#HALADRIEL DANCE AT LAST

[demonscantgothere]

Y'all, I can't stop myself. Send halp.

Beasts of the Hill and Serpents of the Den by Helholden - Chapter Five: A Dance of Freedom

Werewolf/Beauty and the Beast AU. Takes place during the First Age on an alternate timeline on the island of Tol-in-Gaurhoth, the Isle of Werewolves, one of Sauron's former strongholds. Instead of sending his wolves out to kill Finrod, Sauron demands an exchange for his life. Galadriel offers herself.

Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022), The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien

Warnings: Explicit, No Archive Warnings Apply, F/M, Work in Progress

Relationship(s): Galadriel/Sauron, Galadriel/Halbrand

Tags: Alternate Universe - Beauty and the Beast Fusion, Alternate Universe - Werewolf, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, First Age, Alternate Timelines, Beauty and the Beast Elements, Werewolves, Magic, Kidnapping, Slow Build, Seduction, Power Imbalance, Conversations, Walks In The Park, Ballroom Dancing, Hunters & Hunting, Bathing/Washing, Hair Washing, Drunken Flirting, Flirting, Masturbation in Bathroom, Voyeurism, Dirty Jokes, Dirty Talk, Sharing Body Heat, Sharing a Bed, Tenderness, Vulnerability, Cuddling & Snuggling, Eventual Smut, Explicit Sexual Content, Explicit Language, Mind Sex, Dream Sex, Consensual Mind Control, Mutual Masturbation, Bad BDSM Etiquette, BDSM, Bondage and Discipline, Rope Bondage, Dom/sub, Dom/sub Play, Dom/sub Undertones, Power Play, Blindfolds, Sensory Deprivation, Praise Kink, Body Worship, Rough Kissing, Oral Sex, Rough Oral Sex, Rough Sex, Vaginal Fingering, Vaginal Sex, Spanking, Biting, Master/Servant, Master/Pet, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Sauron Being an Asshole, Sauron Kidnaps Galadriel and Seduces Her, that's the plot, That's it, that's how this works, Finrod Will Show Up Again Later and Try to Rescue Galadriel

Chapter Summary:

“Kidnapping is hardly the way to court a lady—”

“Ah,” Halbrand said with a sigh, “but when you have a reputation like mine—” He leaned in close to her hair as they danced, whispering the next words into her ear, “—it tends to scare all the pretty Elf maidens away.” He pulled back from her to look her in the eyes, and Galadriel could not stop herself from meeting them.

“Why not a human woman?” Galadriel demanded. “They would be easier to sway, I assume?”

“Easier and better are not equals,” Halbrand admonished her. His feet came to an easy pause during the music, and the hand that held her waist slipped around her back to hold her more fully with his entire arm as he dipped her low. He took the moment to speak the next words directly to her as he stared down at her face. “Besides,” he added, saying it as if it was almost an afterthought, though it was not, and he raised his eyebrows at her at the same time. “They are not immortal like you and me.”

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[youwearfinethingswellwriter]

Sauron's back babyyyyyy.

I've had this chapter in my drafts for a while but it's time it sees the light of day and I finally cross that 500k mark! (which means more to me than it probably should lol)

Yes, I'm insane, and yes, I'll remember you all in therapy.

If I don't forget about this again, it'll be uploaded tomorrow! 😁

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[sotwk]

About This Recommended Fics List:

All the Tolkien fanfics in this list meet the following qualifications:

Fandom: All-inclusive Tolkien (LotR, Hobbit, Silm, RoP) Type: One-shot Length: approx. 1,000-6,000 words Ship/Pairing: Any, including OCs and Reader Inserts Rating: G or PG-13 Content: No excessive angst, violence, or death. No unresolved stress. Happy endings only!

Disclaimer: I (@sotwk) have not personally screened all of these fics for their content. There may be triggers. Please read descriptions, take responsibility for your own media consumption, and observe the Golden Rule: Don't Like, Don't Read!

Link sources are either Tumblr or Ao3. Some Ao3 works are locked to registered users only.

This list of comfort fics is a collaboration and compiled through the recommendations of Readers. Thank you to everyone who contributed!

This remains a work in progress, and I will continue to accept recommendations. Please send them via DM, Ask, or Reblog. We need more, please!

Last updated: 1/23/2024

THE LORD OF THE RINGS

Aragorn

Hush Now by @entishramblings

Mirage @sileastral

Boromir

You’re the one who’s calling me to heaven by @cauliflowertree

A Shield Against the Snow by @scyllas-revenge

A Thief in the Night by @scyllas-revenge

The Floor Is Molasses by @scyllas-revenge

Anything But This by @minaturefics

Elrohir

Just a Little Longer by @theelvenhaven 

Elrond

The Weft Between the World by Antarctica_or_bust

Eomer

Alive and Alight by @minaturefics

Fair Enough by @middleearthpixie

Wildest Dreams by @scyllas-revenge

Blue Moon by @epilogue-and-prologue/@absentmindeduniverse

Eowyn

An Idiot's Guide to Gift-Giving by @scyllas-revenge

Faramir

Wrong Conclusions by @minaturefics

Frodo

Arda University by @lady-of-imladris

Over Joy by PurpleProsaist

Gandalf

Days for which they sit and wait by BloodwingBlackbird

Gimli

Mahal's Gift by @lemonsprite

Haldir

Unfairness by @errruvande

Serenade by @glassgulls

Three Weeks on the Nimrodel by @from-the-coffee-shop-in-edoras

Legolas

Sending Memes by @ironmandeficiency

Elucidative by @shrubdaddy

Winter Forest by @wordbunch

The Cruel Nature of the World by @entishramblings

What Haunts Your Heart by @entishramblings

Lindir

Bottled Up by @heilith

Merry [Seeking recommendations!]

Pippin [Seeking recommendations!]

