Short Shorts
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All Roads Lead to Gondolin by cloudyhymns
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
02 Mar 2025
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There is little to say, when it is so cold; the city is still, and even the swans have fled.
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- Part 1 of Short Shorts
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Rope by cloudyhymns
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
03 Mar 2025
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He faces blackness, but it is not quite so dark.
Or: Beleg wakes from a nightmare and finds himself safe.
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- Part 2 of Short Shorts
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Out of Bonds by cloudyhymns
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
05 Mar 2025
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I am protecting you from yourself, Beleg rumbles in the shades of Túrin’s thoughts. He is unbelievably warm.
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- Part 3 of Short Shorts
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Afterglow by cloudyhymns
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
09 Mar 2025
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“Might I ask what inspiration has struck so late at night?”
“A missive for the court,” Celebrimbor says, as if drafting one while speared open on Glorfindel’s cock is a common occurrence for him.
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- Part 4 of Short Shorts
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Haldir heeds the Summons and enters the Halls of Mandos.
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- Part 5 of Short Shorts
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Manners by cloudyhymns
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
09 Mar 2025
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It is not an admission of guilt, but Curufin's heart leaps to his throat--surely, it shall look like one to this stranger, who has been assigned by the divine to fix them.
Or: Curufin's and Celegorm's release from the Halls comes with a stipulation. Bilbo Baggins thinks it quite silly.
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- Part 6 of Short Shorts
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Like an Eccentric Weave by cloudyhymns
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
10 Mar 2025
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Narvi tugs Celebrimbor’s wrist–in the gentleness, in the stubbornness, he is moved many leagues away and out of memory. “Oi, where are you off to? That city again?”
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- Part 7 of Short Shorts
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Iron Will Working by cloudyhymns
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
12 Mar 2025
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Turgon is king, and those within these walls love him.
They must, for there is no one else left to love.
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- Part 8 of Short Shorts
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Half the Battle by cloudyhymns
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
20 Mar 2025
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Beleg often forgets his companion’s mortality, and Túrin often ignores it.
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- Part 9 of Short Shorts
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The Salt of the Sea by cloudyhymns
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
15 Mar 2025
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The post-wedding festivities and “farewells” go a bit differently for Legolas and Gimli.
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- Part 10 of Short Shorts
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Preen by cloudyhymns
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
16 Mar 2025
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It is this that gives Erestor the confidence to shake his head, despite his love.
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- Part 11 of Short Shorts
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The Remainder by cloudyhymns
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
16 Mar 2025
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All things must change–this, both know. Celebrimbor lingers at the top of the staircase leading back into town and kisses her again, even as the Gwaith-i-Mírdain amble towards their workshops in the distance.
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- Part 12 of Short Shorts
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The Hunter and the Hunted by cloudyhymns
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
24 Mar 2025
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Temptation flutters through Celegorm for a single moment before he returns to himself. He is not one for the hammer and anvil, for the tempering and the testing. He is one for the wide open spaces and the bramble and bracken underfoot, for the chase and being chased—and so he bows his head.
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- Part 13 of Short Shorts
- Part 2 of Bite Back in Anger
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Merle by cloudyhymns for FiammaGalathon
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
31 Mar 2025
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It has been many years since anyone has cared for Erestor's wings. Glorfindel is more than willing.
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- Part 14 of Short Shorts
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Half Forgotten and Half Found by cloudyhymns
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
01 Apr 2025
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There is a strangeness to Beleg, even now, that makes Túrin wish to trace his blurry edges. They have become more notable over time, when Beleg does not consciously hold to a mortal form, and something about his calmness, his comfort, soothes Túrin’s burdened mind.
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- Part 15 of Short Shorts
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Sport by cloudyhymns
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
02 Apr 2025
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The Day to End All Days is as of yet far off, and Celegorm finds himself hunted like a mountain lion in the woods he will one day call his home.
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- Part 16 of Short Shorts
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All the King's Horses by cloudyhymns
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
05 Apr 2025
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He can let go and fell them both, or he can hold on and let the horses dance. Funny, isn’t it, how Curufin knows—Celegorm would hold no anger for losing his life, but he most certainly would for the horses.
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- Part 17 of Short Shorts
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Mosaic (Softly Call) by cloudyhymns
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
05 Apr 2025
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- Part 18 of Short Shorts
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The Lighthouse and the Pyre by cloudyhymns for our_ouroboros
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
05 Apr 2025
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Celebrimbor straightens Annatar’s jewelry and does not quite meet his eye. If you are to be the pyre, the other must be the lighthouse to warn of perilous shores.
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- Part 19 of Short Shorts
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In the Breaking of All Things by cloudyhymns
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
06 Apr 2025
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“My, my.” Narvi traces her nails along the soft blend of Celebrimbor’s hair, her tuts nearly blending into nothing as blood rushes to Mairon’s ears. “What troubles have you caused today, Telperinquar?”
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- Part 20 of Short Shorts