#present!Maitimo AU

[outofangband]

Halloween Prompts: Menagerie

Angband World Building and Aftermath of Captivity Masterlist

This is part of a longer story but I really wanted to have at least one Halloween piece!

It’s technically part of my present!Maitimo verse but it can be easily read as a stand-alone

CW: body horror/body modifications, implied medical abuse and experimentation, dehumanization

I have a headcanon piece that talks about some of the stuff here coming up and as always please feel free to ask more

The room was lit with torches lining the wall next to the door and the opposite one as well as strange, glowing clumps of a fibrous, veined substance that Maitimo could not name but that he had seen before in some of the lower corridors and empty halls.

Like all of the domain of the Lieutenant, this room has a sterile feeling as opposed to the grime Maitimo was used to in his cell. He was reluctant to call it clean. Certainly the surfaces and walls were spotless but there was too a harsh, precise atmosphere that made him feel exposed

And of course there was the actual contents of the room. The reason he had been dragged here.

The sleek, spotless bars that lined the spaces against the wall were more akin to cages than the cells below. Indeed, their occupants were far more akin to beasts than their kin trapped here. They were all elves once. That was plain enough. Many still possessed elven features. But unlike the orcs who wore the distorted, warped skins of the Eldar, the creatures in the cages had features added or modified. One young elleth sported dark brown wings. They did not appear functional, that is, she could not attempt flight. But they twitched and folded around her as Maitimo passed her cage. Another, and Maitimo could not have said what gender they once were, stood upright upon two thin legs, one arm poised against their chest, the other hanging loose at their side. They appeared almost elven but for the bright white patches of mottled skin that cropped up over their naked body, and their uncanny lack of movement

There was a dark haired ellon who struck him as familiar but getting closer was impossible. He was crouched in a dark corner of his cage, hands and feet splayed upon the ground at odd angles and looking very much as though he meant to pounce. A bowl of water had been placed just within the cage. Some had spilled around it.

Many if not most of the residents were positioned away from their barred doors, either curled up with limbs pulled tightly, making use of one or more strange appendages to shield themselves or merely remaining in what shadowed corners they could find within their cages.

Most were silent, unable or unwilling to speak. Eerie rustling, dragging sounds came from some of the cages. Another dark haired ellon made something like a low growl in the back of their throat. It did not strike Maitimo as aggressive however. The sound was more one of faint curiosity, almost a filler noise.

Many moved back into corners when the Lieutenant passed them though he did no more than glance at each one.

“It is an obstacle at times,” the voice of Mairon was deceptive as his fair appearance, conversational, almost friendly, “That all born here seek shelter from the light. Even when they might be aided by navigating it. We can alter fears, expectations of course. But it is one more obstacle.”

“What are these?” Maitimo broke the silence between them, “Why are you telling me this?”

The Lieutenant offered him an indulgent smile.

“Mm I suppose you among your kin have little interest in craftsmanship.” It sounded as though he spoke the second line of a statement but Maitimo could not have said what proceeded it. It was clearly meant to provoke him, to goad him into denying the craft or otherwise insulting Mairon. He felt no real satisfaction or victory in remaining silent, refusing to accept this bait.

If the Lieutenant was disappointed he did not show it. He was brilliant, elegant as always.

“Not up to speaking, Maitimo dear?” He says smoothly, “That is very well. I did not bring you here for conversation after all.” He walks to a table on the far opposite end of the room where another door leads further into his quarters. Maitimo lingers, not that he has much room of a choice, his collar is chained to the wall so he might walk the length of the room but go little further. The chain itself is unbearably cold to the touch. Maitimo supposes this is in an effort to prevent him harming himself with it. He watches dully as the Lieutenant gathers up several items from different drawers. The sounds from the other inhabitants are louder now, easier to distinguish between.

Mairon walks back carrying under one arm an oddly shaped satchel.

“You can watch me feed them!”

(Anyways,,, I hope this is ok. I’ve been feeling bad about my Angband writing lately. If anyone has prompts or feedback or anything I’d love it)

#the silmarillion #maedhros #Sauron #Mairon #In the Iron hell #short writings #present!maitimo au

[sweetteaanddragons]

Two and a Half Men: A Time Travel AU

“We could always try stabbing him,” Nolofinwe said.

“You would certainly have the advantage of surprise,” Feanaro said dryly. “Unfortunately, I think that’s the only advantage you’d have.”

He was accustomed to having a slight height advantage over his brother. 

It had been many long years since he’d been accustomed to Nolofinwe requiring two books in his chair to scrawl his latest idea on the parchment with which they’d all but blanketed the table.

Nolofinwe scowled at him.

His half-brother had once had an impressive scowl, as much as he hated to admit it. The effect was currently ruined by the chubbiness of his small cheeks. 

“You could help stab him,” Nolofinwe pointed out.

“True,” he agreed. “I could throw you at him. That would certainly take him by surprise.”

This was not, he begrudgingly admitted to himself, a particularly helpful remark. They needed to do something about Melkor, and if they were ever to move beyond scribbling ever more implausible plans in Sindarin, they needed to be proactive about it.

But they had been talking for hours, and he was quickly reaching his limit.

He pushed away from the table to check on the impromptu play area he’d constructed from every pillow in the library he could find.

Maitimo was still playing with his wooden letters. He had not yet spelled anything identifiable with them.

“I told you he didn’t come back with us,” Nolofinwe called from the table, having apparently decided not to navigate descending and reascending the chair. “Why would he have?”

“Why did we?” Feanaro shot back. “And I told you. He’s been crying more than usual lately.” He was not crying now, at least; there were no signs of distress at all on his solemn little face, except for the fact that it was solemn and had not once descended into giggles over the past few hours.

“You’re stressed. He’s probably just picking up on that.”

It was slightly odd to receive exasperated parenting advice from someone who was currently small enough to be literally - and easily - thrown at Morgoth.

(It was, he had to admit, a satisfying image. Give him a small sword, pick him up, and then step back to watch the chaos - )

(But Atar would have questions, so alas.)

He checked Maitimo’s letters for patterns one last time as he leaned down to pick up his son. If Maitimo had come back with them, he couldn’t imagine the stress of being trapped in such a small body, unable to communicate.

But so far as he could tell, the blocks were sorted purely by color.

“Very clever,” he praised the baby anyway, bouncing him in his arms. “You’ll be organizing supply chains in no time.”

A flicker of movement alerted him just in time to their approaching company.

His father emerged from the nearest labyrinth of bookshelves, smiling hopefully. 

Feanaro had to bury his face in giving Maitimo’s head kisses for a moment.

It was not the first time he had seen his father since his return. But it was still - he still had to -

By the time he lifted his face, he was almost certain it was normal again. In this one thing, he envied Nolofinwe’s younger form; no one thought too deeply about why a toddler’s face did anything. If Nolo appeared distressed, then a snack or a toy or a hug were quickly presented until it went away.

Feanaro, on the other hand, had been having a great many Significant Talks. Apparently it had been more concerning when he had frozen in the middle of the day and abruptly begun screaming than when Nolofinwe did it.

They were probably just lucky that no one had yet realized those two events had coincided perfectly.

“How did things go with your brother?” Atar asked, voice unbearably hopeful.

“We’re inventing a new language,” Feanaro said, to explain the notes. “Maitimo helped.”

Atar smiled indulgently at what was currently his only grandson. “Of course he did. Did you have fun, Nolo?”

Nolofinwe looked down at the so far dismal fruits of their labors and produced a world-weary sigh that almost made Feanaro snicker.

To his credit, though, he also produced the answer that would allow them to continue this collaboration:

“Oh, yes. Lots.”

#silmarillion #time travel #nolofinwe #Feanor #finwe #maitimo #i have done these two time travelling before #but i enjoyed putting this twisted on it

[pearlescentpearl]

Rebirthed!Maedhros AU

The previous post was getting long enough to be cumbersome, so we’re starting fresh.

