Tales of Thanksgiving: A Drabble Collection by Dawn Felagund
Fanwork Notes
Many are the friends and associates in this fandom who have helped, inspired, and encouraged me over the past two years. During the 2006 holiday season, I wanted to begin to thank them for the gift of their support and friendship. These drabble series were written in response to the requests and preferences of friends. The word count of each is exactly a multiple of 100 words.
Please be sure to read and heed any warnings listed at the top of each series. Most of these series are safe for all audiences, but I've gone with the highest rating just to be safe. Chapters marked in the Table of Contents with an asterisk (*) are adult-rated.
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Summary:
Series of fixed-length ficlets written as holiday gifts for friends in 2006. Content varies for each drabble, so please heed the warnings posted at the top of each. Adult-rated ficlets are marked with an asterisk (*). MEFA 2007 winner: 3rd Place, First Age and Prior.
Major Characters: Amras, Amrod, Caranthir, Celegorm, Eärwen, Fëanor, Finarfin, Fingolfin, Fingon, Finrod Felagund, Finwë, Haleth, Maedhros, Maglor, Mahtan, Nerdanel, Original Character(s), Rúmil (Valinor), Sons of Fëanor
Major Relationships:
Artwork Type: No artwork type listed
Genre: Drama, Experimental, Fixed-Length Ficlet, General, Romance
Challenges: Gift of a Story
Rating: Adult
Warnings: Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Moderate), Violence (Moderate)
Chapters: 25 Word Count: 11, 978 Posted on 3 June 2007 Updated on 3 June 2007 This fanwork is complete.
Table of Contents
The early love and obsession of Nerdanel and Fëanor, for Angaloth.
In the personal verse that I use for my stories, Caranthir is gifted with extraordinary abilities in mindspeak. This explores his special gifts as perceived by his parents. For Lady Elleth.
Maglor learns that Maedhros's gifts in diplomacy appear effortless but are anything but. For Angelica.
Finarfin's choice to follow his people into battle with Morgoth at the end of the First Age, for Ellfine.
Another in the series of endless speculation about the relationship that might have existed between Maglor and Celegorm, for Rhapsody, who adores them both above all others and is largely to blame for my similar fascination.
The creation of the Sarati by Rumil, for Tuxedo Elf. The illustration at the end of the 500-word quibble is the word that Rumil writes and was constructed using the Sarati reference by Ryszard Derdzinski.
Maedhros's captivity from the perspective of Caranthir, for Oloriel.
Warning: This drabble contains violent imagery that some readers might find disturbing.
Nerdanel announces her marriage to her father. For Allie.
Young Maglor gets a special gift from his father, for Appoggiato.
The devotion and obsession of Finwë and Fëanor, for Aramel. "Shattered" was recently translated and published in the Croatian fanzine Olórë Mallë.
Of hatred and passion between two cousins, for Mirien.
Warning: This is a slash story. It is not sexually graphic, but it is not for the faint of heart.
How Caranthir met and fell in love with his wife, for Kasiopea.
An alternate-universe quibble that considers the possibility of love between Caranthir and Haleth, for Unsung Heroine.
One of several possible versions of Maglor's fate, for Sirielle.
Another version of Maglor's fate: how he sought redemption for his misdeeds.
This final quadrabble about Maglor's fate attempts to combine his legend with the modern legends surrounding Christmas.
Young Finrod's first taste of wanderlust and his first friendship with his older cousins. For Pulsarkat.
Fëanor's self-love and -loathing following his estrangement from Nerdanel. For Alina.
Warning: This story contains both sexuality and violence.
Three hopelessly romantic drabbles about Amrod, for Isil.
Fingolfin and his herald at the first sunrise, for Phyncke.
Young Fëanor reaches for the unattainable in this quibble for French Pony. "How to Paint a Star" was translated and published in the Croatian fanzine Olórë Mallë.
An alternate-universe story set in the same verse as my novella "By the Light of Roses," about how Amras met his husband Nandolin. For Vána Tuivána.
Warning: This is a slash story. It is not graphic--hopefully sweet--but readers who don't like slash should avoid this one.
Caranthir's symbolic journey to the moment that he took the oath, for Tárion.
A possibly-crazy Maglor, a decidedly weird Maedhros, and a lifetime of memories that might explain why Maglor chose the fate that he did. For Oshun.
For Jenni, the unlikely alternate-universe pairing of Fingon and Caranthir.
Warning: This is a slash story. Not graphic, but if you don't care for slash, please skip this one.
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