New Challenge: Scavenger Hunt
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This is my new poetical attempt to add my own interpretation to Tolkien's Cosmology as to Eru's Creation and the Valar's minds and behind-the-scene providence reasons and mechanisms.. I often review Eä as part of our own world, just in another dimension, this is why I have always seriously thought on the matter who the Ainur are, who Eru is, how he matches our own religious pantheon, and this has been conducted after serious research of many esoteric teachings of our own planet's heritage.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Ainur, Eru Ilúvatar, Melkor, Sauron, Manwë, Varda, Yavanna, Aulë |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 25 | Word Count: 6, 942 |
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a collection of drabbles and mini ficlets in the meanwhile the world goes on 'verse that aren't long enough to stand on their own
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Maglor, Original Character(s), Daeron, Finwë, Beleg, Finrod Felagund, Curufin |
| Major Relationships: Maglor & Original Character, Daeron/Maglor, Finwë/Indis/Míriel, Beleg & Túrin |
| Genres: Family, Ficlet, Fixed-Length Ficlet, Fluff, General, Slash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 5 | Word Count: 1, 797 |
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In the aftermath of the third kinslaying and the death of Amrod and Amras, Maglor needs to reassure himself that Maedhros is still there with him.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Maedhros, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: Maedhros/Maglor |
| Genres: Drama, Hurt/Comfort | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings, Incest, Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Mild), Violence (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 4, 954 |
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In his old age, Isildur's former esquire Ruinamacil, known to later histories only as Ohtar, writes his own account of his escape from the ambush at Gladden Fields and journey to Imladris, and the history of his friend whom Isildur ordered to flee with him.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Ohtar, Unnamed Male Canon Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: Ohtar + Unnamed Canon Character |
| Genres: General, Hurt/Comfort, In-Universe Artifact | Challenges: Everyman |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: In-Universe Racism/Ethnocentrism, Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 14, 939 |
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Fëanor shrugged, studying the contents of his wine glass. “Something must be done about that house. It will fall down eventually.”
“It does not follow that it must be you that tears it down single-handedly. Are you sure you do not want help?”
“It’s not as though I have much else to do. I need to build something new there,” he said after a few moments. “To do that, I must first clear away the old and broken things.”
Decades out of Mandos, too many things in Fëanor's life remain broken. He can't do anything except wait for his sons to come to him, but he can do something about the old and crumbling house where they once lived.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Fëanor, Fingolfin, Findis, Lalwen, Original Character(s), Celebrimbor, Maedhros, Maglor, Celegorm, Caranthir, Curufin, Amrod, Amras, Nerdanel |
| Major Relationships: Fëanor & Fingolfin, Fëanor & Lalwen, Fëanor & Finwë, Fëanor & Findis, Curufin & Fëanor, Celebrimbor & Fëanor, Fëanor & Maedhros, Fëanor & Maglor, Caranthir & Fëanor, Amras & Amrod & Fëanor, Fëanor/Nerdanel, Fëanor & Original Character |
| Genres: Drama, Family, Hurt/Comfort | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes, Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 5 | Word Count: 26, 254 |
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Ereinion Gil-galad wants desperately to sail. Being king gets in the way.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Gil-galad |
| Major Relationships: Elrond & Gil-galad |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 226 |
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Rescued from a brutal Angband hunt, an ex-thrall with a strange and powerful artifact embedded in his spine is brought to Himring, for it is one of the only places in Beleriand which welcomes such folk. Though he has no memories of his life before, Anniavas slowly becomes accustomed to his new life and finds he has a queer connection with Maedhros, Himring's lord. As their intimacy grows, however, so do the dangers surrounding them, both without and within. What secrets are hidden inside the depths of Anniavas's lost memories--and how will those with whom he is forging and deepening bonds react, when those secrets are at last revealed?
