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Preferred Name: Zara
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her
Member since 30 November 2024.
About Me
TimelessUtterances on AO3, BalrogBalls on Tumblr :-)
Fanworks by Zara BalrogBalls
"An Elopement With Life": The Spectacular Fading of Celebrían by Zara BalrogBalls
An Elopement with Life is a 9-part essay collection that intertwines literary fan/fiction with the nonfiction essay form, exploring the idea of a Celebrían who stays in Middle Earth. The fictional narrative follows a year in the life of Celebrían who, across conversations with various 'lost women' of the legendarium, makes the deliberate choice to not-sail to Valinor. The essays engage with historiography, investigative environmental journalism, and critical queer/disability theory to unpack how mythic and literary narratives shape our understanding of loss, resilience, and reclamation.
Major Characters: Celebrían, Elrond, Nerdanel, Elwing, Arwen, Finduilas |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: Experimental, General, Nonfiction/Meta | Challenges: Bollywood, Jubilee |
Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 4, 953 |
Posted on 30 January 2025 | Updated on 14 March 2025 |
This fanwork is a work in progress. |
Changeling by Zara BalrogBalls
An epistolary series of unsent letters from Celeborn to Celebrían after her departure, chronicling the construction of a memorial garden in Lothlorien.
Major Characters: Celeborn, Celebrían, Elrond, Galadriel |
Major Relationships: Celeborn & Celebrian & Galadriel, Celebrían/Elrond, Celeborn/Galadriel |
Genres: Experimental | Challenges: Experimental, Jubilee |
Rating: General | Warnings: |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 472 |
Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
This fanwork is a work in progress. |
Writing Celebrían by Zara BalrogBalls
Writing — mostly ficlets, meta, creative non-fiction and maybe a little bit of art, for the 30 day character study challenge on Celebrían my beloved! These are going to be out-of-order, but each chapter will make it clear which day it applies to.
Major Characters: Celebrían |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: General | Challenges: 30-Day Character Study, Jubilee |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 635 |
Posted on 1 January 2025 | Updated on 1 January 2025 |
This fanwork is a work in progress. |
Sixpence by Zara BalrogBalls
Four true drabbles from the perspectives of Maglor, Eärendil, Elwing and Elrond, vaguely connected by the state of being six (years old).
Major Characters: Maglor, Elwing, Eärendil, Elrond |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: |
Rating: General | Warnings: |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 416 |
Posted on 6 December 2024 | Updated on 6 December 2024 |
This fanwork is complete. |
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Artwork for Elleth’s Potluck Bingo board: starting off appropriately with Piecemeal Palace in Himring — Maedhros’ potlucky manor house, aka where Elrond & Elros grew up ✨
Major Characters: Maedhros, Maglor, Elrond, ElrosMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Potluck Bingo
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed | | |