‍ ‍ ‍‍‍ . ⋆ 𓂀 ‍‍‍‍‍𝓉he‍ ‍𝐝┈ᴬᴿᴷ ‍𝙻𝙾𝚁𝙳

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“⠀⠀⠀⠀𝒐͟𝒉⠀⠀、⠀⠀𝒷eauty ⠀⠀𝚅𝙴𝙸𝙻𝙴𝙳⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
. . .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝒾n͟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀‧ ⁺⠀⠀𝒹read、
⠀⠀⠀⠀#𝙼𝙳𝙽𝙸
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

[‍ ‍ ‍‍‍ . ⋆ 𓂀 ‍‍‍‍‍𝓉he‍ ‍𝐝┈ᴬᴿᴷ ‍𝙻𝙾𝚁𝙳 @ringsdeceit]

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[‍ ‍ ‍‍‍ . ⋆ 𓂀 ‍‍‍‍‍𝓉he‍ ‍𝐝┈ᴬᴿᴷ ‍𝙻𝙾𝚁𝙳 @ringsdeceit]

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⠀ ⠀ ⠀˖︵ ꕀ⠀ ♱⠀ i have been 𝙰𝚆𝙰𝙺𝙴, since the breaking of the first 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 —— in that time, i have had 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐘 names.
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[‍ ‍ ‍‍‍ . ⋆ 𓂀 ‍‍‍‍‍𝓉he‍ ‍𝐝┈ᴬᴿᴷ ‍𝙻𝙾𝚁𝙳 @ringsdeceit]

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" you 𝒔hould ," a nod⠀┈─ hands firmly clasped behind his back. " not kinship—— something else, something 𝒐ther ." he shrugs.

" all of them are honest. all of them a form of myself."
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[𝕲𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐋 . @TEMPESTWlTHIN]

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❝ 𝓪nd what would 𝘺𝘰𝘶 have called it .ᐣ ❞

𝓬hin upturned , brow furrowed as anger rises in her chest , narrowly suppressed at how calm he seemed .

❝ 𝓶any faces , many names . yet none of them 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩 . always a mask . i should strike you where you stand . ❞
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[‍ ‍ ‍‍‍ . ⋆ 𓂀 ‍‍‍‍‍𝓉he‍ ‍𝐝┈ᴬᴿᴷ ‍𝙻𝙾𝚁𝙳 @ringsdeceit]

foolish⠀┈─ we were not lovers.

[〝 𝓵𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝓵𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐨́𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧 . @thrymmatismenos]

she would swear it is not so , yet ...
celeborn was told there were ... sparks .

[‍ ‍ ‍‍‍ . ⋆ 𓂀 ‍‍‍‍‍𝓉he‍ ‍𝐝┈ᴬᴿᴷ ‍𝙻𝙾𝚁𝙳 @ringsdeceit]

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is that what i am ?
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[〝 𝓵𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝓵𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐨́𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧 . @thrymmatismenos]

oh , his wife's lover is here .

[‍ ‍ ‍‍‍ . ⋆ 𓂀 ‍‍‍‍‍𝓉he‍ ‍𝐝┈ᴬᴿᴷ ‍𝙻𝙾𝚁𝙳 @ringsdeceit]

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" 𝒌inship, was it ?" he presses no further, halting, hands clasped at the base of his spine. " he was hardly a ruse; he was me, one of my many forms ."
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[𝕲𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐋 . @TEMPESTWlTHIN]

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❝ 𝓱e was a ruse . ❞

𝓱er own footing shifts . never once turning her back , lips pressed in a thin line at his words . her expression an amalgamation- sorrow , rage , confliction .

❝ 𝓽rust or kinship- whatever it was , it has long since been buried . ❞
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[〝 𝓵𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝓵𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐨́𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧 . @thrymmatismenos]

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⠀ ⠀⠀⤿⠀ℐ 𝐧͟𝐞͟𝐯͟𝐞͟𝐫 wanted to 𝒔𝐚𝐲 this⠀/⠀you 𝐧͟𝐞͟𝐯͟𝐞͟𝐫 wanted to https://t.co/JJnNQT3MPU.
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[‍ ‍ ‍‍‍ . ⋆ 𓂀 ‍‍‍‍‍𝓉he‍ ‍𝐝┈ᴬᴿᴷ ‍𝙻𝙾𝚁𝙳 @ringsdeceit]

⠀ ⠀┆∿ #𝓢𝙲𝙰𝚁⠀: replies today 🙂‍↕️ i pulled two 14hr days at my new job this weekend and now it's my last day at my current job

[‍ ‍ ‍‍‍ . ⋆ 𓂀 ‍‍‍‍‍𝓉he‍ ‍𝐝┈ᴬᴿᴷ ‍𝙻𝙾𝚁𝙳 @ringsdeceit]

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" hardly⠀┈─ the words hardly need twisting. your contempt? your mutiny was the first 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥, it is i, who should despise you ."
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[⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ╰ 𝖋𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗 ᵒᶠ 𝙾𝚁𝙲𝚂. @notyetagod]

“Only you could twist those words into something romantic. Rest assured my contempt for you is beyond limit.”

Any feelings of devotion and love have long vanished.

[‍ ‍ ‍‍‍ . ⋆ 𓂀 ‍‍‍‍‍𝓉he‍ ‍𝐝┈ᴬᴿᴷ ‍𝙻𝙾𝚁𝙳 @ringsdeceit]

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is that so ? it almost sounds romantic, when you put it that way. is your hatred merely obsession ?
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[⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ╰ 𝖋𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗 ᵒᶠ 𝙾𝚁𝙲𝚂. @notyetagod]

If I could be sure that I could drag you down into the darkness and oblivion with me, I would do it.