Samwise

Better Company by @wordbunch

Let Met Take You Dancing by RaisingCaiin

THE HOBBIT

Bilbo

Primary Sources by bunn (@cycas)

Why Hobbits Eat So much by Madkat89

Fili 

Sweets by @blairsanne

Lost My Way by @lathalea

Kili

Sapphires by @lathalea

Catch Her by a_daydreaming_writer

Porridge by @fili-urzudel

Insecurities by @bookworm-with-coffee

Tauriel 

Royal Jar Opener, Reporting for Duty by @unendingwanderlust

Heavenly Inferno by midearthwritings

The Pairing Ceremony by dumbassunderthemountain

You Are My Happy Place by SmartassUndertheMountain

Liantë by WritingsOfAHobbit

Thorin

In The Woods of Ered Luin by @enchantzz

A Long Lost Home by @babe-bombadil

Dead End by @fizzyxcustard

The Arrival by @lathalea

Strong by @lathalea

Thranduil

Nothing by @entishramblings

Goodnight by @heilith

Under A Starless Sky by My_Marvel_Musings and RinzlersGhost

THE SILMARILLION

Finrod 

here, at the end of all things by Dalliansss

Glorfindel 

Warmth by @on-a-hill-by-the-sea

Stay the Night by @theelvenhaven

Golden by molerein 

THE RINGS OF POWER

Elrond

My shadows by @thesolarangel

Dating shy Elrond by @thesolarangel

Perfectly Proper by @wordbunch

Haladriel 

Stay by @scriberated

Covered in Colours by myfavouritelunatic

It’s the Last Thing I Wanted (It’s the First Thing I Do) by Helholden

Stay by @scriberated

Covered in Colours by myfavouritelunatic

It’s the Last Thing I Wanted (It’s the First Thing I Do) by Helholden

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[myfavouritelunatic]

The Blacksmith

This is it. The final chapter. I cannot believe we're here. I hope you all enjoy it! ❤️

Pairing: Halbrand/Sauron x Female Reader; Galadriel x Female Reader; light Haladriel/Saurondriel.

Word Count: 2.2k

Warnings: None

Links to Chapter One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, Twenty, Twenty-One, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Three, Twenty-Four, Twenty-Five, Twenty-Six, Twenty-Seven, Twenty-Eight, Twenty-Nine, Thirty, Thirty-One, Thirty-Two, Thirty-Three, Thirty-Four, Thirty-Five, Thirty-Six, and Thirty-Seven!

Chapter Thirty-Eight/Epilogue

Your eyes stung as they flung open, searing white light consuming the entirety of your vision. Gasping for air as if you had never breathed it in before, you begged your eyes to adjust to your new surroundings, your fear of the unknown taking hold. You commanded your body to rise, and stand upright, and it obeyed, but not in a fashion you were familiar with. It felt as if you were floating, levitating now over the surface upon which you had been laid. Casting your vision downward, your body was clothed in stars. It was a fabric of unknown origin, clinging to your form like a mist over mountains, with twinkles of light scattered through it. Curious, you moved your hand slowly down to feel it, and gasped when it passed right through you. A strange tingling buzzed from your fingertips up to the top of your head. This made you giggle.

Looking up ahead, the white light was still blinding, but had begun to subside, or at least become easier on the eyes to take in. For the entire environment was colourless, no dimensions of any kind to be made out, no horizon, no earth, no sky, just white space, empty and endless. But then, there was music. A faint sound you weren't sure at first if you were hearing it or imagining it. Though as it's volume increased, it entered your ears and spread within your luminescent figure. The beauty and power of it was overwhelming, and you smiled, crying tears of joy. Invisible instruments and voices made up a great symphony that was unlike any music you had ever heard. It was almost tangible, the only thing in this boundless space besides yourself that could take on form.

It excited you greatly, filling you with a sense of purpose like you had never felt. Suddenly you were spinning, twirling, watching as the stars and mists of you danced about in unison as you floated in time to the heavenly harmonies and melodies. It was bliss. Though something unexpected happened to slow your movements. Without any doubt, you had heard your name called out to you, weaved into the song, yet separate enough to be distinguished. But it was the voice that called it out that took you aback.

It was your mother.

She arrived steadily, emerging into dazzling colour from the all encompassing whiteness. Her form was covered in a gown made of the sea itself, peaceful and tranquil at her shoulders, though it's waves raged against each other at the bottom as she swept towards you, a hem of sea foam moving as if on sand. She smiled at you with her diamond eyes, embracing you completely, and it felt as if your spirits were merging. The water of her did not dampen you though, nor did the colour of her ocean become affected by your starry mist, yet you were as one. Mother and daughter, reunited at last. "My child… I have long been waiting for this time to come." Her voice was almost the same as you remembered it, with an added ethereal quality that made you smile even wider. "I knew I would see you again. You were watching over me, guiding me. You never left me." "It was my purpose, my destiny, to keep you in the light. Just as it was your destiny to leave Arda before the darkness would consume you fully."

"The… darkness…" A flash of fire engulfed you, as the images of your life appeared before you, reminding you of the only existence you had known. You had been so caught up in this otherworldly euphoria that you had somehow left all thought of it behind with your earthly body. Halbrand came back to you, your love, your king, your destiny… or so you had thought. Now your tears became droplets of sorrow, of grief for what you had lost. "Mother… this… this can't be my destiny! I… I'm meant to stay with Halbrand… to ensure that goodness endures in Middle-earth…" A powerful sense of dread invaded you as a realisation struck you. "If I'm gone… then… then…" You couldn't bring yourself to say it, so instead, the words came out of you in a different way, manifesting before you the aftermath of your demise.

You and your mother watched on in silence as Halbrand succumbed to his grief, and succumbed to Sauron. The tears were streaming out of you now, a river that flowed down and into the sea that surrounded your mother. This was Sauron like you had never witnessed. It was pure unadulterated power. The display of which you had heard mention of, but never truly believed that the man you loved was capable of exhibiting such force. Yet it was occurring right before you as if you were standing still in the town square having never left. He had dominion over the elements, conjuring fire, summoning lightning, needing no sword to strike his enemies.

