2014 LotR Secret Santa Masterlist

[empy.livejournal.com]

Happy Holidays, everyone! The 2014 round of lotr_sesa was a success, with 25 stories posted! The mods would like to extend their thanks to all who participated, and a special thanks to our backup writer, raise_the_knife! We're also very grateful for all the people who voluteered to be backup writers/artists.

First off, a quick reminder: You are free to link to your post in the community after the reveal, but please do not post your fic/art anywhere else before January 1st, 2015.

We hope all participants remember to leave feedback for their writers. :) If you enjoy the other stories and art, do leave a comment on it! Let the artists and writers know how much you enjoyed their work.

Here is a master list of all the fics posted for this year's round of lotr_sesa, sorted into categories - Dwarves, Elves, Hobbits, Men, and Interspecies:

Dwarves

Let Me Be Your Canvas by nuinzilien for empy
(Balin/ Thorin, light R)
Summary: Bilbo ambled through Rivendell’s gardens, glancing here and there. He stopped to sniff a flower before continuing on his way, unable to help feeling... underwhelmed.

A Small Price to Pay by savageseraph for knowmefirst
(Kili/Fili, NC-17)
Summary: Kili didn’t notice the curious glances that followed him as he crossed the square, didn’t hear the whispered speculation about why the young lord was so clearly distracted. If a cave troll dropped into the middle of the market, he would have wandered past without a second thought.
(This is a stand-alone sequel to “Listen and Obey” (The Hobbit. FPS. NC-17. Thorin/Kili).

One of Us Has to Know by nuinzilien for empy
(Fili/Kili, NC-17)
Summary: Tattoos and Dwarves. How can you go wrong with that?

Elves

Sea and Sky by indy1776 for astris_eldalie
(Elwing, gen)
Summary: Elwing reminisces on the coast of Alqualondë.

Harder to Breathe by minuial_nuwing for zhie
(Maedhros/Fingon, Teen)
Summary: Fingon arrives at the fortress on Himring bearing a gift. Or perhaps gifts.

Beyond The Forest by adandwen for caras_galadhon
(Tauriel, PG)
Summary: Tauriel slipped over her bracer as she left her rooms and made for the main gates. She knew a lot of people laughed at it behind her back; mocking the captain of the guard for wearing something only young, inexperienced archers in their three-hundreds really needed.

Starlight by aliensouldream for ignoblebard
(Legolas/Elrohir, PG-13)
Summary: 'It is time,' said Lord Elrond, 'for you to learn the responsibilities of your birthright other than that of warfare.

Blueberry kisses by dd_b_daughter for fadesintothewes
(Maedhros/Fingon, PG-13)
Summary: The beginning of their relationship.

A Moment in Life by lotrangel17 for the_winterwitch
(Elrond, PG)
Summary: Wintertime had come to Rivendell as it had for hundreds of years in the past, very slowly. Elrond, the ruler of this land, wanted to give his people time to be prepared for the much needed cold months.

high tide came and brought you in by astris_eldalie for ladyelleth
(Arwen/Tauriel, PG-13)
Summary: She dreamt that she spun under starlight, and woke to the sunrise, red and orange across the dead branches of the trees above her. For a moment, she lay where she was, amid the brown leaves, watching the familiar play of light across unfamiliar forest.

Patience Enough by ladyelleth for indy1776
(Celebrían and Nerdanel, PG)
Summary: On Tol Eressëa, Celebrían recovers and remembers.

Goldilocks by zhie for keiliss
(Glorfindel, Erestor, and Rivendell Elves;PG-13)
Summary: Glorfindel returns to Middle-earth at the beginning of the Third Age.

Winter Game by tallulahred for minuial_nuwing
(Elladan/Thranduil, PG-13)
Summary: Elladan goes on a mission to Mirkwood.

A Song Strange by fadesintothewes for lotrangel17
(Legolas/Elrond, Mature)
Summary: Elrond meets Legolas and finds that the young elf has something to share with him.

Windborne by keiliss for silverstarspray
(Elwing, others; PG)
Summary: In the lands that are called Undying, Elwing still trusts her gut.

Hobbits

may the road rise to meet your feet by raise_the_knife for aliensouldream
(pg, frodo/sam)
summary: Frodo is barely in his tweens when he comes to Bag End, a young Hobbit obsessed with books and adventures.

