Masked_Man_2
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The love that heals the wound (after the war is through) by Masked_Man_2 for fakebodies
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
16 Jun 2025
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“I forgive you,” Boromir says, just as grave as the captain before him, accepting his demotion to knighthood with far more grace than most would afford a too-bold babe. “An’ I dub you Sir ‘Rongil, so you must help protect nana. ‘Cos you’ve a real sword an’ can cut down real foes, until I have one, too, and can protect her better.”
So saying, he drives the point of the sword into the ground, and turns to face Finduilas, legs trembling a little with the effort to hold himself back from bouncing.
“No fear. No harm. Not while we’re here. So swear I.”
“So swear I,” Thorongil intones, after the fashion of the knights of old. Boromir turns back to him, taking both his hands to wrap them about the hilt of the toy sword, and for one selfish moment Finduilas is glad her son no longer faces her, that he might not see the tears spilling from her eyes.
Series
- Part 2 of Boromir Week 2025
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Long Nights and Lone Soldiers by Masked_Man_2
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
14 Jun 2025
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Just one night. Just one night alone, unseen, unasked for, unneeded. Just one night, when no one needed him to be strong, or cheerful, no one needed him to be anything at all, that he might break apart in peace, and piece himself back together with none the wiser once his hands grew steady again. Make himself whole again, that he might be of use. For broken pieces left only mess, and he had to clean up the mess. He could not, would not let the dream come to pass.
Just one night. Surely it was not so gross a sin, to not be strong for just one night.
A tale of nightmares, grief, and late-night conversations.
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- Part 1 of Boromir Week 2025
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Measure Still for Measure by Ardent_Autumn, Masked_Man_2
Fandoms: SHAKESPEARE William - Works, Measure for Measure - Shakespeare
24 Jun 2024
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“Haste still pays haste, and leisure answers leisure; like doth quit like, and measure still for measure.”
Shakespeare’s play leaves us with several unresolved conflicts, such as Vincentio proposing marriage to Isabella (does she accept it or not?), Claudio dealing with the aftermath of his near-death experience, Angelo losing his title, etc. We, as readers, may well be prone to questioning precisely what the outcomes are. This work is our take on each of the conflicts.
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Of Monsters and Men by Masked_Man_2 for fakebodies
Fandoms: The Frankenstein Chronicles (TV)
27 May 2024
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"He always slept flat on his back, hands hidden beneath the heavy quilt. Like a corpse, she had thought more than once, and couldn’t have said why the thought discomfited her."
John is plagued by nightmares. Esther notices. Something like an understanding is reached.
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"There was no one keeping track anymore. No one to count the years and months and days he’d lost to wandering the fog. Trying to find Seamie. Trying to find himself in Seamie, the bits of his self that Seamie had taken with him. Because Seamie wasn’t here. But he wasn’t anywhere else, either. And Tadhg couldn’t be if Seamie wasn’t."
Recent series
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Boromir Week 2025 by Masked_Man_2
Fandom: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
16 Jun 2025
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Wanderers' Unholy Trinity by EatSnowAndDie, Masked_Man_2, MyDaedricGravemind
Fandom: Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game), Dungeons & Dragons - All Media Types
16 Aug 2017
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Jon lurched upright. He immediately cried out in pain and clutched at his wound.
“Jon!” Martin sprang to his feet and gently pushed Jon back down. “Don’t move, you’re still recovering from the infection.”
Jon flinched away from him, trying to twist free but crying out again and finally allowing himself to sink back into the pillows. His wide eyes darted wildly around. “Michael! Where’s Michael? He- he took Helen, he-”
Martin’s brow furrowed. “Jon, I know, that was years ago. Take a breath and relax, we’re safe here.”
“Martin?” Jon asked, hands reaching for him. “Is the power out?”
“What? No.”
“Why is it so dark? Why can’t I see?” his tone turned accusatory. “What did you do to me?”
Martin’s stomach sank. “J-Jon, I didn’t do anything. What do you mean, you can’t see?”
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Martin wakes up with Jon in the basement of the House on Hilltop Road with Jon dead in his arms a year after they saved the world. With Basira's help they're able to save Jon, but when he wakes up the last thing he remembers is Michael stabbing him after taking Helen - and he's blind.
Bookmarked by Masked_Man_2
10 Oct 2025
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Tolkientober 2025 by luciferslegions
Fandom: The Lord of the Rings (Jackson Movies), The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
10 Oct 2025
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31 prompts for Tolkientober 2025 on Tumblr with Boromir as the main focus
Also posted on Tumblr @lucifers-legions
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Bookmarked by Masked_Man_2
04 Oct 2025
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Ah, Jon realises, he's probing for an intellectual discussion about their shared hatred of poetry. Of course!
"It's… unimaginative. They can describe a scene, certainly, but the writing feels devoid of any feeling other than disproportionate wide-eyed wonder. In fact, their only inspiration seems to be rain, the streets of London, and rain on the streets of London. Not to mention that their writing style is so enamoured with Keats that it lacks any distinction of its own. What do you think of it?"
Jon does not seem to have given the man the intellectual stimulation that he's looking for.
"Oh…" His eyebrows are nearing his hairline. His front teeth overlap, Jon notes when he offers a nervous smile. That's quite cute. "Um, I- I wrote it?"
Bookmarked by Masked_Man_2
03 Oct 2025
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I am naught but a scar upon your breastbone by rabbit_soup
Fandoms: The Magnus Archives (Podcast)
25 Aug 2024
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Martin Blackwood, the Lonely, and poetry; and what all of that means in a safer context.
Bookmarked by Masked_Man_2
02 Oct 2025
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Bookmarked by Masked_Man_2
30 Sep 2025