Presenting; Part 8! Utúlië lómë

Findekáno’s funeral is a tense, shellshocked affair

Naturally, the entire family attends. Ruining all previous efforts to evacuate them

Maitimo cannot look his aunt and uncle in the eye; it was his idea to run back to Tirion

It’s alright if they blame him. He blames himself too

Fëanáro furiously checks and rechecks the stained glass windows, looking for proof they were tampered with

After the fifth time, Ñolofinwë takes a hammer to the broken window until not one shard of glass remains in it

Anairë takes a bigger hammer to each and every stone in the receiving hall touched by her son’s blood until only rubble remained, forcing Finwë to order new flooring

The sight of Findekáno bristling and bloody from glass shards is one that will haunt them all for a long, long time

Maitimo drifts about as one hollowed out, thoughts and emotions trickling out of him like sand through cracks. He, Angaráto, and Aikanáro attempt to find some solace in each other’s company, but in truth Findekáno was their strongest bridge, without whom a chasm seems to gape between them

He wanders Tirion instead, unable to bear company, not knowing what he’s looking for

(That is a lie, he knows exactly what he’s looking for)

He admits it’s a lie when he finds Melkor in the smithy district and the drought-stricken, hollow places in himself flood with rage. Such wrath as he has never known, he snatches up a finished knife from a smith’s stall and attempts to drive it through Melkor’s heart right then and there

The confrontation is unspeakably public

It takes three people to restrain him

News gets back to Manwë

A trial is called at Máhanaxar

It is every nightmare Maitimo knew it would be

He accuses Melkor of seven murders; he has no proof to back it up

Melkor speaks, and it is lies and ruin. He tells of how Maitimo is one of his former victims, freshly remembered, and confused by the horrors of the past. 

“How ashamed I am for the pain I have caused him!” Melkor declares before all. “I’ve done what I could to help him reconcile the past with the present but-- oh, but pain is never reasonable. After several accidents befell his loved ones it must have touched too close to my shameful past actions; he blamed me to explain his pain.”

“Do not blame him, brother,” Melkor entreats. “He is hurting. He needs help, compassion, understanding.”

Nienna rises, moved by this plea, and joins her voice to his

It’s the final nail

Manwë rises and makes his judgement known; “To act from pain is understandable. But to deliberately cause more pain by your actions is not acceptable. If time and healing is what it will take to mend this; hereby do I declare Maitimo Nelyafinwë Fëanárion is exiled to Lórien, to abide under Estë and Irmo’s care, for the next ten years--”

The uproar in the House of Finwë is beyond outrage

“--may he find the peace of mind he requires to live joyfully once more,” Manwë finishes

The hollowing shock settles in again. It’s over. It’s really over. He’s ruined their chances of exposing Melkor. Whatever he says now, whatever his family says, it will always be tainted by this day. The uphill climb has become a mountain, an encircling Pelóri trapping them within

This is his fault

Again

“--fine then! Fine!” His father is shouting somewhere behind him. “If my son is to be exiled, then so shall I be as well!”

“Fëanáro!” Finwë exclaims. “Lower your voice!”

“I will not!”

No. No, no no no

Hasn’t his family suffered enough from his actions?

Maitimo turns and pushes his way out of the crowd surrounding the Ring of Doom; his family, many of his friends, a number of quietly observing Vanyar. Many familiar faces try to greet him, but he cannot bring himself to speak

A hand lands on his shoulder. “Give him some air, people!” Ñolofinwë shoos them away, firmly steering Maitimo out into the open field around the great thrones of the Aratar

Maitimo lets himself be led

He owes his uncle this

He got his son killed

“Well,” Ñolofinwë says. “Well--” he cuts himself off, face spasming

“I’m sorry,” Maitimo says, miserable

“For what?” Ñolofinwë asks, voice tight

“Everything,” Maitimo says. “Running headlong into a trap. Losing my temper in public. Discrediting our entire family in front of the absolute last person I should have. Take your pick, I have many things to be sorry for.”

“Nelyafinwë,” Ñolofinwë says, hand tightening on his shoulder, “the only reason you are on trial for attacking Melkor is because I failed to get to him first. The only reason.”

His head snaps up at that

“If I am mad at you,” Ñolofinwë continues, “it is mostly because I am jealous. I should not be. I wouldn’t have fared any better than you. But still--”

“Still.” Maitimo nods

Ñolofinwë claps him on the shoulder, mouth tight, gaze on the horizon, and. Maitimo supposes it’s forgiveness of a sort

It’s good enough

“There you are!” Nerdanel cries, crashing into his side, clinging to him in hard hug

Makalaurë hits his back with his own hug, only letting go to elbow Curufinwë in the gut so Ambarussa can get there first. It feels good to be surrounded by his family’s smothering affection, shores up some of his crumbling foundation

“Father’s not really exiling himself, is he?” Maitimo asks his mother, face buried in Tyelkormo’s shoulder

“We all are,” Nerdanel hisses furiously. “This is outrageous!”

“Not to Lórien though,” Carnistir says. “We need a place we can fortify.”

“We’ve got some ideas,” Tyelkormo adds. “Don’t worry about us. We can handle this.”

“Who all is going with?” Ñolofinwë asks wearily, looking awkward and alone outside their huddle

“Just our House,” Nerdanel says. “Fëanáro’s insistence. Too many other people need Finwë for him to leave, you and your family chief among them. Unless you want to come with?”

Ñolofinwë snaps around to look at her. “Fëanáro is letting me have father?”

“He’s not heartless, law-brother,” Nerdanel says, stepping away to hold out her hand. “He doesn’t hold you so far away he can’t be moved to pity by your grief.”

“I-- alright.” Ñolofinwë grabs her hand, squeezes briefly, lets go to bury his face in his hands, turning away, shoulders shaking. “I might... might join you later. Not now, but. Later. Later.”

“We’ll be waiting.”

The trip to Lórien is the quietest and unhappiest yet

But not the most hopeless

Not quite

#silmarillion #bulletpoint fic #maedhros #lots of characters #melkor being his lying gaslighting self :D

[cilil]

Winter prompts - gift giving - Melkor/Maedhros (maybe Modern AU) (maybe Maedhros giving the Silmarils to Melkor, because he got addicted to fucking Melkor, in his ass and tits)

❅ Prompt: Gift Giving | Melkor x Maedhros ❅ Synopsis: After failing to get the Silmarils from Fëanor, Melkor seduces Maedhros to use him to get what he wants. ❅ Warnings: Melkor's weird sex magic ❅ Triple drabble

» AN: Lovely idea! Hope you don't mind that I ended up writing canonverse, just happened to be what I was feeling and imagining.

It was, quite simply, unfair that the mightiest of the Valar was so unfathomably alluring. 

Whenever Maitimo laid eyes on him, as soon as he heard his voice, he was caught in whatever web of magic Melkor was skillfully spinning around him, his all too willing prey. Many times in the past had he then given in, drunk on pleasure and addicted to the feeling of magnificent, once-holy flesh welcoming his manhood, wherever and however he took the wily creature that was now reclining on his bed. 

How in Eru's name did his father manage to resist, Maitimo lamented in his mind as he was inevitably, inexorably drawn closer, his eyes already searching Melkor's body to determine how he would like to take him today – 

But then his passionate musings were cut short by a cool, naked foot pressing against his chest, pushing him back with the force of an avalanche. He shivered instinctively, knowing that the Vala was holding back and could have broken his hröa beyond repair if it pleased him. 

"You want me again," Melkor said, a fey light in his eyes. "But don't you think you should give me something to show yourself worthy of my favour? Is that not how a lover should be treated?" 

"What do you want," Maitimo breathed, forcing himself not to run his palms over the wonderfully muscular leg presenting itself to him and to avert his gaze from the part of the Vala's anatomy that lay in-between. "Whatever you want, it's yours –" 

"The Silmarils." 

"They are not mine to give, my lord." 

"But you could find a way, could you not?" 

Melkor removed his foot from his chest, only to wrap his legs around him when Maitimo came closer, both daunted and lured in by the power of his gaze. 

"You are your father's eldest," he purred. "Whatever he calls his own is already yours by birthright, is it not?" 

His voice failing him, Maitimo nodded. Dread grasped his heart, a premonition of evil that would come to pass and a sense of betrayal, but then his worries were swept away when Melkor swiftly drew him into his mighty embrace and acquiesced to his desire, welcoming him inside. 

Thanks for reading! ♡

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#melkor #morgoth #maedhros #maitimo #melkor x maedhros #drabble #ainur #silm fanfic #silmarillion fanfiction #silmarillion #cílil writes #my writing #winter prompts

[nerdanel-the-wise-istarnie]

  Nerdanel ─── .°｡↷ ✧*̥₊˚‧☆ﾐ

While still in his early youth he wedded Nerdanel, the daughter of a great smith named Mahtan, among those of the Noldor most dear to Aulë; and of Mahtan he learned much of the making of things in metal and in stone. Nerdanel also was firm of will, but more patient than Fëanor, desiring to understand minds rather than to master them, and at first she restrained him when the fire of his heart grew too hot; but his later deeds grieved her, and they became estranged. Seven sons she bore to Fëanor; her mood she bequeathed in part to some of them, but not to all

─── The Silmarillion, ❝Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor.❞

୧ *·˚ ❝ 𝒾'𝓁𝓁 𝓂𝑒𝑒𝓉 𝓎𝑜𝓊, 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃 𝒾𝒻 𝒾𝓉'𝓈 𝒾𝓃 𝒶 𝒹𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓂┆↰

·⊰ ABOUT:

Roleplay Blog of Nerdanel the Wise from the Silmarillion.