Though it seemed he still took pleasure in the elegance of a sharp blade. Your blade. Sauron murdered Olwenna and Padrig, and your pain was immense. But you were not hateful towards your love, even still, even after seeing this horrid sight… you understood him. Fighting because he must, and because all meaning had been lost, taken away from him. The light had fled with you, nowhere to be found within him. As if the sun itself had been extinguished. Only darkness would remain.

You could feel your grief turn to anger, your sorrow to rage, building quickly within your spirit. The mist that covered you began to darken and your stars dwindled as they fell victim to your change. A new voice entered your ear then, as you drifted back the vision to the moments before your lifeless body became no more. You closed your eyes, imagining your spirit back within your flesh, wanting to hear the words spoken as if your dead body was actually listening. The language was black speech, and although you had never heard it, you understood exactly what it meant.

"And now the fire that burns so blindingly… is our love immortal, burning for eternity."

Sauron's lament, once lines of a loving stanza he had sung to you by the fire. Now they took on a different meaning. Your spirit could not take anymore. The demented screams that escaped you now were carried on a black smoke that billowed quickly from your mouth. The sound clashed almost violently with the serene orchestra that had brought you such joy only moments earlier. It was twisted, deformed, inhuman. It was all you were now.

"Hold onto me, daughter…" You could hear your mother's peaceful voice on the edge of your shriek, your dark music. You turned to see her waves reaching for you, the hand of her spirit outstretched. The screaming endured, and she was enveloped by your charcoal plumes. "SEND… ME… BACK…" you cried, demanding to leave this place, to be apart of it's blissful music no longer. "You want me to remain in the light… I cannot do so here! For parted… Sauron and I will only bring darkness to whatever realm we occupy. I will infect this place, mother… I will be a plague upon it! Is that what you want?"

The smoke from you was fast filling the white space, the music drowned out and replaced by your haunting. Now your mother's tears flowed down and into her ocean. "The time at which your life ended… was a point of no return. There was only shadow ahead. It was the last chance to ensure you left Arda with light in you. I had to protect you." "Why?" you shouted at her, monstrously. "Because a mother loves her daughter… and would sacrifice anything to keep her." "What have you done!?" The weight of your mother's actions hit you with blunt force. "All of your interference only led to our darkness being unleashed! Halbrand is lost!" "My child… I am afraid his dark descent was inevitable… I had to spare you of it… save you." "SEND ME BACK!" you demanded hopelessly, not even questioning if your mother had to power to do so or not. She seemed to be responsible for ripping you out of the arms of your love, why would she not be able to return you to him? "That is something that I cannot do. Your spirit belongs with me now. Until we are called upon to serve our greater purpose."

The opaque fumes that had emanated from you had now completely covered the realm in which you both resided. The music could be heard no longer, and now peace, bliss, was something you would perhaps never find. Existing now in eternal heartache, parted forever from your love, only able to look upon him from a great distance, and watch as he continued on in his world, without his queen by his side…

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The lands of Mordor trembled under the power of the fiery mountain, its eruptions sending the blood of Middle-earth up into the sky and down upon the ground, scorching it. New vibrations suddenly began to clash with those of nature, for a great army was marching in, invading the ash covered plains, bracing to war with their enemy. The dark lord stood atop his dark tower, Barad-dûr, a looming symbol of his power within his domain, threatening and evil. Lightning in the distance provided a striking backdrop for the Nazgûl as they flew across the impending battlefield, the screeches of their fell beasts echoing across the landscape. Sauron watched, amused by the attempts of men and elves to conquer him.

His charcoal armour sounded in the air with every step he took, pacing on the precipice of his tower, gazing downward as his orcs howled and readied themselves to fight in his name, banners of The Eye blowing fiercely in the wind. His muted brown hair flowed out long behind him, underneath the six spired crown he wore, signifying his rule. He had grown rather fond of the idea of wearing one ever since his first kingship. Indeed it was the very same crown, only transformed by his own forging, crafted to represent his presence now as the dark lord. Sauron's thoughts of his brief time in Pelargir were never far from his mind. In fact, the city still stood all these years later, untouched by his shadow since the day he left.

Since the day you left.

He grinned, closing his slitted eyes, taking in a deep breath, feeling as if your spirit was passing into him. Sauron always felt you near, for though you had died, it was as he had said, your spirit would always linger, stoking the fire of his beating heart. "Oh my love…" he whispered to you, "Look who comes for slaughter…" he snickered devilishly, the fast drumming of his heart your response as his excitement took hold. It was then he turned to face you, the one ring on his armoured finger, glistening in the flames of Mount Doom, it's power unmatched, transcendent, making the dark lord almost a being of pure omniscience. Feeling it's pull, he glanced at it proudly, for his achievement was great. Though it was not what he considered to be his best work. That, was what he gazed upon now.

For in the very centre of the summit of Barad-dûr, there stood a statue. A monument, an effigy… of you. Wrought in blackened iron, your love had crafted an image of you, capturing your beauty, your love, and your reign as queen. For on your form was shaped your diadem atop your head, and your wedding gown which Sauron had captured expertly, down to the detail within the billowing sleeves of pearl. He had recreated the way the dress had moved, even with this statue as still as the night, it looked as if it were fluttering elegantly in the wind.

This sculpture was also your tomb, and the last touch added to the dark tower upon its completion. Inside the great forge of the mountain, your love had fused your ashes within the iron, giving you new life, a new vessel from which to rule. Sauron stepped towards your ethereal figure, gazing up at the soft smile he had carved on your face, and he took off the sharp metal glove from his left hand, revealing his wedding ring. He had never removed it. Placing that same hand upon your own ringed finger, connecting the two bands of your love he had made for you both in Pelargir, Sauron beamed up at you as a single tear shed from him. The wind blew around him then in a circular motion, just as it did that day when your ashes had spiralled around him in farewell. He couldn't help but let out a loving laugh, and just for a moment, he was a humble blacksmith again, working a forge on Númenor, greeting a beautiful woman who had stumbled upon his workshop. And now, he beheld his greatest creation. The meaning of his life.

