"And one day not too far away, they'll make it out of here – build themselves a future in the big city, where there are concrete jungles and bright lights drown the twinkling of distant stars. And they'll be happy then. But maybe he's old enough now to admit that he's sort of alright with this, too." [Getting together, friendship, atmospheric.]

Cadhríen is a lady-in-waiting; a trusted maid and confidante of Galadriel. When yet another band of Orcs is spotted near Lothlórien's northern borders, Cadhríen finds herself accompanying Celeborn and Haldir to Mirkwood, where the Galadhrim hope to renew ties and forge an alliance with the haughty Elvenking, Thranduil, and his son, the spirited Legolas.

What are women supposed to do when their men ride off to a pointless war? A Middle Earth retelling of a possibly recognisable tale. Written for the Teitho Challenge "Rebellion". Beware - sexual innuendo (nothing graphic though).

March 25th is a difficult day for Frodo, but Bilbo knows how to cheer him up. Glorfindel helps.

With the Shadow rising Boromir and Faramir lead an attack on an enemy but find all is not as it seems. When Eowyn, new Queen of a plague ravaged land, becomes emeshed in the growing mystery, she and Eomer and Faramir must work to find the truth. Caught in a web of deceit, their love and loyalty are tested. Whom can they trust? And who, or what, is working to bring them down?

"Tragedy ages us all, as if it is a hand winding the clocks of our lives faster and faster. " Umi Sonoda sits down for an important interview.

Éowyn is only fourteen when a gifted young man called Gríma is appointed King's Counsellor. Following his father's footsteps, he gains widespread trust. This is the story of the lengthening of the Shadow, the corruption of a man, the souring of a friendship, and the eventual redemption of a woman in despair.

History will repeat itself, but be entirely unique in its manifestation. Some prophecies are misread, and lost forever. What happens when the lost is found anew by those willing to take a chance?

Four Yuletides in Gondor. Adrahil, Finduilas, Ecthelion, Denethor, Aragorn, Faramir, Eowyn.

Elboron, Faramir and Eowyn's son, is coming of age.

For EverleighBain, Merry Christmas! Sometimes the smallest gifts, freely given with no expectation of return, bring the richest blessings. 12.24.19

Max and Kate are spending time together over Christmas, holding their regular tea session together. After nearly losing her sweet, precious, kind-hearted friend earlier that year, it means a lot to the young photographer to have her there for the festive season, feeling a lot better than before... Christmas one-shot.

When her father accepts a position as an adviser to the High King Gil-galad, Lindriel is forced to move by the sea, leaving everything she has ever known behind her. Though initially apprehensive, she befriends an elfling who makes her realize her new home is the best place in Middle-earth.

The night before the coronation, a conversation between the man who will be king, and the man who will be steward.

The grass is singing. How to remember the dead.

On a rainy night, Hagumi runs away from home again. And somehow finds her way to Misaki's house.

Saaya knows all about stuffing feelings in a bottle. She knows something is up with Kasumi.

Defying Dwarvish traditions, Gimli brings something very special to the Shire as a coming-of-age gift for Sam's oldest son. Characters also include Aragorn, Arwen, Sam, Frodo, Rosie, Pippin, and Merry. A "Quarantined"-verse story.

When Max is forced to a Halloween Party, what makes it bearable? A blue haired pirate captain might do the trick. The first Halloween after five years apart, what could go wrong?

Legolas had assumed they were already at the bottom of Gimli's vocal range but he was wrong, he was wrong, and if he were not wildly in love with Gimli already this absolutely would have sealed the deal. These are notes he had not believed possible.

Arwen leaves Middle Earth before the War finishes. When Aragorn is crowned king, he is faced with the task of finding a queen. The aptest choice is Lothíriel of Dol Amroth. Thrown in a marriage of duty, the two struggle with choices that would define their relationship and who they are.

In the long entrancement of summer they journeyed across Rhovanion, through storms and secret gardens, to find the mysterious River-daughter. But away from the deep forest where they grew up all things are set to change. (Legolas/OC) (Slow burn) Set before the War of the Ring.

An epic battle is waged in Ithilien. Can her brave Prince save the day? Featuring Eowyn and Faramir's three children and Beregond. If only all battles ended this way. First-Teitho challenge "Garden"

Though I may come to the Shire, it will not seem the same; for I shall not be the same. I am wounded with knife, sting, and tooth, and a long burden. Where shall I find rest?

When Gimli is but a child, he gets lost in the mines of Ered Luin. He won't recover. With his shaking hands and his Stonefear Gimli is not a proper dwarf. He can't go on a Quest to reclaim Erebor or to reclaim Khazad-dûm. He can, however, force his way into the Quest to save all of Middle-Earth. There he meets Legolas, who reminds him too much of his friend Ori, in many ways.

Rebuilding a war-ravaged world begins immediately after victory at the Black Gates. Heroes and soldiers become Kings, Princes and administrators as they build families, societies and legacies in a changed, more peaceful world. A collection of Post-ROTK one-shots starting with "Triage" where, before all the work begins, Legolas first has to look after himself and find his friends.

A lingering member of the National Guard finds paper bearing the last written words of one cynic desperately in love. Post Barricade Day 2019.

"You are just as much of a coward as he is, the fact of which you accepted so long ago you cannot recall a time before it. Dear God, you can scarcely recall a time before him, before your heart began to race at the very idea of him." The Musain, November 1831. Grantaire pines, and Enjolras is afraid. Not that he would ever admit to it. Written for Barricade Day 2019

What a difference one word can make…

Three years after the quest ended, and Frodo didn't seem to be feeling any better. In fact, it looked to Sam like he was doing worse. What makes the former Ringbearer's life after the quest bearable? A mix of bookverse & movieverse.

When a small boy gets sick, tall tales are the best entertainment. Written for the Teitho Contest Picture Challenge IV, where it placed first.

Even separated as they were, they all had to eat. Had to rest. Had to laugh.

Frodo's thoughts as the Fellowship escape Moria.

Pippin and Merry have An Idea. They are assisted by Elladan and Elrohir, who have A Better Idea. Aragorn and Faramir nearly start a civil war. Legolas and Gimli and Gandalf cause general trouble. Frodo and Sam are of course involved. For MistressOfImladris - hopefully this is how you think of Elladan and Elrohir. ;D

Call them Woses, Wild Men, Drúedain… It was their forest. Then the Mother came. A tale of the Drughu in Second Age Middle-earth.

Haley doesn't care about the new farmer who just moved in. Obviously, that slowly changes. Female!Farmer/Haley.

Lady Kate is in an arranged marriage with a stuck-up, rude prince from a neighboring country. It's not until the wedding draws closer that she discovers her groom is now a bride. But a correction in gender doesn't always mean a correction in attitude or behavior. Is she in for a life of misery, or can she find some way to enjoy this lifelong commitment? [Feat. trans!Vic]

It's hard for Abigail to keep things from getting too complicated when all she wants to do is hold the farmer's hand.

It started with the smell of salt.

A one-shot based on a line from Appendix A in Return of the King that reminded me of Daniel 1:1-5 in the Bible. "...and the kings in Harad did homage to Gondor, and their sons lived as hostages in the court of its king."

In his first year riding with Strider and the Dunedain, Legolas struggles to earn the reclusive band's trust. His plans backfire when he commits a mistake that could cost them the life of one of Elrond's sons

There's a reason Boromir is so fond of Merry and Pippin. Four of them, in fact.

Chloe extends a strange kind of friendship to Kate. Next thing she knows, she's learning how to throw a punch in a junkyard. But she kind of loves it.

In May 1968, the students of Paris rebelled against their government. This story imagines that among them were Les Amis de l'ABC, struggling for equality and fairness, all the while navigating life, love, and their enduring friendship. Slow-burn E/R, other background relationships

Some time before the barricades arise, Enjolras finds himself shut in the café with Grantaire for the night. The following conversation touches his heart in a way he didn't expect.

In the Mark, when a man gave a woman a flower he was seen to be courting her…

Arwen reflects upon her love for Aragorn. One shot. Bookverse.

Once a conspirator, always a conspirator. Meriadoc Brandybuck in the Houses of Healing.

In the days between the end of the War and the return of the King, Faramir and Éowyn conduct a private investigation.

Scenes from Aragorn's childhood in Rivendell. This is an open ended work. I will upload scenes of varying length as the mood takes me.

