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Someone That Matters (More Than You) by Tilion
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
13 Nov 2025
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Curufinwë Atarinkë is not his father. He is the shadow of the flame on the wall, the soft ember in the ashes—a fragment. A fraction. A facsimile. He is a spark that has yet to catch.
He is the age his father was when his parents first fell in love.
Given that, he is unsure why it has not happened to him yet.
[Curufin, marriage, love, and expectation. Or, alternatively, how Curufin gets away with the greatest con he’s ever pulled: his own wedding.]
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Never Fade Away by Tilion
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
20 Oct 2025
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“I suppose Curufin isn’t technically inaccurate,” he said, and his voice was deep, crisply-accented, and amused.
“Fëanor,” Elrond breathed.
Fëanor’s smile widened, like the glare of the rising sun. “Hello, grandson.”
[A series of reunions—or, in some cases, first meetings—involving the House of Fëanor.]
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- Part 8 of Ghosts of the First Age - All Fics
- Part 5 of Ghosts of the First Age - Main Series
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Fair Game by Tilion
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
26 Mar 2025
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It was a familiar scene, all of them gathered around a convalescent Maedhros; Celegorm paced the length of the small tent, all his terror turned to hard fury at the base of his throat:
“We could have their heads for this,” he growled. “We should have their heads for this. They tried to kill the king!”
[Or: Just when Maedhros is about to surrender the crown, an unlikely trio of conspirators attempt to assassinate him. His brothers . . . take care of it.]
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Away into the Forest Dim by Tilion
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
26 Feb 2025
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His face hovered over Dior’s, blood-streaked and savage, his awful lips curled in a wide, sneering snarl. His teeth glinted in his dark open maw, slick-sharp and dripping, as he bent his silver head—
—and, in a sickening rip of red flesh, tore out Dior’s throat.
[Or: Dior keeps dreaming of the man who killed him.]
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- Part 7 of Ghosts of the First Age - All Fics
- Part 3 of Ghosts of the First Age - Sidefics & Interludes
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Nauvanye Arya by Tilion
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
12 Jan 2025
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“Do you believe in redemption?” he said.
Celebrían responded immediately, without hesitation. “Yes.”
“I believe in mercy,” said Frodo, tilting his head. “And I believe in second chances. So yes, I suppose I do.”
[A deleted scene from The Sun Must Go On Rising.]
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- Part 4 of Ghosts of the First Age - All Fics
- Part 1 of Ghosts of the First Age - Sidefics & Interludes
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Blood Was Our Inheritance by sesamenom, Tilion
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
06 Sep 2024
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From the waters of Alqualondë to the ruins of Tol Himling, the Oath pulls and pushes, waxes and wanes: binds the sons of Fëanor together, and just as fiercely drives them apart—until they are nothing but a song on the wind, and a singer by the shore.
[Or: Maglor loses his brothers, one by one.]
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Chasing a Starlight by Tilion
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
11 Aug 2024
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“What do you want?” he asked, quietly.
What do I want? Fëanor echoed, and laughed: swirling at Eärendil’s shoulders, slipping through his hair, basking in the closeness of his borrowed light. I want the same thing you want, he told him. I want my family back, and I want to be free.
[Or: Fëanor may be dead, but that doesn’t mean he’s done. A companion piece for Conspire to Ignite.]
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- Part 2 of Ghosts of the First Age - All Fics
- Part 2 of Ghosts of the First Age - Main Series
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Red, Red Moon (Keep On Rising) by Tilion
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit - All Media Types
22 Jul 2024
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“Hello,” said the Elf, tilting his head and studying the children. They stared back, wide-eyed. “Who are you?”
The two boys exchanged a puzzled glance. “You don’t remember?” said the one on the right. "I'm Réd."
“I’m Rín,” said the other.
[Or: Celegorm wakes up outside Mandos with a bow, two silver-haired elflings, and no memories. He sets off to return the boys to their parents and figure out who he is … but he might not like what he finds.]
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- Part 5 of Ghosts of the First Age - All Fics
- Part 4 of Ghosts of the First Age - Main Series
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Out of the Cold by Tilion
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
11 Jul 2024
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In Maglor’s defense, he had never meant for anyone to see him.
[Companion fic to Scion of Mystery, in which Celebrían finds Maglor lurking in Ost-in-Edhil in the rain and drags him to Elrond.]
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waxing to the rhythm writhing in my chest by Tilion
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
30 Jun 2024
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“Well?” said Oromë, and his voice was barely a voice at all—it was the building notes of a howling wind, a hunting-horn; the thunder of hooves along a well-worn forest path. The sounds of his domain, shaped like stubborn clay into the semblance of words. “You summoned me.”
Once, Celegorm would have dropped, without hesitation, to his knees. Instead, he bowed his head. “You called,” he said.
[Celegorm is not forgiven. Oromë isn’t, either. They come to an understanding, anyway.]
Series
- Part 6 of Ghosts of the First Age - All Fics
- Part 2 of Ghosts of the First Age - Sidefics & Interludes
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The Sun Must Go On Rising by Tilion
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
05 May 2024
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“You will go to him?”
“Yes,” he said. “Of course.”
“However far you have to go?”