Affiliation: Not Oath of Fëanor

Language: Quenya

Birth: During the Years of the Trees- unknown

Spouse: Fëanor

Children: Maitimo, Makalaurë, Tyelkormo, Carnistir, Atarincë and Ambarussa (Amrod and Amras).

·⊰ RULES:

୧ *·˚ ❝ please just once If I can just see you❞ 

·⊰ Muse and Mun(s) are 21+ - currently two muns present

·⊰ This rp blog will contain both sfw and nsfw content, minors please dni with nsfw posts, they will be tagged appropriately

·⊰ OCs are welcome and the blog is au friendly too

·⊰ Please be aware one of the muns is dyslexic: In whatever they write there will be grammatical errors. Sometimes they may overuse this symbol (-) mainly because it helps them break things up and sometimes helps them to reduce errors

·⊰ No form of pedophilia, homophobia, racism and discrimination on this blog, and you will be blocked on-sight

·⊰ All questions for Nerdanel will the tagged as #nerdanel answers

Other RULES

·⊰ QUESTIONS:

୧ *·˚ ❝and we can love again, just as we are❞

Would Nerdanel forgive her sons if they returned to her from Mandos?

Could Nerdanel really forgive all her sons did, even if they cannot find it in themselves to forgive their own actions?

What was Nerdanel like after Fëanor and her sons left her?

·⊰ MEMORIES:

୧ *·˚ ❝my love for you, your love for me❞

tag stories, please read from the end and upwards 

˗ˏˋFollow the story of Nerdanel's sons leaving secret winter gifts for her

Nerdanel faceclaim (Eleanor Tomlinson) edited by @sorisooyaa

#nerdanel #nerdanel rp blog #rules #pinned post

[yellow-faerie]

"He's not a weapon! He's a person and his name is Mairon!" For the A Guide to Raising Elfings AU. We know Mairon's protective of the Fëanorians, but are the Fëanorians protective of Mairon?

I'm sorry I'm really in love with this AU, I want to send you the entire prompt list for it but I forced myself to choose just one

Oh hey! Absolutely, I would love to! The Fëanorians are absolutely so protective of this man. (This is a little something that happens between chapter 11 and chapter 12).

From this prompt list.

35 - “[He/She/They] are not a weapon! [He/She/They] are a person and [His/Her/Their] name is ___!”

His council gapes at him, silence falling over the tent.

And then everything explodes into noise.

“What? Since when would that be a good idea?”

“Adoption? But that is so...permanent! What if you need an out?”

“My king, you cannot be serious!”

“I am quite serious,” Maitimo replies, keeping his back ramrod straight and his hands clasped in his lap. Silence quickly settles over the room. “We have been talking about this for a while now and there has been no wavering on my part that this is the right thing to do.”

“But surely,” One of his advisors starts tentatively. “If you required a parental figure for your brothers, there would be an elf...” He trails off and looks down at his fingers, Maitimo’s flat stare baring into the side of his head.

No-one else brings up any complaints - although Maitimo can see them written on their faces - and the meeting is finished. His lords and officials and everyone else present pack up their things and hurriedly make their way out of the room, avoiding eye contact.

They leave only Ailowë in the room, their face troubled.

“What is it Captain?” Maitimo asks, aware of how tired he sounds, as he stands and stretches. “There’s something on your mind.”

“It is just that...the Maia? Really? I know you trust him but there is still so much chance that he is a weapon for Morgoth and will be reporting back to him. Such a close connection to your younger brothers does not seem...wise.”

Maitimo sighs, pinching the bridge of his nose. “You too?”

“I’m sorry but...it is my responsibility to care for your well-being and to protect you. He’s a security hazard, whatever you may think.”

Maitimo clenches his jaw and bites his tongue to stop himself from snapping at his Captain. He picks up his pace to get to the office in better time - he would like to have this conversation in private.

He shuts the door with a click and turns to his Captain. Ailowë looks rather uncomfortable.

“Sire,” They start but Maitimo cuts them off.

“He is not a weapon,” He says, taking a seat behind his desk and looking up at her. “He is a person and his name is Mairon. I would very much appreciate it if you remembered that.”

Ailowë purses their lips. “That does not mean he is on your side. He worked for the Enemy, surely you see how...” They trail off at the icy look Maitimo gives them.

“People can change.” Maitimo locks his fingers together. “If I am wrong - and I am not - and he does still work for Morgoth, then that will be on me and I shall accept the consequences for my actions.”

“Of course sire.” They bow politely. “So long as you have heard my warning.”

“I have - I know you are concerned but he is not a weapon. No-one,” Maitimo grimaces, feeling dark words biting into his skin. “is a weapon. Understood?”

“Yes sire.”

Ailowë bows and backs out of the room as they are dismissed.

Maitimo sinks back in his chair with a sigh, running a hand through his hair. This would all be much easier if people would just trust his judgement: they trusted his fathers while he was raving mad, so why didn’t they trust him?

But, like Mairon said, there was no point in pondering on it too hard. He could only continue to do the best he could do, no more, no less. They would trust him one day.

One day.

#Here we go! #Maedhros #OC: Ailowë #Fae's OCs #Silmarillion #Tolkien #A Guide To Raising Elflings #Fanfiction #Fae's Stuff #Prompt #Prompt List 1 #Ask #celebbun

[arofili]

HURT/COMFORT EXCHANGE PROMPTS:

This is a very sketchy list of prompts for the Hurt/Comfort exchange. Feel free to ignore/adapt these as you choose. My TPP prompts are in the signup itself, not in this letter; this just has Tolkien prompts. My Russingon prompts are all grouped together despite being split into two different requests in the signup. See my signup for DNWs/general likes/canon preferences.

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Fingon | Findekáno/Maedhros | Maitimo (hurt Maedhros) Fingon | Findekáno/Maedhros | Maitimo (hurt Fingon) Fingon | Findekáno/Maedhros | Maitimo (both hurt) the OTP <3 I just love em. Most of these are going to be hurt Maedhros, but hurt Fingon is ALSO very good, I love it when the expected dynamic is inverted. But the expected dynamic is expected because it’s VERY GOOD CONTENT, so go with that if you want to!!

Character discovers their friends have been defending them behind their back: Maedhros discovers Fingon has been fighting his battles for him, has mixed feelings about this

Character A reassures Character B they are still loved: this is the GOOD SHIT. fingon reassuring Mae he is still loved post-Thang ;-;

Experiencing Another's Pain Through Psychic Bond, Soul bond means A can feel B's pain even when B is trying to hide it: could work either way, but probably Mae having a flashback to Angband or his aches and pains getting to him, and Fingon can tell even when he tries to hide it

Body worship focusing on the scars and aftermath of trauma: Finno still finding Mae extremely sexy post-Thang

Careful Sex Because One Partner Is Injured/Ill: post-Thang first time? or maybe Fingon gets injured in a minor battle but is still very horny, lol

Carrying sick/hurt/exhausted character to bed: tiny but buff finno carrying his giant husband to bed!!!

Character A hurts Character B (at their request) during sex but Character A immediately regrets it: Fingon hurts Maedhros at Mae’s request, immediately regrets it - basically kink/boundary negotiation

Masochistic sub asks for more pain than they really want: the inverse of the above prompt

Character A is in despair and Character B offers hope: this is literally The Russingon Dynamic, i love it SO much!! bonus points if Finno literally shares his hope/estel with Maedhros through their soul bond

Character A made to live through/experience B's worst memory: more soul bond angst :)) Finno reliving one of Mae’s worst moments? or Mae realizing Just How Bad the Ice was?

