#durincest

[azzzryel]

A friend of mine told me there's some secret Fiki's fans society on Tumblr so... here's a gift for you, dear fellas, hope you like it! 🩵

[hyaha-ha-ha]

Keeping up with my art for this fic (this one was actually done this week not six months ago hahaha) dramatically different tones from the last one, but I love it

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65504659/chapters/168611488

[linane-art]

Kili of the Daisy Clips (Fullsize)

This poor chap has been patiently waiting his turn since early 2022.

Originally, he was meant for a sequel to Revelations, my collab with the super-talented @flow-it-show-it. But then although a lot of the sequel got written, the story took a completely different turn, and the artwork didn't quite fit any more.

Still, me being me, I wanted to draw everything I set out to draw for this verse, so I held back posting anything. I only recently finished the last drawing I wanted for it, thanks to those folks on Discord who regularly talk to me and support me (<3).

I spoke with @flow-it-show-it and we decided to go ahead with posting my secret stash of art for now, so there will be 2 more artworks over the next two weekends. Meanwhile, if you liked Revelations, perhaps you could leave a comment, or show your love and support for the writer, so that the sequel (which I know for a fact is gonna be awesome) also gets the chance to see the light of the day.

And then one day there may or may not be a separate story in the same verse for those 3 artworks that I'm posting now ;)

[gatheringfiki]

12 Days of Christmas - 2025!

Hello,

We’re back with your favourite event of the festive season!

We would like to invite you to help us decorate our virtual fandom Christmas tree! With shiny, new, delicious content!

Bear with, we’ll try to explain:

Fanart = Baubles

Fanfic = Paper chains

Photosets = Lights

This will make sense in a minute, we promise.

I would like to participate as a writer:

This year, we're doing things a little differently - you'll have access to all the photosets available straight away and you can choose which ones you wish to write for.

Step 1: Message @linane-art to request access to the photosets gallery*. You can do so between now and 13th of December - no sign up needed.

Step 2: Write something based on the photoset. Minimum 500 words, no max, Fili/Kili or any fictional Dean/Aidan pairing. You’ve created a paper chain for our tree.

Step 3: Don’t post it, submit it to us.

Step 4: You can do this again (or as many times as you like), but try not to start too many responses at the same time, because they will have to be submitted in a timely manner. Finish one, start another.

You must submit at least some ficlets before 13th of December.

You will be offered a chance to continue writing after the 13th of December, but we want at least one complete wave of responses by then, so we can queue up our content.

I would like to participate as an artist:

Step 1: Message @linane-art to request a bauble outline template.

Step 2: Within the bauble draw a little fanart. Photomanips are also allowed, but just edits or photosets won’t work for this. Must be Christmas or season-themed (no prompts, do what you like). Fili/Kili or any fictional Dean/Aidan pairing.

Step 3: Don’t post it, submit it to us.

Step 4: You can do this again (or as many times as you like), but you must submit one before producing another.

You must submit at least some fanarts before 13th of December.

You will be offered a chance to continue drawing after the 13th of December, but we want at least one complete wave of responses by then, so we can queue our content.

Decorating the tree:

Between 13th and 24th of December @gatheringfiki will be posting all your creations (decorations)

We will also re-use some of last year’s decorations: the photosets from previous year will be reblogged between 1st and 12th of December to whet your appetie.

Questions, feedback, ideas, comments - please let us know!

~gatheringfiki

*I am insanely busy right now and as of this moment I have 6 photosets ready. I have lots more started and I hope to reach the full 12 sets before the night is over, even if I don't sleep at all. I have to. I won't have any time for this next week.

Special thanks go to @stelly38 who continues to save my life with the photosets on an annual basis. <3

Please re-blog to spread the word! Thank you.

[raointean]

Ranking Tolkien Ships*

*according to my personal opinion

Obligatory disclaimer: Ship and let ship, I'm not judging anyone for shipping any of these, even the ones in the F tier, I'm just judging the ships themselves for fun (and also because I made a 37 slide presentation for PowerPoint night at my English club and, alas, they lacked the encyclopedic knowledge of Tolkien to properly appreciate it 😔). Feel free to yell at me (politely!) in my askbox if you feel strongly about any of them

Now, without further ado...

