Meanwhile by Lferion

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Fanwork Notes

Written for the SWG May Vintage Challenge. Posted on AO3 here

Many, many thanks to Zhie and Runa for encouragement, idea bouncing, and sanity checking.

Fanwork Information

Summary:

Life among the Noldor, in the Fourth Age, Elrond musing on custom, courting, popular songs and other such matters.

 

Major Characters: Elrond, Gimli, Legolas Greenleaf

Major Relationships: Celebrían & Elrond, Celebrían/Elrond, Gimli & Legolas, Gimli/Legolas

Genre: Family, Fixed-Length Ficlet, Fluff, Poetry, Romance, Slash

Challenges: Vintage

Rating: General

Warnings:

This fanwork belongs to the series

Chapters: 6 Word Count: 1, 400
Posted on 15 June 2022 Updated on 15 June 2022

This fanwork is complete.

Table of Contents

Thoughts on Noldorin personal adornment, segueing into courtship. Elrond could easily write a book. A triple drabble.

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Prompts - Lit:G3 Comedy of Manners, Art:G5 Monochrome, Poetry:I2 Ghazal, Fanwork:O5 Smarm

Legolas and Gimli arrive in Valinor. Their friends have Plans. A triple drabble.

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Prompts - L:B2 Marriage Plot, A:I5 Mosaic, P:I1 Acrostic, F:G3 Legomance

Long-term diplomatic postings often involve embassy children. Which in turn requires arranging for their educational needs. A fanciful tale of one such school, in limerick form.

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Prompts - L:G1 Boarding School, A:B5 Macaroni Art, P:G2 Limerick, F:O2 Anklebiters

This piece was inspired by Anna Wing's Idylls of the Queen, particularly the chapters involving the embassies from the South.

A Gaffer tale told in Shire verse

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Prompts - L:N2 Whodunnit, A:N2 70s 80s Color palette, P:N2 Narrative Verse, F:N2 Hobbitpile -- The same square on all four cards.

This song owes somewhat to the 'John Barleycorn' tradition.

Elrond, enjoying the party at Legolas and Gimli's wedding. A triple drabble.

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Prompts - L: B1 Tale within a Tale, A:N3 FS Sculpture, P:O2 Ode, F:O4 Filk

Poem written by Elrond at Gimli and Legolas' wedding. A drabble.

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Prompts - L:O3 Happily ever after, A:G4 Stained Glass, P:G4 Tanka, F:B2 Everybody lives


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Sure sounds like boarding school XD

I also really liked the rhythm of the poem! (I'm sure I could figure out what it's called, but it's nearly 30°C and I cannot be asked)