Men

Peace by lynndyre for alex_quine
(fanart; Bard/his Wife, G)
Summary: a slightly tangential take on your prompt 'An unexpected guest', but keeping with the theme of home.

Losto Mae, Little Brother by lordhellebore for raise_the_knife
(Boromir, Faramir - PG)
Summary: With their mother gone, a young Boromir is alone in his worries about his brother's health. There is little that he can do but provide comfort.

Love and War by ignoblebard for tallulahred
(Imrahil/Eomer, PG-13)
Summary: The first time Imrahil saw Éomer, really saw him, was in the heat of battle, felling Orcs and Southrons upon the Pelennor Fields even as he and his men rode to their aid. Fell and fierce was he, his golden hair shining like a nimbus in the sun.

Interspecies

Back To The Moment The Very Start by monkiainen for mahmfic
(Thorin/Bilbo, PG-13)
Summary: Thorin survives the Battle of Five Armies with a greater cost anyone could have imagined.

There is a place... by alex_quine for lordhellebore
(Galadriel/Gandalf, PG-13)
Summary: Galadriel is faced with healing someone close to her heart and yet hesitates.

Legacy by mahmfic for nuinzilien
(fanmix; Fili/Bilbo, PG-13)
Summary: There's front + back cover art, a spotify playlist, links to youtube, sample lyrics and even mini-fics for each song.

Midwinter in Eryn Galen by the_winterwitch for monkiainen
(Aragorn/Legolas, PG-13)
Summary: Young Aragorn comes to the Greenwood for the first time to celebrate Midwinter with the Wood-elves. Will his secret hope, concerning a certain Wood-elf, come true?

What To Get For The Astrophysicist Who Has Everything by koulagirl for adanwen
(MCU crossover; Thor and Boromir, Jane and Darcy, Tony Stark; PG)
Summary: The thing about Einstein-Rosen bridges is that apparently they are quite rare, and somewhat fragile. Jane slapped him across the face, again, when he confessed to destroying the Bifrost, and ignored him for a week in favour of redoubling her research as if she could fix it overnight.

A Binding Oath by empy for lynndyre
(Thranduil/Bard; rated M)
Summary: He grows up on tales of the King of the Greenwood, but through all those years the king remains as distant and as intangible as the chill mists that settle on the lake in winter.

In the Cavern of the King by caras_galadhon for savageseraph
(Thorin/Thranduil, Thorin/?; NC-17)
Summary: Imprisoned by Mirkwood Elves and having just rejected Thranduil's insulting offer of "help," Thorin awakens to a new, even more perilous danger.

Comments

[koulagirl666.livejournal.com]

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[empy.livejournal.com]

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[lordhellebore]

Thank you for modding again this year, and for making sure your participants are happy :)

(There's some broken coding after you link to "There is a place...")

[empy.livejournal.com]

Oops! Thanks for catching that. That's what I get for coding in the middle of the night. ;) I've now fixed the broken code.

Thank you for your kind words about the exchange! We're happy to hear you enjoyed it. :)

[lordhellebore]

*g* I know about coding in the middle of the night. May I bother you because of something els,e though? The summary of the fic I wrote is incorrect. You quoted the first lines instead of putting in the summary..

[empy.livejournal.com]

Darn. I've now fixed that error, too. :)

[lordhellebore]

Thank you! :)

[ysilme]

Thank you to all the mods for making this fest possible, and to all participants to making it work! :o)

There is a typo with my username at my gift, "A moment in life" by lotrangel17, it says "the_interwitch".

[empy.livejournal.com]

You're very welcome! :)

Also, I apologize for the username error. It's been amended. (Hazards of late night posting..)

[ysilme]

Thanks!

[independence1776]

Thank you for running this!

[keiliss.livejournal.com]

Thanks for running a lovely swap. My gift couldn't be nicer and I'm looking forward to reading the rest.

[baranduin.livejournal.com]

There are two stories that have been posted without lj cuts. Is there any way to fix that? Thank you.

[empy.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately the mods cannot edit posts, only the OP can. We are aware of the broken cuts in the posts, but we prefer not to delete posts if they can be fixed on the OP's end. We've informed the OPs of the broken code in their posts, however, and hopefully they will edit their respective posts soon.

[alex-quine.livejournal.com]

Many thanks to the team who make this happen - A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to one and all!

[mahmfic.livejournal.com]

*whines* I'm going to have to wait another whole year for the next fest. *pouts* This is one of my faves to participate in. You guys are awesome!