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As many of you know, my holiday story project for 2006 is to write thirty-one (at least) series of fixed-length ficlets based on the requests and preferences of friends. Because I have been away since December 1st, I am a bit behind on posting, so I am going to post the first five days all at once.

Additionally, this series will be posted at HASA (members' side) and the Pit of Voles.

This first drabble series “Curiosity” was written for Angaloth, who I know fancies Fëanor and Nerdanel above all others. It is a series of three hundred-word drabbles about what might have first inspired their love…and led to their demise.

This series contains some very mild sexuality but should be suitable for teenaged and adult audiences.

Curiosity )

This series is for [livejournal.com profile] ladyelleth, who asked about how Nerdanel and Fëanor perceived their strange fourth-born son Caranthir. In the Felakverse that I use in the majority of my stories, Caranthir has the special gift of osanwë—or mind-speak—and perceives people interestingly as a result. While he remains dark and strange, his special gift also gives him extraordinary insight into the hearts and minds of those closest to him. This series of four double-drabbles explores this idea.

Strange )

“Effortless” was written for [livejournal.com profile] angelica_ramses. Earlier this year, we had a conversation about my character of Maedhros (Nelyo) in my stories Another Man’s Cage and “Essecarmë” and his quiet strength that I have tried to capture in these stories. While Maedhros has done his share of noble deeds, equally important—and probably more difficult—was the task of reuniting the Noldor and playing damage control for his little brothers.

Yet the conundrum always arises that what is most skillfully done seems to be most easily done. This series of four drabbles explores this idea, from the point of view of Maglor.

For readers unfamiliar with my other stories, Vingarië is Maglor’s wife.

Effortless )

This series of three double-drabbles was written for Ellfine, who is a fellow Finarfinatic and believes—as I do—that he was not the wimpy, soft-hearted king of fanon lore. “Sense of Swords” follows Finarfin through his decision to travel to Middle-earth at the end of the First Age to join his people in fighting Morgoth. The line about this in The Silmarillion is rather ambiguous about whether he joined the other Noldor in this battle, but I like to think that he did.

Sense of Swords )

My dear friend [livejournal.com profile] rhapsody11 adores Celegorm and Maglor, so gifts for her always involve trying to fit them together into a story. In “Of Love, Mischief, and Flowery Prose,” young Celegorm realizes the gravity of the pranks that he plays on his older brother Maglor and seeks atonement for his misdeeds.

The relationship that might have existed between these two contrary brothers is a source of endless speculation for me “Of Love, Mischief, and Flowery Prose” is set during the same year as my novel Another Man’s Cage, so Celegorm is equivalent to a seven-year-old and Maglor is a young adolescent. The ficlet is a quibble, so it is exactly five hundred words.

Happy Sinterklaas, Rhapsody, and thank you for all that you do!

Of Love, Mischief, and Flowery Prose )
To kick off this posting:

Happy Birthday, [livejournal.com profile] allie_meril!!!


Best wishes for a happy day today (despite all the classes and the lab) and many, many more to come!

For Allie's birthday, of course, I have written a story. Well, it's not a traditional story; it is actually a series of eight drubbles. Allie asked on the HASA Birthday Cards Forum for stories having to do with students, and I know that she likes Nerdanel, and so these eight drubbles follow Nerdanel's life and the lessons she's learned.

Because it's Feanor/Nerdanel at parts and I'm a hopeless perv for them, this story teeters precariously on the line between a general and an adult rating. To use American movie ratings, it's a healthy PG-13. There is nudity and some sexuality but nothing graphic.

Enjoy your day, Allie, and many hugs!

Forgotten Lore )
Allie asked for a story about how Nerdanel came to leave Fëanaro, preferrably from the points of view of both characters. You are right, Allie, in that this scene and all of the smaller conflicts briefly touched upon in this tale will one day be part of the epic on which I am working, but this was a great chance to explore this moment now, and I hope you enjoy.

This story is rated for adults only for reasons of some sexuality. Nothing too graphic, but I'm playing it safe.

Estranged )
Happy Birthday, [livejournal.com profile] arandil13!


I would sing to you, but you don't want to hear the off-key warbling that I call "singing." No Maglor, am I ;) So I have written you a story instead.

I had in mind a bit of forge-smut. After all, nothing says "Happy Birthday" like forge-smut, at least to a Fëanatic. So I got my Fëanor imaginary friend muse and my Nerdanel imaginary friend muse and put them in the forge together and....

Nothing.

It's kind of like mating great pandas, apparently. You can put them together with all the right moods but that doesn't mean that they're going to do anything. They kind of giggled together. Fëanor made some pretty bracelets, all of which he gave to Nerdanel (much to my dismay, as it was my birthday too, and the bastard owes me), but no forge-smut. Damn.

So I changed the environment a bit and got...something. It seems my imaginary friends muses don't like mindless stuff, even if it's smut. They want to do everything with a purpose. Pretentious gits.

But there are naughty bits in it. So if you are underaged (I am obviously not talking to Arandil here but to others who might stumble upon this) or bothered by this sort of thing, please stop reading now.

The idea of Fëanor's relationship with the Valar as compared to Nerdanel's and the marital conflicts it must have caused has always fascinated me. I deal with it a lot (later) in AMC. Well, it seems they were determined to deal with it here too.

As always, comments and suggestions are welcome. This is very rough, as a week ago, it was not even written yet. Such is the nature of birthday stories. Happy reading!

Blasphemy )
I wrote this story as a birthday gift for my friend Jenni. Happy birthday, Jenni!

This story is cross-posted to the [livejournal.com profile] house_of_feanor and [livejournal.com profile] silwritersguild communities. I realized just the other day that I had posted it here and not in my own journal! Shame! (Hence the fact that it is a backdated entry.)

Please be aware that this story is sexually explicit and for adults only. If you are underaged or bothered by sexuality in literature, please turn away now.

As always, I love comments--both good and bad--especially as I have not had much time to live with and revise this story. Enjoy! :)

The Imperfect Gift )

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