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In the Halls of Awaiting, Fëanor and Fingolfin meet again in exceptional circumstances.

It's the festive season in Gondolin, and Voronwë finds himself intrigued by the Captain of the Guard of the Secret Way.

After the First Kinslaying, Maglor's wife ends up with a grim duty.

Has she been volunteered by others?

Or maybe she did choose it herself, after all?

In the confusion of the times, that may not be an easy distinction to make.

Regret is a riptide; it will drown those who stray into it.

After Elwing casts herself into the Sea, Maglor finds her sons.

Fingolfin questions prisoners. 

Fingolfin reads the thoughts of two prisoners to see who is telling the truth.

(reading 'Orcs' first would enrich this)

for the 'Sitcom' challenge "Sophisticated as hell."

During the Kinslaying at the Havens of Sirion, one of the Fëanorian soldiers makes a choice.

Betrayed by Feanor and his sons, Fingolfin's host must brave the Helcaraxë to travel from Valinor to Middle Earth. The Grinding Ice takes freely without anything being offered. It takes bodies and souls, smiles and warm feelings, it takes the last of their innocence, and their ability to forgive.

Hador and Gildis have their first row.

The story of the third companion of Finrod and Beren to die in the dungeons of Tol-in-Gaurhoth.

As the Ringbearers prepare to depart from Middle Earth, one last question still weighs on Elrond's mind. Gandalf is not sure how to answer it. Six thousand years ago at the Havens of Sirion, the twin sons of Feanor found an answer for themselves: one that spoke of little pity and of no hope at all.

Elrond is not willing to accept it, and Gandalf wonders.

Hador begs the forgiveness of Gildis. 

Even on the night of his wedding, Hador turns to Fingolfin.

Erestor takes Glorfindel to Alqualondë to confront his fear of the dark.

Can Kol Nidrei annul Maglor’s oath?

Gondor after the death of Isildur is weak, ripe for the pickings - but what stirs among her neighbours is not what Elrond feared, and Erestor’s talents are put to a wholly different test than either expected when he and Glorfindel head into the desert to explore the sentiments of the region post the fall of Barad-dûr.

Written for the Tolkin Reverse Summer Bang 2018

Círdan comes too late to the Havens of Sirion.

Tuor is raised by his foster-father and the Sindarin elves of the androth. Chapter 2 of Tuor Dreams of Gondolin, in several sections.

Whenever Celebrimbor dared to dwell on what awaited in the Halls of Mandos, he expected punishment. He was no Kinslayer, but some of his deeds in life might be considered grave crimes in their own right.
He had been wrong. When the Doomsman summoned the fëa that once was the son of Curufin to his grim presence, all he asked was a simple question.
"Tell me a story."
Celebrimbor could not help but obey.
 
The tale, in his own words, of how a young Celebrimbor rode to war for the first time, and began the slow disintegration of his relationship with his father.

Nerdanel sails to Middle-Earth in search of her last surviving son.

Celebrimbor is seeking something, though Maeglin does not know what.

Celebrimbor sees too much of his family's mistakes in Maeglin.

Together, they dig a tunnel.

Daeron and Maglor believe they are the only two elves left in Middle Earth, facing the changing world alone, until a suspiciously elven child comes knocking on their door in the midst of a storm, looking for safety.

A birthday gift for my lovely friend Opal, who runs a Tolkien blog @feanorphobic

Elros muses on his future as he sails to the island that will be the new home of his people.

In a post-apocalyptic world where only scraps of humankind survive, Eka discovers the lingering fëa of an Elf and is able to imagine a very different world. Written as a treat for Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang, for the artwork "Courting of the Wood Nymph."