Beth

Title: Mutual Loss
Fandom: The Lord of the Rings/ Tolkien Universe
Characters/Pairings: Elrond, Galadriel, Celeborn, (Arwen, Elladan, and Elrohir in the background)
Summary: Galadriel, Celeborn, and Elrond and co. ride back from the Grey Havens after Celebrían's departure.

They rode back from the Grey Havens in near silence, none of them knowing quite what to say. The sound of hoof-beats traveled with them, the gentle rhythm a backdrop to their thoughts, worries, and regrets. But no words were spoken until they came, at last, to Rivendell.

All dismounted, but despite Elrond's protests, Galadriel and Celeborn would stay no longer than was necessary to refresh their retinue and their horses. A solemn mood hung over the group and even their small talk was muted, tinged with sorrow and weighted with the words they did not yet have the heart to say. It was almost a relief when the Lord and Lady finally took their leave.

When each grandchild was embraced and Galadriel had pressed a kiss to each forehead, the two came to Elrond. Celeborn simply took his hand in his own and, with a silent nod of parting, returned to the horses.

But Galadriel lingered. Ordinarily, words came to her so easily. They were a tool, a plaything, something to mold and sculpt as she wished. Yet now, now when they were most important, none would come. What could she say to this man- the father of her grandchildren, her daughter's beloved, he who now must suffer just as she was suffering? Nothing would suffice. Suddenly, almost impulsively, she pulls him into her arms and embraces him, just as she would if he were her own child- something she had never done before and would do but once more thereafter.

"Take care- for her sake." And with that, she pulled back and returned to her husband's side, mounting her horse before Elrond could even process what had just occurred.

Made for the purposes of enabling a Celeborn to paradisa , but knock yourself out. All made from my own screenshots.

Typical rules apply:
-Credit plz
-Comments are nice but not necessary
-For the love of God, don't hotlink

( Kinsman, farewell! May your doom be other than mine, and may your treasure remain with you until the end. )

Here comes the last verse, same as the first.

Made with my own screenshots with kobolknight in mind, blah, blah, blah. Also all these blue-tinted scenes. NEVER AGAIN.

Typical rules apply:
-Credit plz
-Comments are nice but not necessary
-For the love of God, don't hotlink

( Do I not also have your love? )

Title: Matters of the Heart
Fandom: Tolkien-verse, Silmarillion era
Characters/Pairings: Galadriel (Artanis at this canon point), Melian
Summary: Melian and Artanis talk about love and healing

( In truth, it had only been in the company of the Queen of Doriath that she had begun to find peace. )

So, while I make no claims to be an expert icon maker, but it occurred to me that I make a lot of icons of people that might be hard to find for my own personal RP purposes. So I thought I'd toss them up in a couple posts. These are from the 1972 movie version of the musical 1776. 1-15 feature Howard Da Silva as Dr. Benjamin Franklin and 16-30 feature William Daniels as John Adams with other cast sprinkled in here and there. All of the images come from screencaps I took myself

Usual rules apply:
-Credit: I'm actually quite proud of most of these!
-Comments are lovely, but not necessary
-For the love of God, don't hotlink. But why would you?
-Enjoy the rest of your Independence Day, if you're American! If you're not, have a good day anyway!

(  Revolutions come into this world like bastard children, Mr. Dickinson - half improvised and half compromised. )

Title: Like Blood from a Stone
Fandom: Sanctuary/Lord of the Rings, Takes place inparadisa RPG
Characters/Pairings: Helen Magnus, Galadriel
Summary: Helen Magnus wants to draw blood from Galadriel. Insanely stubborn woman face-off ensues.

( I am not one of your specimens, Dr. Magnus. I am the Lady of L�rien and a daughter of kings. )

Title: Pretending
Fandom: Merlin (BBC)/ A Game of Thrones, Takes place in paradisa RPG
Characters/Pairings: Gwaine, Catelyn Stark
Summary: He drinks and she pretends not to see. They both care and pretend they don't.

( She didn't need to say anything. The way the corners of her mouth tightened when she saw it was enough.  )

Title: It Doesn't Get Easier
Fandom: Merlin (BBC)/ A Game of Thrones, Takes place in a hypothetical future of paradisa RP
Characters/Pairings: Arthur Pendragon, Catelyn Stark
Summary: He had become another son to her. And now he faced the same risks as all the others

( When the transition happened, she couldn’t say, but somewhere along the way he had become family.  )

Title: An Anthropological Approach to Apples
Original Writing
Summary: A self-indulgent rambling on the subjective nature of reality written by babby undergraduate Beth.
( The only absolute in this world is that there are no absolutes. )

Title: The First Quest of Indiana Jones
Fandom: Indiana Jones series
Characters/Pairings: Indiana Jones, duh.
Summary: Indiana's first mission was a different kind of tough. Parody born of being an actual archaeology student

( He took a deep breath, adjusted his satchel, walked carefully up the stairs to the main doors, and entered the building )

Title: Coping
Fandom: Tolkien Universe, takes place during The Silmarillion
Characters/Pairings: Galadriel/Celeborn.
Summary: After the fall of Doriath, Celeborn and Galadriel deal with the trauma and share a moment of vulnerability. ETA: Belatedly, I realize that Galadriel and Celeborn must have left Doriath before its fall, thus rendering this entire piece a mild AU. OH WELL, I still like it.

( She should have warned him about the nightmares. )