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Mass Effect

A Recommendationby YourLocalPriestess - Ashley/f!Shepard - 629 - G -  Ashley and Shepard haven't spoken more than a few words to each other  since Ilos, and more importantly, since their kiss beforehand. But it  had been over a week, and a recommendation leaves Ash with room to doubt  what they have.

Between Us by Anneapocolypse ( @anneapocalypse ) - M - 2.1k - Shepard/Tali -  While the war rages all around them, what was between Tali and Shepard remains. 

Faithfully Faithless by Settiai - Ashley/Liara - 1.3k - T -  War and faith didn't exactly go hand-in-hand.

Purple Shadows by Settiai - Ashley/Liara - T - 3k - T -  Ashley hadn't even considered that the Shadow Broker would be the best  person to help clear her name. She'd reacted on pure instinct. It  probably said more than she'd like it to say, that her first thought  when in trouble was that she needed to find Liara. 

Worth It by Anonymous - Samantha/f!Shepard - 2k - G -  In the midst of the reaper war, Shepard finds a pocket of normalcy for Sam.  

Tolkien

Arafinweans

A Loss of Something I Ever Felt by Arriviste - G - 8.8k - Gen - Five people Finarfin did not expect, and one he did.

All Shall Fade by Cuarthol - G - 822 - Gen - Beor and Finrod say goodbye for the last time.

At the Fen of Serech by oxbridge - 1k - G - Gen - An oath is sworn: Finrod and Barahir at a moment of leave-taking.

In the Family by Arrivise and Elftrash - G - 1.6k - Celeborn/Galadriel - Celebrían’s parents were horribly in love, and difficult to divide on matters like bedtime and how far up a tree one should be allowed to climb. They had conversations with their eyes, and in their heads, their faces calm, and then they always gave her their answer together.

Lord and Vassal by ArlenianChronicles - G - 4.8k - Gen - A tale of Finrod and Bëor's friendship through the years, of time spent together, confidences shared, and thoughts dwelled on, as seen through Finrod's point of view.

Feanorians

A Song of Staying by crownlessliestheking - G - 4k - Gen - Celebrimbor, Maedhros, and Finrod talk in the Halls of Mandos.

Brother Dearest, I Need Some Clout So Pls Model for My Next Instagram Product Placement? by prostisvit and zuo_zuo - G - 15k - Gen - Maedhros, by the grace of the Valar and his own worry, is sent to find his long lost brother, who has not yet returned to the peace and safety of Valinor. His long lost brother meanwhile, is having the time of his life.

Easily Sever What Never Was One by Elftrash - T - 17.3k - Caranthir/Haleth - “And you have come to ask me,” Haleth said, still breathless with outrage at the idea, “to travel back into the north and fuck your cousin better?”

Elvish Letters by Lady_Gavroch - G - 3.8k - Gen - Since Finwë's descendants cannot be always together (for the sake of everyone else), they must keep in touch by writing to each other. It's all very serious, of course.

Greensleeves by bravelittlescrib - T - 5k - Feanor/Nerdanel - Snippets of Nerdanel's life. The ones she loved, the ones she left, and the ones she never stopped loving.

Hair Today... by Verecunda ( @verecunda )- G - 2.2k - Gen - When an accident in the workshop results in a dire embarrassment for Narvi, Celebrimbor has his own - eccentric, but sincere - way of standing by her.

Hearken Still Unsated by polutropos ( @polutrope ) - M - 15k - Daeron/Maglor - When the Noldor return to Middle-earth to make war on Morgoth, only rumours reach Menegroth of their reasons for coming, but Doriath's minstrel experiences their loss and longing through his connection to Music and the gift of his Queen. Years later, he is sent to the Feast of Reuniting and meets the Elf whose grief he felt. A story about the Eldar returning home, their connection to the land and to each other, and their relationship to Music and fate, love and free will.

The King and the Hunting Stag by Passion_Fruit_Headquarters - T - 1.6k - Celegorm/Dior - The hunter courts the grey king in Valinor reborn.

Little Tenderness by Batshape - E - 4.1k -  Feanor/Nerdanel - Istarnië, she had said, and again and again. Istarnië, Istarnië. I can beg.

Loving Them for Their Uselessness, Not Wanting to be Saved by Dialux - T- 4.4k - Gen - Newly rescued from Thangorodrim, Maedhros is trying to assign kingdoms to his brothers. But they're just as invested as him in making his life as difficult as fucking possible.

On Survival by batshape - T - 3.4 - Gen - Following the deaths of their youngest brothers, there is an attempt by Maedhros and Maglor to keep from unraveling.

Post Mortem by mochimilku ( @lesbianhaleth ) - M - 1.2k - Gen - A survivor of the Second Kinslaying conducts an examination on four Fëanorian corpses and makes some interesting discoveries.

sandbox ambivalence never dies by Samarqand - T - 1.1k - Gen - Celegorm visits Maglor one early morning in what might be Eldamar.

To My Father’s House by batshape - T - 17.4k - Gen - “Foresight,” enunciated Finrod, and he sounded now both drunk and displeased. “Is neither exact nor certain.” Caranthir and his cousin, until death.

