I Used To Have A Sign In My Door That Said “if My Horse Doesn’t Like You I Probably Won’t Either”

Listen to me. Listen. There's a quiet wonderful family thing about Perry pretending to be completely dumb and mindless around the boys and yet they have flawlessly assimilated to A LOT of his character traits/quirks. Like he's leading this double life, but the life he shares with the boys is still HIM, and they've clocked onto how he ticks very well.

They trust him implicitly to get himself out of situations when they see he's gotten into them. They can tell he runs on some sort of Platypus schedule and subconsciously follow it until there's a deviation and they start to worry. They are totally respectful and give him lots of space to laze around and nap without bothering him directly. (couldn't be me)

They also can tell when he's having a bad dream based on the sounds he makes while sleeping. They know the exact right way to pet him for maximum enjoyment. They have an automatic awareness of his proximity while they're asleep because he likes to switch cuddle buddies during the night. They can even tell that he loves music - which, hardened secret agent or not, he actually does. I mean he will even dance by himself in his lair if good music is playing.

Perry likes to jump with them on trampolines!!

That one wasn't relevant to the discussion I just wanted it on the table because it's happened a few times I think, and that boy ACTIVELY participates.

10000000% canon

This is how it happened, right?

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arranging a last-minute marriage so their kingdom isn’t left without an heir when they sacrifice themselves

Omg I love this so much

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So Meg and I were chatting on Discord the other day and came to a realization:

Hey! now! Come hoy now! Whither do you wander?

Up, down, near or far, here, there or yonder?

Sharp-ears, Wise-nose, Swish-tail and Bumpkin,

White-socks my little lad, and old Fatty Lumpkin!

This is the rhyme that Tom sings when he’s looking for the ponies. The first five of them are Merry’s ponies: presumably one for each of the hobbits to ride, and one more for the baggage. (The last is Tom’s own pony.) And Meg noticed a surprising parallel between the ponies’ names and the hobbits:

Sharp-ears = Merry

Throughout the story, Merry is shown to be the one with the best head for details. He’s “sharp”, if you will; observant and intelligent.

EDIT: Merry is also the one who spies on Bilbo and Frodo to learn about the Ring! He’s got very “sharp” ears, and eyes too.

Wise-nose = Frodo

This is the easiest one. Frodo’s name means “wise” or “wisdom”, so this pony fits him well.

Swish-tail = Pippin

Tell me whose vibe fits Swish-tail better than Pippin. That’s right; you can’t. The name conjures a picture of careless jollity, which couldn’t be more Pippin.

Bumpkin = Sam

A “bumpkin” is defined as “an unsophisticated or socially awkward person from the countryside”. As much as I would be the last person in the world to call Sam a backwards yokel, he is nonetheless the most “country” of the four hobbits, and his name literally means “half-wise”, or “lacking wisdom”.

That leaves White-socks to be the baggage pony, which likely doesn’t have much significance (aside from the fact that he’s an outlier because hobbits don’t wear socks).

We’re not sure there’s any particular point to this. We’re also not sure whether or not Tolkien did it on purpose. But either way, it’s a fun thing to think about!

Thinking about how Annabeth canonically descended from viking royalty so in my mind her ancestors are Hiccup and Astrid

via kaelidance on instagram

i'm just curious bc i'm watching How to Train Your Dragon and i always forget how happy and calm it makes me feel. i mean, i did name my cat after Toothless the dragon. but i also love Lion King, that's my Disney comfort movie. and my Ghibli comfort movie is Spirited Away. watching any of these when i'm in a foul mood or my anxiety is high always helps 🥰 but i watch them just for fun too, not only when i'm in a mood. what about you?

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