Reading week B2MeM 2013: stories posted on day 16 - day 31

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Stories and art posted on Day 16

My Precious - Linda Hoyland
B2MeM Challenge: Materialism
Format: 400 word FLF
Genre: angst
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Characters: Aragorn, Gollum
Pairings: none
Summary: Aragorn ponders Gollum’s obsession with the Ring
Disclaimer: The characters are the property of the Tolkien Estate. No profit has been, nor will be made from this story.
With thanks to Raksha for editing and huinare for the idea.

A Star Shines in the West by Oshun - Day 16
B2MeM Challenge: Day 16
Format: Graphic/photomanip
Genre: Gen Fic
Rating: Gen
Warnings: none
Characters: Maedhros, Maglor
Pairings: none
Summary: Maedhros and Maglor first see the Silmaril in the sky.

ldur and the fruit of Nimloth by Mirach
B2MeM Challenge: Heroism
Format: digital art
Genre: - 
Rating: K
Warnings: -
Characters: Isildur
Pairings: - 
Summary: Isildur stealing the fruit of Nimloth before the tree is cut down

Bonds by Rlaadmin
B2MeM Challenge: March 16, M (for mithril)
Format: Drabble
Genre: Gen
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Characters: Bilbo Baggins
Pairings: None
Summary: After the Company leaves Rivendell, Bilbo thinks about Adventures past and present.

Stories and art posted on Day 17

Many Names and Guises - Linda Hoyland
B2MeM Challenge: Names
""In the hour of birth, or on some other occasion of moment, the mother might give a name to her child, indicating some dominant feature of its nature as perceived by her, or some foresight of its special fate."
Format: ficlet
Genre:str family
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Characters: Aragorn, Arwen, Eldarion
Pairings: Aragorn/Arwen
Summary: Eldarion is puzzled why his father has so many names.
Disclaimer: The characters are the property of the Tolkien Estate. No profit has been, nor will be made from this story.

Toppled Crown by Oshun - Day 15
B2MeM Challenge: March 15
Format: Graphic/photomanip
Genre: Gen
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Characters: Beren, Lúthien, Morgoth
Pairings: None
Summary: Lúthien uses some heavy magic on the Dark Lord.

The Bread Maker's Lament by Moetushie
B2MeM Challenge: Themes - Day One - Inner vs. Outer Strength 
Format: Short Story 
Genre: Slice-of-Life, Angst
Rating: Teen
Warnings: Character death, grief 
Characters: Original characters, Morwen Eledhwen. 
Pairings: Family relationships, background het ships.
Summary: Mounds of earth, or people's lives. A young woman, living in First Age Hithlum, grapples with grief and loss, and bakes bread. 

In the Last Hour by Zdenka
B2MeM Challenge: Wildcard (finish something)
Format: short story (2150 words)
Genre: gen
Rating: T
Warnings: Emotional mistreatment/attempted harm to children, mention of human sacrifice, generally dark tone
Characters: Tar-Míriel, Sauron, OCs
Pairings: none
Summary: What the Queen does and leaves undone, the day before the Downfall of Númenor. The Armada sets sail, and Míriel waits for the shape of their doom to reveal itself.
Notes: I originally wrote (most of) this for the “seduction” prompt back in B2MeM 2011 (!) but I didn’t manage to finish and post it until now. *hangs head* (The seduction is not physical, in case anyone is concerned by looking at the character list!) But it could fit under this year’s prompts for Day Four (Ban of the Valar) and Day Five (Castle of the Sea/the Armada), and I really want to use the lovely icons, so I will say that it does. I think it also fits in with Dawn’s mention of Isildur in today’s task, with the theme of not quite doing things in time.

And the Horselords Came by Alma Heart
B2MeM Challenge: L, K
Format: short story (1575 wds)
Genre: general, family, character study
Rating: G
Warnings: brief mention of deaths of Elrond-Elros' uncles, ambiguous feelings towards Feanorians
Characters: Elrond, Elladan, Elros (posthumously)
Pairings: none
Summary: Elros taught him not to disregard all men as lesser creatures.  Yet not all men are equal.  Elrond resented the coming of the horse-folk.
But he taught his son differently, it appears.
Quote: "For the high men of Gondor already looked askance at the Northmen among them...a lesser and alien race."
This had something to do with the L quote, but it go so far away I can't really tell anymore...

