#all things turn

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In Another World

“She walks in starlight in another world…” Once, Kíli murmured these words to Tauriel as he lay dying. She saved him then, but she couldn’t save him when he met his end upon Ravenhill. Now, centuries later, Tauriel has accepted her loss and returned to Valinor—but when her old friend Legolas arrives with a dwarf at his side, old griefs reawaken and she determines to make her own happy ending. Only this time, it is Kíli who is in another world, and she must enter into the Halls of the Dead to find him.

for @weekofkiliel Day 7: Afterlife, I finally finished my long-awaited sequel to All Things Turn!! this is a Silm-infused version of Tauriel, but this fic is all about her and Kili (and Legolas and Gimli, of course).

thanks always to the fabulous @welcometolotr for making this whole AU possible <333

Rating: T | No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Kíli/Tauriel, Gimli + Legolas, Legolas & Tauriel, Fingon/Maedhros & Erien, Gimli & Tauriel, Aulë & Gimli, Aulë & Tauriel | Erien, Tauriel & Thorin Characters: Erien | Tauriel, Thúlivren (OC; Queen of Mirkwood), Legolas, Gimli, Maedhros, Fingon, Aulë, Thorin, Kíli Word count: 9.3k

READ IT ON AO3!

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Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💗

My top five favorite fics I've written, in no particular order:

the Heirlooms series - exploring some of the various objects of Middle-earth and attempting to reconcile their various (often incompatible) histories! currently featuring stories about the Elessar, the mithril coat, and the Dwarven Rings; I'm chipping away at a WIP on the blades of Gondolin next :)

"Treasures Most Precious" (Maedhros/Fingon, 13k) - I'm unreasonably proud of the worldbuilding in this fic, and the Fingolfin/Hador subplot is still one of my favorites. I said this list was in no particular order, but if I had ordered it, this might be my #1 personal favorite!

All Things Turn (Tauriel Russingoniel, 52k) - a beast of a story inspired by @welcometolotr's fabulous art concept!!! I'm currently revisting this 'verse for a fic I'm desperately hoping will be complete in time for @weekofkiliel <3

"and caverns old" (Kidnap Fam, 1.7k) - a short fic I wrote for @jaz-the-bard which turned out to have some very fun worldbuilding and delicious character dynamics! I'm quite proud of this one.

kings and things to take by storm (Fëanor/Fingolfin, WIP) - I've been sitting on this one for so long and it has some really great moments that I'm very excited to share!! next update is this Friday :)

some honorable mentions: the Russingon Fake Dating AU; Beneath the Stars (my first real longfic about post-canon Tauriel), "a most faithful vassal" (Russingon fealty kink smut), father of dragons (another Russingon collab with @welcometolotr as part of their First Oath AU); & You with the Stars in Your Eyes (t4t Kiliel Cinderella AU, one of my very first forays into writing trans characters!)

also, my two favorite non-Tolkien fics: "and Love" (The Adventure Zone; arospec Magnus through the ages) & "A Witch's Gift" (Les Mis; post-canon witch!Musichetta) <3

I tag: @welcometolotr @jaz-the-bard @bad-writer @last-capy-hupping and @oopsbirdficced !!! and if anyone else wants to join in pls go ahead & tag me so I can check out your favs ^-^

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cwîlidh

a missing scene from All Things Turn

Erien, named Tauriel by Nimrodel of the Laikwendi, explores her relationship with the Silvan tongue and the Silvan people.

for @tolkienofcolourweek Day 2: Language! and also for @welcometolotr, my eternal inspiration <3

Rating: T | No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Erien | Tauriel/Nimrodel Characters: Erien | Tauriel, Nimrodel Word count: 1.9k

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For the wip ask game, if it hasn't been asked yet: att sequel?

this is (shockingly) the sequel to All Things Turn that I've been planning basically since I finished that fic, lol, in which Tauriel and Legolas reunite when Leg (and Gimli!) sail to Valinor :) It's probably like 80% done by now but idk when I'll get myself together enough to do the finishing touches...

snippet:

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Legolas came to her doorstep fidgeting. He did not come in when she offered, glancing nervously inside to where her fathers’ voices could be heard.

“They’re just old saps,” Tauriel told him with a smirk. “They always have been. Don’t let the Kinslayings get you down.”

“That’s not—they’re legends,” Legolas protested. “I mean, not the kind Adar would teach, but I’ve heard of them from Master Elrond and Lady Galadriel—”

“And me,” Tauriel reminded him. “Just because I didn’t give their names when I told you about my fathers doesn’t mean the figures from my stories were different people.”