“Anywhere,” said Fingon, nearly laughing at the thought; he had walked into hell for Maedhros once, and if she had told him Thangorodrim had risen from the sea and Maedhros hung there once more, he would walk into hell again.
[At the dawn of the Fourth Age, when the leaders of the rebellious Noldor are pardoned, Fingon the Valiant returns to life. But something is missing. Deep in the Halls of Mandos, Maedhros languishes in a prison of regret . . . and once again, Fingon will stop at nothing to get him back.]
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- Part 3 of Ghosts of the First Age - All Fics
- Part 3 of Ghosts of the First Age - Main Series
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Playing Favorites by Tilion
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
27 Mar 2024
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The first words Caranthir spoke to them, after veritable years of separation, were, “You’d better not be here to beg money off of me again.”
“Hello to you, too, Moryo,” Celegorm drawled, rolling his eyes. “Good to see you again, too, Moryo. Why, we’re doing wonderfully, and yourself?”
[Or: Curufin, Celegorm, and Celebrimbor visit Caranthir in Thargelion. With them is a young Artanáro—who will only later be known as Gil-galad.]
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Hey, Little Songbird... by Tilion
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
27 Mar 2024
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In the cool, ghostly mirror-light of the sea, the gray of Maglor’s eyes looked poison green, like a sea-rotted corpse, like the sickly pus oozing from an infected wound. His lips were sharp and chapped, as though battle-songs and harsh commands had cut them down into blades.
“Well?” he said. “Can I sit at your fire, pretty songbird, or will you sing me to my final sleep at last?”
[Or: In the Second Age, Daeron and Maglor meet again, and both of them give in to temptation.]
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The Light Behind Your Eyes by Tilion
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
24 Feb 2024
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Maedhros & Maglor Week, Day 1: Treelight
After his torment, the Treelight in Maedhros’s eyes is faded and strange. But there are times when it flickers back to life again, and Maglor’s heart is glad.
Ch. 1: Maglor sings for Maedhros as he recovers at Lake Mithrim.
Ch. 2: In Himring, Maedhros learns to draw again.
Ch. 3: Elrond and Elros ask their captors-turned-guardians to give them father-names.Series
- Part 1 of Maedhros & Maglor Week 2024
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Will You Greet the Daylight Looming? by Tilion
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
23 Feb 2024
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Maedhros & Maglor Week, Day 5: New Horizons & Day 6: Respite
“Káno,” Maedhros rasped, cupping his face with his scarred, rough-calloused hand. “Dearest. Thou knowest I would do anything for thee.”
Maglor closed his eyes, and whispered, “Stay.”
[In which Maedhros, despite himself, lives.]
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- Part 5 of Maedhros & Maglor Week 2024
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On Monsters and Lullabies by Tilion
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
21 Feb 2024
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Maedhros & Maglor Week, Day 4: Heroism/Villainy
“You know,” said Maglor, quite conversationally, “last night, the boys asked me if you hated them.”
“I barely even speak to them," Maedhros said.
Maglor smiled, a sharp tug of his lips. “Exactly.”
[Or: Maedhros used to be Maglor's hero. But these days, he’ll play the bad guy, if it means Elrond and Elros think of Maglor a little more kindly in comparison.]
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- Part 4 of Maedhros & Maglor Week 2024
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Mind the Gap by Tilion
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
20 Feb 2024
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Maedhros & Maglor Week, Day 3: Himring & the Gap
“My Lord Himring,” said Maglor cheerfully.
“My lord of the Gap,” Maedhros responded in kind, raising his brows. “An unexpected pleasure. Will you be joining us for dinner tonight?”
Maglor made a show of looking about himself loftily. “Oh, I suppose I’ll grace you with my presence.”
[Maglor drops by Himring. Maedhros assumes he's here to check in on him, but Maedhros isn't the one in need of support this time...]
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- Part 3 of Maedhros & Maglor Week 2024
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To Wear a Heart So White by Tilion
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
19 Feb 2024
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Maedhros & Maglor Week, Day 2: Trust/Distrust
“Will all great Ulmo’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?” Maglor whispered hoarsely. “No, this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas incarnadine, making the green one red.”
“My hands are of your color,” Maedhros growled, “but I shame to wear a heart so white.”
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- Part 2 of Maedhros & Maglor Week 2024
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Scion of Mystery by Tilion
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
05 Feb 2024
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“Maglor called him an usurping upstart brat,” Elros pointed out, very, very quietly. “He wouldn’t have done that if he was Fingon’s son. He’d be Fingon’s rightful heir.”
“Yeah, well—” Elrond made another gesture, this one translating approximately to ‘you know how it is with the House of Finwë,’ which everyone unfortunately did. “I’m not going to go up and ask him.”
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Seven times Elrond hears theories of Gil-galad’s parentage, and the one time Gil-galad tells Elrond the truth.Series
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Betray Myself to Rise by Tilion
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
02 Feb 2024
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Maeglin is no fool—he knows Morgoth’s promises are lies. But someone has to play the villain, after all.
And he’s very good at playing a role.
Or—Maeglin in Gondolin: his friendship-rivalry with Idril, his dysfunctional romance with Glorfindel, and his love and hatred for the city that took his parents away.
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- Part 1 of Black Swan