[‍ ‍ ‍‍‍ . ⋆ 𓂀 ‍‍‍‍‍𝓉he‍ ‍𝐝┈ᴬᴿᴷ ‍𝙻𝙾𝚁𝙳 @ringsdeceit]

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after you, old friend.
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[⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ╰ 𝖋𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗 ᵒᶠ 𝙾𝚁𝙲𝚂. @notyetagod]

Follow your own advice.

[‍ ‍ ‍‍‍ . ⋆ 𓂀 ‍‍‍‍‍𝓉he‍ ‍𝐝┈ᴬᴿᴷ ‍𝙻𝙾𝚁𝙳 @ringsdeceit]

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return to it.
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[⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ╰ 𝖋𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗 ᵒᶠ 𝙾𝚁𝙲𝚂. @notyetagod]

Emerges from the shadow.

[‍ ‍ ‍‍‍ . ⋆ 𓂀 ‍‍‍‍‍𝓉he‍ ‍𝐝┈ᴬᴿᴷ ‍𝙻𝙾𝚁𝙳 @ringsdeceit]

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" 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 was not a figment of your imagination, galadriel, he was real ," he suggests, stepping in a semi—circle around her. " your trust wasn't the only thing he garnered, was it ..?"
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[𝕲𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐋 . @TEMPESTWlTHIN]

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❝ 𝓪m i to believe the words of the deciever himself ? ❞ she scoffs , small blade drawn- keeping her distance .

❝ 𝓽o imply one truth amongst a sea of lies. . .do you take me for a fool ? ❞ dagger half-drawn , gaze trained upon he who circles her . ❝ halbrand was -
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[‍ ‍ ‍‍‍ . ⋆ 𓂀 ‍‍‍‍‍𝓉he‍ ‍𝐝┈ᴬᴿᴷ ‍𝙻𝙾𝚁𝙳 @ringsdeceit]

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⠀ ⌗ 𝐬tarter call

𝖑𝐢𝐤𝐞 ♡ for a gif starter
⎯⎯ ⋆ ↺ 𝖗𝖙 for a gif
starter w/ context. 𝖉𝐦𝐬 always
open for 𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⎯⎯

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[‍ ‍ ‍‍‍ . ⋆ 𓂀 ‍‍‍‍‍𝓉he‍ ‍𝐝┈ᴬᴿᴷ ‍𝙻𝙾𝚁𝙳 @ringsdeceit]

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.. not closer- but around. " perhaps i did not lie to you ."
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[‍ ‍ ‍‍‍ . ⋆ 𓂀 ‍‍‍‍‍𝓉he‍ ‍𝐝┈ᴬᴿᴷ ‍𝙻𝙾𝚁𝙳 @ringsdeceit]

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palms raised in mock surrender, he halts in his step, head tilting. dark curls falling somewhat into his eyes.

" who's to say this wasn't my true form all along ?" he muses, a step to the side ..
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[𝕲𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐋 . @TEMPESTWlTHIN]

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𝓲t is not that she worries for herself , but more for others . as vexatious as it was— there was sentimentality in their tending to one another .

❝ 𝓷ot a step closer , ❞ her tone clipped , eyes searching . ❝ . . . last we met you had already abandoned this skin . ❞
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[‍ ‍ ‍‍‍ . ⋆ 𓂀 ‍‍‍‍‍𝓉he‍ ‍𝐝┈ᴬᴿᴷ ‍𝙻𝙾𝚁𝙳 @ringsdeceit]

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𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 ? an army at my back and you say it is weakness ? once middle earth falls beneath my rule, we shall see.
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[* 𝓮𝐮𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐞. @LASCIAMlSTARE]

no , you allowed yourself to be corrupted. ‘tis no revelation. it is weakness.

[‍ ‍ ‍‍‍ . ⋆ 𓂀 ‍‍‍‍‍𝓉he‍ ‍𝐝┈ᴬᴿᴷ ‍𝙻𝙾𝚁𝙳 @ringsdeceit]

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a gradual, slow, step closer. he'll keep this appearance ⠀┈─ it had always appealed to her, over annatar.

come now, he has no intention of hurting her.
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[𝕲𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐋 . @TEMPESTWlTHIN]

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𝓮yes narrowed , a brief wince and a hand upon her shoulder ; a phantom pain , perhaps .

. . . 𝓬ertainly not gladdened . merely unsure of if her eyes deceive her .
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[‍ ‍ ‍‍‍ . ⋆ 𓂀 ‍‍‍‍‍𝓉he‍ ‍𝐝┈ᴬᴿᴷ ‍𝙻𝙾𝚁𝙳 @ringsdeceit]

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a lazed grin, he doesn't move—— remaining entirely still. is she not gladdened by his presence ?
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[𝕲𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐋 . @TEMPESTWlTHIN]

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𝓲t would be quite hard to 𝘯𝘰𝘵 do so , hand upon her dagger and posture tensed .
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[‍ ‍ ‍‍‍ . ⋆ 𓂀 ‍‍‍‍‍𝓉he‍ ‍𝐝┈ᴬᴿᴷ ‍𝙻𝙾𝚁𝙳 @ringsdeceit]

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once, perhaps. i had a revelation, due to morgoth, my eyes were opened to a new order—— one which i will enact.
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[* 𝓮𝐮𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐞. @LASCIAMlSTARE]

a depraved indifference to human life... to life, in general, is not organization, mairon. it is murder and it is wrong. you knew that once. you respected the laws of nature. you had compassion.

[‍ ‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍𝑑𝑜𝑒—𝑒𝑦𝑒𝑑 ‍𖬺͟┈‍ᴮᴿᵁᵀᴬᴸ @macabrerots]

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