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Eat the rude: A Close Call by Archraven
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), Hannibal (TV)
11 Jan 2026
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“I’m serious,” Mike insists, angling his body so he’s half between Will and Hannibal. “Get in the car. I’m not leaving you out here with—with this creepy guy who definitely has, like, a freezer full of—”
“Mike.” Steel edges this Will's tone.
Mike presses on anyway. “Basement vibes. I’m getting basement vibes.”
Hannibal finds himself smirking. The accuracy is almost charming.
Almost.
When a tall man with sharp cheekbones starts an argument in an empty car park, Hannibal decides to eat him.
Then, he meets the man's intriguing husband.
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I found my way back to you (but took a long time) by Archraven
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
08 Jan 2026
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On his fortieth birthday, Mike gets an invitation to Dustin’s wedding. ‘Can’t get married without you there, man. Come on. For me?’
He goes in a suit that fits poorly and a tie that sits crooked. The others greet him with warmth, but he feels like a stranger, and when Will finally arrives, Mike cannot breathe. The passing time has only sharpened Will’s cheekbones, coaxed his softness into something more assured. Mike had forgotten how beautiful he was, hadn’t realised how thoroughly he had filed Will away in the back of his mind, as if memory could be boxed up and stored like Christmas lights.
Then, he sees the arm around Will's shoulders.
In a world where Vecna won, life continues much the same, and Mike and Will slowly—very slowly—find their way back to each other.
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The vines hadn’t stopped constricting. Will’s face was turning red, his choking growing muffled. El’s eyes were fluttering shut.
“But I am generous. Choose, Michael. I will spare one,” Vecna purred. “Who will you save?”
In the cavern of the Mind Flayer, Vecna gives Mike a single choice.
But Mike Wheeler is done with this shit.
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“We’re not kids anymore, Mike. We’ve grown. We’ve saved the world. It’s time to move on like…like Frodo and Sam.”
“Bullshit,” Mike snapped, and it took all Will had not to flinch. “You’re moving five minutes away, Will. Not to Valinor.”
After everything is over, Will is determined to move on from his Tammy. It's a shame that Mike Wheeler is not his fucking Tammy, and will, in fact, explode at the suggestion.
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The Patriarch's Choice by Archraven
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022), The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
27 Nov 2024
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A prisoner of war in Adar's camp, Elrond walks a dangerous line between his deepening connection with his captor and his duty to his people.
Captivated by the defiant elven commander, Adar's frustration mounts as their tangled game of tension and desire becomes something neither is able to end.
Meanwhile, Gil-galad will not forsake his herald. He joins forces with the newly crowned dwarven king, Durin IV, who really just wants his friend back.
Series
- Part 4 of The Herald's Path
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The Herald's Path by Archraven
Fandom The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)
27 Nov 2024
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A series focused on Elrond, his firm loyalty to Gil-galad, his friendship with Durin and Galadriel, and his deepening connection with Adar. Will contain dark themes.
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A different Team Seven, in which Kakashi becomes a teacher and everything changes.
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Bookmarked by Archraven
27 Apr 2025
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Advances by Anonymous
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022), The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
04 Dec 2024
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Sequel to Contingencies: In which Elrond’s decision to take a different approach during the doomed negotiation for Galadriel’s freedom results in Adar making some rather effective adjustments to his battle strategy.
Or, Elrond is faced with the dubious pleasure of having Adar track him everywhere he goes during the siege of Ost-in-Edhil.
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- Part 3 of Tolkien fics
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- English
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- 17,544
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- 4/5
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Bookmarked by Archraven
15 Oct 2024
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A herald in Mordor by Herbalspells (Jedi_librarian) for Archraven
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)
14 Nov 2025
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Adar has declared himself King of Mordor. And a King is always in need of a herald. Unfortunately, he has his eyes set on one herald in particular. There is nothing that would make Gil-Galad part with his herald, except that Adar has promised to recall his children to Mordor and trouble the peoples of Middle-Earth no longer. He will also lend his army in the fight against Sauron.
And though Elrond feels that he would sooner die, it is painfully clear what the lesser of the two evils are, and the whole of Middle-Earth is at stake. Besides, they only need a few months in order to defeat Sauron, once they have done that then he will be able to return to Lindon for good. This is just a temporary sacrifice. And his dear friend and brother Prince Durin will not be far away.
AU that takes place just after Season 2 Episode 1, when Elrond is working at the boathouse, but just before Galadriel goes to talk to him about joining the mission to Eregion.
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- English
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Bookmarked by Archraven
13 Oct 2024
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Pity me not because the light of day by Herbalspells (Jedi_librarian)
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)
15 Nov 2025
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Elrond thinks about the pity he has seen in the eyes of others throughout his life, and how it is his least favourite expression. It starts with the waterfall incident(!) and then leads up to that moment on the battlefield and beyond.
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09 Oct 2024
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River Bank by Wren_Alloway
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022), The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
16 Oct 2022
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Durin’s blood ran cold. The elf before him was pale and listless, their garments had been sullied by dirt and stained by grass. Their cropped hair, usually so sculpted and careful lay in tangles around their face. It was Elrond.
Exploring the friendship between Durin and Elrond with a dash of poison.
Bookmarked by Archraven
08 Oct 2024