Sauron kissed your hand gently, grateful to have his queen by his side. As it was destined. Though together, but very much apart, the darkness was victorious over the light, and the shadow of Sauron, of Barad-dûr, of you swept across the lands, and the lady of light was ever out of reach.

Tagging: @denzit @heronamedhawks @pursuitseternal @coraleethroughthelookingglass @hikarielizabethbloom @restless-tides @vaguelyvibin @imjustsuperweird @gil-galadhwen @somebirdortheother @lady-of-imladris @princessfantaghiro @starlady66

Thank you so much to ALL OF YOU who have taken the time to read my story. I really cannot put into words how it makes me feel. To those of you who have been on this journey since I posted the first chapter, to those who jumped on during the ride, and to those who have found this right at the end... you all have a place in my heart. I truly hope you enjoyed reading this story as much as I did writing it. It's changed my life. And that's mostly thanks to all of you. I am eternally grateful. Now... onto the next! ❤️❤️❤️

#halbrand x reader #sauron x reader #halbrand/sauron x reader #galadriel x reader #haladriel #saurondriel #halbrand #sauron #galadriel #the rings of power #trop #trop fanfic #lord of the rings #lotr

[rebelrebelwrites]

Fic Friday! ❤️ Rebel’s Weekly Fic Recs

~ Haladriel Week Edition (Part 2) ~

A day late, but it's a long weekend and I needed a relaxation night last night so here we are. I'm still working my way through all of the @haladrielweek goodness, so you'll definitely see more HW fics in the weekly recs, though I think this post will be the last HW-specific recs post.

That's it! Let's get rolling. As always, this week's recs are...

As always, please mind the tags on any recommended story for your own personal preferences.

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The Classic You’ve Heard Of But Somehow Haven’t Read Yet: Civil Twilight by eye_of_a_cat

What you need to know going in:

Written for HW's Day 5, "Family," this fic is yet another canonverse masterpiece from Cat, seeing Galadriel reuniting with Celeborn after S1—and a desperate, angst-filled, steamy reunion with Sauron first. 👀 When Gal finds Celeborn again, he’s changed so much since they last saw each other… and, of course, so has she—most notably, being with Sauron’s child. What’s remarkable about this story is the characterization of Gal, Sauron AND Celeborn; I can honestly say that despite being ten thousand percent IN on Sauron and Gal (and trust me, this fic delivers everything about them in spades), I cheered so hard for Celeborn in this. The dynamic between him and Gal was just as spectacular as the undeniable spark between Gal and Sauron. Instant classic, indeed.

Complete, Mature

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The AU You Need to Immerse Yourself In Because, Well, Wow: Widowmaker by @mzladybird

What you need to know going in:

Still shaking myself after reading this fic. 🔥 This AU sees a young Galadriel in a very rural Maine in the 1870s, helping her family run a general store. It’s there that she first meets (and catches the eye of) Halbrand, a rough, quiet logger. After their first meeting, he returns annually… and the mounting, roiling tension between the two of them is absolutely exquisite; it builds like the clawing cold of winter in your chest, that first bite of bitter chill that burns. In this case, in an excellent way. I don’t want to say too much more, so just trust me and read it! 👌

Explicit, Complete

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The Complete But Never Forgotten Masterpiece: now dark, now glittering by @mortaltempless

What you need to know going in:

It’s no secret that I’m a fan of @mortaltempless’ work; I’ve highlighted their work many times here, but this HW fic really hit me; it soothes. In it, Sauron struggles to understand Galadriel as she struggles with waxing and waning depression throughout the Ages they spend ruling together—but tries, genuinely, to help her. This fic works like a balm to the soul for it’s simple beauty and stalwart love in the face of sadness; of longing. It feels very Tolkien in that way, and for it’s emphasis on the healing power of nature. 😍 Be ready to bookmark, because this is one you’ll want to regularly return to for the sheer romance.

Complete, Teen

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The WIP That Will Wreck You (In the Best Way): one thing i can’t get enough of ~and~ on begged and borrowed time by @bad-surprise

What you need to know going in:

Am I cheating by mentioning two of @bad-surprise's WIPs? No, because these are my recs and I do what I want. 😆 Keeping it 💯, I honestly couldn’t choose; they’re just both that good! The first, one thing i can’t get enough of, is the Dirty Dancing AU, featuring a mean-ish Halbrand in the role of Johnny and, of course, Gal as Baby. Do I need to say much more aside from these two and the words dirty dancing? 🔥🔥🔥 Better than the movie and it’s not even complete. ☺️ Fic 2, on begged and borrowed time, is another massively compelling AU; in this, we see Galadriel as a gifted tarot reader with a desperate desire to bring her husband, Celeborn, back from the dead… desperate enough to strike a bargain with the Necromancer and her former lover, Halbrand. 👀 Like I said—impossible to pick between these two, because they’re both terrific as hell, and they’re just getting started.

Both WIP, Both Explicit

Read the stories — here and here.

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The Can't Stop Consuming No Matter What Time It Is Fic: once, i belonged to you (but twice i was free) by @nocaptainonthisship

What you need to know going in:

The dove is very dead in this fic, so fair warning, but it was absolutely one I could not stop consuming (and yes, it’s complete). A dark, delightfully twisted take on a fairytale, Galadriel is a princess locked in a tower with only a brush of memories from a former life, and three regular visitors, each of which have their own… appetites: Halbrand, her captor; Sauron, her besotted beast; and Mairon, her supposed savior. 🥺 Grim and gripping and utterly bewitching, this story is nothing short of striking in its intensity.