“I’ll meet them later,” Legolas promised. “Ai! Valinor is full of legends. I have met so many already—Finrod Felagund, and Celebrimbor of Eregion, and even Elu Thingol—!”

Tauriel bit back an insult toward Thingol, and restrained herself from pointing out her relation to both Ingo and Tyelpë. “You are a legend, too,” she reminded him. “Far more so than I! Your Fellowship—”

“I did the least of us nine—”

“—your skill—”

“I met Beleg Strongbow and nearly fainted—!”

“—your friendship with a dwarf—”

“Well—” Legolas grinned sheepishly. “Perhaps that one is deserved. Not even Celebrimbor brought Narvi with him to Valinor.”

He didn’t get the chance, Tauriel thought grimly, but did not bring voice to such darkness. There was a time and place for such matters, and this was neither.

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All Things Turn

for the @tolkienrsb 2021, featuring art by @welcometolotr!

Ariën Erëamíriel, firstborn child of Maitimo and Findekáno, never expected she would tread such a path of darkness and grief, but the Doom of the Noldor laid heavy upon her from the moment she and her fathers set forth to Middle-earth. Round and round her life turned, changing names and changing fortunes, but through it all she remained firm in her sense of justice—until a challenge shook her fëa to the core. Tauriel of Mirkwood is not the same elf that Ariën Erëamíriel was, and when she faces the same desperation her fathers did at Alqualondë, she must decide if she can ever return to the little girl she was in Tirion...or if she has lost herself amid the endless turning of the years.

It’s finally here! This story has been a labor of love and I’m very proud of how it has taken shape. Thank you to my artist, who has been an INCREDIBLE collaborator and cheerleader, and of course the genius who came up with the concept of Tauriel as a Russingon baby! This fic has been such a joy, and I’m so excited to share it with the world!!

Rating: M | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Fingon/Maedhros & Erien | Tauriel, Erien & Gil-galad, Tauriel/Nimrodel, Tauriel/Kíli Characters: Fingon, trans!Maedhros, Erien | Tauriel, Gil-galad, Amras, Nimrodel, Thranduil, Legolas, Kíli Length: approx. 52,000 words | 21 chapters

Full art piece rebloggable HERE! (Rating: G)

READ IT ON AO3! (available beginning 9/5/21!)

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Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you’ve written, then pass on to at least five other writers (◠‿◠✿) (if you feel like it)

gahh this was really hard to narrow down!! there are so many fics I loved writing, but here are my top 5 (not in any particular order)....shockingly, they're all Russingon, dfjdhfkjdh.

Treasures Most Precious (13k, rated E)

my MSV22 gift for @tol-himling! I am really proud of this one; it goes into a lot of headcanons I have around Maedhros and Fingon's relationship and the politics of the Noldorin kingdoms. plus, Mae and Finno are just so in love!! ;-;

All Things Turn (52k, rated M)

my TRSB21 collaboration with @welcometolotr! featuring Maedhros and Fingon as Tauriel's parents, Tauriel as Erien, and sooooo much angst! this is my first (and only) fic to reach 50k :0

the world as we know it (68k, rating varies, highest is E)

...well, sort of, because this series is edging close to 70k somehow!! but it's organized in a series rather than a single fic, so it doesn't feel quite as long as it actually is.

this is my Silm modern AU, focused mostly on Russingon; it started out as a self-indulgent side project, but I've come to really love it :) the main plotline will be wrapping up soon-ish, but even after that I have ideas for some side stories!

One More Time With Feeling (20k, rated T)

one of my TRSB20 fics, aka the Fake Dating AU <3 I really need to get back to writing Finno's POV of this fic, it's about half done! (confession: I got so annoyed with his overdramatic pining that I stopped and jumped over to writing him getting his dick sucked in a different 'verse and just never came back to this, lmao)

the wondrous parts of you and I (16k, rating varies, highest is M)

my very soft trans Finno verse ;-; this is another series I need to get back to...I just got intimidated by all the canon tragedy that's coming, but even through all that I promise this series will remain tender, if not always fluffy.

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1 answered here!

7. longest completed fic you wrote this year

not only is it the longest fic i completed this year, it's the longest fic i've completed ever - my TRSB fic All Things Turn!

24. favorite fic you read this year

well, i already mentioned Thread, so another favorite fic would have to be "open your body and soul to me," the trans!Mae Russingon fic that I think about constantly. @the-quiet-fire-of-defiance is an incredible author and they write these two so well!!

...and i think i also have to mention "Peculiar Spiritual Connection" by @zealouswerewolfcollector because I've reread this fic a few times in the past month and GOSH this take on qp!Russingon is beautiful and heartwarming ;-;