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Author: Himring
Title: From the wood it came, to the shadows it went
Text type / Format: Riddle (poem)
Source / Fandom: The Lord of the Rings; The Silmarillion
Rating: General (warning: allusion to canonical character death)
Word Count: 50 words
Summary: For the April challenge, for the prompt "wood".

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hhimring

Author: Himring
Title: Unexpected Reunion
Characters: Original Female Characters (Elf, Dwarf)
Pairing: OFC/OFC
Text type / Format: Ficlet (drabble)
Source / Fandom: Silmarillion, LOTR
Rating: Teens
Warnings: n/a
Word Count: 100
Summary: An elf learns of her long-lost love's whereabouts.
Author notes: For the February challenge. Also a fix-it for a previous drabble of mine, in honour of Femslash February.

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anerea

Author: Anérea
Title: Ages of Farewells
Characters: Círdan
Text type / Format: fixed length ficlet
Source / Fandom: The Silmarillion / Lord of the Rings
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Summary: Cirdan watches as Elrond, Galadriel and company sail into the West
Author notes: Writen for the SWG Instadrabbling prompts "comfort food" and "even the rain", and I think the real comfort here fits so nicely with the TSFW prompt "small comforts".

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vamp_ress

Title: Midnight Hunt
Author: Michelle
Email: michelle [at] waking-vision.com
Summary: A wolf, on the hunt for its mate.
Fandom: Lord of the Rings
Series: Untamed
Timeline: TA, 3017
Pairing: Aragorn/Legolas
Genre: Slash
Rating: General Audiences
Disclaimer: Aragorn and Legolas are Tolkien’s creation. I just like to make them kiss sometimes.
Author’s Note: Written for

fandomweekly, Prompt #245 „Werewolf“, it won first place. Since this vignette is all vibes and no plot, it could happen anywhere in the timeline. I decided on TA 3017, which would set this in Mirkwood during the time when Aragorn delivers Gollum to the woodelves. I would imagine he manages to take a little off-time while he’s in Mirkwood. All work and no play makes a ranger cranky, after all!

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evandar

Title: Lembas
Author: Evandar
Fandom: Lord of the Rings
Rating: G
Warning: Metioned future character death
Word Count: 840
Text Type: Ficlet, not fixed length
Pairing: Legolas/Gimli
Disclaimer: I do not own The Lord of the Rings and I am making no profit from this story.
Summary: Legolas receives a letter.
AN: This is both a response to the January Challenge at

tolkienshortfanworks, which was to include a list of ingredients and to Day Nine of

snowflake_challenge. The ingredients in question were taken from two potential recipes for lembas bread, found here and here.

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hhimring

Author: Himring
Title: Scatha's Bed
Characters: Scatha
Pairing: n/a
Text type / Format: ficlet (with list of ingredients)
Source / Fandom: Lord of the Rings; Collected Poems
Rating: Teens
Warnings: canonical dragonish behaviour
Word Count: c. 120 words
Summary: Like Smaug, Scatha, ice drake of the north, keeps track of his hoard.
Author notes: For the January challenge (small comforts, list of ingredients). Inspired by my discovery of Tolkien's poem about Scatha in the recently published Collected Poems (I'm afraid those bones are canonical even if their exact number is not).

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hhimring

Author: Himring
Title: Rowan--Refuge
Characters: original character (early victim of Saruman's breeding experiments); Orofarne (one of Quickbeam's beloved rowans)
Pairing: n/a
Text type / Format: ficlet
Source / Fandom: Lord of the Rings
Rating: Teens
Warnings: non-con implied (probably canonical); high levels of angst
Word Count: c. 285 words
Summary: A victim of one of Saruman's attempts to interbreed orcs and humans becomes fully aware of the reality of her situation and manages to escape into the borders of Fangorn. The pursuit is close behind and she is panicking.
Author notes: For the November challenge (refuge; tree sounds)

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hhimring

Author: Himring
Title: Tall ships and tall kings
Text type / Format: prose (drabble)
Source / Fandom: Lord of the Rings (and other writings about the Third Age)
Rating: Teens
Word Count: 100
Summary: Reflections on the Dunedain and Numenor, for the October challenge. The line used as prompt also provides the title.

