Frodo And Sam Are Fairly Gay In The Movies Even Though They Cut All The Hand Kissing. But In The Books?

frodo and sam are fairly gay in the movies even though they cut all the hand kissing. but in the books? frodo is sam's much older and boss who also gives of major aro/ace vibes. he is aware of sam's feelings, possibly more so than sam himself, but maintains boundaries for sam's sake, while still making sure to show sam all the affection and appreciation he deserves. sam is bi but doesn't quite understand his own feelings for frodo even though they're obvious to everyone else including Rosie.

Bilbo on the other hand is 100% gay, but my headcanon is that this was 100% an accident on Tolkien's part because i don't think Tolkien had functional gaydar.

Hijacking this because I'm obsessed with how the whole first chapter of The Hobbit is basically describing how gay Bilbo is but also Tolkien (the catholic hetero Wife Guy) gives off such Zero Gaydar vibes that like... I'm not always convinced he even knew what he was saying.

I'm reading about the Victorian Aesthetic movement and I was violently reminded of...

...Sherlock Holmes's 'rose monologue' from The Naval Treaty, HI HELLO CAN ANYONE HEAR ME

some LOTR fans apparently: i can't believe Eowyn gave up being a badass warrior to become Faramir's wife and a lame healer, ugh Tolkien being sexist in spite of himself

me: the. war. was. OVER!!!! ????

DMITRI???

August, 1943. As the war rages on, Peter Wimsey wants nothing more than to spend a few quiet days with his family at Talboys. His plans are foiled by a call from Parker, with news of a triple murder that has the police completely stumped. Initially reluctant to involve himself, Peter finds himself drawn in as he learns the peculiar facts of the case. A man and his parents, found dead in their home: no signs of injury, no signs of a struggle, and no suspects, except one.

The gardener, Frank.

The coincidence is enough to convince Peter to examine the case, and his conviction that Frank is innocent makes him determined to find the true killer. But the more he looks into this case, the stranger the riddle grows. And the mystery takes another turn when he meets a tall, auburn-haired man with eccentric clothes and half-moon spectacles, who seems to know more than he lets on...

Meanwhile, at Talboys, Harriet writes to Peter with news that she can hardly believe, let alone put to paper. There must, she thinks, be some reasonable explanation for what five-year-old Roger just did.

But she can't escape the fact that it did look suspiciously like... magic.

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