Stories and art posted on Day 18

"Angrod's Message" by Himring
B2MeM Challenge: Wildcard (finish something)
Format: ficlet (c.800 words)
Genre: family, character study
Rating: Teens
Warnings: canon death (hinted at); cheating on the prompt
Characters: Angrod (Angarato), Aegnor (Aikanaro), Maedhros (Russandol)
Pairings: Angrod / Edhellos (Eldalote)
Summary: The Battle of Sudden Flame erupts and Finrod's brothers, Angrod and Aegnor, are about to perish in the attack from Angband. Angrod sends a message to his cousin, Maedhros, son of Feanor.

A Mithril Morning by Alma Heart
B2MeM Challenge: March 16: mithril
Format: ficlet (857 wds)
Genre: general, friendship, slice-of-life
Rating: G
Warnings: oblique references to character death
Characters: Bilbo Baggins
Pairings: none
Quote:"`What?' cried Gimli, startled out of his silence. 'A corslet of Moria-silver? That was a kingly gift!'

'Yes,' said Gandalf. 'I never told him, but its worth was greater than the value of the whole Shire and everything in it.'

Frodo said nothing, but he put his hand under his tunic and touched the rings of his mail-shirt. He felt staggered to think that he had been walking about with the price of the Shire under his jacket. Had Bilbo known? He felt no doubt that Bilbo knew quite well. It was indeed a kingly gift."
Summary: Bilbo knew very well its worth.

The First Divisions within Númenor by Oshun
B2MeM Challenge: March 14
Format: Graphic/photomanip
Genre: Gen
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Characters: Tar-Ancalimon, Númenóreans
Pairings: None
Summary:  “And on the other hand was the lesser party, and they were called the Elendili, the Elf-friends; for though they remained loyal indeed to the King and the House of Elros, they wished to keep the friendship of the Eldar, and they hearkened to the counsel of the Lords of the West.”The Silmarillion, “Akallabêth.”

Better Prepared - Linda Hoyland
B2MeM Challenge: Overcoming Obstacles
'Yes,' said Gandalf. 'I never told him, but its worth was greater than the value of the whole Shire and everything in it.'
Frodo said nothing, but he put his hand under his tunic and touched the rings of his mail-shirt. He felt staggered to think that he had been walking about with the price of the Shire under his jacket. Had Bilbo known? He felt no doubt that Bilbo knew quite well. It was indeed a kingly gift."
Format: 200 word FLF
Genre: angst
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Characters: Frodo,Bilbo
Pairings: none
Summary: Frodo puts on Bilbo’s mithril shirt.
Disclaimer: The characters are the property of the Tolkien Estate. No profit has been, nor will be made from this story.

It's Not Easy Being Green by Dreamflower
B2MeM Challenge: I-21: Crossover2, "Western Animation"; I-21, Shirish, "faunt"; N-38: Crossover1, "story from your country"
Format: Short story
Genre: Crossover
Rating: G
Characters: Merry, Pippin, three other characters who are NOT trolls...
Summary: It's NOT a troll...

Hand Over the Silmarils by Oshun
B2MeM Challenge: March 13
Genre: Gen
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Characters: The Valar, Fëanor, Aulë
Pairings: None
Summary: The Valar demand the Silmarils from Fëanor. Only Aulë understands what they ask. ‘Be not hasty! We ask a greater thing than thou knowest. Let him have peace yet awhile.’ The Silmarillion, "The Flight of the Noldor.".

"Debts Repaid" by Lyra
B2MeM Challenge: March 18 (Dwarvish battle-gear in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad), March 17 (Finish something!), B2MeM '12 B15 (Azaghâl gives Maedhros the Dragon-helm)
Format: Ficlet (604 words)
Genre: Gapfiller
Rating: General
Warnings: N/A
Characters: Azaghâl, Maedhros
Pairings: N/A
Summary: Azaghâl brings Maedhros a rich token of gratitude; some discussion on debts and battle safety ensues.

Bearing the Warrior Home by Linaewen
B2MeM Challenge: March 4
Format: Ficlet
Genre: Character Study
Rating: G
Warnings: Canon Character Death
Characters: Boromir
Pairings: None
Summary: Boromir's journey home and the boat that takes him there
Quote: Down the swift dark stream you go, Back to lands you once did know!

The First Sundering by Oshun
B2MeM Challenge: March 2.
Format: Photo manip
Genre: History
Rating: General
Warnings: N/A
Characters: Elves!
Pairings: N/A
Summary: The first of many sunderings of the Quendi. The Marchers and the Refusers define themselves. The Avari decide the outlandish tales of Two Trees lighting an unseen world and a pantheon of demi-gods are not reliable or desirable enough to cause them to abandon their forests and starlight and trek across a continent exposing themselves to clear and certain danger.

