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Winds of Change by Lferion

Anairë, Nerdanel, and Faniel are visited by Ëonwë's sisters, the Winds of Sunset, Midnight, and Dawn.

Four drabbles.

Major Characters: Anairë, Nerdanel
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Drama, Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges: Naturalist's Guide to Middle-earth, New Year's Resolution, Postcards from Middle-earth
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 406
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Aurora: Seeking the Northern Sky by Lferion

Fingon, returned, has more questions than answers, and travels north to find what answers he can for himself.

A drabble sequence

Major Characters: Fingon
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Experimental, Fixed-Length Ficlet, General Challenges: Naturalist's Guide to Middle-earth, New Year's Resolution, Postcards from Middle-earth
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1, 617
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The Color of Hope by Grundy

Things are grim on the Helcaraxë. Fingon and Aredhel get an unexpected surprise.

Major Characters: Aredhel, Fingon
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: No genre listed Challenges: Postcards from Middle-earth
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1, 637
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Midwinter 2020 Image Instadrabbling by Lindariel

From the SWG Discord server sessions on 9 January 2021.

Major Characters: Beren, Círdan, Galadriel, Lúthien Tinúviel, Melian
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: No genre listed Challenges: Naturalist's Guide to Middle-earth
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
Chapters: 5 Word Count: 500
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When the sun rises (Naturalists Guide to Middle Earth Challenge) by Tethys Resort

After the Halls, Pilihel looks for home.  A story from the rising of the Sun and Moon.  

Major Characters: Nienna, Original Character(s), Original Female Character(s)
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Adventure, General Challenges: Naturalist's Guide to Middle-earth
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 2, 670
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Sorrow and Joy by Nienna

The tears poured out of Nienna. They rushed through the valley until they collected at the bottom in a now rushing river.

Major Characters: Nienna, Yavanna
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: No genre listed Challenges: B2MeM 2019
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 104
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Pearls in the Shell by Raiyana

Returning to a once-loved place after losing the one who made it special is difficult... and yet, sometimes, it might be rewarding in a new way.

Major Characters: Olwë
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Drama Challenges: Postcards from Middle-earth
Rating: Teens Warnings: No warnings apply
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 412
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A Mist upon Hithlum by Lindariel

Findekáno writes his father a military dispatch and mentions the weather.

Major Characters: Fingolfin, Fingon
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges: Postcards from Middle-earth
Rating: Teens Warnings: Violence (Mild)
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 200
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Hell or Frozen Water by Nienna

When I saw the ships burning in the distance, for a moment I thought it was some sort of celebration. For a moment it reminded me of the bonfires in springtime, and the grand holidays when all the children would dance together, spinning wildly. But then the fire grew too large and too bright to carry my wishful thinking, and I knew. I think we all knew, right then.

Major Characters: Angrod, Galadriel
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: General, Horror Challenges: B2MeM 2019
Rating: Adult Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 412
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New Perspectives by Nienna

Elros and Aglaril (his wife) take their young son Vardamir camping. After he falls asleep they enjoy a quiet conversation. Written for Tolkien Secret Santa 2019 as a gift for the-lefuet-blog on tumblr.

Major Characters: Elros, Vardamir
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Family, General Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 623
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Like a Silent Shadow by StarSpray

Huan helps Lúthien escape from Nargothrond--everyone knows that--but he doesn't do it alone.

Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Finduilas, Huan, Lúthien Tinúviel, Original Female Character(s)
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Alternate Universe, General Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 3, 438
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Butterfly Wings by StarSpray

In the many gardens of Tirion there bloomed thousands of flowers, of all colors of the rainbow and more. And fluttering to and fro between the flowers and the trees and the shrubs were butterflies...

Major Characters: Finwë, Indis, Míriel Serindë
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Fluff, Het Challenges: Naturalist's Guide to Middle-earth
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
Chapters: 2 Word Count: 496
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Arrival of Darkness by Ellynn

Telperion observes something very unusual, very sinister, very ominous approaching Valmar.

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Drama, Horror Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Character Death
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 860
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Natural History of Middle-earth: A Tour by Himring

Drabbles inspired by natural history prompts, from the Years of the Trees to the Fourth Age, from Valinor to Far Harad.

