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Idril was trying
| Major Characters: Idril, Maeglin |
| Major Relationships: Idril & Maeglin |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, Hurt/Comfort | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 101 |
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"Gather your strength, Daeron. I will get you to the Ford of Bruinen.”
“Will you swear it, kinslayer?” Daeron asked, voice heavy with irony and with something else Maglor couldn’t quite identify.
He paused for a moment. Then he said, “Yes.”
| Major Characters: Daeron, Maglor, Elrond, Celebrían |
| Major Relationships: Daeron/Maglor, Daeron & Elrond, Celebrían & Daeron |
| Genres: Adventure, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Slash | Challenges: The Only Thing To Fear |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Mature Themes, Torture, Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 4 | Word Count: 36, 873 |
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Taking my boys out of Doriath and into a modern AU, so they can be sweethearts without me tearing the relationship between Elu and Melian apart.
On their last day of term, Elu comes home from uni sick. Mablung knows how to make him better.
| Major Characters: Mablung, Elu Thingol, Beleg |
| Major Relationships: Mablung/Thingol |
| Genres: Alternate Universe, Drama, Erotica, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Slash | Challenges: |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Moderate), Suicide |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 13, 211 |
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Little moments of connection with Maedhros. A collection of drabbles and other short writings to accompany One in the Fires of the Heart of the World.
| Major Characters: Maedhros |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Expletive Language |
| Chapters: 7 | Word Count: 1, 156 |
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The impossible happened: a Silmaril has been stolen from Morgoth’s crown. Maedhros decides to reunite the People of Beleriand against the Enemy and attack him while he is still unprepared, which is by no means less impossible. Meanwhile, in the hidden city of Gondolin, Lord Glorfindel of the Golden Flower pursues the meaning of his recurring dreams – only to realize that he is not the only one to see them...
|| A novel-length canon gapfiller on the Union of Maedhros, the Nirnaeth Arnoediad and the downfall of the Sons of Feanor; plus my take on what could have been going on in Gondolin between the Bragollach and the Nirnaeth. ||
| Major Characters: Original Character(s), Curufin, Erestor, Glorfindel, Maedhros, Sons of Fëanor |
| Major Relationships: Fingon & Maedhros, Ecthelion & Glorfindel, Maedhros & Maglor |
| Genres: Adventure, Drama, Family, General | Challenges: |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Animal Abuse, Character Death, Mature Themes, Torture, Violence (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 43 | Word Count: 226, 083 |
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Re-embodied Celebrimbor can’t find peace in Aman, so he takes the icy road Helcaraxë back to Middle-earth. The world is changed, however, and he finds himself in a very different place. But what if his past comes back to haunt him even there?
| Major Characters: Celebrimbor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Crossover, Hurt/Comfort | Challenges: Crossroads of the Fallen King |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 3, 370 |
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The twins were bored. That, in Tyelkormo's experience, was a very, very bad thing, more so when Maitimo wasn’t actually home to deal with the terror and he was himself supposed to be the Responsible Adult.
| Major Characters: Celegorm, Amras, Amrod |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Family | Challenges: Great Beleriand Bake-Off |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 412 |
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Fëanor dreams of darkness, and there is only so much Finwë can do to help. Written for the 'The Only Thing to Fear' challenge.
| Major Characters: Fëanor, Finwë |
| Major Relationships: Fëanor & Finwë |
| Genres: Family, Ficlet | Challenges: The Only Thing To Fear |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 823 |
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Beleg comforts Gwindor in Taur-nu-Fuin, and is rewarded.
| Major Characters: Beleg, Gwindor, Túrin |
| Major Relationships: Beleg/Túrin, Beleg & Gwindor |
| Genres: Alternate Universe, Drama, Hurt/Comfort | Challenges: Birthday Bash, Bollywood |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
| Chapters: 5 | Word Count: 5, 168 |
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Bad dreams?” I ask, and Elrond nods. When I brush against his mind it laps like the tide against some desolate shore, and he stands alone in the washed out landscape. Young eyes rove over a heartless sea where the horizon is empty of all but tossing waves. White cliffs are at his back, reeds peek over sandy dunes southward along the shore, and Elrond’s heart fills with the hollow echo: no longer my home, no longer my home.
There is a new star in the sky and and old fears surface. Maedhros supports through Elrond and Elros through their ensuing emotional turmoil as he battles his own.
Written for the SWG October Challenge 2025: The Only Thing to Fear using the prompt: fear of being alone.
| Major Characters: Maedhros, Elros, Elrond, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: Elrond & Elros & Maedhros & Maglor |
| Genres: Family, General | Challenges: The Only Thing To Fear |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 6, 238 |
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For this month’s ‘The Only Thing To Fear’-challenge, I tried something a little different- which was to write short ficlets for as many prompts as possible. (Admittedly, I wanted them to be drabbles at first, but I just couldn’t manage).
