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Prompt: Opening a Door
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He had hoped, for the first few days that he had been back here, that he was not alone. That someone, anyone, had been sent hurtling back to the beginning with him.
His wife. His children. His brother. His half-brother. Anyone.
He’d had particular hope for Feanor, actually, because he had a sneaking suspicion that his getting sent back in time had something to do with Feanor’s mysterious project in the Halls of Mandos.
To all appearances, though, he truly was the only one in all of Tirion that would see Feanaro and think Feanor instead.
So he would have to do this alone.
It was an uncomfortable thought. He had not worked alone, as a general rule; he could not, for the projects he undertook. Politics were not smithwork where a lone genius could emerge from seclusion with a new masterpiece; they were collaborative by nature.
There had been one exception, of course, and it was tempting to have a repeat performance every time he saw Melkor swanning about the streets.
It was probably a bad idea though. Certainly a bad idea.
It was a bad idea that was getting more tempting by the second the longer he waited without any idea how he was going to change the entire course of his people’s history on his own.
Which was why he was here, standing outside the door of the house Feanor kept in Tirion . . . and why he had been here for the last half hour as the light of the Trees faded from silver to gold.
It would not be the first time he had talked to Feanor since he had been unceremoniously thrown back in time, but the first time had been a brief thing; a polite conversation with their father present wherein Fingolfin had (with many quiet mental apologies to the woman in question) insulted Feanor’s mother in Sindarin and watched his face carefully for any reaction.
Since Feanor had immediately demanded to know more about whatever strange twisting of Quenya was being popularized in Tirion now and not punched him in the face, Fingolfin had fairly conclusively proven that Feanor was indeed Feanaro and not his future self.
He did not have to talk to Feanor now. He could go to his father. He could go to Arafinwe. He could go to - oh, anyone. Anyone else.
But if he was truly going to change things, he suspected he was going to have to start here.
He raised his hand to knock.
Before he could, the door was yanked open.
“You can’t knock for at least another five minutes,” a tiny Carnistir informed him. “We have bets going, and if you knock now, no one will win.”
“Ah,” Fingolfin said, blinking rapidly.
It was the first time he had seen his brother’s children since . . . everything.
It was strange to see Maitimo standing behind Carnistir looking so openly and exasperatedly mortified by his brother’s antics.
“Of course you can come in, uncle,” he said. “Atar is very curious to hear the reason for your visit.”
Very curious. Not hostile. Not suspicious. Just - curious.
He had forgotten what things had been like before they got so very bad.
“I will be happy to satisfy him on that point,” he said and finally took advantage of the open door to come in.
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Like a moth to a flame
It was meant to be a triptych of Andreth and Aegnor, so why did it leave Celebrimbor with a brooding sense of unease?
For @spring-into-arda Eregion Art-a-thon
My art, pencil and water colour on paper. Silmarillion Artist Bingo prompt: Diptych or triptych
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Eärwen Fic Rec List
for B2MeM 2023, I’ve put together a rec list for fics about Eärwen! @spring-into-arda :)
rulers make bad lovers by Chestnut_pod; Anairë/Eärwen/Elwing, rated E, 73k — I haven’t actually finished reading this but what I’ve read so far is amazing! Chestnut has such a beautiful, nuanced take on Elwing, and that absolutely extends to Eärwen and Anairë and their political situations.
Homecoming by @grundyscribbling; Eärwen & her mother (& Olwë & Arafinwë), rated G, 2.1k — A lovely exploration of Eärwen and her unnamed mother at the end of the War of Wrath.
Cherish by inigo1220; Eärwen + Anairë, rated G, 10k — I’m biased since this is written for my art, but this is a truly gentle, tender story about Eärwen and Anairë’s developing relationship through the ages. Queerplatonic fic always has a special palce in my heart <333
First Impressions (specifically ch3) by @lithgaeril; Eärwen/Arafinwë, rated G, ~2k — A super sweet first meeting between Eärwen and her future husband!
fill our gold cups with love by @crownlessliestheking; Eärwen/Anairë, rated G, 2.6k — Anairë and Eärwen argue in the aftermath of their husbands’ abandonment...and Arafinwë’s return. So angsty!!
all of Those Who Remain by @cuarthol, but especially His Brother’s Wife and Pleasures Never Before Imagined; Anairë/Eärwen(/Arafinwë), rated M, both about 4k — Really interesting take on Anairë, Eärwen, and Arafinwë post-Darkening, and a poignant exploration of female sexuality in a repressive society.
Flowers and Silk by @ladybrooke; Anairë/Eärwen, rated G, 300 — A lovely look into Anairë and Eärwen’s lives through an analysis of gems.