As soon as he was able to walk, Marius took to the streets of Paris seeking out the place where his friends were laid to rest. On one August dawn, he finally finds them.

Faramir takes stock.

People from a land beyond the Easterlings are pouring into Gondor. Minas Tirith is ready to help, but it is heavy on the hearts of Ithilien's elves, to see children so displaced, like many of them were too by the darkness of Mirkwood. How will Legolas make peace with this? And how will Aragorn's folk deal with this cultural shift? What will become of the folk from the Other Place?

Eowyn discovers Faramir and her children tending to an unexpected new addition to the family. Pure, unadulterated syrup! Happy Belated Birthday, Sian.

Bilbo helps little Frodo with one of a hobbit-child's most important traditions...(Written on Sept. 22, 2011, to celebrate the occasion of The Birthday!) One-shot, book-verse.

On a night in early June, Grantaire wakes, spooked, from a dream that felt just a little bit too real. Turns out he's not the only one.

After the events of the game, Victoria and Kate find comfort in one another.

While everyone stresses about finals week and Kate proposes to go out on a date, Max remembers the alternate choice where Kate no longer smiled. Post-canon Max/Kate

The sequel to Maximum is typing. Set in Kate's POV and follow her on the day everything seemed so bleak. Rated T for language and one nsfw-ish scene. TW: there is homophobia and hateful slurs. Do not click if you are affected by it.

How it might have gone when Cat and Dancer realized they were in love. This is my first fic for Seven Realms so sorry if they're a little OOC. Set during The Exiled Queen. One-shot.

Max and Kate have been speaking to each other for two years. Meeting online, they wanted to keep their identities, face and name, a secret until they met in real life. But, Max has moved to Blackwell Academy, where Kate just happens to be. With knowing everything yet nothing, both wonder why they find each other so familiar. Marshfield. Rated T for language.

Bad news for others spells good news for one skin diving daredevil. Unless, of course, it kills her. Rated T for bare tatas and tush.

That night, she dreams of mist and stone. There are torches and rusty iron braziers, and the soft sunset glow of flames in a golden circlet on a pale brow, on a cloak of cobwebs – gossamer – and eyes darker than the night sky. She knows the legends, she knows who he is. That is why she is not afraid; because the blood of his people flows in her veins. OCs, Barrow wights.

Post-Canon. Marius and Cosette's wedding night is not what either expected it would be. [10th anniversary musicalverse Mosette one-shot]

The two longest nights in Cosette's life have a lot in common. Letters. Confusion. Tears. Her papa. Marius. And death.

Because sometimes the law is stacked against women, and sometimes the law is an ass, and sometimes we need a good fantasy about a shieldmaiden who can right wrongs. (Trigger warnings - rape, albeit off screen, rape trials, horrible defence arguments).

Dialecte des cyclones. Patois des pluies. Langages des tempêtes. Je dis le déroulement de la vie en spirale. / Dialect of hurricanes. Patois of rains. Languages of storms. I speak the unravelling of the spiralling life. (written for 2016 LesMisSummerHols, prompt was "book title: smart ways to use poetry in a street fight, fantasy/reincarnation)

Kate is having some trouble fixing her hair. Is there someone who can help her?

Max is rudely awakened from her slumber, but what is the cause?

Lively nights in Emyn Arnen lead to a new invention, which is immediately put to good use. Also featuring: Aragorn, Arwen, Éomer and Lothíriel. A tongue-in-cheek one-shot written for the February Teitho challenge (the theme was "First") with no connection to my other stories.

The Fellowship has just set out. After a few days, they begin to realize the Common Tongue "isn't" as common as it seems... A linguistically humorous gap-filler in the early days of travel, featuring a gregarious Pippin; an instructive Gandalf; a hopelessly confused, and uncharacteristically diffident, Legolas; and Aragorn, who struggles still with the prospect of leadership.

As the Prince of Ithilien and his lady prepare to celebrate their first Mettarë together the past and future intertwine, like mistletoe on a branch of white hawthorn. An advent treat for Annafan. Merry Christmas my dear.

After the fall of Eregion and a narrow escape from Sauron's forces, Celeborn and Elrond's armies take refuge in a hidden valley where they start the construction of Rivendell. While preparing for the war ahead, Elrond is plagued by grave doubts regarding his mixed heritage and troubled by his fear of speaking to the one elf who holds all of the pieces he's missing. Second Age 1697.