Past Rape Accidental Reveal - Consensual Sex Causes Flashbacks To Previous Rape, Character A reveals they know something B has tried to hide and reassures B that it changes nothing: Maedhros tries to hide something that happened to him in Angband (probably sexual abuse but it could be something else), Finno had already figured it out and it didn’t mean change how he felt about Mae, but it still really bothered Mae - now Finno realizes how much it’s bothering Mae, and reassures him

Character believes they're (turning into) a monster: post-Thang orc Mae??? 👀

Character didn't want to be brought back to life: Mae committed himself to Everlasting Darkness, thought he was beyond forgiveness/redemption, killed himself so he would Cease To Be - but now he’s suddenly reborn and has to deal with that, with Finno’s help of course

Hurt A expects B to take advantage of them. Is stunned when B doesn't, Character expects to be punished but is unexpectedly comforted instead: post-Thang Mae in a fucked up mental state expects Finno to punish him for some minor indiscretion, but Finno comforts instead

Past Rape Accidental Reveal - Consensual Sex Causes Flashbacks To Previous Rape, panic attack during the first time they try to have sex after rape, Dissociating During Sex, Consensual Sex Causes Flashbacks To Previous Trauma, Character Should Safeword But Doesn't, Character has no sense of their own boundaries: post-Thang Mae struggling to understand consent and dealing with sexual trauma ;-;

Character increasingly bothered that their love interest walks so willingly into danger: Mae has a not-so-subtle death wish, Finno gets upset that he cares so little about himself

Character used to past traumatic sexual experiences is confused by genuinely loving partner: post-Thang Mae with Fingon. in this case, bonus points for them getting together for the first time AFTER Angband, so Mae only has bad sexual experiences before this...

Characters live together while one recovers from hurt: Maedhros lingers by Fingon’s side for longer than he really /needs/ to post-Thang

Coping with past rape through sex: this one probably makes more sense if they were already together before Angband, Mae learning to enjoy sex with Fingon again. Maybe Finno expects that Mae will only want to be on top given what happened in Angband, but actually Sauron liked to force Mae to be the top, so he prefers bottoming now?

dealing with grief by fucking: post-Bragollach Fingon is grieving but doesn’t want to think about it so he fucks his husband instead

edgeplay due to thin line between kink and trigger: post-Thang Maedhros figuring out his boundaries

Slow Burn - Soulbonding is the only way for A to save seriously injured B's life, healing energy transfer accidental soulbond: immediately post-Thang, Maedhros is bleeding out and Fingon soulbonds with him to save his life. could be that they were pining but not together before this, OR that they had a messy breakup and this comes at a really awkward stage in their relationship but now they’re basically married

Humor as way of dealing with pain/trauma: Mae with gallows humor that makes everyone uncomfortable...except for Fingon, who Gets It

Impact Play - inflicting pain until character breaks down in much-needed emotional catharsis: Maedhros deserves to get spanked until he can cry :)

just because they're immortal doesn't mean they can't suffer: HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA this is just. THE ENTIRE SILM. ESPECIALLY these two.

kink(s) as coping mechanism: Mae has now figured out what his boundaries are, and Finno has too, and now instead of it being scary they can just enjoy tying Mae up and hitting him and Finno being possessive

Loyal character loses object of their devotion; doesn't know what to do with their life now: fealty kink!!!! but post-Nirn :)))))))

Mutual pining during slow recovery from near-fatal injury: Russingon getting together post-Thang

Physically Injured Character Comforting Emotionally Distressed Character: Fingon is extremely upset about having cut Mae’s hand off, Mae comforts him

Slow gentle hesitant touches to help character who's used to rough or falsely-gentle touches: Finno helping Mae relearn to enjoy touch

Touch-Starved - Only seeks out touch from one trusted person: no one dares touch the infamously stoic Lord of Himring...except for Fingon, who drapes himself all over him whenever he visits...is Lord Maedhros just tolerating the prince for political reasons? but wait...is he leaning into the touch???

Touch-Starved Character Having Overwhelming Tender Long Foreplay First Time Sex: first time post-Thang, Fingon is incredibly gentle and loving which is really overwhelming for Mae (in a good way)

Accidental arousal while cuddling for comfort: mutual pining (probably in Valinor)

Being bathed while mutually pining: post-Thang pre-relationship, Finno is the only one Mae trusts to bathe him

Character A Confesses Feelings Because They Think Character B is Unconscious: Finno thinks Mae is unconscious post-Thang? OR recovery period time, they’re sharing a bed bc Finno passed out exhausted from a long day of tending to Mae and Mae confesses when he thinks Finno is asleep

Character A thinks they are unworthy of Character B: Maedhros thinks he’s not good enough for Fingon - bonus points if this is BEFORE Angband, and he’s always had self-worth issues

Character(s) ashamed of their sexual desires: very similar to the above, Maedhros has always had messed up ideas about what he Should Feel

Characters Are In Love But Duty Will Keep Them Apart Forever Until Something Makes Them Do It: idiots mutually pining <3 perhaps an arranged marriage situation??

Comforted with homemade meal: Mae’s love language is food, he makes something for hurt!Finno

Comforter tries to comfort with a homemade meal. It doesn't end well: Mae’s love language is food, so when he needs comfort Finno tries to make something for him, but Finno is a terrible cook

Comforter stunned by how much comfortee trusts them: Finno doesn’t understand how Maedhros can still love him after he cut Mae’s hand off

Comforting character is in denial about attraction to other character: MUTUAL. PINING. and repressed Mae :))

Delirious hurt character & comforter are hiding their relationship from other people present: post-Thang married-in-Valinor, Finno shows up with Mae on eagleback and it’s very hard to keep their relationship a secret when they’re upset like this and Mae is delirious with pain

Estranged Characters - Injured A shows Up on B's doorstep Saying "I didn't know where else to go": This would probably be some sort of AU (like a modern AU, idk) where Russingon broke up ages ago but suddenly Mae shows up on Finno’s doorstep and they have a long and awkward getting-back-together process :’)

Fate tries to keep them apart: is this not just canon? :(

Gentle Kissing: SOFT BOYS PLS

Hair Brushing: hair kink!!!!!

A has to listen to loved one B being slandered/insulted/mocked: Finno has to listen to people shittalking his husband, he can only hold it in so long before he goes off on them

pining character thinks object of their affection loves someone else, Nervous about confessing love - Misunderstands and thinks it's for someone else: GOD TIER MISCOMMUNICATION TROPE, i love this shit, especially if it’s Mae who messes up so bad Finno misinterprets and Mae is usually very eloquent but NOT WHEN IT COMES TO THIS

Pining character reveals their feelings while not quite lucid (hurt/drunk/etc.): a young drunk Finno confesses to Mae in Valinor? Mae confesses to Finno for the first time in the midst of his haze of pain post-Thang?

A protects B despite damage to their own reputation: Finno will stand up for Maedhros NO MATTER WHAT

Refusing to Leave Other Character's Side: Maedhros and Fingon stick together no matter what - possibly an AU where things go a bit better?

A rejects B despite the pining being mutual due to insecurity/outside circumstances: this is another EXCELLENT trope for these two, especially in mutual pining in Valinor - Maitimo wants Finno very badly but is convinced the politics of it will make it impossible, Finno keeps trying anyway until finally Mae loses his resolve

Secret Relationship Revealed - Consequences Are Disastrous/Deadly: ...and maybe Mae was RIGHT and when they get found out All Hell Breaks Loose

Committing a moral wrong for the sake of other character: Finno rushing into save Maedhros at Alqualondë :)))) and knowing he’d do it again even if he understood what was going on......

Curse Breaking: TRUE LOVE DEFEATS THE OATH

Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies doesn't mean Nobody Hurt: Finno survives the Nirn...at a Cost

Falling Asleep As A Sign Of Trust: Maedhros has trouble sleeping, but he can relax around Finno ;-;

Character has to learn new way of fighting following injury: Finno helping Mae to learn to fight with his left hand

Character Can Never Make Up For Murder: Maedhros and Fingon both grappling with being Kinslayers

Hurt character who believes they don’t deserve comfort begins to accept they do and accepts comfort: this is EVERYTHING i want,, Maedhros learning to love himself!!!!! AHHHHHH

Pining A saves B's life at great cost to themself then hides it from them: pre-relationship, Finno saves Mae from Thangorodrim but keeps nobly pining all on his lonesome despite Maedhros dropping every hint that he’s madly in love with Fingon

Sharing a bed with hurt character while mutually pining: delicious at any time, but especially if they’re sharing a bed during Mae’s recovery time post-Thang

Recovery from permanent loss of limb(s); love interest builds/brings a prosthetic for them: the Noldor are a crafty people, I bet you even Fingon was a bit of a smith! he makes a prosthetic for Mae :) OR he bugs Curufin to make one and delivers it to Mae

Waking from a happy dreamworld to a painful reality: soft fluffy Russingon.........except it was a dream and when Mae wakes up Finno is dead :)))))))))))

Waking up from nightmares while sharing a bed: Mae has a nightmare post-Thang, Finno comforts him

Helping hurt character to dress/undress: erotic undressing and scar reveals post-Thang? 👀

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Maedhros | Maitimo & Maglor | Makalaurë (both hurt) Maedhros | Maitimo & Sons of Fëanor (hurt Maedhros) Maedhros & Maglor & Elrond & Elros (hurt Maedhros & Maglor) Maedhros & Maglor & Elrond & Elros (hurt Elrond & Elros) I requested this with Kidnap Dads in mind, but there’s a few ideas I have for Maedhros + bros angst too :) Overall, please hurt Maedhros (and then comfort him) - even when E&E are the ones hurt, I imagine their guardians will be upset for them!