The Love of Their Mothers by @imakemywings; Anairë & Eärwen, rated G, 1.2k — Short & sweet fic about Eärwen and Anairë planning the futures of their not-yet-born sons :)
Day three: Across the A-spectrum by @ambarto; Eärwen/Arafinwë, rated G, 1.2k — Arospec love <333
Another Life by @ladybrooke; Anairë/Eärwen, rated G, 100 — A sweet drabble of devotion.
mama’s boy by @lesbianhaleth; Eärwen & Finrod, rated T, 1.5k — A complex, angst-filled, deeply nuanced analysis of Eärwen and her eldest son.
rockrose & thistle by @kilegriel; Eärwen/Nerdanel, rated T, 944 — Hurt/comfort distilled to its truest essence!
So Let Us Shine by @edgeoflight; Anairë/Eärwen/Nerdanel, rated E, 3.6k — Sweet, playful, affectionate smut between three ladies who absolutely deserve all the good things!
#earwen#anaire#finarfin#nerdanel#anaire x earwen#anarwen#fic recs#b2mem 2023#b2mem23#spring into arda#tefain nin#b2mem
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Maglor Rec List
🌊What Happens at Camp Eglarest, Stays at Camp Eglarest by @polutrope
🌊Nowhere Man by lotrfan
🌊An Elf in the Woods by @admirablemonster
🌊And now each night I count the stars by @bloodwingblackbird
🌊As the Tides Flow by @kanafinwe-makalaure
🌊Consonance by @elesianne
🌊The Flowerpot Incident by @maglor-my-beloved
🌊Laughing All the Way by @polutrope
🌊A contest by @ettelene
🌊Home Through Shadows Journeying by @maglor-my-beloved
🌊Buttered Up by @polutrope (NSFW)
🌊Where no storms come by @arrivisting
🌊 Good night and good luck by @grundyscribbling
🌊 Hearken still unsated by @polutrope
This list has been brought to you by @tinnurin, @elennalore, Mel, @symbieote (please get me your handles because #team), and my own little person ❤️
(This post shall be amended in the future)
#og post#b2mem#b2mem 2023#rec list#Maglor#makalaurë#kanafinwë#fic rec#challenge#mighty singer#sad boy#ocean cryptid#crablor#master manipulator
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For my next trick...
Once upon a time, I wrote a bunch of stuff to help popularize a pairing. That was not the intention, but once that train got started, I think we figured out there were no brakes. It's been over twenty years, and I think Glorfindel and Erestor are doing just fine these days.
Ergo, time for something completely different.
Now, just as with the previous project, I can't take credit for being the first with the idea (there's two others playing in this sandbox -- so really, this pretty much identical to the whole Glorfindel/Erestor thing from a set-up perspective).
Sadly, because there's only three of us, the tag isn't common and searchable blah blah blah on AO3. Join me in changing that, people of Middle-earth!
Because Middle-earth (or Valinor) needs more Finrod/Thranduil.
Or as I fondly like to call them, Bling Kings.
I'm doing my part (sometimes with a little help from Thranduil's wife) this Back to Middle-earth Month. Here's some samples aka drabbly things (currently corralled in Bunniverse, but you know I'm going to start thinking outside the dodecahedron at some point).
Economic Indicators
An excuse to write some telepathic dirty talk with Thranduil and Finrod.
Consession & Consolation
An excuse to write about sex toy discussion between them.
The Edge of Night
An excuse for edging. You know Thranduil's into that for sure.
Options
An excuse to remind Felagund he does still have the option to give himself a hand now and then.
And of course, sometimes Avisiel is there, too.
Behind the Curtain
An excuse for the three of them to have sex at the theatre.
Custom Made
An excuse to revisit the whole sex toy thing now that they have it.
Good Manners
An excuse to have sex on the couch.
Waltzing
An excuse to write something that didn't have anything to do with sex (directly). JK, this one is actually pretty sweet.
And if you like those samples - feel free to message me for access to the file Phoenix is in. Yes, that story is much about Fingon and Maedhros, but since that's where things start, there are full chapters yet to be posted that are full of Finrod/Thranduil.
#finrod felagund#thranduil#finrod/thranduil#bling kings#If you think this is all I'm writing these days#You would be mostly right#b2mem#b2mem 2023
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Eregion Art-a-thon
Strange news have reached us tonight!
A portal has popped up in Edhellond, and it appears to link to the Museum of Eregion as it was in the second age! Artists will be able to use this portal to send art to be featured in the museum.
Be quick about it though! It will only be open from March 17 to March 25!
The elderberry cat has suggested that it may be possible to use this opportunity to avert the fate of one of the greatest artisans of the second age, the Lord Celebrimbor himself.
