I have prompts! This challenge week starts on Sunday, January 5th, and runs until the 11th.
Day 1: First meeting
Cute? Bitter? Tense? Canon? AU? What happened during their first meeting? What was going through their heads?
Day 2: The spark
What draws them together? (Or one towards the other?) Who falls first? Who falls hardest?
Day 3: The Children
How do Adar's children figure into all this? Are they routing for their father to get some? Do they like Elrond or hate him? How does Elrond feel about the Uruk Children?
(Do Adar and Elrond have a child of their own? 👀)
Day 4: The Reactions
Elrond has a lot of friends (Gil-Galad, Galadriel, Durin, Camnir). How do they react to him being with Adar, however you imagine that happening?
Does Adar have someone close to him that is surprised to see him with Elrond? (The children could also come in here too, if you have multiple ideas)
Day 5: Home
Where is home for this ship? Mordor? Rivendell? How do both of them feel about it?
Day 6: The end
Happy, sad, bittersweet, a few days after meeting, a thousand years in the future; what is the ultimate fate of this ship? If Adar still dies like in canon, how does Elrond feel about that? Does Adar take Celebrían's fate? Do they sail off into the sunset after thousands of years? Something else?
Day 7: Freeform
Did I miss something? Do you have an idea that didn't fit with the prompts? This is for you!
All interpretations of this ship are more than welcome! I've tried to leave the prompts as open as possible to allow for takes with different levels of happiness, conflict, and... consent. At the end of the day, though, these are just prompts. Go where your art leads you and have fun with it!
Adar was not at all what Elrond had expected from the commander of a savage people. He sat so regally and serene, he seemed to be presiding over a great hall from a gilded throne instead of a rough-hewn wooden chair inside a ramshackle hut. Elrond refused to be intimidated.
Elrond stared evenly. Strange eyes stared back at him. They were old and full of suffering, to be certain - Elrond had expected that - but they were also warm. Not warm like dying embers; warm like a blazing fireplace seen through a frigid window - full of love reserved for someone else.
Adar
Elrond was almost precisely what Adar had expected. With Lúthien's wit, Thingol's wisdom, Turgon's obstinacy, Fingolfin's daring, and decidedly mannish acceptance of sacrifice, he hardly deviated from the enigmatic “Elrond Peredhel” Adar had researched. (The letters had gone on about his unassuming nature coupled with his apparently striking resemblance to every single one of his ancestors ad nauseum).
Adar’s sources had failed to mention beauty. Haphazard curls gracefully framing an icy face, every scrap of light in the tent reeled in to reflect in his eyes and glint off his razor-edged cheekbones. “You have the beauty of your foremother, Melian.”
“Elrond…” Adar beckoned to the Half-elf, one finger of his black gauntlet curling as he issued a command. “Come to me.”
Even from a distance, he could see Elrond bristle at this demand, jaw tilting up like a horse resisting a bridle. Adar watched as the young commander mastered his own anger and made his way across the room.
Adar smiled when the Half-elf came to a stop beside him, and he reached out to fondle the chain that hung between the silent beauty’s supple wrists.
“You were foolish to send young Peredhel to barter for Galadriel’s release,” Adar told the Elven king. “I might have overlooked his beauty in the heat of battle, but I had ample opportunity to admire it across the negotiation table.”
Adar looked up at Elrond’s face, and the loathing that confronted him was invigorating. The Moriondor found the Half-elf’s fierce emotions captivating. Such ire was refreshing after centuries of cold indifference.
“When Eregion finally fell, my children were eager to ransack the city, but I could think of only one treasure I wished to plunder…”
Stolen Warmth
Adarond fic by makeshiftdraco
Rating: Explicit
Fandom: The Rings of Power/Lord of the Rings
Pairing: Adar/Elrond
Status: Complete
Description: Adar meets with Gil-galad to negotiate terms of surrender. The Moriondor is willing to let all the king's subjects depart Eregion...save one.
(Trigger Warning: Extremely Dubious Consent. Check tags on AO3 for further trigger warnings)
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
Organized in order of rating with all relevant warnings included. Feel free to reblog with any I missed!
"Things That Make My Heart Beat Faster" by Des_Evans @destinyrainevans
Gen, No Archive Warnings Apply
Elrond gets bored during the negotiations between Gil-Galad and Adar. So he makes a list.
Eregion is fine. Sauron has poofed off to somewhere. Adar lives, accepted Galadriel's deal, and his children stuck around. Now Gil-Galad and Adar just have to figure out how to put up with each other.
"Contingencies" by Anonymous
Mature, No Archive Warnings Apply
Adar nearly catches on when Elrond passes Galadriel the clasp from his cloak.
To distract him Elrond asks if he wants a kiss too.
"A herald in Mordor" by Herbalspells (Jedi_librarian)
Mature, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Adar has declared himself King of Mordor. And a King is always in need of a herald. Unfortunately, he has his eyes set on one herald in particular. There is nothing that would make Gil-Galad part with his herald, except that Adar has promised to recall his children to Mordor and trouble the peoples of Middle-Earth no longer. He will also lend his army in the fight against Sauron.