Featuring Indis and Miriel, Ilmare and Varda, Earendil and his mariners, Aragorn and the past, and Beruthiel and her white cat.

Major Characters: Aerandir, Aragorn, Berúthiel, Erellont, Eärendil, Falathar, Ilmarë, Indis, Míriel Serindë, Varda
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges: Naturalist's Guide to Middle-earth, New Year's Resolution
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
Chapters: 5 Word Count: 498
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A Dream Come True by Ellynn

In the beginning of 21st century, on one New Year's morning, Maglor's long time dream comes true.

Major Characters: Maglor
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: General Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 659
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Eagle's eye by SkyEventide

Manwe and Mandos watch the Nirnaeth. They break the fourth wall.

Major Characters: Ingwë, Mandos, Manwë
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: General Challenges: Crackuary, New Year's Resolution
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 193
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Fragments by SkyEventide

Short stories mostly in drabble form written for the Solstice Instadrabbling Challenge 2019 on the discord server.

Major Characters: Caranthir, Círdan, Dwarves, Elemmírë, Fëanor, Finarfin, Fingolfin, Finwë, Maedhros, Men, Orcs, Original Character(s)
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Family, General, Romance Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
Chapters: 9 Word Count: 1, 670
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Singing beside me in the wilderness by Elsane

A small story about Fingon and Maedhros in the woods of Beleriand.

Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Romance Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 455
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Clear Visions by Himring

Aegnor sings to Andreth of Valinor.

Major Characters: Aegnor, Andreth
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: No genre listed Challenges: Postcards from Middle-earth
Rating: Teens Warnings: No warnings apply
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1, 203
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Tales for the New Year by Kaylee Arafinwiel

In the beginning, the Elves awakened...what else happened at Cuivienen, and where might things go from there?

Major Characters: Círdan, Elves, Enel, Enelyë, Eru Ilúvatar, Finwë, Imin, Iminyë, Indis, Ingwë, Maiar, Original Character(s), Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Tata, Tatië
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: No genre listed Challenges: Laws and Customs, New Year's Resolution, Soundtrack
Rating: Teens Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn
Chapters: 2 Word Count: 758
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A Tale of One City by Aria

“ It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. ”

Once upon a time in the city of Gondolin there lived a folk who could neither enter nor leave their City, all depended upon secrecy. But what happens when a folk have to stay in one place and one place alone?

Hopelessness? Melancholy? Do they turn to despair? Or do they surprise even themselves with how they can attempt to look outside the box? Do they start feeling sick of how the world turns never in their favour and do they become a revolutionary of a different ilk than all their predecessors? Because surely not just the Noldorin nobility were revolutionarily inclined?


A slice of life fic with Gondolindrim politics that happens when you combine multiple Back to Middle-earth prompts and then forget to post.

Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s)
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Experimental, General Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 6, 556
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Lingering by jamcake_muses

The Ainur are moving West, Ulmo cannot seem to bring himself to leave.

Major Characters: Ulmo
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: No genre listed Challenges: Postcards from Middle-earth
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 252
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Here, Where We Are by Lilith

A series of short pieces designed to respond to the Utopia challenge and surrounding the building of Eregion.

It responds to this prompt:

"We have to build the Republic of Heaven where we are, because for us there is no elsewhere."

     - Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass


But it also carries this quote in mind: 

"There is no Zion, save where you are."

    -- Tony Kushner, Angels in America


Major Characters: Celeborn, Celebrían, Celebrimbor, Elrond, Galadriel, Gil-galad, Narvi, Original Character(s), Sauron
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Alternate Universe Challenges: Utopia/Dystopia
Rating: General Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 3, 408
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Memories anew by firstamazon

After the third kinslaying, Maglor realizes he has new priorities.

Major Characters: Maedhros, Maglor
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: General Challenges: Postcards from Middle-earth
Rating: General Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 265
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The Cup of Finwë. by hennethgalad

Tolkien Secret Santa 2020 (for wonderwafles)

 

A forager of the Nelyar recalls the long journey to Valinor.

Finwë gets creative.

Major Characters: Elu Thingol, Finwë, Ingwë, Míriel Serindë
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: General Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 5, 364
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