Anniversary of a traumatic experience: for Kidnap Dads, the anniversary of the attack on Sirion. for Mae + bros, anniversary of Fëanor’s death? or the Nírnaeth? or Mae’s capture? something like that.

Character discovers their friends have been defending them behind their back: shortly post-Thangorodrim, Mae discovers that his brothers have been defending him against people who no longer trust him because of his time in captivity

Character draws negative attention onto themself to protect another, Fighting to protect someone while injured yourself: Mae defending E&E from an outside threat!!

Character A reassures Character B they are still loved: Mae’s bros reassure him, or Mae and Mags reassure E&E

Memory issues make character forget details about their friends: post-Thangorodrim Mae with memory issues

Character draws negative attention onto themself to protect another, Character A claims they're Character B to save B from danger: Elrond or Elros pretend they are the other one so early-KD M&M will get mad at him instead of his brother (but M&M aren’t actually mad)

Character A is in despair and Character B offers hope: E&E & Maglor giving Maedhros hope in late-stage Beleriand!!!!

character A overhears sth that makes A think character B doesn't want/like A anymore (A is wrong): Maedhros overhears something that makes him think his brothers/the twins hate him?

Character A panics/overreacts over B's minor hurt/illness: M&M overreact to E&E’s minor ailment because elves don’t get sick but the twins are peredhil!

Character A sees Character B cry for the first time: E&E see Maedhros cry for the first time

Character A's parents disapprove of Character B: I know this is meant for like, romantic interests, but the image of E&E’s two sets of parents disapproving of each other is hilarious. Please don’t have either of them be Truly Awful Parents, but animosity/tension between them (much to E&E’s dismay) is excellent

Fix-it - Character survives canonical death, Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies doesn't mean Nobody Hurt, Character expected to die but didn't and has no idea how to live anymore. Other helps & comforts: Maedhros lives AU!!!

Character isn't used to being loved and shown tenderness/affection: touch-starved Mae who hasn’t been properly loved since Fingon died ;-; (not for Maglor’s lack of trying but he also had a lot going on, and kids are better at getting through to Mae in any case)

Character taken prisoner; expects torture/humiliation; gets kind & honorable treatment: E&E expect the worst from M&M, but M&M immediately start being their dads

Character who can't offer much comfort does what little they can: Maedhros doing what he can to comfort E&E

Character who thinks they aren't well-liked is shown evidence that other people like them: E&E help Maedhros see how much the Fëanorian followers respect him

Character who's killed before comforts character forced to kill in self-defense: OH BOY this is a BIG OOF. I was specifically thinking of magical healing here, Maedhros and Maglor trying everything they can to keep Elrond and Elros from having to kill but then Elrond does have to kill something and he’s really beaten up about it, and Maedhros comforts him

Tolkien: Healing power blocked by killing: very similar to the above prompt - Maedhros used to be a healer but can’t anymore, still tries to teach Elrond; Elrond feels powerless because to heal he can’t fight

Characters know exactly how to hurt each other emotionally: Maglor and Maedhros being absolutely vicious to each other in KD era, E&E comfort them and get them to make up

Childhood Nightmare Turns Out To Be Very Real: E&E grew up hearing horror stories from Elwing about the Second Kinslaying, now it’s the Third Kinslaying

Comforted with homemade meal: Mae who loves to cook!!!! comfort food for the twins!! comfort food for his bros after an argument!!

Comforting Cuddle Piles: Mae is feeling down in Valinor and his bros all pile on top of him :’) or KD era would also be excellent

Curse Breaking: E&E are immune to curses, and help M&M defeat the Oath?

Family Feels - Fraught Sibling Relationship: This could go for any of Mae’s sibling relationships, but specifically early days KD era Mae and Maglor have been mean to each other for a long time since the Nirn, but now having the responsibility of E&E they have to work together again

Hostage Situations, Guilt-stricken character does good deeds to try and make up for past actions: Is this not M&M adopting E&E?

Hair Brushing: ELF HAIR TRADITIONS! bonus points if it’s different/not so important for humans/Sindar elves, but Valinorean elves like M&M place a huge emphasis on hair care

Having A Difficult Relationship With A Parental Figure: E&E looking back on their time with M&M and/or the abandonment they faced with Elwing and Eärendil (please no character bashing, but complicated feelings is good)

Hurt/sick character hides their own condition to allow less hurt/sick character to be treated: Maedhros hides his hurt so E&E can be taken care of first :)))

loss of voice: Maglor loses his voice, E&E & Maedhros care for him

music used to cause harm: Maglor teaching E&E songs of power!!!

musical healing: Maglor teaching Elrond magical/musical healing

Sibling unexpectedly cares/helps: Maglor expects no help with E&E from Maedhros, Maedhros immediately goes into dad mode anyway

Sleeping in the same bed because one character is too scared to sleep alone: E&E crawl into Mae’s bed after a nightmare when they usually go to Mags instead

Smaller/Weaker Character Tries to Shield Hurt Character With Their Body: M and/or M get hurt, E&E try to protect them despite being Baby

Unexpected Mercy - Character Who Believes They'll Be Tortured/Killed Begs Mercy For Another: Elrond begging M&M for Elros to be saved or vice versa

Traumatic discovery of biological parentage: this is the odd one out here, but it’s related I promise - Russingon baby Gil-galad realizes that Maedhros is his dad, is really upset by that, but E&E help him cope

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Finrod Felagund | Findaráto/Turgon of Gondolin (hurt Turgon) Aredhel & Turgon of Gondolin (hurt Turgon) These are mostly Turgoldo ship prompts, but there are a few sibling relationship ones too!

Aromantic character unsure how to comfort friend with relationship troubles: Aredhel having trouble comforting Turgon amidst his pre-marriage woes? Or even worse, her having trouble comforting him after Elenwë’s death

Pining after your best friend who just lost their significant other: FINROD @ TURGON

Anniversary of a traumatic experience: anniversary of Elenwë’s death :(

Accidental arousal while cuddling for comfort: Finrod and Turgon on the Ice, Finrod is Very Aware of his crush and is super embarrassed OR Turgon hates himself for getting aroused so soon after he lost Elenwë

after much pining & almost dying A (bloody & bruised) comes straight to B & kisses them in public: post-battle Turgon finally reciprocates Finrod’s love ;-;

Being Cared for by Their Unrequited Love Interest: Turgon being cared for by Finrod, he knows Finrod is in love with him and wishes he could reciprocate, OR Finrod thinks his love is unrequited but Turgon is really just horrible with feelings

Character A Confesses Feelings Because They Think Character B is Unconscious: I was thinking Finrod to Turgon here, but also the other way around would be 👀

Character A panics when B starts crying during/after first-time sex; B reassures/comforts A: Turgon gets very overwhelmed when losing his virginity? OR Turgon gets very overwhelmed (with guilt?) having sex for the first time after losing Elenwë? OR Finrod gets very overwhelmed because he never thought he’d actually have this with Turgon?

Survivor Guilt, Character blames self for what they went through: Turgon blaming himself for Elenwë’s death :))))

Character Finally gets a Hug: Turgon gets hugs despite trying to push people away ;-;

Character's lie has unintended terrible consequences on loved one: Turgon lies by omission about Aredhel’s death (he lets Fingon think she’s still alive)? Finrod pretends he’s over his crush on Turgon JUST when Turgon finally reciprocates?