Complete, Explicit

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Me at all these fics:

Don’t see your story on this list yet? Keyword: yet. Please don’t fret! I can only recommend so many each week, but I am always looking for more stuff to read, share, and generally shower with love, so please feel free to reply with your own fics or your pershaladronal faves. I have plenty more to recommend… ❤️

Until next week!

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[coraleethroughthelookingglass]

Ten Year Fic Favourites

As I mentioned in previous posts, last week marked the ten year anniversary of me posting fic online so as a way to celebrate, I thought I’d put together a little list of my favourite pieces that I’ve written over that time.

2013 - Heart (Jaime Lannister/Brienne of Tarth, Rated G, 7 Chapters, Fairytale AU)

Only a true champion and an act of love can bring back one lost to the snow and ice.

My very first challenge fic, this was written based around Hans Christian Anderson's The Snow Queen (and I think was posted around the same time Frozen came out - and after the multiple times I’d read the original, by the time I saw that film, I was highly disappointed in it)

2014/2015 - From Winter to Spring (Series, Modern AU)

Rush Hour Crush - (Dacey Mormont/Robb Stark, Rated T, One Shot)

Returning to work after Christmas may bring the same rush hour problems for Dacey but it also proves to be a little more interesting than normal due to the red headed man she quite literally runs into.

Sugar Plum - (Sansa Stark/Margaery Tyrell, Rated T, One Shot)

Sansa has jitters before performing in The Nutcracker in front of one of her idols, Olenna Redwyne-Tyrell. Luckily Margaery is there to make things better.

The first fics I posted that weren’t for Jaime/Brienne, both are just very fluffy and sweet. The first is a meet-cute, the second more of an established realtionship.

2016 - 33 (Jaime Lannister/Brienne of Tarth, Rated T, One Shot)

A Westerosi Battlestar Galactica AU mashup. One of my all time favourite things that I’ve ever written.

2017 - Found in Forbidden Nights (Jaime Lannister/Brienne of Tarth/Cersei Lannister, Rated E, One Shot, Canon Divergence)

And my other all time favourite thing I’ve written, which feels very strange to say given that when I wrote this the GoT fandom was plagued by shipping wars and a threesome with these characters was almost unheard of. I feel very proud that I challenged myself with this fic and came out the other side a better writer.

2019 - Carry on My Wayward Son (Jaime Lannister/Brienne of Tarth, Rated T, One Shot, Modern AU)

The Jaime and Brienne hunt monsters in the Supernatural universe fic no one asked for but I really wanted to write anyway 🤣

2020 - All Veth’s Fault (Caleb Widogast/Jester Lavorre, Rated G, One Shot, Modern AU)

My first, and so far only, step into Critical Role fanfiction, this is a Caleb/Jester meet cute at a modern day music festival. It came after a long period of writer’s block and was something that came together very quickly.

2021/2022 - El Tango De Rose (Rose Tico/Armitage Hux, Rated G, One Shot, Modern AU)

Written slowly during my pandemic writers block but not posted for a long time (since I’d psyched myself out of posting at that time), this is a Dancing with the Stars/Strictly Come Dancing AU where Hux is partnered with Rose and has to learn to dance the Tango.

2022 - Poison and Wine (Galadriel/Sauron, Rated T, Part One of Exiles)

My first Haladriel/Saurondriel fic written for this prompt by Scriberated - So… *awkward silence* who’s going to write the fic where shit goes to shit and in desperation Galadriel agrees to marry Sauron to save what’s left of middle earth? This was honestly meant to be my one and only fic for this pairing but clearly I was only deluding myself as I’ve written so much more since!

2023 - The Decurion’s Wife (Galadriel/Halbrand, Rated E, WIP, Roman Era AU. Part of the Time and Time Again Series with my amazing friend @somebirdortheother)

And this brings me right up to date as I’m currently working on chapter 4 of this Roman Era AU. This is the one fic I think I’ve done the most research for and it has been an absolute delight to learn about so many things about Roman Era Britain and the lives of soldiers and civilians up on Hadrian’s Wall.

The likelihood is if I’m still writing in another ten years I’ll have found other ship(s) to explore (or who knows, maybe I’ll have actually written a novel!) but for now this is what I have. And through all the inspiration and writers block, all the tears and laughter, I really couldn’t have kept going without all the love and support that each fandom I’ve dipped a toe into has given me. I know writers say this a lot, but for anyone who’s ever felt weird in leaving a comment on anyone’s fic - please don’t! Even two or three words can mean so much. And that kudos email makes me smile every time I see it. It’s a little thing but it means a lot. I love you guys and I think after ten years, I can confidently say - I AM a writer 😊😊😊😊

#the joys of writing #ten year anniversary #jaime x brienne #sansa x margaery #dacey x robb #game of thrones fanfiction #critical role fanfiction #caleb x jester #trop fanfiction #halbrand x galadriel #sauron x galadriel #most of my weird AUs altogether #thank you to everyone who’s gotten me to this point

[pursuitseternal]

“Touch the Darkness” returns with an update: “Pride and Precious:”

Coming soon…

My sincerest apologies for the time between updates. I hope you find the same compelling Magic-filled, seductive adventure in these new series of events I have planned for you 🖤🖤

Summary: War Councils, winning favors, and convincing allies leads only to one thing: Sauron needs a weapon of greatest power… and even greater protection. That is, if he wants to protect all he finds… precious.

Haladriel | Explicit | 62.5 K

Sneak Peek below the cut:

That smoke-laden magic filled her mind, wave after creating wave crashed over her being. That voice inside her head hissed, pressed by his power, as if it came from his very soul, rather than his human throat. “I will keep you safe, my precious wife, my precious child…”

“Sauron,” she breathed. But the words in her head just kept repeating, but something like a shadow swirled in his eyes, darkening the vibrant green. But he didn’t flinch, just those words becoming a constant chant hissing in her ear. The air grew thick with magic, with power swarming them. A frenzied glow overcame him, and for a moment the belly of the volcano stood still. Drops of magma hung in the air, wisps of steam pausing mid flight. Galadriel alone could move, could breath as all she heard was that word over and over again …. Precious… precious… precious…. Her fingers clutched around his clenching biceps. She needed to break the magic, to control it for him if he was incapable himself. Drawing on the freezing chill of her ring, she reached to grip his body harder. Cold air bled into the furnace around them, and at last she felt she could breathe again. Forcefully, she called his name, hitting him, shaking him. “Sauron!” His name carried over the sizzle of steam and the rumble of the earth itself.

