Books Read In 2023

Robert Aramayo as ᴇʟʀᴏɴᴅ (S01.E04 • dir. Wayne Yip • 2022)

Robert Aramayo as Elrond THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER | 1.05 “Partings”

WILL FLETCHER as Finrod ⤷ THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER (2022—) ⚜ 1.01 “A Shadow of the Past” dir. J. A. Bayona

Jack Crusher x Sidney La Forge

The turbo lift scene if it had gone the way I wanted it to. There is seriously a lack of Sidney and Jack content out there, and it's criminal. I just love the chemistry between the two. So here is my attempt at conveying that chemistry.

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The ride was rather quiet, considering there were six other people in the turbo lift. As soon as they got to the next level, they all got out, Sidney could hear the announcement from another crew member talking about the logs. She was, however, more focused on the fact that she was now alone in the turbolift with the infamous Jack Crusher. He is handsome, she had to admit, but he was also dangerous, especially given the recent situations they've found themselves in.

Jack cleared his throat next to her, "So...what are your quarters like? Nice?" He asked, watching her intently.

Sidney scoffed, "No. I'm an ensign. They're standard quarters. They're small, very small." She looked at him, and she saw that mischievous, boyish grin he wore whenever he was about to say something less than appropriate.

Jack continued to watch her for a second before saying, "Well...cause you know half the ship's empty. Well, I've found myself a cracking little suite. I'd love to uh, hang out sometime if you're - or not, that's fine. " He broke as she looked at him with a questioning gaze before looking ahead of her. Jack couldn't help but stare at her, slightly unsure of himself as he was talking. What exactly was he asking? To hang out? Really, is that the best he could do? He certainly wanted more than to just 'hang out'. His mind began to drift to how pretty Sidney was, her hair always tied perfectly, her curious eyes watching everyone and everything around her, the way she looked at him as though he was a mystery she was trying to unravel. Everything about her drew him in more and more. Lost in thought, he didn't realise he was staring at her for a long time until something strange started happening.

"Is he flirting? Those eyes..." She inhaled deeply at that, like she couldn't believe how beautiful his eyes were. "He is charming...at least be subtle first...touch my hand or..." She broke off the sentence in her own mind.

Jack could hear all of this, hear it all in his own mind. He couldn't quite believe that he was hearing it. He hadn't been sure if she felt the same as he did... until now. As he listened to her mind, he looked her up and down, taking everything in. The way her uniform fit perfectly, the way she held herself, and how beautiful she was. As soon as she confessed that she wanted him to touch her hand, he made up his mind about what to do next. Jack immediately looked down at her hand and slowly inched closer, moving his hand until it gently touched hers.

Sidney's eyes shot to where both their hands were now touching. The shock and confusion were evident on her face, but there was also a hint of joy. She stared at him for a second before asking, "Why did you do that?"

Jacked just stared at her, the whispering of Sidney's thoughts echoing in his mind. "How did he know to touch my hand?" This one statement stuck with him. He had to close this off, he had to stop it before he lost the chance to do the one thing he had been wanting to do for a while now.

So he ignored all of this, ignored the whisperings of her mind, ignored the sounds and voices he was hearing, and slowly, they were drowned out.

Jack didn't respond to Sidneys previous question. Instead, he moved his fingers to chin and gently grasped it as he leaned in, pressing his lips to hers. He could surprise her, but after a second or two, she started to kiss him back. Before long, their lips were moving in rhythm, her fingers carefully threaded through his hair, and she almost melted on the spot at how soft his hair was. Her lips were soft against as, she tasted rather sweet, he sighed at how perfect this was.

Sidney deepend the kiss, and Jack's hands moved again, one going to her waist and holding her closer to him and the other going to her neck. He slowly pushed he backwards until her back hit the wall of the turbolift. He tilted his head sightly to get better access to her mouth as she moaned into the kiss, an action which made Jack smirk against her lips.

He was very quickly realising the effect he had on her, and he was going to make sure she knew exactly how he felt about her.

THE PERIPHERAL 1.03 | ‘Haptic Drift’

When Celebrimbor said Elrond looked like the very image of Eärendil standing there. Look at baby Elrond’s face aaaaaaaaaaaaa

Elrond saying he wonders what his father thinks of him, if he is proud or not, but that it doesn’t really matter as long as he could have one more conversation with his father AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I also thought it was funny how Elrond talked about how the Valar rewarded Eärendil for his journey to Valinor. If only someone had told Elrond the Valar actually wanted to punish Eärendil when he arrived in Valinor tho lmaooo Anyway, look how Elrond sits:

The prettiest of elves✨💕✨

Source

I’m so sorry but every edit I’ve seen where someone makes it so the RoP elves have long hair looks awful… like the point they’re trying to make about it “looking much better” is not coming across at all . . . 😭

THE RINGS OF POWER

1.02   Adrift