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vamp_ress

I'm back with an old story of mine. It's 100 words over the 1000 word limit, but I'm posting it here, because it is fixed length (five double drabbles + one drabble) and I'm still quite proud of it after all these years. I hope that's okay - if not, I apologize. Feel free to wield your admin powers!

Title: Way of the World
Author: Michelle
Email: michelle [at] waking-vision.com
Summary: A story of fathers and sons and of gifts given, told in five double drabbles and one drabble.
Beta: Nancy
Genre: gen
Rating: K
Disclaimer: “The Lord of the Rings”, its characters and settings are J.R.R. Tolkien’s marvellous idea. No harm is intended.
Author's Note: I’ve wanted to write one of these “Five Times...” stories for ages now, but never managed. And even this one went away with me a little. Still, if you squint just so, it could also be titled “Five Times Aragorn Takes up a Sword and One Time He Doesn’t”. The idea for this vignette comes from Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s novel “El maestro de esgrima”“ (“The Fencing Master”). Written for the June 2010 Teitho Contest, The Student Surpasses the Teacher

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vamp_ress

And here is the last of the four ficlets written for Fellowshipofthefics prompt list. I'll go back to longer stories for a bit. Let's see when the next ficlet-bunny bites.

Title: Boundaries of Love
Author: Michelle
Email: michelle [at] waking-vision.com
Summary: Hunter turned prey.
Pairing: Aragorn/Legolas
Series: Cupid
Genre: slash, romance
Rating: General Audiences
Disclaimer: I shoot arrows at elves and rangers and hope no one notices.
Author’s Note: This was written for Fellowshipofthefics’ Summer Stories 2024 prompt list, week four „love“ (couldn’t resist). This, too, is fixed-length and stands at 333 words as counted in OpenOffice.

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vamp_ress

Title: Into the Forest, where it is thickest
Author: Michelle
Email: michelle [at] waking-vision.com
Summary: Aragorn and Legolas start to go in the same direction.
Series: Cupid
Pairing: Aragorn/Legolas
Genre: slash, slight humour
Rating: General Audiences
Disclaimer: I shoot arrows at elves and rangers and hope no one notices.
Author’s Note: This was written for Fellowshipofthefics’ Summer Stories 2024 prompt list, for week three’s prompt „Lost“. This one is fixed-length again, 444 words as counted in OpenOffice. And in those 444 words I actually managed to go AU. Someone stop me! Title comes from „Hänsel and Gretel“ by the Brothers Grimm.

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vamp_ress

Title: A Man of Many Names
Author: Michelle
Email: michelle [at] waking-vision.com
Summary: Legolas doesn’t like Strider.
Pairing: Aragorn/Legolas
Series: Cupid
Genre: slash, humour
Rating: R
Disclaimer: I shoot arrows at elves and rangers and hope no one notices.
Author’s Note: Still not gaining any points with my summaries here … but I swear, I’m just being truthful. This was written for Fellowshipofthefics’ Summer Stories 2024 prompt list for week two’s prompt “exploration”. The ficlet is fixed-length and crosses the finish line with exactly 444 words.

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vamp_ress

This is actually a continuation of the short ficlet "Cupid" I posted here a while back, but it can be read on its own if you so desire. Also, I know I'm late for this particular fixed-length challenge (that was last month, wasn't it?), but the idea sounded fun, so I tried it.

Title: Down By The River
Author: Michelle
Email: michelle [at] waking-vision.com
Summary: Aragorn is hot.
Pairing: Aragorn/Legolas
Series: Cupid
Genre: slash, humour
Rating: R
Disclaimer: I shoot arrows at elves and rangers and hope no one notices.
Author’s Note: This is the silliest summary I’ve come up with in the last 20 years. And yet it sums up the plot, so we’ll all have to live with it. This was written for Fellowshipofthefics’ Summer Stories 2024 prompt list for week one’s prompt “heatwave”. The ficlet is fixed-length and crosses the finish line with exactly 555 words.

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vamp_ress

And here is something new for you. I recently discovered Flash Fiction Friday and while I'll never be able to write something in 24 hours (even if it's short), I got inspired. Who cares if it's late. I didn't want to bother my beta with something this short; I hope I didn't mess up too badly. Enjoy!

