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The Righteous and Unimpeachable Xuan Su Sword by Prim_the_Amazing
Fandoms: 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
26 Jul 2025
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“Mu-shidi,” Yue Qingyuan speaks up, taking his seat at the head of the table. “Have you heard of this curse?”
“I’m afraid not,” Mu Qingfang says, shaking his head. “A curse of compulsion, with dire consequences for disobedience… I’ve heard of many similar things, but not exactly this.”
“For all we know, the perpetrator invented this little trap just for us,” Shen Qinqiu says, tapping his fan dangerously. “Tailormade to ruin us.”
“I have no secrets to hide,” Liu Qingge says, and lifts his chin challengingly at Shen Qingqiu, who bristles in return. “Do you?”
“Ah, Liu-shidi, if you don’t have any secrets then you should get some real quick!” Shang Qinghua says with bright, manic cheer, his smile and his eyes a little too wide. “The consequences for not meeting the curse’s requirements would be very very bad!”
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The Peak Lords of Cang Qiong Mountain Sect are stricken with a curse that forces them to reveal a secret, and they all must submit to this curse or suffer the consequences...
Yue Qingyuan wishes he were anywhere but here.
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Bookmarked by below_et_almost
20 Mar 2026
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One of my favorites, makes me go ‘aaaaaa’ internally every time
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What Lies Against You by lissomelace
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
03 Mar 2026
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Fingon is married. He does not remember it, and he does not want it.
Fingon is married, and it is not to his intended.
Fingon is married. He cannot understand it, and no one will listen.
Or, how the sacred act of Elvish marriage can be perverted and consumed, and how Fingon is caught within such a trap.
And Chapter 2:
A journey of healing, and the realization that there is still a love between Fingon and Maedhros so vast it cannot be broken.
Bookmarked by below_et_almost
06 Mar 2026
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Excellent hurt/comfort, with exciting political implications as a result of ch 2
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Our Bodies Are Our Gardens by AnnaRobots
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
14 Jun 2025
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Nerdanel ignored the protests and held up a head of red leaf lettuce. “This is a vulva,” she said.
“That is a vulva,” Turukáno echoed dutifully.
“You cannot simply tear off the tough outer leaves to reach the tender inner petals,” Nerdanel said. “Gentle and slow is the way to approach. Massage the outside. Use your fingers, tongue, lips. Don’t be afraid to really salivate on it. Most importantly, use your imagination, and watch how the leaves respond to your touch. Here, you try.” She handed each pupil a head of something green and leafy.
Findekáno stared at his iceberg lettuce. “Do they, the real thing I mean, do they really have leaves?” Findekáno whispered to Makalaurë.
Makalaurë shook his head no. At least, he didn’t think so.
The princes of the Noldor learn about an important loophole, and swear a foolish Oath. Parties, after-parties, improbable help from parents, many first times, and declarations of love. Also, blowjobs.
Bookmarked by below_et_almost
21 Feb 2026
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This was delightful, it had me laughing.
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The Clark Kent Defense by hippothebrave
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
16 Mar 2025
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There were two young Finwëan men named after stars living with Círdan at the end of the First Age. One of them, Eӓrendil, abruptly disappeared, his fate known only in legends. Around the same time, the other, Gil-galad, abruptly *appeared*, his origins shrouded in myth.
But like they say of Superman comics… there’s no way Clark Kent could be Superman. We all know where Superman lives—what would he be doing running around in disguise? That’s ridiculous, right?
Right?
*Look. It wasn’t like Eӓrendil had planned to disobey (another!) edict of the Valar, fake his death, lie about his identity, cheat fate, meet his apparently-not-dead sons, and become the king of the remaining Exiles. It all just… snowballed.*Bookmarked by below_et_almost
20 Feb 2026
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I started reading this like, “hmm fun crack concept,” but now I’m genuinely emotionally invested in your Gil Estel-Galad and his relationship with Elrond.
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Default From Duty by Irnina
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
17 Feb 2026
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When Balan’s people ally with Finrod's, a marriage must be performed to legitimise the alliance for tradition’s sake.
Arranged marriage (slight) AU, Beor/Finrod
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- Part 5 of Finrod Friend Of All
Bookmarked by below_et_almost
20 Feb 2026
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I love Beor/Finrod and I love this take on it. And then the ending hits!
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Martin Blackwood had to become head of the newly refurbished (but spitefully named) Magnus Institute because Jonathan Sims is a cheat with poor social skills and intentionally misplaces responsibilities.