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Sauron, Maedhros, Fingon, Finrod Felagund, Original Female Character(s), Original Nonbinary Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: Maedhros/Sauron, Fingon/Maedhros, Celegorm/Finrod, Original Character/Original Character, Fingon/Maedhros/Sauron |
| Genres: Alternate Universe, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate | Warnings: Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Graphic), Torture, Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 7 | Word Count: 20, 679 |
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As beautiful as he is dangerous, Aegnor, an elven prince, stands against the looming shadows of Angband. Brother to Galadriel, he commands the siege with a fierce intensity, a duty that exacts a heavy toll on him. Beneath the iron walls he has built lies a broken soul, haunted by a devastating trauma and a well of deeply guarded secrets. His demons, kept at bay by his unyielding intensity that is both his greatest gift and his biggest curse.
Little does our Noldorin prince know that a chance encounter with a terrified young girl of men will set him on a collision course, igniting an extraordinary bond wrought with challenges, sacrifices, and intense love that threatens to unravel his guarded heart, and all he keeps within it.
Brace yourself for Part I of this captivating tale, where the primal power of love and devestating loss will tear lives apart forever.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Aegnor, Andreth |
| Major Relationships: Aegnor & Angrod |
| Genres: Drama, Erotica, Romance | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild), Violence (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 13 | Word Count: 60, 137 |
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Celebrimbor reunites with his family in the Halls of Mandos, hoping to reconcile with them.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Sons of Fëanor |
| Major Relationships: Celebrimbor & Curufin, Celebrimbor & Sons of Fëanor |
| Artwork Type: Drawing/Painting |
| Genres: Drama, Family, Hurt/Comfort | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
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In an effort to worm his way into the ranks of the Gwaith-i-Mírdain, Annatar makes moves to seduce Celebrimbor and his partner Narvi, hopefully without the other's knowledge. Things don't go according to plan... or do they?
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Sauron, Narvi |
| Major Relationships: Celebrimbor/Sauron, Celebrimbor/Narvi, Celebrimbor/Narvi/Sauron, Narvi/Sauron |
| Genres: Erotica, Poly, Slash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Sexual Content (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 6, 155 |
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Here's one of my art pieces for TRSB 2025! This cosplay photo set was so evocative, I was wondering what I could use it for, and then I realized that TRSB would be a perfect fit. The circlet and halo crown were made by me; the circlet has an Eye of Sauron design and the halo crown lights up. This is one of my favorite cosplays and I'm so overjoyed to share it as part of TRSB!
tyelperintal has written a fanfic for this art which can be read here.
Cosplayer: skywardstruck
Halo crown and circlet: skywardstruck
Costume: voldadivnaya
Photo: stargirlpictures
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Sauron |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Artwork Type: Cosplay |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
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I had this cosplay photo taken of my Maglor and my friend moodrose's Galadriel at Katsucon 2025, and we managed to get set up just in time for the sunset! The rocky shore outside the convention center was absolutely gorgeous and perfect for this shot. This was a last-minute idea I had, but it really paid off, because we knew this photo would be perfect for TRSB, leaving plenty of room for the author to develop Maglor and Galadriel's relationship. starspray wrote a beautiful fanfic for this work which can be found here.