We are calling all artists to make use of the portal and submit their art to the Museum of Eregion, and if perhaps… there are some subtle hints hidden in those arts that could alert Celebrimbor to his future fate, then who could possibly object? (Do make sure they are subtle, though. We wouldn't wish Annatar to catch on!)
How to play:
This event will primarily happen on Discord, though there might be a tumblr museum as well once the portal has closed again.
If you are not playing Spies in the Shadows, but want to join the server for the week, dm zhie#3383 for an invite or hit us up on tumblr @spring-into-arda.
You will be given access to bingo prompt cards that you can use to create for the event.
Spies, new channels for this event will soon be revealed, so keep an eye out!
We will have some live creating events throughout the week, and a bingo night!
Detailed rules are under the cut.
Rules:
Art pieces must be previously unpublished.
What counts as art? Sketches, paintings, needlework, statues, moodboards. If you think it’s art, it’s art. Please submit only your own work and use public domain images or your own photos if you need them for a moodboard, for example.
You can post your art on your preferred posting platform! Drop a link into the Museum of Eregion channel to have it displayed in the Museum, and let us know whether you would like for it to be included in the tumblr museum.
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More Back To Middle Earth month! Enjoy our guild's list of 'everyone's favorite villian or is he?' fanfic recs. My personal answer to this is, It's Complicated. But, I say that about a lot of things...
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Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Rían of the House of Bëor
Additional Tags: Female Protagonist, Music
Series: Part 7 of Morwen & Rian
Summary:
Rian tries to practise a skill of her house that she only remembers imperfectly.
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The year is coming to an end, and so has Scribbles & Drabbles 2023!
But never worry, we'll be back next year for the next installment.
We had over 200 arts submitted this year and nearly 400 stories written for them.
There'll be an official rules update post sometime in May, but for now, if you're thinking of starting in early on your next art submissions, please keep in mind that the total number of arts per artist will be reduced to 8 for those who make their own art (3 of which must be new).
Thank you to everyone who participated this year, and the S&D team wishes you all a lovely, kind 2024!
And if you don't want to wait until Summer to see us again, join us for our B2MEM activities in March over at @spring-into-arda!
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Fulfilled
Fulfilled (1142 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Fingon | Findekáno/Maedhros | Maitimo
Characters: Fingon | Findekáno, Maedhros | Maitimo
Additional Tags: Rimming, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Size Kink, Fealty Kink, Belly Bulge, Not Beta Read, Not Canon Compliant, Not LaCE compliant, B2MEM 2023, Silm Kink, Back to Middle Earth Month 2023
Summary:
Maedhros and Fingon share a steamy bath in Himring’s hot springs.
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Written for the prompt “It’s not illegal if we don’t get caught” for @spring-into-arda
This is one route my SoSP!Gil-Galad body swaps with RoP!Gil-Galad story might take . . . but from the persective of SoSP!Elrond.
(If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you can find the original story here.)
Elrond had a great deal of respect for all of the people who had sworn themselves to him.
This did not stop him from occasionally wondering - purely from professional concern as a healer - if some of them had gotten hit on the head rather too many times in the First Age.
“No,” he said firmly.
“You have to admit he’s been acting strangely,” Lauriel said stubbornly.
“The king has not been himself the past few days,” he conceded. “I am entirely willing to hear out any reasonable suggestions on how to approach the matter.”
Lauriel looked helplessly to Anufin and Faronde, who looked rather helplessly back.
“We thought you would like this one best,” Faronde said at last. “Since it didn’t have any kinslaying in it.”
Ah.
Some of the Feanorians’ old followers had reacted to the past kinslayings by seeking atonement; some had reacted by trying to forget it.
And then there were the rest of them, who considered it a point of pride that while they certainly would not engage in any kinslayings without being ordered to, they would, at the slightest hint Elrond would approve, be happy to prove their loyalty by obliging.
Elrond spent a great deal of time making sure it was very clear that this was neither necessary nor desirable.
“No,” he said again even more firmly. “To both those other ideas and to Lauriel’s.”
“It’s not technically treason,” she tried. “Especially if we don’t get caught until it’s all ready.”
“We are not attacking the legitimacy of Gil-Galad’s reign in front of the court,” Elrond said firmly. “ . . . or anywhere else. He is our king, he is my kinsman, and he is a good man, regardless of any . . . oddities lately.”
“But if he’s forced to abdicate, you’d be king!” Faronde argued.
Anufin and Lauriel both winced.
“That’s not the argument you think it is,” Anufin told her wearily.
“We’ll go back to the drawing board, my lord,” Lauriel said hastily.
“Do that,” he said firmly. “In the meantime, I will try talking to him.”
Like a reasonable person, he very deliberately did not add, because these were his people, for better or worse, and he respected them.