A collection of poly fics about the four main girls from Life is Strange. All content is mostly based in actual game events, but with the assumption that everyone lives and Max no longer has powers. I try to avoid major new spoilers wherever possible. Comments and reviews very much appreciated.

Marius wasn't the only one to kiss Éponine's forehead after she died.

Kate trips and Max like the good girlfriend she is carries her back to the dorms to band aid her knee and snuggle her. (Inspired by and based on cover art by Mortiphasm on tumblr, also ironically, no piggy backs are involved, only marsupial carries! XD)

"Our love is God, darling - dysfunctional." What if J.D. convinced Veronica to leave with him that afternoon in the boiler room, and together they walk out of the school and on to the next chapter of their twisted romance - a chapter of traveling, ridding the country of evil at every rest stop, and falling more and more madly, passionately, and insanely in love?

The Gaffer is not amused when Bilbo and Frodo want to grow a "furrin" food from Buckland. (written for a prompt by Grey Wonderer in the 2015 B2MeM Marketplace.) NEW! One-shot, book-verse; drabble set.

This is the story of Sylvan the Spider Witch, from her beginnings as a miracle healer in nineteenth-century rural Virginia, to her clandestine relationship with Queen Lucinda, and eventual betrayal at the hands of a trusted friend. Femslash. Lucinda/Sylvan; slight Lucinda/Henry Gardener.

"Shoot me," the rebel replied, seemingly fearlessly, proudly, majestically, honorably, and boldly. It became clear at this moment that the young revolutionary leader was ready to die for the Revolution, for freedom, and for all of his dead friends.

It takes seven days for Naomi to realize her feelings, but it takes one beautiful laugh and a kiss for her to realize that those feelings are returned. Naomi Nakashima/Seiko Shinohara. Fluff.

In which a poet goes on a trip with his muse, exploring another side of a city in Southeast Asia. Modern day verse

Grantaire surprises Enjolras with a house-warming present as they move into their new apartment in New York City. But will Enjolras be as pleased with his handy work... Fluff and domestic bliss, with some musings on the living situations of Les Amis...and art.

When King Elessar travels through Arnor in humble disguise, he discovers that some people consider themselves too important to enter into the spirit of the season.

When Marius shows up at the Rue de Plumet for the second (and possibly last) time, Cosette wonders about the meaning of Marius' cockade pin and Marius somewhat reluctantly explains it to her. The two exchange final words and gifts while Éponine looks on sadly. 2012 movie-verse, where Marius is a true revolutionary.

Grantaire cannot always disguise his fear of the future, and the nights when it catches up with him are agonizing. E/R established relationship, canon era movie!verse.

Avalon fell to the Dark Sorceress. Emily fell to the dark magic. Two years later, Kara goes missing in the middle of a war. It's left up to a long-absent Adriane to save her friend. Main problem: the Web just isn't what it used to be. AU. DARK- you've been warned.

When Merry and Pippin decided to show off their house at Crickhollow to Estella and Diamond, they get a most unexpected surprise. This ficlet takes place the day after Chapter 32 of "It Takes a Took". (Written in 2006 for hobbit ficathon, and was to include the words "bed" "rose" "candle" and "kitten".) One-shot, book-verse, pure fluff.

Sam, Merry and little Pippin, along with Fatty Bolger and Folco Boffin, join the Cotton lads for an afternoon of play. (Written in 2005 for Marigold's Challenge #14) One-shot, book-verse, pure fluff!

Grantaire loves a man who cannot love, and the Revolution marches on.

Somewhere underneath all that power and flash and magic was a young boy named Hunt's Alone, who had chosen to befriend a sickly Clan child named Fire Dancer. A study of the friendship between Han and Dancer.

Han/Raisa- Han and Raisa try to work out what's holding them from being together. Takes place in the glass Conservatory when Han gives Raisa her Coronation gift.

-Boromir, Éowyn- "Then, I will strike down terror."

Merry & Pippin have trouble with a 'shy' cook during Strider's 4th Age Eriador visit. With Strider, Sam, Faramir. A 'Concerning Sam' offshoot set in the cooks' tent during Ch 13 - prior reading NOT required. UK English. BEVERAGE WARNING added on request