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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…
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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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Oh, very beautifully crafted story! I find your Galadriel perfectly believable--smart, proud, still young despite being so sure of herself. Poor Celebrimbor--calf love, indeed. Sometimes those youthful crushes are just as painful or worse than the later ones and he does me strike as the sort who would not let go of anything easily.
I already told you somewhere else I loved it! I love Celebrimbor/Galadriel also. And also with the proviso that he gets his heart broken. I've been thinking a lot recently about early days of the Silm fandom. There were some very good breaking Celebrimbor's heart fics back in the day. There is just something so terrible and sad about him having Galadriel stomping on his heart and grind it into the dirt and then Sauron turning him into a battle flag. I love to cry for Celebrimbor. He's one of my very favorite characters. You did a worthy job of adding to his misery!
Ah, poor Tyelpo! There's never anything quite like the innocence and bittersweetness of first (puppy) love, and that comes through wonderfully here. I like your Galadriel, she's sharp and compassionate but easy to relate to, and the little details about life in Mithrim (the only novel!!) and her getting ready to go forth to Menegroth, dress and all, are just so great.
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