Gaining Favor

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Title: Gaining Favor
Author Name: kinirohana
Prompt:"In the willow-meads of Tasarinan I walked in the Spring.
Ah! the sight and the smell of the Spring in Nan-tasarion!
And I said that was good.
I wandered in Summer in the elm-woods of Ossiriand.
Ah! the light and the music in the Summer by the Seven Rivers of Ossir!
And I thought that was best.
To the beeches of Neldoreth I came in the Autumn.
Ah! the gold and the red and the sighing of leaves in the Autumn in Taur-na-neldor!
It was more than my desire.
To the pine-trees upon the highland of Dorthonion I climbed in the Winter.
Ah! the wind and the whiteness and the black branches of Winter upon Orod-na-Thôn!
My voice went up and sang in the sky.
And now all those lands lie under the wave,
And I walk in Ambarona, in Tauremorna, in Aldalómë,
In my own land, in the country of Fangorn,
Where the roots are long,
And the years lie thicker than the leaves
In Tauremornalómë.

After finishing this song Treebeard walked on silently through the silent woods." (The Two Towers, "Treebeard")
Summary: Dislike of Dwarven axes wasn't the only reason the Ents destroyed them as they ran from their crimes.
Rating: Teens
Warnings: Tree carnage, acidic sarcasm
Beta:
Author's Notes: If there is something wrong with the formatting, please forgive me. Please leave constructive criticism.

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"Snowdrops" by Himring

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Title: Snowdrops
Author Name: Himring
Prompt: flowers peeking above the snow (Seasons of Middle-earth: Spring)
Summary: Valacar, prince of Gondor, is sent to Rhovanion to learn the ways of his father’s allies and falls in love with Vidumavi, the daughter of his host
Rating: PG
Warnings: none (except for a bit of geekishness)
Author's Notes: Simultaneously written for the current challenge at lotr_community. The requirements were that the story should contain no dialogue and that one of the characters should point at something.

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"Missed Connections" by Suzelle

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Title: Missed Connections

Author Name: Suzelle

Prompt: The summer romance is a common trope--almost regarded as a rite of passage--in many modern films and stories. Write or create art about a summer romance.

Summary: Aragorn shows off his sexy wrestling moves, and the girls of the Dúnedain go wild!  To their disappointment, the only person he actually enjoys dancing with has pointy ears.

Rating: General

Warnings: N/A

Author’s Notes: With great thanks to my betas, Cairistiona, Tehta, and Zopyrus, for helping to make this far better than it was at the start.

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