Maglor: skywardstruck
Galadriel: moodrose
Photo: aerlinn.cos
Maglor cosplay made by lady-creations-and-co, designed by me
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Maglor, Galadriel |
| Major Relationships: Galadriel & Maglor |
| Artwork Type: Cosplay |
| Genres: Family, General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
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Maedhros is left behind by his family after the Kinslaying at Alqualondë after falling beneath the waves. Fingon, in a chance return to Alqualondë, finds an unconscious Maedhros and brings him to camp. The two will discover anew what their love means for them after the lies that split them apart.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Maedhros, Fingon |
| Major Relationships: Fingon/Maedhros |
| Genres: Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Slash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 8, 579 |
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Reembodied in Aman, Celebrimbor decides to return to Middle earth to help heal the darkness and hurt wrought by the ring.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Elrond, Arwen, Celebrimbor, Curufin, Fëanor |
| Major Relationships: Arwen & Elrond, Celebrimbor & Curufin, Curufin & Fëanor, Celebrimbor + Elrond |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 2, 719 |
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The thing about forgiveness, he thought, was that it was so much easier when the object of it was far away—or dead. It was so much easier to let it all go when those responsible were far away and unable to do any more harm.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Finrod Felagund, Celegorm |
| Major Relationships: Celegorm/Finrod |
| Genres: Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Slash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes, Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 5 | Word Count: 16, 822 |
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You see, I was so enamoured of this last thought as it seized me during the feast, and I could think of nothing only the Crown Prince and his Lord coming together at last in an urgent collision of desperate need for one another. Further, I had unquestionably overdone it on the wine, and so alas: a short story has been born. Entirely fictional of course; it came to me and I could not rest until I had written it down. Indeed I could not even sleep! Long was my labour as I bent over my desk until the early hours of the morning putting words to page. I have attached it to this correspondence for your enjoyment. Do let me know what you think.
Yours,
Ceirel
Armed only with pen, paper, and the delusional conviction that Lord Maedhros of Himring is in a secret relationship with the Crown Prince of the Noldor, the daughter of one of Maedhros' most trusted courtiers begins to explore the world of erotic fanfiction. Things quickly spiral out of control.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Maedhros, Fingon |
| Major Relationships: Fingon/Maedhros |
| Genres: Crackfic, Erotica, Humor | Challenges: Duel of Songs |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Expletive Language, Sexual Content (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 4, 183 |
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A story about stew and how many people cook the same dish across the years. Spanning all the way from the Adanel and her family to the wedding of Aragorn and Arwen.
Across millennia, people come together to share food and good company.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Adanel, Andreth, Beren, Lúthien Tinúviel, Dior, Isildur, Anárion, Elendil, Elros, Dúnedain, Belemir |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Family, Fluff | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 5, 945 |
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The story diverges from canon at the beginning of the Second Age (SA 600). In this alternate timeline, Sauron does not adopt the guise of Annatar to deceive the Elves of Eregion. Instead, he pursues a different path of dominion - one that threatens the very foundations of Arda itself.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Sauron |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Alternate Universe, Horror, In-Universe Artifact | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 5, 589 |
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Two Dwarves mourn the loss of their lord after the Ninraeth Arnoediad.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Dwarves, Original Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: Azaghâl & Original Character |
| Genres: General, Hurt/Comfort | Challenges: Everyman |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 379 |
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Tuor arrives in Gondolin and admires the gardens.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Tuor, Original Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: Everyman |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 246 |
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Inspired by collecting the prompts for the Everyman challenge, this essay considers how ordinary people are subsumed and silenced in The Silmarillion, which begins a three-book arc that ends with the rise of the humble and ordinary.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Nonfiction/Meta | Challenges: Everyman |
| Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 616 |
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Celebrimbor tests a new idea, sets Narvi a challenge, and makes a confession.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Narvi, Celebrimbor |
| Major Relationships: Celebrimbor/Narvi |
| Genres: Experimental, Romance, Slash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 216 |
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In the darkness just before dawn, Haleth of the Haladin meets an Elf-lady with eyes as bright as a falcon's, and both their fates are changed.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Haleth, Aredhel |
| Major Relationships: Aredhel/Haleth |
| Genres: Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 149 |
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Narvi adorns Celebrimbor with jewelry while telling him a story about the creation of mithril.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Narvi, Celebrimbor |
| Major Relationships: Celebrimbor/Narvi |
| Genres: Folktales/Myths/Legends, Romance, Slash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 480 |
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Narvi shows Celebrimbor the Crown of Durin in the Mirrormere and tells him the story of how it came there.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Narvi, Celebrimbor, Durin I |
| Major Relationships: Celebrimbor & Narvi |
| Genres: Folktales/Myths/Legends, General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 778 |
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