On the S tier!

Éowyn/Faramir: The warrior who became peaceful and the peaceful man who became a warrior healing together. I LOVE narrative foils!!!

Bilbo/Thorin: The beautiful, the classic, the almighty, the birther of many omegaverse fics. I just love the gruff cranky-pants x ray of wholesome sunshine dynamics!

Kili/Tauriel: Controversial choice, I know, but I love the doomed, star-crossed tragedy of it all. Also, both characters are hot as hell, so... 🤷‍♀️

Annatar/Celebrimbor: *deep breath* The TOXICITY! The DRAMA! The BATTLE OF WILL!!! This is far and away the best thing Rings of Power has put out so far!!!

Elendil/Tar-Míriel: A beautifully executed example of the Guard Dog x Boss-ass Bitch dynamic! Two strong and wonderfully well-developed characters working together against impossible odds

Now to the A tier!

Legolas/Gimli: Enemies to friends to lovers! Also, the tol and smol dynamic! It's wonderful, I love it; it just doesn't have that "it" factor for me

Celeborn/Galadriel: They're lovely. They've been through so much - separation, two world wars, losing a child, and they're still together. The DEDICATION!

Arondir/Bronwyn: Forbidden romance, star-crossed lovers, tragic ending, AND good parenting from both of them! The only reason it isn't S tier is because it was too short and ended too abruptly (I understand why it had to, but still... alas)

B Tier

Frodo/Sam: Okay, listen, I KNOW this is a hot take, but I think the romantic interpretation of these two (which is lovely and perfectly plausible, btw!) has overshadowed all other possible interpretations of their relationship. Personally, I prefer either one-sided attraction (on Sam's part) that doesn't even matter because the love between them transcends labels OR ride-or-die platonic bromance

Arwen/Aragorn:...meh. Maybe it's because they're canon and central; maybe it's because their cousins; but it just doesn't really hit for me.

Thorin/Thranduil: I really didn't anticipate this one, but I kinda don't hate it? The enemies to lovers (or just straight-up hate sex)... I can see it! It's not one I ship myself, but a good fic could convince me...

C Tier

Boromir/Aragorn: Why, though? That's got to be the most boring interpretation of these two I could possibly think of. Like, it's not actively horrible, I guess, but WHY!?

Bard/Thranduil: This one I have actually seen around here and there, and while I respect it, I'm not seeing the chemistry.

D Tier

Aragorn/Legolas: Again, why!? They're both the "strong-and-silent" type. What are they going to do? Sit in a room and be pretty at the same time?

And now the F Tier, aka the ones I ACTIVELY dislike.

Fili/Kili: No. Jail. Immediately. They are brothers.

Galadriel/Gandalf: I don't know why Peter Jackson decided to imply it in the Hobbit, but I hate everything about it

Halbrannataron/Galadriel: Okay, this one I UNDERSTAND (the narrative tension between Good and Evil and shades of grey and nobody is wholly one thing or the other) but NO! I have a major squick about infidelity and I WILL filter half the fics in this fandom just to avoid it.

Galadriel/Elrond: Again with the infidelity squick and also the fact that that is his future mother-in-law. I think they work MUCH better as mentor and mentee or aunt and nephew. Also, the power dynamics just seem... off between them. Those two are Not Equals.

[filigreeing]

Brine chapter 5 is posted!

Fandom: The Hobbit

Pairing: fiki

Tags (some of these are for future chapters): Slow burn, Trauma, PTSD, Suicidal Thoughts, Past Suicide Attempt, Depression, Fíli & Kíli Are Not Related, Eventual Happy Ending, Smut, There will be a death - it will not be Fíli or Kíli, Dark!Thorin, Smut

Chapter warnings: suicide discussion. This is the chapter responsible for a big chunk of the tags.

Read chapter 5 on AO3

[walkininawincestwonderland]

[fikiobsession]

Fiki in The Battle of the Five Armies