Who I Am:
The header on my blog is getting far too long, so I will move the details down to here. All who read this are most welcome to the blog.
Bastet5 on AO3. Female. Christian. American Expatriate in the UK. Late 20s.
I'm currently getting a PhD in a field totally unrelated to creative writing, and I write fanfiction, for which I do copious amounts of research, in much of my spare time.
In the rest of my spare time, I'm probably playing Lord of the Rings Online or watching F1 (EO31, OB87, AA23, GR63).
My current fandom obsessions are primarily Tolkien and Masters of the Air, for which I have a sideblog.
As said above, Asks and DMs are always welcome, including asks from nonnies. If you want to talk about Masters of the Air or WW2, however, please direct any asks to my sideblog linked above.
Writing Masterlist:
Major Stories/Series:
Tolkien (LOTR/Silmarillion)
The Tale of the Laureónoni -- One well-known, the other lost to history, their story spans nearly ten-thousand years from the shores of Valinor in the Year of the Trees until the Fourth Age when the last Princess of the Noldor makes her final journey into the west. In their two lifetimes, Glorfindel and his twin sister Gloredhel traveled thousands upon thousands of miles on foot, by horse, by ship, and by eagle; saw kingdoms rise and fall; outlived most of their kindred; and saw marvels great and small. Their story is one of grief and despair, loss and hatred, hope and mercy, friendship and love, triumph and final reward.
The Halls of Mandos -- Darkness closes over Gondolin as the forces of Morgoth sweep through it. Its great captains perish, fighting to the end, and streets that were once lined with people going about their daily lives become carnage-covered. In the midst of this devastation, one dying captain ponders the nature of death and the course of her life as she passes into the Halls of Mandos. There she waits for judgment and searches for the family she long ago lost and, slowly, begins to heal.
My House Long Sundered -- Two long-dead scions of the House of Finwe return home to Tirion, unsure of the reception they will fine.
Many Meetings -- Rebirth, in a way, is a process, not an act. Gloredhel has been reborn into a new body and returned to her old home in Tirion, but learning to live in her new life, adjusting and renewing old ties and friendships, that is a process not so quickly completed. In the midst of this, there are unpleasant revelations to be made about the fate of Finwe's House in Beleriand in the First Age.
Homeward Bound -- Gloredhel wrestles with grief and learning what it is to be one half of a whole. Two more wanderers return to Tirion, and more details about the ongoing saga of her feud with Turgon as well as Maeglin's fate are revealed.
Duty Calls Me Back -- Gloredhel and Glorfindel return to Middle Earth on a mission of the Valar and find a land much changed from the one they remember long ago. As they meet many friends, old and new, more is revealed about the tasks that lie before them.
Fair and Strange Lands -- In the aftermath of their return to Middle Earth, Gloredhel and Glorfindel find their footing at Forlond and the court of yet another High King with all the political and cultural complexities that have come in the long-years since their deaths. In time, Gloredhel rides west to search for Gwaihir and to take counsel with Celebrimbor at Ost-in-Edhil, now that Annatar has been revealed as Gorthaur, the bane of Finwe’s house.
Scouring the Wild -- TA 3018, October. Non-linear snippets from the search for the Ringbearer in the wilds of Eriador and what came after in Rivendell.
FBI/FBI: Most Wanted
The Wild Hunt - Being a member of the Fugitive Task Force was rewarding and disturbing simultaneously. Horrific crime scenes, horrific fugitives, some of the worst sleaze balls and scumbags to walk the face of the earth, and you had to study them, think like them, all to catch them. BUT you got the satisfaction of bringing them to justice personally. That doesn't make it any easier to sleep some nights, though.
35 current sub-stories (too many to link separately)
Stargate SG1
The Forgotten Shall Return - Forced to flee Earth to escape being imprisoned for treason after helping the Tollan to escape from the NID, Daniel Jackson takes refuge with the Nox. Ohper advises him to seek out a powerful but forgotten race, who are planning the downfall of the Goa’uld, and take refuge with them. Who are they? The Furlings, a newly returned player on the inter-galactic stage. Emersed in a new culture and living in a distant galaxy, Daniel Jackson finds his life taking a hard-right turn … for the better.
Formula 1
Life in the Fast Lane ... Literally - In 2019, four new rookies were promoted to the F1 grid: George Russell, Lando Norris, Alexander Albon, and most surprisingly to many motor sport fans, who never thought they would see the day, for good or ill, Elise Stewart. The only female driver in F2 in 2018 became the first female F1 racing driver since Giovanna Amati in 1992. But what the hellscape that was certain sections of the Internet were also hung up on was that she was married, married to George Russell. All manner of other relatives had raced together or separately in F1 over the years. But now F1 had its first married couple.
Trainer for a Day (SMAU) - Silverstone 2021
Why Won't They Listen? - Imola 2022
The Race She Can't Remember - France 2022
Happy Horsey - Suzuka 2022
Ahhhhhh, My Ears!! - Belgium 2023
Broken Hopes and Shattered Dreams - Singapore 2023
Ups, Downs, and Bowling - Japan 2023
Horsey or a UFO? - Qatar 2023 (Part 1)
Lights, Camera, Vegas -- Vegas 2023
SMAU Shorts - Various Dates
Ihre Spidey, Son Storm - After a devastating crash at the WSK Euro Series at La Conca in May 2011 ended her karting career and left her blind in one eye, Saarbrücken racer Annika “Ani” Kramer has reinvented herself as a freelance video game concept artist, inspired by a childhood love of comic books. Now she balances her art work with the high-stakes world of Formula 1 as she supports her husband Esteban Ocon through the twists and turns of his own racing career. The Alpine era has ended with the sting of betrayal, a race undriven and a special helmet (designed together) unworn, but the Haas era has just begun. She just had not expected for the 2025 season to bring Esteban a rookie teammate in Ollie Bearman and her a grid little brother to befriend and nurture with snacks and a bear scarf knitted with love.
See my other sideblog.
Masters of the Air (AppleTV)
See my sideblog.
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Other Stories:
The Forgotten Queen: The Fall of Troy - With the conquest of Thessaly by Agamemnon, it seems that Greece will finally know some semblance of peace and that the Myrmidons will finally stop getting called up so frequently to fight for a king that they hate. Yet, this peace only last weeks, before through one foolish act by a Paris of Troy, that peace is shattered. The largest army ever gathered by the Greeks sails for Troy to take Helen back and avenge the insults done to the Greeks. For the Myrmidons, this war will win them everlasting renown, but they will pay a very heavy price for their glory and immortality. (IN-COMPLETE)
The Boneyard of ... Fic Ideas -- Abandoned WIPs