(post series, speculative)
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Monstrous Purrings by Irnina
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
10 Feb 2026
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Maedhros's brothers start sending three-legged cats to Himring.
Bookmarked by below_et_almost
10 Feb 2026
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Himring + cats. What more need be said?
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The Strife of Truth with Art by sumeria, thearrogantemu
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
12 Nov 2017
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The originals of the following pages were received in a bundle, arranged in an approximate order but bound only in the temporary fashion customary for field notes in the early 1500s. I have transcribed them for your archives, though certain elements, such as the flora pressed between some of the pages or the stains on others, are irreproducible and I have noted them accordingly. The headings are mine, and the transcription also includes my commentary on some of the more obscure points in the text as well as my reproduction of the original marginalia. Although the identities of the respective authors were evident from the handwriting in the original, in this copy I have taken the liberty of inserting indications as to their identity.
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- Part 2 of To Morning Through the Shadow
Bookmarked by below_et_almost
07 Feb 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
A delightful collection of stories, pseudo-academia, and Our Heroes getting silly in the marginalia.
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If Fate Is Kind or Cruel by Irnina
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
15 Jan 2026
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Fingon was obsessed with the idea that there had been people there long before them.
(Fingon goes diving to find evidence.)
Bookmarked by below_et_almost
31 Jan 2026
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I really love the building sense of something wrong, details of normal life that start to add up into ‘hmm this is now what we expect of Valinor’
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A Bane to Your Brothers by Irnina
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
26 Dec 2025
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After the Sack of Sirion, and before the War of Wrath, Gil-galad rides to Amon Ereb.
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- Part 2 of Rarepair Tag Bingo
Bookmarked by below_et_almost
30 Jan 2026
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Ahahahaha oh this is great. M&M are so toxic and volatile and Gil-Galad’s danger boner… nice. Maedhros’ drunken lust and longing, calling for Gil-Galad’s father, drunken and inconsiderate even as he’s loving Fingon in his mind. That tender love is for Maedhros and a memory, not the real Gil-Galad who’s there. Maglor orchestrating, getting both brothers what they want while also knowing this is going to hurt the brother he’s mad at later. But also enabling Maedhros, who badly wants this but doesn’t want to want this so if he’s drunk and Maglor’s orchestrating it’s not his fault. The smut is both emotionally delicious and hot. LOL at M&M going from ‘oh you child’ to sex. I also love Gil-Galad’s description of Maglor’s Ñoldorin finery and style, the long hair dressed in jewels and the long, jeweled nails and embroidered velvet and purple silk. Elaborate and projecting an image of leisure. Maglor’s face beautific despite the hat sticking in his blood.
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Intersections by Calamityjim
Fandom Criminal Minds (US TV), Fullmetal Alchemist - All Media Types
05 Jul 2026
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Criminal Minds x FMA crossover. Stories are meant to be read in chronological order or they will likely not be understood.
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Dream Of Our Impossible Tomorrows by sallysavestheday
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
30 Dec 2025
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Fingon says goodbye the night before Gil-galad is sent to be fostered by Círdan.
Bookmarked by below_et_almost
26 Jan 2026
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The POV/narration style really works with the emotion of the piece
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Body Language by sallysavestheday
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
29 Sep 2025
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Maedhros and Fingon and the many ways of loving.
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- Part 5 of 2025 Tolkien Drabbles
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Bookmarked by below_et_almost
26 Jan 2026
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The structure keeps it all flowing, and it’s emotionally and physically hot
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Heated Calvary by timelessutterances
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
23 Jan 2026
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“Birds don’t have cocks, motherfucker,” Maedhros shoved Finarfin in the chest, then did it again for posterity, moving closer to him with every sentence. “Only three percent of birds have anything resembling cocks. Ducks have cocks, incidentally, but a duck is a Christian bird, isn’t it? Appam and duck curry for Christmas, isn’t it? You better not be calling me a duck, or you’ll see what I do to you missionaries trying to convert me“—he jabbed Finarfin in the chest—“dickhead, you have American cable in your big house but don’t watch Wild Kingdom? Bloody pedestrian. Birds with cocks! Show me one cuckoo cock and I’ll show you mine.”
