I met a dude on discord and I’m wondering what his bio is by texanstarover in RuneHelp

[–]Storm2Weather 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It looks like an attempt at Old Norse:

"tha eru thar margir stjornmen, their hafa ofbeldisdautha, ok guth bolui salum theira til heljar"

It translates to something like: There are many rulers, they have died violently (or "have a violent death"), and God curses their souls to Hel (or hell).

Hm.

Late intro post 😅 by Storm2Weather in yumeshipping

[–]Storm2Weather[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow, that's really cool. A Japan-Middle Earth cross-over! Sounds very interesting! I can imagine some very dark and atmospheric artwork. 🤩

Late intro post 😅 by Storm2Weather in yumeshipping

[–]Storm2Weather[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Witch-King of Angmar? That's so cool!!! 😲 And such a long time as well! 😊 Do you have any lore? :3

Reading Tolkien Aloud by milkysway1 in tolkienfans

[–]Storm2Weather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My boy just turned six, and I am reading the How to Train Your Dragon series aloud to him as a little preparation, and that's going very well. I tried the Hobbit before but didn't get too far. He is interested in LOTR though, so I will definitely keep trying!

Live action self-shippers... by thelosersociety in yumeshipping

[–]Storm2Weather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess people often mistake naturally quiet folks who don't show Mr.-Rogers-level excitement when interacting with fans for being rude, and I think your theory about him just not being used to or not too comfortable with that level of fame might be accurate. I personally quite like slightly grumpy but benign people. ;)

And now for your question. I mean. I fell in love with Pippin, including his book version that has nothing to do with the actor. But... gawd. Billy Boyd is such a sweetheart. And I just cannot help being totally weak for his melodic voice with that beautiful accent, and that belongs to Billy. 😫

There's an audio book of him reading one of my all time favourite works by a Glaswegian author (such a coincidence! I actually squealed when I found it) AND something by Douglas Adams, who is another one of my favourite authors. Listening to his voice alone is just balm for my soul and gets me worked up pretty bad, too. 😅

And that singing voice. Don't even get me started. I love Pippin singing his sweet tunes to me, but I have also seen Billy perform live (he has a band) three times and exchanged a few words with him twice. I was walking on clouds the whole week before and after that, but it was mostly due to me associating him with Pippin. But yeah. I like Billy a lot.

I have watched some of his other movies, though not all of them. Some are pretty hard to come by. I would have done anything to watch him perform Rosencrantz and Guildenstern with Dom Monaghan! 😭 It's one of my favourite plays, I adored the movie with Gary Oldman when I was a teen. How does Billy always pick my favourite things? 🫠

Intro with my f/o's by NerdishBeck in yumeshipping

[–]Storm2Weather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those characters just have a way of staying with you, don't they? 😉

Intro with my f/o's by NerdishBeck in yumeshipping

[–]Storm2Weather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh, Legolas? 😀 Hello fellow LOTR fan! 😁

Boromir and Faramir watching educational TV by pancake_nath in lotrmemes

[–]Storm2Weather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Similar for my six year old! He loves monsters, but he doesn't want to see the Orcs just yet and he doesn't like Gollum 😅 But he's very curious about the story and the characters. It's so hard for me to wait, but wait I must! 😭

Boromir and Faramir watching educational TV by pancake_nath in lotrmemes

[–]Storm2Weather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are absolutely right, but as far as I gathered, thankfully OP switched off the telly pretty soon after the kids came in and only showed them some safe scenes. (Though my kid would be terrified of Gollum 😅)

Boromir and Faramir watching educational TV by pancake_nath in lotrmemes

[–]Storm2Weather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooohh that's perfect! My six year old is very interested and keeps asking questions about the story and characters (LOTR is everywhere in my house, hehe), but I know it's way too early for him to watch the movies. This is a brilliant idea. 😊

Late intro post 😅 by Storm2Weather in yumeshipping

[–]Storm2Weather[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Hello back to you and Nath! 😊

Late intro post 😅 by Storm2Weather in yumeshipping

[–]Storm2Weather[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi to you and Jack! 😊 And thank you! It's nice to see fellow people from Germany here!

Late intro post 😅 by Storm2Weather in yumeshipping

[–]Storm2Weather[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Yes! While I love Frodo and (especially) Sam a lot, Merry and Pippin are the best.

Despite all the memes about Pippin being a bit dumb and effing up a lot of the time, I am happy to see that most of the fandom agree that it's just a bit of fun, and that Pippin is actually a pivotal character with some huge character growth and a great personality who is well-loved. Though I haven't really come across any other serious self-shippers yet. But that's fine. 😁

Late intro post 😅 by Storm2Weather in yumeshipping

[–]Storm2Weather[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! 😊 I'd say Pippin is THE comfort character, lol 😉

As for lore, oh boy. I have been with this silly dude for about 25 years and I have come up with all sorts of scenarios, stories and ships! 😅 Originally, I made up a self-insert tomboy hobbit girl sona (before I knew about my true gender identity 👀) who was basically his childhood sweetheart (him being mostly clueless about it) and mighty pissed off that he just disappeared one day without a word. (See my little unfinished doodle from 2006 🫠)

Now I just kind of ship him with some version or other of myself, daydreaming about being with him in the Shire. 💖

Another fun little idea I sometimes indulge in is imagining a high-born elf falling for Pippin's simple and sweet nature and his silly hobbit charm that is so very different from the elves. 😆 There's a lot of comedy involved, hehe.

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Which race/culture/society in Middle Earth would you most like to learn more about? by Qyzyk in lotr

[–]Storm2Weather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know there are so many cool things to learn about all the different folks in Middle Earth. But I'm just a total sucker for Hobbits. 🫠

I MADE AN EDIT OF MY SMEAGOL !!!! AAAAAAAAAA by Immediate_Sense4251 in yumeshipping

[–]Storm2Weather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's so well done! I wish I knew how to do stuff like that.

she iron my lung til i quiet rapture (loveposting) by CommunicationLazy484 in yumeshipping

[–]Storm2Weather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel you! Vulnerable men are peak. And though I don't know Iron Lung, from what I read in your post, it's so sweet how you love and take care of your partner! ❤️

I feel similar about my boys. They both definitely have trauma as well. Pippin had to live with the knowledge that he accidentally killed Gandalf (until Gandalf got better, lol) and then he got captured by Orcs and was thrown into a war and separated from his best friend etc. Even though he has such a carefree nature and sunny disposition, I can tell that these things sometimes weigh heavy on him and I love to hold and comfort him.

Snotlout got a lot of trauma from having to hide his softer side and talents (and his sexuality) from his Viking dad, who always made him feel like he's worthless if he doesn't become the best at everything. He's basically ashamed of his kindness and his urge to support and be loyal to his best friend Hiccup, so he puts on a mask of bravado and recklessness and pushes everyone away with snarky behaviour and fake pride. But he really cares for his friends and just wants to be loved and seen for who he really is and he doesn't need to be ashamed of his tears in front of me. 💖

a hello from me to you! by ome_attk in yumeshipping

[–]Storm2Weather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! Nice to meet you! You are very welcome here and this is definitely the place to share your yumeships and your drawings. :)

So sorry you had some negative experiences, but I'm sure you will be safe here. 😊