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New Challenge: Building Middle-earth Let global architecture be your inspiration in this challenge, where you will work with a prompts that are architectural styles, locations in Arda, or both.
He’d ventured into the little fishing village in search of food and maybe a dry place to sleep for a night of rain and wind—he hadn’t expected this, to be bullied into a hot meal and a healer’s attention.
Tuor and Elwing’s recreational sailing excursion goes terribly awry when a carnivorous siren casts her gaze upon their vessel. With her song, she enchants the mariners and boards with evil intent. She kills and eats their crewman, she demands Tuor’s hand in marriage, and for dessert…
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…
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…
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. But beneath the iron walls he has built lies a broken soul, haunted by a…
Dip the Ladle
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Bilbo, the strange old hobbit with the wandering feet, senses something special in young Frodo the first time he sees the lad; as they become close, they find in each other a cameraderie not well understood by other hobbits. Five poignant moments between Bilbo and Frodo Baggins over the course…
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Yes, it is nice to have at least someone sharing similar preferences, and sometimes there will be deep understanding, and in the very end even something like love.
This process may require its amount of time and work, but what it earns, is permanent and strong .
I love how much respect you show your characters, all of them, exploring their motivations and feelings. It would be a terribly complicated situation and I am glad that your Fingon finds love (or at least a deep understanding) for his future wife, even if she wouldn't have been his first choice if he'd been free to choose. Looking forward to the continuation of this story!
Ah I love this so much. That you are taking the time to explore everyone's perspectives on this, well i love it. The exchange between Fingon and Maedhros was particularly well written. I appeciate seeing this more vulnerable Maedhros, because of course, why not. So lovely your writing!
Thank you! I'm trying to keep this balanced between all three characters, because I don't want anybody to become the "bad guy". It's just a sucky, painful situation for everyone.
Having read through the series, I do wonder if you will get to that part where Ianneth finds out about Maedhros. How and also Fingon's heartbreak. Again, I feel lucky to have discovered your writing :-)
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