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In a world where Renly Baratheon accidentally spent the War of Four Kings on vacation in Dorne, surviving King Stannis's small council meetings takes a clear understanding of people and politics. Luckily, he's here to provide both... or so he thinks.
[Second half finally up. Welcome to the North.]
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16 May 2026
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A Brief Introduction To Arda, End Of The Second Age, With Helpful FAQ by ClingingBlossoms
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
15 May 2026
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The Last Alliance of Elves and Men has formed. Sauron threatens all of Middle-Earth, and all must come together in the face of this threat.
But for the average Mannish footsoldier, it's not quite clear what's going on here.
Maglor has composed a little letter to help orient people.
Or just confuse them more.
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16 May 2026
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The Dispossessed Reclaiming What Was Theirs by Irnina
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
08 Aug 2025
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Elrond looks back at his upbringing.
The twins had been loved, fiercely, but that does not mean their childhood was in any way healthy.
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12 May 2026
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The Best Professor/Actor in Wizarding Britain by RedCraneFalling
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
24 Aug 2025
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Barty Crouch Jr. had two main career goals.
To be the wizarding world's best actor.
To be the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts.
Luckily, he had a very supportive father (figure) in the Dark Lord.OR
The one where every defense professor after Remus Lupin is actually replaced by Barty Crouch Jr. at some point and pretty much no one notices except Harry Potter.
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25 Apr 2026
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play to your strengths, not by the rules by ltsjfprongs (courfee)
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
16 May 2024
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“That’s it!” Ron suddenly sat up, pushing his book off the table in the process. “Your Firebolt, Harry! Moody said play to your strengths, right? Use the Firebolt! It worked before, bloody do it again!”
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OR: Harry has two more tasks of the Triwizard Tournament to get through without dying. Luckily he learned from his first task and remembered the advice he was given.- Language:
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25 Apr 2026
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A multi-chapter essay on my professional opinions of Hogwarts, after recently completing a master's degree in education
In memory of Lisa Stevens-Pangburn, my older cousin who took me to get Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows early in the morning the day it was released
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15 Apr 2026
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No One Walks Alone by glitterlessgold490
Fandom The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
25 Mar 2026
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10 Apr 2026
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Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death by Charlotte_Stant for sophiahelix
Fandoms: The Lottery - Shirley Jackson, The New Yorker RPF
24 Dec 2025
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The picturesque village of Buell, Maine is one of the last in the United States to continue the tradition of the “harvest” or “prosperity” lottery. Its residents insist the lottery makes them stronger, even as condemnation from outsiders grows.
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10 Apr 2026
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Do Not Be Afraid by Anonymous
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
22 Mar 2026
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Gil-galad is the last member of the line of Finwë willing to be High King, but he has no desire to create an heir to replace him should he fall in battle.
The Angel GabrielEönwë has an announcement for him.Alternate title: Toxic Catholicism and Noldor Rebellion
Leaning into Tolkien being Catholic, I'm taking the worst possible interpretation of some things that were published posthumously and putting some of the grossest parts of Catholicism on the Valar. Namely focused around queerness and reproductive rights.
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22 Mar 2026
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I need to write a proper comment later because goddamn Elrond's foresight visions are so goddamn raw and harrowing (especially as a fellow asexual, poor Gil-galad), toxic Catholicism is a 100% accurate description, hashtag abortion is healthcare
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The Judgment of Mandos by AnnaRobots
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
24 Aug 2025
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“And that was the first time Námo realized—because up until this point there had been so few Elves in the Halls, they never even crossed each other’s paths—the fëar of dead Elves could be real perverts.”
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- Part 1 of The Halls of Mandos
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07 Mar 2026
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Anhedonia by EmberOfTheSea
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
31 Oct 2025
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Valinor was every bit as beautiful as the songs promised.
Its streets glittered with the dust of diamonds, gleaming under the radiant light of a sun that shone brighter, purer over the hallowed lands than it ever had over Middle-earth. The peaks of the Pelori, soaring and snowcapped, loomed pristine in the distance, mocking her with every glimpse. These were not mountains that had ever known the tread of an orc's foot, nor suffered spilt blood or harrowed screams. Even the sands of Eldamar were white and silken underfoot, nothing like the abrading grit of the beaches of Belfalas where her mother had once reigned.
Celebrían hated it.
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On names, grandmothers, and what it's like to live when the whole world thinks you should not have.Bookmarked by Purpleshift
19 Feb 2026
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Links to Resources on Writing by elsenorconejo
Fandoms: No Fandom, Original Work, Spider-Man: Spider-Verse (Sony Animated Movies), Mad Max Series (Movies), Spider-Man - All Media Types, Political RPF - Russian 21st c., Marvel Cinematic Universe, Loki (TV 2021), Witchbrook (Chucklefish Video Game), Tarzan - All Media Types, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! - Dr. Seuss, Political RPF - US 21st c., The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, Star Trek, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Lower Decks (Cartoon), Norse Religion & Lore, The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien, KING Stephen - Works, Batman - All Media Types, DCU, Looney Tunes | Merrie Melodies
15 May 2026
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Links with information on fanfiction, creative writing, and other topics that I have looked at and found to be useful.
