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About Me
Alla! Welcome!
I am Iþilme, eternal lover of words with an passionate appreciation for the works of Tolkien born the moment I laid eyes upon The Hobbit. To me stories are as fundamental a part of being human as breathing. I write for the love of emotive language and poignant imagery, the joy there is in the crafting, the satisfaction of striving toward mastery and the human connection forged of stories shared.
These days my heart chiefly rests with the Noldor exiles in the First Age of the world. There are so many characters to love, but I especially adore the older sons of Fëanor, Fingon and Elrond.I fell in love with their tales, such beautiful messes of bright hope, sorrow, indomitable spirit and tragedy, and so find myself gravitating to them most of all.
In my writings I try to understand the parts of the story that are hidden between the lines of the Silmarillion: the emotional valence of characters' experiences, the quality of the relationships between them, the confluence of factors that leads to the often brief paragraphs of description we are given in the Silmarillion. And of course, I am not content to neatly close the book and bid farewell to the characters I have become so invested in when their lines of text come to an end. I let my imagination take them further on their journey, to discover what may have lain before them, yet to come.
Á tulë! Come! Join me. The open pages call invitingly and my words beckon. They may be imperfect, dwarfed by literary greats more skilful than I, but they are written with warmth and love. I hope that my humble offerings in the vast and beautiful living beast that is the human tradition of storytelling will bring you blessing.
Fanworks by Isilme_among_the_stars
One in the Deep Waters by Isilme_among_the_stars
Maglor finds himself alone with only sorrow and song for companions. But lamentation can neither undo the sorrows of which it tells, nor turn new hardships aside.
| Major Characters: Maglor |
| Major Relationships: Elrond & Elros & Maglor |
| Genres: General, Hurt/Comfort | Challenges: |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Expletive Language, Mature Themes, Suicide, Violence (Mild) |
| Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 5, 898 |
| Posted on 22 May 2025 | Updated on 9 June 2025 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
All That the Waves Did Not Claim by Isilme_among_the_stars
Little moments of reflection with Maglor as he comes to terms with grief. A collection of drabbles and other short writings to accompany One in the Deep Waters.
| Major Characters: Maglor |
| Major Relationships: |
| Genres: Ficlet, General | Challenges: |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings, Mature Themes |
| Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 335 |
| Posted on 7 June 2025 | Updated on 7 June 2025 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
One In the Fires of the Heart of the World by Isilme_among_the_stars
Maedhros finds that regret and pain do not end with death. But it does at last bring release from the oath and he can at last embark upon the long, hard road toward redemption.
| Major Characters: Maglor, Maedhros |
| Major Relationships: Maedhros & Maglor, Finwë & Maedhros |
| Genres: General, Hurt/Comfort | Challenges: |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Mature Themes, Suicide, Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 4, 684 |
| Posted on 16 May 2025 | Updated on 5 June 2025 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
All That Was Not Lost to the Fire by Isilme_among_the_stars
Little moments of connection that Maedhros finds with his family. 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: |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 590 |
| Posted on 31 May 2025 | Updated on 3 June 2025 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
A Huntress Among Fools by Isilme_among_the_stars
If Aredhel had to listen to one more person heap praise on her brother while she stood right beside him, completely disregarded, she might scream. The praises were well deserved, she must admit. But was it only Fingon who scouted ahead over the treacherous shifting ice of the Helcaraxë? Didn’t Aredhel also take her fair share of that hazardous duty?
In the early days at Lake Mithrim, Aredhel endures a restriction in her freedom after the comparative autonomy she had during the crossing of the Helcaraxë. Fingolfin seems set on weighing her down with safe and mundane duties. Aredhel is not enjoying this one bit. Her father may be able to keep her inside the encampment, but he cannot tame her. She longs to for greater freedom, but when it comes it is not be the victory she was hoping for.
| Major Characters: Aredhel, Fingon |
| Major Relationships: Aredhel & Fingon |
| Genres: General, Humor | Challenges: Period Drama |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Expletive Language, Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 6 | Word Count: 6, 174 |
| Posted on 27 May 2025 | Updated on 31 May 2025 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Like Stars We Fall by Isilme_among_the_stars
As the Sons of Fëanor set their feet on the path to the sack of Doriath, Caranthir reflects on the characters of himself and his brothers and contemplates where the responsibility lies for their predicament.
| Major Characters: Caranthir, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: |
| Genres: | Challenges: |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes, Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 840 |
| Posted on 11 May 2025 | Updated on 31 May 2025 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Song for a Heartsick Soul by Isilme_among_the_stars
A poem inspired by the story of Maglor
| Major Characters: Maglor |
| Major Relationships: |
| Genres: Poetry | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Posted on 25 May 2025 | Updated on 25 May 2025 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Sparks Amid the Dark by Isilme_among_the_stars
"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.”
-The Fellowship of the Ring, Book 2, Chapter 6 "Lothlórien"
A collection of drabbles exploring the beauty of mingled joy, hope and sorrow in Tolkien's world.
| Major Characters: Fingon |
| Major Relationships: Fingon & Maedhros |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes |
| Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 200 |
| Posted on 11 May 2025 | Updated on 11 May 2025 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