Finally, that shadow retreated in his gaze, his eyes dilating to refocus on her face. “…precious wife, precious child…” he breathed the words aloud. One more time. A slight shock and shame clouded his face. As if not even he knew what had come over him.

“It’s okay, Mèlin,” she shushed, “I am here.” She softly stroked one hand into the stray locks of his hair. The firelight made the red of his glow with a vividness, the inner power that thrummed beneath his mortal form sent flickers of green light dancing in his eyes. Slowly, both flames began to dim, the rumble of Oroduìn softening in response to its master’s call.

#lotr rings of power #the rings of power #it’s baaaaaaaaack #the rings of power fanfic #second age #sauron #haladriel #saurondriel #halbrand #rings of power #lotr rop #sauron x galadriel #haladriel fanfic #halbrand x galadriel #touch the darkness

[bad-surprise]

this is our last dance

haladriel modern au | M | 8.1k | 1/1

There’s a laugh of recognition in Galadriel’s voice. “That bad already, huh?”

“Every single fucking thing I say is wrong,” he murmurs into the phone. A glance back inside reveals that his daughter isn’t paying the least bit of attention.

“Oh good,” Galadriel says cheerfully. “So it’s not just me.”

A dry laugh escapes. “Unfortunately not.”

“Don’t take it to heart, Hal,” she says in a reassuring tone. “Celebrian’s holding onto a lot of anger right now, and she doesn’t know how to work through it.”

He furrows his brow, leaning on the railing. “She’s just a kid. What could she possibly have to be angry about?”

---

“I don’t see the point of placing all the blame on someone who isn’t fucking here to defend himself.”

or: while recovering from a horrific attack, Celebrian recalls the last summer she spent with her father.

Inspired by the film Aftersun (2022, dir. Charlotte Wells)

#haladriel week #haladrielweek #otp: bind yourself to me #haladriel #haladriel fic #saurondriel #saurondriel fic #haladriel modern au #saurondriel modern au #haladriel oneshot #haladriel one shot #saurondriel one shot #saurondriel oneshot #this one made me cry lol

[buffyfan145]

This week's episode of "The Winter King" was great!!! :D I mentioned this last week but this is the first version to fully make me ship Arthur and Guinevere!!! It was done so well too and all the longing and realizing they were in love and wanted to be together, especially during those dancing scenes. I know this book series changed it more to where those stories we've heard about Guinevere with Lancelot and Mordred weren't really accurate and she and Arthur actually were in love like this. Plus they're about the same age and young too and she's going back to his kingdom now as his wife and somewhat as king and queen since he's regent to his baby brother Mordred. I loved that quickie wedding too and Arthur knowing them having a Christian ceremony helps cement it for the other kingdoms and countries that converted and since his own is slowly starting to convert. Very curious how Merlin, Morgan, and the pagans are going to take it when they get back. Also nice the princess helped them when she realized Arthur wasn't in love with her as she loves Galadriel as a sister. I haven't read the books but they're only halfway through the 1st book and have 3 episodes left this season so seems like they'll save the 2nd half for season 2 and looking forward to how it plays out.

Also again tagging Haladriel because this feels so much like an AU where Halbrand really was a king and/or one where Galadriel said yes to his proposal, and again since Tolkien wrote his own version of these stories. LOL :D

ETA: Also saw the show finally got airdates for the UK which co-produced it. It'll be shown in 2 parts in December with the first half of episodes released on ITVX in early December and then the 2nd half later in the month.

#the winter king #king arthur #guinevere #iain de caestecker #jordan alexandra #haladriel #spoilers

[nocaptainonthisship]

Melian: Safety Zone setlist; 5/27/2023

Read chapter 4 here.

Hi friends!

If you clicked through, you know why you're here.

Every song Melian sings in chapter 4 has a real-world counterpart. Some of those songs are a perfect fit. Some of them have the right lyrics and not the wrong vibe. Some of them have lyrics that almost work and the perfect vibe. One of them has both.

This song isn't actually named in the text, just referenced as "the first song." But it's a banger, and it helps set a specific tone for the night. Before, that is, Melian sees Halbrand and things go sideways.

"The Wilds"

In an earlier draft of the chapter, I wrote, "If Girlfriend didn't already have you on your feet, The Wilds will." There is also a "Hey, hey" in the chorus that I like to think Melian delivered looking directly at Hal when she saw him I'm the audience.

"Gwenniel"

Gwenniel is one of Tolkien's early names for Melian. And rhythmically, it fits perfectly here.

This is one where the lyrics don't quite fit, but the feeling is exactly what I needed. Elwe might not like this song, but it's a personal favorite for me.

"Awakening"

Can you do Haladriel without Florence and the Machine? This one doesn't need much explanation, I think.

"Dream When You Wake"

Ugh John Mayer. This was originally a very different song that slowed the momentum of the show too much so I had to drop it. I started searching for breakup songs from 2006-08 and this just. Works.

"The Battle of A Thousand Caves"

There is no world in which I made it through this fic without promoting Fleetwood Mac somewhere. It just wasn't going to happen. Listening to the live version of rhiannon is a life changing experience. If you skip every other song here, listen to this one.

In the fic, Elwe is credited with calling the song an exorcism. That is actually something Mick Fleetwood said about Stevie Nick's performance of it.

"Anglachel"

This might be my favorite moment. You think there's going to be a moment of rest, and then she opens her mouth and just wails. Incredible. I listen to this one and have visions of Melian looking down at Galadriel to ask, "Why did love put a knife in my heart?"