Its chapters are as follows:
* Chapter 1: Table of Contents, and Author's Note
* Chapters 2 to 5: General and technical info on fanfiction and AO3; AI and writing fanfiction; and scams
* Chapters 6 to 8: General reference sites, and info on writing and storytelling
* Chapters 9 to 11: Information about writing characters
* Chapters 12 to 16: Information about plot, pacing, conflict, scenes, and other story elements
* Chapter 17 to 20: Evaluating information, and identifying AI-generated content
* Chapter 21: Writing as a Career
* Chapter 22: Past UpdatesDate started: July 14th, 2025
Most recent update: May 15th, 2026 (broke the chapter on detecting AI-generated content into three chapters [audio/ and writing, images and video, and other ways])Series
- Part 1 of Resource Files
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18 Jan 2026
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In a house in Godric's Hollow, three boys toss their magic around and a little girl dies… unless.
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04 Jan 2026
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goat milk and oats by novalotypo
Fandoms: Fire Emblem: Kakusei | Fire Emblem: Awakening, Fire Emblem Series
01 Jun 2020
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“I see and know everything whether I want to or not, because the universe hates me,” Grima explains. “Okay, so you two are finally getting married, thank the gods. That’s me! I’m a god. You’re welcome. So what kind of theme do you want to go for? And where are you going to live? Plegia’s pretty nice once you get used to the sand, the sand, and also the sand. Obviously I won’t complain about the occasional vacation to Ylisstol, since your... mountain vistas... aren’t half bad. Are you listening? Are you alive? Did I just break you?”
“I’m listening,” Chrom says weakly, his poor little brain struggling to keep up.
In which Grima is born into an existential crisis, accidentally nudges history the wrong way, and tries to make do in a world that is objectively more chaotic than he is.
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17 Dec 2025
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Feanor and the Impossible Dream by Anonymous
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
09 Nov 2025
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Why do so many in this fandom have such a fascination with Feanor and his sons? Why do these blatant criminals, warmongers, and thieves reliably draw admiration or even love from readers, clearly contrary to their creator's intent?
Part textual history of the stories of Feanor, his sons, his family, and his angelic enemies as their characters radically changed with Tolkien's increasingly rigid beliefs, part literary analysis, part raging against the gods, part questioning the glories of paradise, this aims to convince the reader that if Feanor the character is a villain, then Feanor the personification of man's rebellion against authority is not, even if Tolkien grew to believe he was. To be drawn to the Feanoreans in spite of Tolkien is to be drawn to Don Quixote in spite of his creator's attempt to bury the character, and with him an ideology.
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27 Nov 2025
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Aurë entuluva by ScribeofArda
Fandom The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
03 Jun 2026
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Maedhros wakes up again, on the first morning of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.
Of course, nobody calls it that. For them, it hasn't happened yet.
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14 Jun 2025
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If I had a nickel for every series involving art-based time travel which features as one of its main characters some guy who ends up as the general of some army at some point, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but is weirdly specific! (The other series I'm thinking of is the 1632 series.)
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Fascist ideology in the Harry Potter Fandom by Anonymous
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
15 Aug 2022
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A discussion of fascist and alt-right ideas in the Harry Potter fandom, and why I find them highly concerning.
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25 May 2025
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A Varda Elentári! by drZer0
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Origins
06 Jun 2026
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Maedhros eldest of the sons of Feanor plunged into a chasm, the Silmaril clutched to his breast. It should have been the end. Whether the Halls of Mandos or the Void were his fate should not have mattered. Instead he was dragged through the space between worlds and landed in Thedas. What will he do? How will he find his feet? Has he learned anything at all? The only way to know is to read.
A Varda Elentári
Á tire me imi ohta
Ar yá illi ná telnë,
Á tulya me mélamar- Language:
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02 Sep 2024
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Normally I prefer reading a quest in its original format because of the extra context like dice rolls and voting discussions ... but I don't have a Spacebattles account so I can't follow it there as easily.
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Lament by grayimperia
Fandoms: Fire Emblem Series, Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses
31 Dec 2019
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Game Over.
You have received an invitation to the goddess’s tea party. Accept?
Or,
After their deaths, Sothis reaches through time to invite each of the three who tried and failed to claim the crown of Fodlan to her tea party.
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05 Aug 2024
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This work isn't hosted on the Archive so this blurb might not be complete or accurate.
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My friend send me this link, is a series on a profile on Ao3 (tumblr) that has different tutorials to insert things to fanfics via html code, I thought I would share bc it’s really cool
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