"Bested" by Lyra
B2MeM Challenge: B2MeM '13: Wildcard - Finish something!; B2MeM '12: N31 - Fëanatics!: Fëanor hugged his kids; TvTropes of Tolkien: Royals who actually do something
Format: Short Story (1238 words)
Genre: Character study?
Rating: General
Warnings: N/A
Characters: Fingolfin, Fëanor, mentions of Anairë, Fingon and Caranthir
Pairings: clearly Anairë/Fingolfin and Nerdanel/Fëanor, though not explicit here
Summary: Fingolfin reflects on his difficulties in his interactions with children.

"Petrichor" by Lyra
B2MeM Challenge: B2MeM '13: Wildcard Day - Finish something!; B2MeM '12: B13 - Women of Arda: Goldberry; Smells: petrichor; In a manner of speaking: "Home, sweet home"
Format: Double drabble according to OOW
Genre: Character study? I suck at identifying genres.
Rating: General
Warnings: N/A
Characters: Goldberry
Pairings: well, strictly speaking Goldberry/Tom Bombadil
Summary: Goldberry enjoys the aftermath of a friendly summer rain.

"A New Hope" by Lyra
B2MeM Challenge: B2MeM '13: Wildcard Day - Finish something!; B2MeM '12: N32 - Women of Arda: Ivorwen
Format: Triple Drabble (Tribble?) according to OOW
Genre: (Interior) Monologue
Rating: General
Warnings: N/A
Characters: Ivorwen
Pairings: reference to Ivorwen/Dirhael & Gilraen/Arathorn
Summary: It is said that Ivorwen foresaw that new hope would be born when Gilraen and Arathorn wedded. Well, did she?

Dwarves in the Battle of Unnumbered Tears by Oshun
B2MeM Challenge: March 18
Genre: Gen
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Characters: Naugrim (Dwarves), Men, Elves, Glaurung and his brood.
Pairings: None
Summary: Among the important participants in the great Fifth Battle of the First Age against Morgoth called the Battle of Unnumbered Tears were the Dwarves. “. . . Maedhros had the help of the Naugrim, both in armed force and in great store of weapons; and the smithies of Nogrod and Belegost were busy in those days.”

Profanation by Dwimordene
Author: Dwimordene
Summary: Economic Imperialism does Middle-earth 3. Piety does not justice make. 
Rating: T
Characters: OCs
Prompts: Day 15 prompt: "But in the midst of the land was a mountain tall and steep, and it was named the Meneltarma, the Pillar of Heaven, and upon it was a high place that was hallowed to Eru Ilúvatar, and it was open and unroofed, and no other temple or fane was there in the land of the Númenóreans."
Personal Insanity Prompts: From Himring: “We're sort of encouraged to believe that "the Meneltarma ritual" was the right approach for the Numenoreans and falling away from it was heresy. Is that so? Yes/No/Maybe/Sometimes? Additional elements: a descendant of the House of Beor who is not of the line of Elros (such as e.g. Erendis), a mallorn nut.” Linda Hoyland asked for justice, the economy, and kaftans (okay, and also Faramir and fatherhood, which didn’t happen).
Warnings: Relies on some fanon I’ve developed about the Haradrim over time. Probably the one that you can read the quickest to get the gist is this drabble set: Strange Fire. 

Fading by Zdenka
B2MeM Challenge: Wildcard (finish something); [from 2012] Song Lyrics, B7: “Now the light is slowly beckoning you to the shore” - Karine Polwart - The Light on the Shore
Format: double drabble
Genre: 
Rating: G
Warnings: Canonical character death
Characters: Denethor, OC
Pairings: Denethor/Finduilas
Summary: A last farewell to Finduilas from one of her handmaidens.

Note: Sneaking in (sneaking, Precious) with another thing that I somehow didn't finish editing and post last year (though it's only 200 words, so I don't know what my excuse was. Maybe I didn't want to think of a title?). I hope seeing those Bingo card prompts again doesn't give anyone bad memories.

Story posted on Day 19

"Love and other rash vows" by Lyra
B2MeM Challenge: B2MeM '13 - Wildcard Day: Finish something!; March 1 - Zeal (in various forms, including the notorious Oath); B2MeM '12 - N31 (Crossovers I: ... with a fairytale or folktale); also "With a bit of fairy dust"
Format: Short story (1893 words)
Genre: Crossover
Rating: General
Warnings: translation magic, crossover absurdity
Characters: Beren, Finrod, Celegorm, Curufin, Ôtomo no Miyuki
Pairings: (implied but not made explicit here) Lúthien/Beren, Kaguya-hime/Ôtomo no Miyuki
Summary: Two very different lovers find themselves on a very similar quest. A Lay of Leithian/Taketori Monogatari crossover.