Things They Don’t Talk About by eris_of_imladris - G - 5.6k - Gen -  There are things Findis doesn’t talk about with her half-brother. But not all rules are set in stone.

Through the Smoke I See You by Dragonstorm - T - 2.6k - Gen - Maglor knows his brother blames him for Thangorodrim, but that just means he'll have to try all the harder to make him proud with his defense of the Gap. (Maglor doesn't know quite as much as he thinks he does.)

Wintering in Thargelion by Lady_Gavroche - G - 4.2k - Gen - Celebrimbor hates the winters in Himlad. Luckily, Uncle Caranthir is there to provide him with an escape plan.

You Throw Away Your Sadness, But You Are Still Left with Your Hands by Mornen and TranslucentRaiment - M - 8.1k - Gen - Maglor and the last of his sins, in the hours before and the days after the end of the first age.

Nolofinweans

I’ll Hold the Pieces Together with My Hands by Dialux and zuo_zuo - T - 6.4k - Gen - Maedhros and Fingolfin, from peaceful Aman to fell Beleriand: two courtiers to the same king, kin to one another, foes when their duties called them to it, and friends, sometimes, if one ignores everything else of their history.

Keeper of Kings by batshape - T - 4k - Gen - “You are running out of kings,” says the spectre of Fingon which kneels across from her. “Turgon is unlikely to take your counsel.” Lalwen in mourning.

What Only Stars See by FactorialRabbits - T - 13.9k - Gen - Sci-fi AU in which ex-military pilot Maedhros and aspiring archaeologist Fingon manage to crash their shuttle, backpack through a forest, and explore some ruins.

Sindar

A Breath of Memory by polutropos ( @polutrope ) - G - 1.6k - Gen - Daeron sails to Eressëa and meets Pengolodh.

A Gift by serenityabin - G - 1.9 - Bilbo/Thranduil (one-sided) - Slight rewrite of the scene where Bilbo gives Thranduil the necklace

A King is He That Can Hold His Own by iddump - E - Ongoing/15k - Maedhros/Thingol - Maedhros needs to relax and learn a bit about being a leader. Thingol is here to help.

An Unending Stream of Swords by Notonly - G - 1.9k - Gen - Elrond and Elros—the great-grandsons of Thingol, the rightful heirs to all Beleriand, the last, greatest hope of the Sindar—had lately come to join their alliance against Morgoth.

An Untold Tale by Kaz - T - 13.3k - Gen - Injured, afraid, and freezing in the forests of Doriath, Elurín manages to tap into an inheritance from Melian he never realized was there. In his desperation, he uses it, and he and his brother vanish from history. Three thousand years later, a patrol of Imladris finds two strange boys in the woods.

All That's Best of Dark and Bright by Clothono - G - 1.8k - Melian/Thingol - What is happening, said the being that was in the wood with Thingol.

But Daeron in his heart's delight/Now lived and played by starlit night by am_fae ( @meadowlarkx ) - E - 1.6k -  Daeron/Thingol - Thingol, enamored with the artistry of his talented court musician, takes it upon himself to reward Daeron in a more physical manner.

The Fathers of Fools by Carlandrea - G - 1.2k - Gen - Gloín, on the way home to the Mountain, tells the Elvenking what has happened to his son.

Guidance by iddump - E - 820 - Maedhros/Thingol - Maedhros works through his diplomatic correspondence while Thingol edges him.

Of Roots and Where They Lie by humancorn - T - 5.8k - Gen - Thranduil catches the eye of Melian during his youth in Doriath and she takes him on as one of her apprentices. Over time, he learns both how to control his innate magical potential and the cost of protecting those you care about.

So Summer Comes by potatoesanddreams - G - 2.6k - Gen - Nana is so tired. Elrond can see it in her stillness, in the slump of her shoulders, in the languorous blinking of her reflection’s eyes.

The One with All the Birds by Clothono - 46k - G - Gen - Elwing and Nerdanel in Valinor in the Fourth Age; a story about children coming home.

To Live and Be Wise by Elftrash - G - 2k - Gen - Celebrian brings up the topic of her marriage at the breakfast table.

Men

Emerië by the_artifice_of_eternity - G - 1.2k - Gen - Weeks before her ascension to the throne, Ancalimë sees her mother for the last time.

Hobbits

Light Words about Nothing, and Other Rare Pleasures of Life by Margo_Kim - G - 5.9k - Belladonna Took & Dis - Dis meets an unexpected companion as she waits in Rivendell.

The Other Things We Never Knew About Frodo’s Soulmate by Tozette - T - 7.5k - Frodo/Sauron - When Frodo is born, no one knows quite what to make of the strange script that forms his soulmate mark.

Some Other End by Lexin - T - 39k - Faramir/Frodo - In an alternate universe, Boromir survived Amon Hen, Denethor was not driven insane by the palantír and Frodo is offered an unexpected reward.

Valar

Better A Holy Discord by Clothono - G - 8.3k - Gen -

"I still don't understand why we can't just go to war," said Tulkas. "I'm great at going to war."

"Someone explain it in small words," said Manwë. "Not you, Námo."

Villains

All That is Gold by Verecunda - G - 742 - Melkor/Sauron - The loss of mere beauty cannot shake Mairon's love for his master. Nor Melkor's for his lieutenant.