Character(s) ashamed of their sexual desires: Turgon is massively repressed

Comfort focusing on little hurt because the big hurt is massive and unapproachable: Aredhel and/or Finrod dealing with some minor injury and not mentioning Elenwë’s death

Comforting character is in denial about attraction to other character: Turgon @ Finrod

Comforting someone who is dealing with grief and loss and has shut themselves off from everyone: Turgon is almost nonresponsive after Elenwë’s death, Finrod and Aredhel take turns caring for him and for Idril

Nearly losing someone reveals deeper feelings, First kiss after almost dying: Near-death experience leads Finrod to impulsively kiss Turgon!!

Hair Brushing: elf hair kink pleaaasseee, this is especially relevant to Finrod tbh

Trapped/Injured in a Cave-In, Snowed In - A gets hypothermia and pining B has to cuddle them back to health, Huddling For Warmth: on the Ice :))

Inexperienced Character is Afraid of Not Being Able to Sexually Please Experienced Partner: Turgon @ Finrod

Longing For Home: this is literally why Turgon built Gondolin to look like Tirion...probably Aredhel comforting him here

Losing beloved: Turgon losing Elenwë...and then maybe his reaction to losing Finrod too :(

Pining character reveals their feelings while not quite lucid (hurt/drunk/etc.): an injured Finrod blurts out his feelings for Turgon? a drunk Turgon confesses he loves Finrod? - either way they were Not Ready for that revelation

pining character thinks object of their affection loves someone else: Turgon misinterprets the situation with Bëor? Finrod bemoans his fate at Turgon and Elenwë’s wedding?

Typically stoic character breaks down and admits how ill they feel: Turgon keeps all his emotions locked up in his chest but he breaks down one day and Finrod and/or Aredhel are horrified at just how much he’s been repressing

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Gimli (Son of Glóin) & Legolas Greenleaf (hurt Legolas) Gimli (Son of Glóin) & Legolas Greenleaf (hurt Gimli) Gimli (Son of Glóin) & Legolas Greenleaf (both hurt) all Gigolas is good Gigolas, and you can quote me on that, but I nominated with the & symbol because my very favorite kind of Gigolas is queerplatonic Gigolas. would absolutely die of joy if you wrote that for me!

Character discovers their friends have been defending them behind their back: this is probably before they’re good friends - Gimli finds out Legolas has been defending him to elves or Legolas finds out Gimli has been defending him to some dwarves, basically “wait he really cares about me??”

Fighting to protect someone while injured yourself: battle buddies :)

A and B have a troubled past; forced to work together: enemies/rivals to friends!!!!

A and B have to work together to help injured mutual loved one C, A and B mourn death of person they both loved: Aragorn gets the short straw here, he’s either hurt and L&G have to help him before they’re really close, or it’s after Aragorn’s death and L&G are preparing to go to Valinor

Hair Brushing, Back rubs/hair stroking to help a character sleep: elf hair kink PLEASE, Gimli discovers that running his fingers through Leg’s hair will make him zonk out :’)

Character A Confesses Feelings Because They Think Character B is Unconscious: mmmm maybe Legolas to “unconscious” Gimli? And then Gimli cracks an eye open and is like “you really mean that, laddie?”

Character A doesn't know how to comfort Character B: cultural differences are intimidating

Character A falls asleep on B's shoulder: height difference :D especially if it’s Leg falling asleep on Gimli’s shoulder!

Character A thinks they're about to die and voices their feelings for B; but oops A survives: again I think this is probably Legolas confessing because he’s Dramatic

Character A's parents disapprove of Character B: this is the GOOD shit!! Thranduil disapproving of Gimli? Glóin disapproving of Legolas? excellent shit right there

Character comforts their platonic soulmate: OK so I am Particular about soulmates but in this scenario, let’s go with the soul-bond angle instead - Gimli getting used to a soul bond he never expected to have bc dwarf? Legolas instinctively comforting Gimli through a soul bond Gimli doesn’t know how to reciprocate with?

platonic cuddling for comfort, Cuddling & Snuggling: it’s just cute

Immortal Character A deals with B's mortality: Legolas in denial that Gimli is mortal, especially in Valinor (I don’t want Gimli dying fast in Valinor, but like...he will die eventually, you know?)

Neither comforter or comfortee will directly acknowledge that comforting is taking place: still in the transition from rivals to friends phase :)

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Kíli/Tauriel (hurt Tauriel) Kíli/Tauriel (hurt Kíli) Fíli & Kíli (hurt Kíli) Fíli & Kíli (hurt Fíli) Fíli & Kíli (both hurt) There’s a good mix of brotherly prompts and Kiliel prompts here - and quite a few where Fíli and Tauriel work together for Kíli’s sake!

Aromantic character unsure how to comfort friend with relationship troubles, Character A doesn't know how to comfort Character B: Fíli comforting Kíli about his hopeless love for Tauriel

Anniversary of a traumatic experience: anniversary of BOTFA/almost dying, anniversary of Kíli getting poisoned

Character discovers their friends have been defending them behind their back: Tauriel discovers that some dwarves (including but not only Kíli - Fíli, Bofur, Óin are good options since they were together in Laketown) have been defending her from other, more prejudiced dwarves

Fighting to protect someone while injured yourself: Kiliel in BOTFA?

A's unrequited pining found to be requited while B helps them recover from serious injury: the athelas scene!!

Aftermath of Tragedy/Catastrophe: Tauriel post-BOTFA (canonverse), Fíli and Kíli in an AU where Thorin dies, Kíli and Tauriel in an AU where Fíli and/or Thorin dies but Kíli lives

A and B have to work together to help injured mutual loved one C: Fíli and Tauriel don’t always get along but they work together for Kíli’s sake :) - this could also work with the athelas scene

Being bathed while mutually pining: Tauriel bathing a sick Kíli? Kíli bathing an injured Tauriel? Bonus points for them both being very 👀 about each other’s bodies and how elves/dwarves are different than expected

Character A Confesses Feelings Because They Think Character B is Unconscious: Tauriel post-athelas scene confessing to Kíli after he’s already said his “she walks in starlight” thing

Character A panics/overreacts over B's minor hurt/illness: little Fíli overreacting about Kíli’s injury/illness? Kíli overreacting about Tauriel because he doesn’t know how lef healing works, or vice versa?

Character A realizes their love for character B when B is hurt/sick: the athelas scene!

Character A thinks they're about to die and voices their feelings for B; but oops A survives: Everyone Lives AU where Kíli confesses everything more plainly before he dies, but then survives

Character A's parents disapprove of Character B: Dís and Tauriel angst!!

Character won't stop getting up no matter how many times they get hit: Kíli protecting Tauriel! Tauriel protecting Kíli! Fíli protecting Kíli! Kíli protecting Fíli! Or heck, even Tauriel protecting Fíli for Kíli’s sake, or Fíli protecting Tauriel for Kíli’s sake!

Dying Character Comforts Already-Grieving Comfortee: Kíli dies in Tauriel’s arms 😭

Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies doesn't mean Nobody Hurt: please hurt Fíli very badly (I have a fic where he loses a hand, something along those lines) but Kíli is there for him and unwaveringly supportive

Fake Dating While Mutually Pining & One Partner Gets Hurt: Kiliel fake dating AU!!!

First kiss after almost dying: Kíli and Tauriel finally get to kiss and it’s super emotional! ooh maybe Kiss of Life, where Tauriel’s kiss brings Kíli back?

Fix-it - Character survives canonical death: kind of basic for this fandom, but I’m a sucker for it anyway. Maybe for this exchange, just one of the Durins lives and the others have to deal with it (with Tauriel there making things complicated, especially if it’s not Kíli who lives...)

Hair Brushing: hair is very important to both elves and dwarves, Kiliel miscommunication about this :D

Immortal Character A deals with B's mortality: Tauriel dealing with Kíli aging

Refusing to Leave Other Character's Side: Kíli standing with Tauriel despite Thorin threatening to exile him? Or just “I belong with my brother” 

#tmi anna #exchange letter #hurt comfort exchange #hcex

[ao3feed-tolkien]

between the lines

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2TK1e7d

by TolkienGirl

Maedhros was sure that Maglor would be homesick. It's the other way around.