Some of these turned more into PTSD-stories than phobias, but I think it still fits the challenge.
| Major Characters: Eärendil, Olwë, Celeborn, Celebrían, Rochallor, Caranthir, Maglor, Maeglin, Huor, Morwen, Daeron, Lúthien Tinúviel, Eluréd, Ingwion, Sauron, Elu Thingol, Galathil, Nimloth, Thranduil, Dior, Mablung, Elwing, Angrod, Turgon, Finarfin, Hiril, Elurín, Beleg, Aegnor, Melian, Elrond, Idril, Elmo |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: The Only Thing To Fear |
| Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 35 | Word Count: 9, 357 |
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Galadriel is curious about one facet of Mithrandir's plan for dealing with the dragon.
| Major Characters: Galadriel, Gandalf |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: The Only Thing To Fear |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 102 |
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Sheer terror helps an orc escape Morgoth, but their troubles are not over. AU.
| Major Characters: Orcs, Original Nonbinary Character(s), Nienna, Maiar |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Alternate Universe, Experimental | Challenges: The Only Thing To Fear |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 793 |
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Maedhros has been captured by Morgoth's forces after the Dagor-nuin-Giliath. Left to rot on his own in a dark cell who knows where, he almost starts believing this will be the end to his story. He was wrong. They were coming for him, as well.
| Major Characters: Maedhros, Sauron |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Horror | Challenges: The Only Thing To Fear |
| Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate | Warnings: Character Death, Mature Themes, Torture, Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 266 |
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The day Melkor was almost overcome by the only creature more vile than himself.
| Major Characters: Melkor, Ungoliant |
| Major Relationships: Melkor & Ungoliant |
| Genres: Drama, Horror | Challenges: The Only Thing To Fear |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Violence (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 300 |
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Cirdan has never felt so old.
| Major Characters: Círdan, Gil-galad |
| Major Relationships: Círdan & Gil-galad |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, General | Challenges: |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 105 |
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Those who survive do so by cutting parts of themselves off; their innocence, sacrificed to the altar of devouring hunger. Their faith, drowned alongside their children. Their fingers, toes, limbs, coin the Ice demands in exchange for passage.
Those who survive do so in despite; they do not know yet that this will be true for centuries to come.
The House of Nolofinwë, and their time on the Ice. A deed of great renown and endurance, told in an assortment of loosely connected drabbles.
| Major Characters: Fingon, Fingolfin, Aredhel, Turgon, Idril, Argon |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 7 | Word Count: 2, 170 |
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After a breakup, Maglor pays a visit to Himring. It would be more relaxing if his brother's boyfriend wasn't visiting too.
A Fingon/Maglor romcom.
| Major Characters: Maglor, Fingon |
| Major Relationships: Fingon/Maglor |
| Genres: Humor, Romance | Challenges: |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 9, 644 |
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A glimpse of Luthien and Beren in Tol Galen. (Luthien's POV)
| Major Characters: Lúthien Tinúviel, Beren |
| Major Relationships: Beren/Luthien |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 100 |
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Pengolodh tries to write about the kinslaying at Sirion. He fails.
| Major Characters: Pengolodh, Elwing |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Experimental, In-Universe Artifact | Challenges: |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 276 |
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Elwing flies across the ocean but she is tired and doesn't know how much farther she can go
For November 2025 instadrabbling
| Major Characters: Elwing |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 100 |
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Terentaulë, the wife of Curufin, follows her husband and his family into banishment to Formenos. She leaves everything she loves behind to endure a cold and ever-maddening life making a political point she isn't sure she fully believes in. A Gothic story for Samhain, told in four triple drabbles.
| Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Curufin |
| Major Relationships: Curufin/Unnamed Canon Character |
| Genres: Horror | Challenges: The Only Thing To Fear |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 228 |
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Finarfin wishes for a simple end
| Major Characters: Finarfin |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, General | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 152 |
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A stranger and a stranger stranger talk and dream about their fears.
| Major Characters: Sauron, Original Nonbinary Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: Sauron/Original Character |
| Genres: Alternate Universe, Hurt/Comfort | Challenges: The Only Thing To Fear |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 734 |
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Arwen's stomach hurts and she ponders mortality; Éowyn provides medicine and a sympathetic ear.
| Major Characters: Arwen, Éowyn |
| Major Relationships: Arwen & Éowyn |
| Genres: No genre listed | Challenges: The Only Thing To Fear |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 895 |
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