“Say a prayer or two” by Fadesintothewest

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B2MeM Challenge: Noldorin Beleriand, maglor_20s prompt: Maglor has stopped playing music, and Fingon, here for a trip, is worried and tries to reach out to him. I'd love anything hopeful and optimistic, but dramatic and angsty goes, too. :D I love to see these two interacting in meaningful ways.
Format: Short story
Genre: Family, Slash, Hurt/Comfort
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Mentions of death
Characters: Maglor, Maedhros, Fingon
Pairings: Fingon/Maedhros
Summary: Dealing with the consequences of the Dagor Bragollach, Maglor finds himself unable to make music. How will Fingon’s coming to Himring change this?
Creators' Notes (optional): I fear this story got away from me. The story, inspired by Maglor_20’s prompt, made me consider the power of the singer/songwriter. One such fellow traveler is Steve Earle. I dearly love some of his music and I absolutely love his song, “Ft. Worth Blues” (this is my favorite version of the song). Listening to that song inspired some of this tale here. Unbeta’d.



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"Face The Wind Alone" by Amy Fortuna

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B2MEM Challenge: General Prompts: song prompt "The Riddle".
Multi-Age: oppression and tolerance in Middle-earth.
Format: Short story - 3800 words
Genre: Romance, Slash, Het, Angst, Drama
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Bigotry & prejudice (specifically biphobia & homophobia), some violence.
Characters: Finrod, Amarie, Beor, Andreth, Barahir
Pairings: Finrod/Amarie, Finrod/Beor, Finrod/Andreth, Finrod/Barahir
Creators' Notes (optional): The first scene between Finrod and Amarie was, shall we say, drawn at least partly from life, sadly enough.

*The first paragraph of the scene between Finrod and Andreth is a direct quote from the Athrabeth.

Summary: Finrod, Reborn, goes to visit Amarie, but isn't expecting the reaction he receives.


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