He was glad of that later when that conversation ended with Gil-Galad ordering him confined to his quarters, with visitors being specifically prohibited, an overreaction so large Elrond was starting to fear something truly terrible had happened.
The prohibition against visitors did not, of course, prevent Lauriel from sneaking in not an hour later.
“No one has committed any treason,” she announced. “Yet.”
Elrond did not like the ending of that sentence.
“In good news, if you’ve decided you’d like some, I think the surviving Doriathrim and Gondolindrim are with us. They are very concerned by recent events.” She paused. “I can’t speak for the Gondolindrim, my lord, but the Doriathrim are very good fighters. If you want to take them up on it.”
It was times like this when Elrond most missed Elros. If this kept up, he was going to start feeling like he was the crazy one.
“No,” he said.
Lauriel waited.
“ . . . but see if you can sneak Cirdan in here. He knows Gil-Galad best. Perhaps it’s time we talk.”
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Happy Maglor drabbles
Two drabbles I wrote for @spring-into-arda B2MEM ‘happy Maglor’ side mission. Rated G. The first one is post-canon, and the second one is featuring the kidnap fam.
Joy
That morning Maglor realized something was different. He woke up on the seashore, lit the fire and prepared breakfast for himself. He listened to the sound of gulls, enjoying the light sea breeze and the morning sun. Only when he closed his eyes, he knew what it was. The gulls didn’t sound accusing. The sea didn’t blame him anymore. The guilt and sorrow were still somewhere within, but there was a new feeling, too – something he hadn’t felt since Valinor. Joy.
Joy to be alive – to experience this. He listened to the sounds of the waking world, content at last.
Cinnamon Rolls
A delicious smell of baking came from the kitchen. Maglor went to look. Maedhros was just taking cinnamon rolls out of the oven; the twins were jumping with excitement around him. It was a Dwarven recipe, and Maedhros had wanted to try it out. He smiled at Maglor when he saw him standing in the doorway, watching the domestic scene. Maglor smiled back. He was happy when Maedhros was happy. It had been a good idea to dig around the box they had managed to save from the fall of Himring. Besides, Maglor knew the twins would love the taste.
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Robin Smallburrow helps to tear down the New Mill.
A ficlet about the Scouring of the Shire for B2MeM! @spring-into-arda
#robin smallburrow#ted sandyman#scouring of the shire#lotr#lord of the rings#lotr fic#tefain nin#my writing#my fic#b2mem#b2mem 2023#b2mem23#spring into arda
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B2MEM Bingo
Hello. No, I'm not dead, I was just busy with @spring-into-arda's Bingo Event.
So, here we go...a Masterlist organised by the cards I've blacked out ❤️
🪷 Card 2 - May Flowers Speak For You
🎭 Card 10 - Fanfiction Tropes
🔫 Card 14 - Genreswap
🔥 Card 15 - NSFW Bingo
🗣️ Card 22 - Misc Quotes
🎁Bonus Prompts
There's not much I can say in my defence, other than that I had a lot of fun. ❤️❤️❤️
Please heed the Author's Notes and have fun.
Lots of love ❤️
#og post#IDNMT writes#fanfiction#writing#tolkien writing#jrrt#Masterlist#B2MEM Masterlist#B2MEM 2023
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Jackbox: Middle-earth Edition @ Oxonmoot Online
I am all set for hosting the Jackbox game night in the wee hours of day one of Oxonmoot. Custom editions of Quiplash and Drawful Animate - and, have to toss Tee KO in there, as it was a favorite during last B2MEM.
Only 14 hours until the online fantasticness starts and registration is still open for those who were still trying to decide... https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/oxonmoot-2023/oxonmoot-2023-online-bookings/
I'm especially looking forward to watching the reduced Silmarillion play and the craft challenges. And there's a panel on online Tolkien fandom spaces @annellspethraven and @silwe are cohosting that I'm excited about.
Plus just all of the interaction funsies in an online international space, like the dead orc party and the meet-ups.
Goodbye, normal sleep schedule.
#oxonmoot#jackbox games#i am very proud of some of these prompts and I'm a horrible person for being proud of them but i'm not sorry
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It’s almost March! That means it’s time for us to reveal our prompt board for B2MEM 2023!
Do you want to celebrate Tolkien’s works this March, but have no idea what to do?
Don’t worry, because the Spring into Arda team has got you covered!
We’ve prepared 100 prompts to spark your creativity!
You can find the prompt board here!
Felt inspired? Created other Middle-Earth related things in March?
You can add your creations to our AO3 collection!
Feel free to tag us on tumblr, too!
But most of all, have an amazing Back to Middle-earth Month and have fun creating!
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