever - and lived to be 98.

Regardless of who you ship, respect Rosie Cotton. She deserves it.

so i've been getting myself back into lord of the rings

(inspired by this post by @lotrreactionmemes !!)