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When the political rivals ‘Comrade’ Maedhros and ‘Daddy’ Finarfin are locked in the same jail cell as a pre-election precautionary measure, temperatures, tempers, and testaments clash as a commonplace contest of masculinity goes awry. A smutty interlude in the Prayers to Broken Stone AU which can be read perfectly well standalone, if you're brave enough.Series
- Part 6 of Prayers to Broken Stone
Bookmarked by below_et_almost
23 Jan 2026
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This was somehow a delight to read, actually.
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Where We Are Right Now and Where We're Meant to Be by the_shy_shrimp
Fandoms: TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
07 Apr 2023
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This isn't how the end was supposed to happen: It was supposed to be quick and glorious, a swift and ultimate victory against the darkness that had plagued the world since its birth, not drawn out and bloody like a siege against an impenetrable fortress.
Now he's lost and alone, but that doesn't really feel all that different from how it's been his whole life. The difference now is that someone else is lost and alone with him.
Bookmarked by below_et_almost
18 Jan 2026
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I really loved this fic, and the ending really warmed me. Elrond’s confusion and hurt and the kindness he found in Kayla’s world, both giving and receiving, really came through. And the mystery throughout of what was real, what was happening, kept me hooked.
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What Your Life Is by StarSpray for Independence1776
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
10 Sep 2022
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"Surely not." At the sound of his voice the great shaggy shape stirred, and turned its head. Behind him Asar called out, asking a question, but Maglor barely heard him. He fell to his knees in the wet sand, staring into eyes that gleamed with ancient Treelight and even older starlight. Then his face was being licked clean of tears by a giant tongue, and he was both laughing and crying as he flung his arms around the dog's shoulders, burying his face in wet fur, hardly caring that it was still crusted with sand that scraped against his cheeks. "Huan, what are you doing here?"
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Bookmarked by below_et_almost
18 Jan 2026
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I love this story of Maglor and his community. I love him building his own Imladris, and all these OCs living their lives in Harad post-Sauron. The sense of an island of calm despite the danger outside. The way that the unrest caused by the priests just… builds in the atmosphere, and it’s still normal life but there’s a growing fear.
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God, I Pity the Violins by StarSpray
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Old Guard (Movie 2020)
06 Feb 2022
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On a walk down the beach in the early hours of the morning, Maglor stumbles upon a body. And then the body comes back to life. Things sort of spiral from there.
Bookmarked by below_et_almost
17 Jan 2026
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idk the Old Guard but I really enjoyed seeing Maglor interacting with the characters and the plot. I like this Maglor through history, and him interacting with green-elves and another type of immortal.
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Deeds of Surpassing Valor by Foegerfeax
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
27 May 2019
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Himring survives the Dagor Bragollach.
Bookmarked by below_et_almost
06 Jan 2026
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This story gripped me. The feeling of despair and endurance, where endurance isn't a hopeful act but just what needs to be done, and so it is done. Maedhros' deteriorating state, his little breakdowns with his councillor(s) and Finweg, his performance of Fell Lord Maedhros over practical concerns for safety. The ruthlessness of his his rationing and sumptuary edicts and supply distribution favoring the soldiers (who are still hungry), no less ruthless for his lack of quarter given to himself or for their necessity.
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Star of High Hope by WyvernQuill for Rosencrantz
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
02 Jun 2025
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"My Elf, my friend, my love, my Legolas! Long will I mourn you in silence and secrecy, and find no joy even in the greatest revelries of my people. Curse and bless the requests of Wizards in equal measure! Would that I had never known so great a loss - but then I might never have known so great a love, either, and that would have been a sorry, ignorant life indeed.”
So spoke Gimli, son of Glóin, Grave-Master of Erebor, to the Sea and the shore and all things green and beautiful, and to the Elves' star of hope, flaring into brightness overhead; for they, he felt, would understand, as none other ever could.
(Or: To lay an Elf's ghost to rest is far more complicated than Certain Wizards have advertised.)
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Bookmarked by below_et_almost
06 Jan 2026
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This fic is absolutely lovely, so beautiful and bittersweet and sad and joyful
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let the future flood right in by aguntoaknifefight (swirlingvoid) for within_a_dream
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
01 Feb 2025
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“Half-cousins aren’t a real thing,” Maglor said. “That’s just a term Father and his siblings made up to make themselves feel better about us cousins not knowing each other until we were nearly grown.”
Before he abdicates, Maedhros informs Maglor of his imminent wedding to Fingon.
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Bookmarked by below_et_almost
04 Jan 2026
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A hopeful moment for Maedhros and Maglor