Title: Cupid
Author: Michelle
Email: michelle [at] waking-vision.com
Summary: How to secure a date, Mirkwood-style.
Fandom: Lord of the Rings
Pairing: Aragorn/Legolas
Genre: Slash
Rating: T
Disclaimer: Still not mine, never mine.
Author’s Note: Written as a late, late entry for Flash Fiction Friday, Prompt #255 “In the Heart”.

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vamp_ress

Here I am, again with a ficlet from my backlist. I can promise you something new as well, either today or tomorrow. Got inspired for something short again!

Summary: A ranger’s first love is always for the land.
Beta: Lee-Anne
Genre: gen
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Arda and her Gods are Tolkien’s creation, but the world belongs to everyone and is for everyone to enjoy.
Author’s Note: This ficlet started out as Aragorn’s thoughts while he is wandering the Wilds. In the end, it turned out to be a more general ode-to-the-world, so you can make up your own narrator, it does not necessarily have to be Aragorn. Written for the Middle Earth Express on Aragorn Angst, for the prompt #6: outdoors.

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vamp_ress

The Posting of old stuff continues.

Title: Larger Than Life
Author: Michelle
Email: michelle [at] waking-vision.com
Summary: Since Estel cannot remember his father, his imagination runs wild.
Timeline: TA 2951, just after Aragorn learns of his true identity.
Beta: Lee-Anne
Genre: gen, slight angst
Rating: K
Disclaimer: All the characters belong into Middle Earth. And Middle Earth belongs to Tolkien.
Author’s Note: Written for the Middle Earth Express on Aragorn Angst, prompt #3: riddle.

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vamp_ress

I'm in the process of transferring all my (old) fanfic to DW, so I'm taking this opportunity, to share some of the shorter stuff. Enjoy!

Title: Point of View
Author: Michelle
Email: michelle [at] waking-vision.com
Summary: When you love, beauty is everywhere. (A/L)
Pairing: Aragorn/Legolas
Beta: Namarie
Genre: Slash
Rating: G
Disclaimer: As much as I want Aragorn to lick raindrops off Legolas’ skin, I can only ask nicely since they both don’t belong to me.
Author’s Note: Inspired by the Middle Earth Express on Aragorn Angst, Prompt #2: Rain.

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hhimring

Author: Himring
Title: Waybread
Text type / Format: poetry (bredlik)
Source / Fandom: LOTR
Rating: G
Word Count: 46
Summary: On the subject of bread: Lembas speaks out. (Prompt fill)

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Author: Narya

Title: The Marsh Where the Dead Sleep

Characters: None

Pairing: None

Text type / Format: Poem

Source / Fandom: The Lord of the Rings (books and films)

Rating: PG

Warnings: Canon typical creepy stuff

Word Count: 465

Summary:

“They lie in all the pools, pale faces, deep deep under the dark water. I saw them: grim faces and evil, and noble faces and sad. Many faces proud and fair, and weeds in their silver hair. But all foul, all rotting, all dead...”

- 'The Passage of the Marshes' from The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien.

Author notes: A poem, written for the Tolkien Short Fanworks January challenge. The formal challenge was 'cumulative'; the rhythm and structure of the poem was inspired by The House That Jack Built. The thematic challenge was 'building'. I was aiming for a slow build of tension – not sure if that counts!

This poem takes a few liberties with the Dead Marshes and its inhabitants as depicted in the book. It's influenced by, but not totally aligned to, the film version. I think it's probably a children's poem from the Fourth Age or later.

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Entries tagged with fandom:lotr

From the wood it came, to the shadows it went, by Himring

An Unexpected Reunion, by Himring

Ages of Farewells, by Anérea

Midnight Hunt

Lembas, by Evandar

Scatha's Bed, by Himring

Rowan — Refuge, by Himring

Tall ships and tall kings, by Himring

Way of the World

Mischief | May 2024 Prompt 'Bredlik'

Boundaries of Love

Into the Forest, Where it is Thickest

A Man of Many Names

Down by the River

Cupid

A Ranger's Love

Larger Than Life, by Michelle

Point of View, by Michelle

Waybread, by Himring

The Marsh Where the Dead Sleep, by Narya

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