Words: 900, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 12 of All That Glitters: Gold Rush!AU

Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen

Characters: Maedhros | Maitimo, Maglor | Makalaurë, Fingon | Findekáno, Fëanor | Curufinwë, Nerdanel (Tolkien), Indis (Tolkien) (mentioned), Finwë (Tolkien) (mentioned)

Relationships: Maedhros | Maitimo & Maglor | Makalaurë, Fëanor | Curufinwë & Maedhros | Maitimo, Maedhros | Maitimo & Nerdanel, Fingon | Findekáno & Maedhros | Maitimo

Additional Tags: Homesickness, Letters, Dysfunctional Family, School, set eight years prior to 'the present'

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2TK1e7d

#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #Tolkien #JRR Tolkien #Tolkien works #ao3 #fan fiction

[outofangband]

Tagged by the wonderful, talented @welcomingdisaster

Rules: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! Then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

sigh...it is shameful how many are still here from the last time I did this over a year ago. 

note: many of these contain pretty upsetting stuff. I know that’s not exactly surprising on my blog but I just thought I’d warn! 

under cut just for length! this does not include the many WIPs I have only in my Tumblr drafts 

I wasn’t sure who had been tagged but I’ll tag and feel free to ignore!

@melestasflight @thelordofgifs @pearlescentpearl @veliseraptor @polutrope 

and anyone else who wants to do this! I promise if I didn’t tag you it’s not because I don’t like you, I just tagged some of the most recent people in my notifs  or my dash because I wasn’t sure how to choose 

-Cut Your Hand As Willingly

-present!Maitimo au 

-Set in Slow Torment

-It Crept In 

-with slander for a blade 

-The Gold Dragon

-Morwen and Aerin rosemary discourse 

-Sanctuary

-to Melko’s Power and Pleasure* *THIS IS HOW TOLKIEN WORDED IT don’t judge me

-Brodda’s very normal reasonable reaction to seeing Morwen extended edition 

-assorted BoLT scenes and verses 

-on the shores of Esgalduin

-within these white walls 

-Such cruel devices and similar

-splinters like jewel shards

-winged edain winged edain!!

-Morwen and Sador argue in a prison cell unnamed verse scene 

-they married in the high summer 

-invitations 

#the silmarillion #games

[outofangband]

goals for this new year (technically had my new year in September but whatever)

fix my edain and edain related tags!! I’ve been tagging for location rather than people and I want to do both.

anyone interested in my dark Finarfin au might be pleased to know that someone commissioned me to continue it and so there will be at least five thousand words of an update hopefully in the next two weeks. 

for a similar reason there is an update for the present!Maitimo au though I still need to post it 

I’ve actually been writing a lot more lately! so hopefully that will mean more writing and more multi part things instead of a thousand tiny Morwen and Aerin 400-900 word snippets like last year. seriously there were like twelve of them and they still need an official masterlist and a real organization tag. this will not mean there will be no more obsessive Morwen and Aerin snippets though! there will be! just also more multi part stories! (I’m the obsessive one not them to clarify)

I need to rewrite some of my environmental world building posts with more information and finish my introduction to Estolad world building so I have all the Fëanorian realms done!

as always if you sent me asks over the last year I am still going to try and respond to them even if they’re old! the way my brain works unfortunately means a lot of my timing is inconsistent. sometimes I respond the day of, sometimes it’s two months later. Anon who asked about Ulfang I see you and your follow up asks, I am so sorry, it’s about halfway done. as always please feel free to poke me if you’re unsure where I am with something 

requests and asks are open and welcome! I did a list of the kinds of requests I do here!

happy new year to those who celebrate it now, happy day to all 

#housekeeping

[outofangband]

ooh please tell us more of your ideas for the present au 👀

Eönwë becomes very protective of the strange bird elf creature that his Lord has been given. He teaches Maedhros to care for his wings properly and takes him to the grand mountain balconies when he has nightmares or flashbacks.

For awhile Maedhros is quite confused. He doesn’t entirely understand he’s not their captive and though Manwë and his Maiar are kinder than Morgoth (which to be fair is not exactly difficult), it takes a long time for him to understand that he’s free.

Just lots of stuff about Maedhros adjusting to Valinor and coming back to himself which means also facing the guilt of the first kinslaying (he wasn’t at the second one and the third doesn’t happen in this timeline) as well as the trauma of his captivity and the torture Morgoth inflicted

#the silmarillion #maedhros #present!maitimo au #Manwë #Eönwë

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Before

 Winged!Maedhros masterlist and explanation , other masterlists

Timeline: Angamando

Before Nelyafinwë was gifted to the king of the Valar, he had to undergo a series of alterations. Most of these he endured with his mind still intact. This is the first of a series of flashbacks within this AU. 

References my Maedhros as a Priest of Manwë (In Angband) stories here linked on the wonderful art @cobaltjellyfish​ did for me 

CW: medical abuse, body horror/modifications, enforced nudity, Melkor being very creepy 

Tag list: @much-ado-about-whumping @tears-and-lilies @elarinya-nailo @iwenttomordor @mozart-the-meerkitten @oswaldinator3000

this is also in connection with a prompt fill for the stitches anon

The Maia’s mood was foul when Maitimo was instructed to lie bare upon the cold table and so he was quite grateful when a glass tube was inserted into his mouth and the haze of induced sleep started to come over him. What could be done to his body while he was unconscious was frightening of course but he had been awake for enough of the Lieutenant’s procedures and experiments to come to the conclusion that he would prefer not to know.

The next thing he felt was considerable pain. He was lying on his stomach on something softer than the table. His back felt as though it had been ripped apart along both sides of his spine. Perhaps it had been. There was the sound of movement around him as Mairon refilled a potion bottle. Nausea flooded him and the ensuing cough nearly caused him to vomit.

“Settle, Maitimo,” the Lieutenant ordered, striding over to fix the position of his head. But he stops at the sound of the door opening.

“It is done.” It is a statement, not a question that the Vala utters in a voice warped by lust and something close to wonder. Maitimo felt his blood run cold. He can’t hear footsteps but he knows instinctively when Moringotto stands over him. 

“Let him feel what you have done, Mairon.” Maitimo felt dread course through him as Mairon stepped forward, lifted his hand and brought it to hover over his back. 

But it did not hover there. 

It instead rested on something soft. He cast around in his mind for the right word for the texture. Feathers. He felt feathers beneath his fingers. And what was more, the sensation was not merely felt in his fingers. He felt it there too. Maitimo’s shivered, unnerved but still far too groggy to react to the panic starting to rise in him. Mairon says something he can’t understand, presumably in response to the sudden spike in his heartrate. 

Quickly, his hand is taken again, brought back to his side. He feels something cold dabbing just underneath his shoulder blades.

“The procedure has taken much of his strength, my lord. We must let him rest while I clean up the sutures.”

A hand presses his face to the cold surface beneath him and he returns to the darkness.

....

Three Days Later

Maitimo did not understand the purpose of this sudden mutilation. He had been forced on several previous occasions to dress in the uniform of the servants of Manwë...an amusing little joke for the dark Vala to play on both his estranged brother and Nelyafinwë himself. But this seemed...gratuitous ..If such a concept could ever be sensibly applied in Angamando. 

Later he would be taken to stand nude before a mirror. Turned from side to side so his eyes could confirm what he had felt. Wings sprouted from his back, the area around them slightly raw and quite sore but otherwise they seemed to have been grafted seamlessly.  Melkor seemed in better spirits than Maitimo had recently seen him though his patience was as limited as ever.  Maitimo earning himself a blackened eye when he had initially refused to open his eyes (purely out of spite than anything).  But even this little display of defiance did not sour Melkor’s temper long. His eyes glittered with a delighted malice as he half dragged his captive to his chambers, already starting to run a finger along the outline of one wing. They were far more sensitive than Maitimo would have thought possible and he couldn’t hide another shudder. 

The idea that there was more of him for the Vala to touch, to hurt and corrupt was disheartening. 

(Note: the wings are not sewn on, the sutures are from the surrounding area)

Second note: how Maedhros feels sensation in his wings is different to how regular birds do

(I actually have an AU *of* this AU where Maedhros is trained in agility and dance before even being given the wings so that’s fun!)

#the silmarillion #maedhros #Mairon #Sauron #Melkor #Morgoth #present!Maitimo AU #In the Iron Hell #short writings #blind you be Morgoth Bauglir #subtle be my blade

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So for my new “Maedhros is gifted to Manwë” AU which needs a better name, I’m going to give you all these two snippets as I start to work on the longer narrative. Please feel free to ask any questions, I’m very much enjoying developing this. These are just brief snatches from the larger story, not too heavy because I want to save the fun stuff for the actual stories :) 

You can find the brief explanation of this AU, the relevant content warnings, though none of these apply heavily to these two snippets and a link to some basic question and answers about the timeline this is set in here

warnings for snippets: unintentional/non malicious dehumanization (will make sense in context), implied dissociation and repression following torture and captivity 

Masterlist

(Ilmarin)

The room was quiet and peaceful. Soft silks in whites and blues decorated the uninhabited bed. One window was open so the smell of the springs and the gardens below settled gently on everything.