"The Walls of Night"

"A cavernous expanse of a song waiting to be filled with our baggage." The lyrics aren't quite right, but God is the vibe perfection.

"Almaren"

I think this might be the first song I added to this playlist with any really intent. I searched for this one.

Actually, I searched for a cover with a female vocalist, and this version is just haunting.

"The Light At the End"

Let's talk about Passenger. I have seen him live.... a couple times lol. For years now, this is the last song he plays before the encore. The crowd sings along to the vocalization, and they keep singing until he comes back out. Haunting. Powerful. Perfect setup for what comes next.

From a haladriel perspective, I loved ending the initial set by playing with darkness and light.

(Tumblr is cutting me off, so the encore gets a reblog, I guess.)

#(artanis) #my fic #i did way too fucking much for this chapter and im making it everyone elses problem

[demonscantgothere]

Writing Patterns

Rules: List the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there's a pattern! Tagged by @iamstartraveller776! Thank you, dear!!! ❤️

As they drew closer to the fortress across the barren, rocky plains, Galadriel sensed the uneasiness in her horse. [Beasts of the Hill and Serpents of the Den, RoP/Silm, Saurondriel]

The cell was cold and damp, even for an Elf, lit only with the soft glow of dying torches lined across the walls beyond the bars that trapped her within a familiar place of confinement she had found herself in a very long time ago, so long ago it seemed almost a life age had past since then. [Litost, RoP, Saurondriel]

Celebrían rested herself easily against Elrond’s back as she sat behind him on the horse, her arms wrapped loosely around his middle but her hands firm in place with their grip upon his chest. [Grew Together, Roots Entwined, RoP, Celrond]

The way the luminescent beams of light fell into the chamber from the open slots in the roof above created a fine haze over the workshop of the forge in Celebrimbor’s tower. [Let the Vultures In, Silm, Silvergifting]

When the chain clanged around his neck as it was thrown, looping itself around his throat and twisting tight before it was yanked forward, Fëanor fell to his knees, gasping for air. [Under the Stars, Above the Sun, Silm, Fëalkor]

Galadriel tightened her slender fingers around the hilt of her sword; its leather bands were smooth, but kept the blade in place where she needed it most. [Crown, and Caress Thee, and Chain, RoP, Saurondriel]

Mairon glanced over his shoulder as he reached the edges of the wood, listening for any who might be following his tracks. [(You and I) Drink the Poison from the Same Vine, Silm/LotR, Angbang]

Lan’s eyes trail down the length of the staff, his gaze catching on the cuts and dents and imperfections hammered into the wood—beaten into it with a fine precision of blood, sweat, and tears—his fingers enclosing one by one in a slow dance around the rough cord wrap of the handle in the center. [Feint, WoT, Molan]

Galadriel doesn’t see him coming around the corner of the pillar, and he uses the chance to walk up behind her soundlessly in order to inspect the details upon her dress with more care. [Abundance, RoP, Saurondriel]

He stares at the painting for the fifth time, hand clenched tight around a cold glass of draft beer, trying to ignore the obnoxiously adorable giggling of the blonde across the bar. [Symbiosis, RoP, Haladriel]

Clearly, I like to set the scene with descriptions. Dialogue smialogue. 🤣

Tagging @jhalya @coraleethroughthelookingglass @helenvader @somebirdortheother @maironite @cilil @a-world-of-whimsy-5 @90shaladriel @queenmeriadoc @lady-of-imladris @saintstars @klynnvakarian @theriverwild @yletylyf @niennawept @ichabodjane but no pressure! Have fun!

#tag games #first lines #haladriel #saurondriel #celrond #silvergifting #angbang #molan #my fic

[youwearfinethingswellwriter]

I'm doing it! I'm copying all my favorite Ao3 authors and putting out an aesthetic chapter snippet! Yaaaaaaay!!!

If you have theories about what he said, send them my way! 😏

Also, this chapter will have a big cliffhanger! 😈😈😈

#haladriel #galadriel x halbrand #ao3 fanfic #ao3fic #ao3 writer #one last dance snippet

[ao3feed-tolkien]

this is our last dance

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/Sa46luW

by poeticmemory

There’s a laugh of recognition in Galadriel’s voice. “That bad already, huh?”

“Every single fucking thing I say is wrong,” he murmurs into the phone. A glance back inside reveals that his daughter isn’t paying the least bit of attention.

“Oh good,” Galadriel says cheerfully. “So it’s not just me.”

A dry laugh escapes. “Unfortunately not.”

“Don’t take it to heart, Hal,” she says in a reassuring tone. “Celebrian’s holding onto a lot of anger right now, and she doesn’t know how to work through it.”

He furrows his brow, leaning on the railing. “She’s just a kid. What could she possibly have to be angry about?”

---

“I don’t see the point of placing all the blame on someone who isn’t fucking here to defend himself.”

or: while recovering from a horrific attack, Celebrian recalls the last summer she spent with her father.

Inspired by the film Aftersun (2022, dir. Charlotte Wells)

Words: 8127, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Major Character Death

Categories: F/M

Characters: Halbrand (The Rings of Power), Sauron | Mairon, Celebrían (Tolkien), Elrond Peredhel, Galadriel | Artanis, Celeborn (Tolkien), Theo (The Rings of Power), Arwen Undómiel

Relationships: Galadriel | Artanis/Halbrand (The Rings of Power), Galadriel | Artanis & Halbrand (The Rings of Power), Galadriel | Artanis/Sauron | Mairon, Galadriel | Artanis & Sauron | Mairon, Celebrían/Elrond Peredhel, Celebrían & Sauron | Mairon

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Heavy Angst, Parent Death, Implied/Referenced Drug Addiction, references to drug trafficking, Parental Guilt, Grief/Mourning, Multi-Era, POV Multiple, Past Sexual Coercion, Aftermath of Torture, PTSD, Intergenerational Trauma, Difficult Parent-Child Relationships, the one ring as a metaphor for addiction, inspired by aftersun, haladriel week: day 5, all of the family and none of the fluff, Half-Maia Celebrian (kinda)

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/Sa46luW

#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #Tolkien #JRR Tolkien #Tolkien works #ao3 #fan fiction

[youwearfinethingswellwriter]

In any other situation, Halbrand would have stayed himself. But something from the depths of his stomach tugged at him. What if he wasn’t enough? What if he needed more strength, more speed to fight off the orcs?

