Lament of the Pink Roses. I had posted the pencils and some ideas for headcanons for this pic last week. ;___; 

*SOOOBS*

Okay, wait, wait, so maybe there are some happy headcanons for this pic?

Revolutionary Dwarf Thorin: Thorin is the new warrior at an exclusive training ground where all battle to win the favour of the Rose Bride! Plot twist! Upon reaching the special battle arena the very first time, a strange transformation overcomes Thorin and rose tattoos bloom on Thorin’s skin! THORIN IS THE REAL ROSE BRIDE! Now Thorin has to fend off advances and manipulations to locate the jewelled heart (stolen! gasp!) which may hold the key to unlocking Thorin’s missing memories and what had happened all those years ago. 

(Okay, so I veered a bit off-plot. XD)

Thorin ½: Young Prince Thorin and his companion Dwalin were training near the forest of Mirkwood when they each fell into enchanted springs! Now, when drenched with cold water, Thorin becomes a girl and Dwalin becomes a black bear! Drench them with warm water, and they return to their former selves. Cursed, they travel Middle-Earth looking for a cure until they come to live among hobbits… who are rumoured to have the cure!

(Pfft. XD Omg! Dain turns into a pig!)

Or how about Thorin is tired after a long day’s work and is falling asleep. He’s very secretive about how he got the rose tattoo. All anybody knows is he’d gone off to work in Bree, got lost, and returned two months later well-fed and sporting a floral tattoo. All of Ered Lund is gossiping about it but Thorin refuses to give details. Then one day, dwarf traders return with a hobbit in their cart! A hobbit who demands to see Thorin! A hobbit… who has the same tattoo as Thorin. :O Dun dun dunnnnn!

Yup. That scarlet ink really does like to come off as berry pink if you only use a thin layer. The roses and the decorative detail in Thorin’s collar are the same ink! The roses were painted with a small brush. The collar I used a nib to apply the ink.