And though Elrond feels that he would sooner die, it is painfully clear what the lesser of the two evils are, and the whole of Middle-Earth is at stake. Besides, they only need a few months in order to defeat Sauron, once they have done that then he will be able to return to Lindon for good. This is just a temporary sacrifice. And his dear friend and brother Prince Durin will not be far away.
AU that takes place just after Season 2 Episode 1, when Elrond is working at the boathouse, but just before Galadriel goes to talk to him about joining the mission to Eregion.
Explicit works below the cut! :)
"The Commander's Choice" and "The Patriarch's Choice" by Archraven
Explicit (first one), Mature (second one), Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings (both)
"The Commander's Choice"
Captured by orcs following the Battle of Eregion, Elrond feels the weight of responsibility for the wounded soldiers imprisoned with him.
When Adar offers him a sinister bargain, Elrond has no choice but to accept.
Set after 2x07.
"The Patriarch's Choice"
A prisoner of war in Adar's camp, Elrond walks a dangerous line between his deepening connection with his captor and his duty to his people.
Captivated by the defiant elven commander, Adar's frustration mounts as their tangled game of tension and desire becomes something neither is able to end.
Meanwhile, Gil-galad will not forsake his herald. He joins forces with the newly crowned dwarven king, Durin IV, who really just wants his friend back.
"Kindness, Without Pretense" by IntoTheStardust (they say their tumblr is "Riddlermethis" but I can't find that blog, so if anyone knows them pls tag!)
Explicit, No Archive Warnings Apply
Elrond tries to bargain with Adar through unconventional methods and has to face the consequences of his actions.
"Three Rules Broken" by AuteurOnirique @shestoodintears
Explicit, No Archive Warnings Apply
Elrond is sent on an undercover mission to the goth club with Galadriel and Arondir. There, he meets a tall, dark, and handsome stranger and things get out of hand.
(Rings of Power Modern!Au)
"Green Shoots and Ashen Earth" by withallthatisleftofmyheart @withallthatisleftofmyheart
Explicit, No Archive Warnings Apply, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Adar doesn't die and is taken with the elves to (what becomes) Imladris/Rivendell.
This is a tale of reconciliation, making amends and healing from trauma. It deals with the emotional fallout post-Eregion.
Expect Adarond enemies to lovers, Adariel enemies to friends, and Adar/Gil-galad enemies to mutually beneficial arrangement of a sexual nature.
"War Prize" by NyxatNyght
Explicit, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-con
After the Battle of Eregion, Adar takes Elrond and the ring Nenya as his spoils of war.
“I’m sure the librarians can help you. Why don’t you go ask one of them about your book?”
Glûg felt a stab of panic. The prospect of speaking to a strange adult was terrifying. “Which one should I ask?”
“I don’t know…” His father glanced across the lobby, impatience palpable. After a moment, he pointed out a male librarian piling books onto a rolling cart. “How about the pretty one over there? I’m sure he’ll know exactly where you can find your book.”
Pretty… Glûg immediately latched onto this word, surprised to hear his father take notice of another man’s beauty. He took a moment to assess the librarian for himself before agreeing.
“Yes, he seems nice. I’ll go ask him, Dad.”
Osculation Overdue
Adarond Modern AU by makeshiftdraco
Rating: Mature
Fandom: The Rings of Power/Lord of the Rings
Pairing: Adar/Elrond
Status: Complete
Description:
Sparks fly when Adar brings his brood of unruly children to the library, and a certain pretty librarian catches the single dad's eye. His son Glûg also takes notice of his father's interest in Elrond, and the boy hatches a plan to bring the pair together.
“I’m surprised by you, Galadriel. He seems far too…pretty…for you. I was under the impression that you preferred your men to be a little more…rugged.”
Elrond’s cheeks tinged pink, unsettled by the man’s backhanded compliment. “I assure you, Adar, that I am perfectly capable of charming Galadriel despite the fact that I may not fit your expectations.”
Adar’s gaze darkened when Elrond spoke his name aloud, and his lips curled into a smirk.
“I have no doubt of your…charms,” he rasped. “But I do not believe that Galadriel has fallen for them.”
“Then let me put your doubts to rest,” Elrond stated, a flash of rebellion in his gray eyes.
Galadriel let out a soft gasp as he pulled her against him, his mouth meeting hers in a sudden kiss.
Creep
Adarond Modern AU by makeshiftdraco
Rating: Explicit
Fandom: The Rings of Power/Lord of the Rings
Pairing: Adar/Elrond
Status: Complete
Description:
Elrond pretends to be Galadriel's boyfriend when Adar and his cronies corner her at the nightclub. Adar isn't buying the ruse, so Elrond kisses his friend to prove a point. This small act of defiance captures Adar's interest, and Elrond can feel the older man watching him for the rest of the night...
