New Challenge: Crossroads of the Fallen King
Cross "The Silmarillion" with a second text or fandom in this month's crossover challenge.
"Haven’t you heard what Cousin Bilbo’s gone and done? He’s fetched Cousin Frodo back from Buckland, to live with him at Bag End! And he’s going to adopt him as his heir, all formal-like."
“Oh, what a beautiful day!” Belladonna skipped out into the sunshine, breathing in deeply. The Dwarven cities beneath the Blue Mountains were wonderful, but it was always a relief to emerge into the world again, to see the sky and the grass and the flowers and trees that grew on the mountainside. “Dís, look at all the flowers!”
"There is little to tell about their stay," says The Hobbit of Bilbo and the Dwarves' visit to Rivendell. But Bilbo made a rather remarkable friend during that time.
Elanor sits down to make a copy of the Red Book
One year Bilbo has a particularly special present for Frodo on their birthday.
Sam encounters one of the Big People for the first time.
One snowy day in Imladris, Elrond asks Celebrían a question.
A few decades after Celebrían's departure, Arwen returns home from Lothlórien.
Elrond gives Celebrían a gift.
"It reminded me of you," Findekáno says, grinning up at Maitimo as though that was not the most absurd statement spoken in the last century. Russingon Romantic Fluff, Set during Years of the Trees. Quenya Names Used.
Hobbits flock to The Green Dragon to try and decipher the meaning of Bilbo's speech and work out if he was insulting them, or complimenting them.
This is a fic for the Zinger! challenge.
Sometimes life creates the most beautiful symmetries.
Or two times, Túrin and Beleg sat together during a blackout.
It's supposed to be impossible for the Ainur to get sick, but Mairon has always been exceptional.
Elros befriends some gulls
Even the greatest artists struggle with petty jealousy. Fortunately, they have siblings capable of snapping them out of it.
“Forgive me,” Finrod muses, the ends of his lips twitching up in a teasing smile as he ties a delicately embroidered burgundy sash around Maglor’s waist, “I had forgotten that you only hang out with me for the fashion advice. No other reason.”
Years of the Trees Gen Slice of LIfe fic
Mablung visits Beleg on the northern marches to spend some time alone together before the summer festival.
Five times Daeron meets Maglor by accident, plus one time it happens on purpose.
Daeron first fell in love beneath the dark tree-shadows of Neldoreth, not far from the starlit waters of the Esgalduin.
Three of Nerdanel's sons come home: a trio of double-drabbles.
“Well,” Maglor said, kneeling beside him and propping himself up with one arm between Daeron’s thighs, “you’re still very much failing to ward me off with your dark elf magic.”
Maglor has a challenge for Daeron.
Finarfin just thought the dragon egg looked neat, so he brought it home.
Then it hatched.