New Challenge: Allusive
Literature and art constantly refer back to each other using allusions, and this month's prompts are inspired by allusions to literature, myth, art, and history.

Gondolin falls, and Maeglin has one last mission to fulfill: kill Tuor and claim Idril as his own.

Even at the best of times, life in the Black Land is a struggle. Its denizens seem to be their own worst enemies and things are rarely as they first seem. A certain Orc finds that out the hard way. Sequel to "Wolves And Shattered Shields".

An Orc and an Elf tries to learn to live with a bond that should not be, but as the War between the Elves and Sauron picks up things go from bad to worse. Sequel to "The Ties that Bind".

Elwing is a troubled child, acting out to avoid facing the trauma of her past. During the survivors' first Yule at Sirion, mariners from Balar bring gifts to the refugees, and inspired by their benevolence, Elwing and Eärendil remake an old tradition into a new symbol of hope. For Talullah Red.

Melian tries to help Finrod.

Fingolfin orders the separation of Finrod and Glorfindel.

Finrod and Glorfindel head downriver.

Glorfindel performs in front of Finrod.

Glorfindel makes love to Finrod.

Gildor meets Finrod's architects.

Finrod and Glorfindel are introduced.

Turgon confesses manipulating people.

How Felagund got his title.

Glorfindel returns to Finrod.

Frodo learns of Finrod and Glorfindel.

Nearly two decades after rescuing Maedhros from Angband, Fingon visits him at his newly-completed fortress of Himring. Much has changed since they were carefree in love in the bliss of Valinor, and they too must change in order to overcome the obstacles of their new situation.

Dust is the only Secret—
Death, the only One
After the Nírnaeth Arnoediad, Maedhros struggles to continue on.
Written for Trick or Treat 2016, for Amyfortuna.

Ages from now, Daeron remains in the East, and he remembers.
(Or, a poem of one that felt too much and made terrible decisions because of it)

Mithrandir brings news of grim findings at the fall of Dol Guldur.

Radagast takes Thranduil warg-hunting.

Aredhel meets Eöl

First Contact ! Finrod meets mortals.
(When i wrote this, i had paid no attention to Men, being only interested in Elves. But there is no excuse for forgetting the existence of Dwarves. Nor for not reading the book closely enough to spot the line "marched in warlike companies". Canonically, then, Men were iron age, not stone age when they met Finrod. My error.
But still, i like the story, so i'm leaving it there. Someone must have met them then, even if it was Morgoth.)

It was said that Gorlim greatly loved his wife, Eilinel. Other things went unsaid, though the result was the same either way.

Maeglin after his father's death.

Grima meets Saruman.