The Maia’s sharp eyes quickly found the curled figure in the corner. Their condition could be described best as a stasis though whether this was due to the shock of the transition or the stress of the journey or some combination was unclear. From where they stood in the doorway (they had been ordered to give their new...guest...privacy unless they seemed to be in obvious distress or danger), the Maia could not see all of their form. From what they could see, they understood their Lord’s hesitance in naming the odd creature Maiar or Eldar. They felt nothing they expected to feel upon encountering one of their own kin but neither had any of the Eldar been known to possess such curious and drastic abruptions in their natural form.

The creature did not move though the Maia could hear rather than see the slow and steady breath. There were not yet any changes to report to their lord.

(Unknown)

Wind chimes. The sound floated through his senses and briefly he tried to remember how he had a name to put to it. Words were ephemeral here, appearing with the accompanying sensation before vanishing again. He did not know where he was. Nor who he was. Trying to remember felt to him like attempting to kneel upon broken glass. The sharp pains would pierce into him until he was forced to retreat back. He swayed slightly on the spot, feeling coolness under his knees, light upon his eyes. Too many words falling through him and he closed off again. 

#Maedhros #Manwë #The Silmarillion #weird bird creature Maedhros #short writings #present!Maitimo AU #winged!Maedhros #to whom all birds are sacred

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One

Introductory Snippets with links to introduction to the AU

AU masterlist

(second author’s note at the end!)

Feel free to ask any questions! I know this is pretty short but I have just been so excited about starting!

(First author’s note: I haven’t yet gone into much detail about why Maedhros is like this but his actual time in Angband wasn’t too different than in my main verse which is going to add yet another layer of difficulty for those attempting to discover who he is because who he is is still deeply associated with agony and humiliation. I talk about in more detail on this post but in Angband, dissociation to this degree is considered a mercy and not one Maedhros has been allowed very often. And I will explore in more detail exactly what’s going on as I continue. Feel free to ask questions!)

I am also going to intersperse with scenes of Maedhros in Angband as the changes are undergone and for many of them he’s still an angry smartass so..

Warnings: dehumanization, implied body horror, potential claustrophobia, my possibly poor attempts to write Ainur other than Melkor and his ilk (I haven’t for so long!) oh! very brief implication of a canonical instance of animal cruelty. the author’s note at the end explains it without detail too. 

Masterlist 

(I hope this is ok! I’m pretty nervous but I wanted to have the first one up. Thank you so much to @aronoiiel for preview reading and @pepperonyscience I believe you said you wanted to be tagged!)

Elegant hands folded upon the table came into focus as Manwë was pulled out of his reverie by a presence in the doorway. He waited for a moment without speaking, expecting his visitor to break the silence first. When Eönwë did not, the king raised his eyes, concerned by what he saw.

“Yes?” A verbal prompting was clearly needed. Eönwë appeared rather disgruntled.

“The gift thy brother spoke of.” His lieutenant was one of the few who still referred to Melkor as such, refusing of course to use the dark Vala’s original name but refraining from the titles given by the Eldar.

“What of it?” 

“I took it upon myself to ensure you were being handed nothing volatile.” Eönwë‘s expression was grave. Manwë maintained his air of polite interest though from the moment Melkor had mentioned the gift he had felt the rare pull of dread fester in the physical form he wore. He did not find it pleasing to have to prompt the Maia again but could nonetheless understand Eönwë’s hesitance.

“And?” 

“It still breathes.” 

Manwë’s gaze narrowed to an eagle-like intensity, searching his lieutenant’s eyes for more. 

Eönwë did not falter though what he spoke of next was clearly distasteful to him.

“I suspected a living gift. Or that had been once alive. It was the former.” He beckons the king forward and Manwë stands, follows him into the adjoining room, hands pressed together in front of him, expression neutral.

“We have not yet removed it from its restraints, I do not know how injured they are,” Eönwë continued as he gestured to a large, iron chest that lay in the center, flanked by two sober looking guards. 

The gift appeared to be Eldar and he would have been content calling it such had it not sported a pair of folded wings, tucked carefully around the bare form. Even in the dim light, Manwë could see the fading tracks of rust marring both skin and feather. King and councilor both looked into the chest without moving.

Eönwë finally breaks the silence. “We believe it to be unconscious, possibly the result of a draught. They are certainly weak enough to be susceptible. What is it you will do with it, My Lord?” The Lieutenant’s own feathers appeared ruffled as something akin to scorn stung his voice, “Thy brother said that he was gifting thee a pet.” At this last word, the almost monotonous voice he favored when giving reports lilted and all present heard the soft fury, “Perhaps He has merely been away from Home for too long a period but we do not typically treat my kin as prized animals or trophies.” Eönwë stopped here, conscious of the several lines he had crossed as he prepared for a rebuke from Manwë, however gentle it was likely to be.

But it never came. Indeed, Manwë did not appear to have taken in the Maia’s words. Eönwë waited for nearly two minutes before his lord met his eyes and gave a nod of ascent. The lieutenant understood that he was to give the next set of orders, Manwë presumably lost in both thought and memories of the first wars and what he had lost to Melkor then. 

“Bring a healer to stand by while we remove them from their chains. If these injuries are at all similar to what I have seen Him inflict on other winged creatures, including my own kin, there is likely damage that will require careful handling. Assuming it is not already irreversible.”

(author’s note: In earlier versions of Silm, Melkor takes several of Manwë’s Maiar, including eagles to torture and experiment on. I also do headcanon that there are hundreds of Maiar and half Maiar of Manwë that have formed since the First Music. These are the children of the original Maiar who take more grounded forms though there are a few rare half Maiar half elven beings who serve or live at the palace. Not all of his Maiar necessarily serve him, some merely maintain a connection to the King without necessarily taking an active role in his court. So this, combined with layers of Melkor’s own power, is why Manwë isn’t sure exactly what he has been given)

#maedhros #the silmarillion #Manwë #eönwë #short writings #present!maitimo au #if you don’t HAVE a Maia of Manwë to mutilate and gift back to your brother #homemade is fine #I wont't go into too much detail yet #though feel free to ask questions! #but basically Maedhros has been locked in what's essentially a dissociative state #but he is NOT broken and his fire and will are far closer to the surface than either Melkor or Manwe realize #to whom all birds are sacred

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first attempt at an aesthetic for my present!Maitimo AU The Torture of Maedhros, masterlist (does anyone have suggestions for where to find imagery for boards by the way?)

#present!Maitimo AU #silmedit #tolkien aus #the silmarillion #maedhros #edits #tw spine #silmedits

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Present!Maitimo AU Masterlist

Other masterlists

The Valar intervene much earlier, while Maedhros is still a prisoner. Melkor starts a series of complex negotiations to avoid the humiliation of being literally dragged out of his fortunes and thrown back in the void At the end of these he ‘gifts’ Maitimo to Manwë as a show of good will. Obviously it’s not really goodwill, he has both long term and short term plans to fuck with Manwë and also he’s petty and cruel and doesn’t want Maedhros reunited with the Noldor

However prior to this gifting he has heavy changes made to Maitimo both in body and mind so it would take awhile for even the other Valar to realize who he is (some liberties probably taken with regards to what manipulations Melkor and Mairon can do)

Now we actually get to the fun part which is that Manwë has been gifted a pet elf who he has literally no idea what to do with. Let alone a very odd one (both in appearance and manners) who’s been in Melkor’s keep for who knows how long (For anyone worried Maitimo’s fire and ardor have absolutely not been lost and they’re closer to the surface than either Melkor or Manwë is aware of.)

Relevant warnings for the AU: heavy dehumanization, both intentional and unintentional, body horror elements, weird bird elf creature Maedhros, discussion and speculation of past abuse of all kinds, dissociation

This list is still being updated so check the original rather than reblogs for most recent version

Asks and Headcanons:

A few Questions about the timeline

Sensitivity 

Extended headcanon on Manwë’s Maiar

Stories:

Two Introductory Snippets

One

Two 

Before (part one)

Media: Winged!Maedhros by @sakasakiii (thank you so so much!!)

Art from @cobaltjellyfish once again thank you!!!

First Attempt at an Aesthetic

#maedhros #the silmarillion #present!maitimo au #figured I should publish this at some point