This wasn’t just about Galadriel anymore – he knew she could defend herself.

But Celebrían was part of the equation too.

Let me help you, Sauron said.

Halbrand knew it was a bad idea, but as he crashed into the first orc, it was like the lines between him and Sauron blurred. The world around him began to fade, even as he brought down his sword with one swift attack after the other. He was too focused on the fighting to notice the way reality was slipping from his grasp.

When Sauron was back in full force, the fighting went much quicker. He had the first orc down in no time and two others followed quickly thereafter, no matter how eager they were to kill him. They did not even come close to grazing him, let alone catching him off guard. He delighted in hearing them curse and cry out as he slashed into their flesh with all the violence he had held back for so long. The sight of the gushing blood only spurred him on as he grunted and laughed his way through them.

As soon as he was done with the batch that had attempted to attack him, Sauron sensed his surroundings beyond the bloodied bodies lying about on the ground.

There was one more.

His heart skipped a beat. This monster was further off. Near Galadriel and Celebrían. He sheathed his sword and prepared a throwing knife as he sprinted towards him. At last, the back of the orc came into view. Sauron pulled back his arm, aimed at the creature and-

The orc fell to his knees and collapsed before he had even thrown his knife.

Galadriel stood there, child in her arm, staring at him.

They stood in silence for a moment.

“I beat you to it,” she mumbled then.

He sensed the beat of her heart, the hair standing on the back of her neck. She was afraid. Not of the orcs. But of him.

She hadn’t been like this with him for a while. She had even reassured him at night, held him, no matter how many times he had told her that he didn’t need it.

Even if her touch felt right. But he would never admit that.

Now, she was hostile once more, and it started a fire of rage inside of him.

He watched her hold Celebrían tighter.

That stupid elf. What did she think was going to happen? That he would kidnap their daughter? Kill her?

Did she not remember the promise he had made? Did she not remember what Halbrand had told her about him?

Slowly, he strode forwards, keeping his eyes on them as he walked around the orc’s body.

He felt her hand graze a knife on her belt.

Foolish elf.

Stupidity did not suit Galadriel. Perhaps these were all just instincts she could not help but cave in to. But that made him even angrier. He stopped short in front of them, interested in seeing what Galadriel would do.

The raging storm of fury in his heart halted in its tracks the moment Celebrían turned to look up to him.

He stared back at her.

Hello Celebrían, he said.

Her frowning eyes moved over him, analyzing his face. His cheeks, his mouth, his nose. She was trying decipher him, to figure out whether he was friend or foe, even if he had her father's face. Sauron might have laughed. She was smart, there was no denying that.

A worthy heir.

Sauron felt the way Galadriel heart fell when Celebrían slowly lifted her arms towards him.

Yes. Good little being. You recognize greatness when you see it.

“Celebrían-” Galadriel choked. Gods, the distress of the elf was palpable.

When Galadriel’s eyes began to water, he took pity on her. “I will not hurt her.”

She was still frozen, her hold on Celebrían tight.

“Galadriel.”

She tightened the hold on her knife, but he did not care, for she stepped closer. Slowly and carefully, Sauron took up the child, returning Celebrían's curious gaze until he slowly pulled her in to his chest.

A chest that swelled with pride at the touch of her warm little body. He had conceived an heir. And Sauron knew she would be exceptional. Powerful and strong, the light of her mother and the power of her father coursing through her veins. She would move mountains.

He felt something else too, besides pride. But he pushed that feeling away.

“Dada?” Celebrían mumbled.

Sauron laughed. The child knew he bore the face of Halbrand, yet she also knew he was not quite him.

Her question was genuine. She was trying to make sense of this uncanny situation.

“Celebrían,” he said, the name rolling off his tongue like honey. It filled his body with newfound vigor just saying it.

Celebrían.

He gazed down at her, watching her tiny palm lift to his cheek.

The moment her hand touched him, he was pulled into a whirlwind, feeling Halbrand resurface with more force than ever before. Halbrand was furious with him for taking over, he knew that. But even his anger dwindled the moment he regained full consciousness and Celebrían's face was the first thing he saw. Halbrand’s heart slowed and a smile spread on his face.

Is she not beautiful? he even dared to ask him.

Sauron did not reply.

#haladriel #galadriel x halbrand #saurondriel #half maia celebrian #one last dance bonus scene #sauron pov #the sauron appreciation society

[youwearfinethingswellwriter]

One Last Dance, chapter 37

Fucking shivers. Argh.

Follow Celebrian in her first months, during which, at some point, she meets Sauron.

And all because of a comment on the previous chapter. I can't even.

Thank you so much VV84 😍

I might post a Sauron pov, but probably not in the main fic. Maybe here, or in another 'bonus scenes' work!

#galadriel x halbrand #haladriel #ao3fic #ao3 fanfic #half maia celebrian #oh gosh I'm going to have to add that tag in every update now aren't I? 🤣 #one last dance update #the sauron appreciation society

[youwearfinethingswellwriter]

One Last Dance, chapter 33

Haladriel week, day 5: Family and Fluff

What better way to celebrate family and fluff than by having Galadriel finally tell Halbrand she wants to have children with him?

Celebrian, here we come!

Can't believe I managed to get the chapter done in time! Didn't think it possible but here we are!!!! 🥳🥳🥳

#haladriel #galadriel x halbrand #ao3 fanfic #haladriel week #ao3 writer #ao3fic #one last dance update