Stories posted on Day 20

Room at the Inn - Linda Hoyland
B2MeM Challenge: Pride.
"They come from Mordor,' said Strider in a low voice. 'From Mordor, Barliman, if that means anything to you.”
Format: short story
Genre: angst
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Characters: Barliman Butterbur, Frodo, Aragorn
Pairings: none
Summary: Barliman Butterbur is a conscientious innkeeper.

Disclaimer: The characters are the property of the Tolkien Estate. No profit has been, nor will be made from this story.

Love Is A Risky Business by just_jenni
B2MeM Challenge: Day 1: Prompt: Friendship
Format: Short Story
Genre: Romance
Rating: R
Warnings: Fluff, Slash
Characters: Maedhros, Fingon, Feanor, Nerdanel
Pairings: Maedhros/Fingon
Summary: Maedhros and Fingon were close as youngsters, but will they remain close friends when they grow older and their lives change with the events to come as laid out in the Quenta Silmarillion?

Art posted on Day 21

I name you elf-friend and blessed by Alasse
B2MeM Challenge: Materialism (day 1), Friendship (day 1)
Format: Sketch
Genre: Gen
Rating: Gen
Warnings: None
Characters: Thranduil
Pairings: None
Summary: Portrait of Thranduil

Riddles in the dark by Alasse
B2MeM Challenge: D (day 6), F (day 8)
Format: Sketch
Genre: Gen
Rating: Gen
Warnings: None
Characters: Gollum
Pairings: None
Summary: Gollum sketch

Stories and art posted on Day 22

"The Prophecy of the North" by Lyra
B2MeM Challenge: March 20
Format: Fanart
Genre: Drama
Rating: Teens
Warnings: Hurried lineart, sloppy use of watercolours :P
Characters: Possibly Mandos (or some lesser herald of Manwë); various named and unnamed Noldor
Pairings: N/A
Summary: There they beheld suddenly a dark figure standing high upon a rock that looked down upon the shore...

An Evening at the Maggots by Dreamflower
I will not be posting the scavenger hunt quote results with my entries; since I participated in creating the prompts it would not be fair.)
B2MeM Challenge: March 13
Format: Ficlet 
Genre: Gapfiller
Rating: G 
Warnings: Rhyming talk 
Character(s): Tom Bombadil, Farmer Maggot
Summary: Tom Bombadil spends an evening with an old friend. (Based on the poem "Bombadil Goes Boating").
Author's Notes: Dialogue in italics quoted from The Tolkien Reader, "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil", 2: "Bombadil Goes Boating"
Quote: 
Third Age: Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo! 
Ring a dong! hop along! fal lal the willow! 
Tom Bom, jolly Tom, Tom Bombadillo!

Stories posted on Day 23

Grace Bestowed by Linda Hoyland
B2MeM Challenge: Rebellion
"Many treasures and great heirlooms of virtue and wonder the Exiles had brought from Númenor; and of these the most renowned were the Seven Stones and the White Tree."
Format: ficlet
Genre: angst, spiritual
Rating: PG
Warnings: impending character death
Characters: Aragorn
Pairings: Aragorn/Arwen
Summary: Aragorn says farewell to an old friend.
With thanks to curiouswombat for the plot idea
Disclaimer: The characters are the property of the Tolkien Estate. No profit has been, nor will be made from this story.

Shadows of the Past II, by Marta
B2MeM Challenge: Day 1, prompt D
Format: Short Story (1,757 words + notes)
Genre: family, gapfiller
Rating: PG
Warnings: canonical character death; violence in family
Characters: Smeagol/OFC
Summary: D is for discovery, and in particular Smeagol's discovery of the ring. Just how would that day by the river change things for him and those he was closest to?

Allies - Linda Hoyland
B2MeM Challenge: Quest
“He spoke then in a great voice the Oath of Eorl. This he said in the tongue of the Éothéod, which in the Common Speech is interpreted:
Hear now all peoples who bow not to the Shadow in the East, by the gift of the Lord of the Mundburg we will come to dwell in the land that he names Calenardhon, and therefore I vow in my own name and on behalf of the Éothéod of the North that between us and the Great People of the West there shall be friendship for ever: their enemies shall be our enemies, their need shall be our need, and whatsoever evil, or threat, or assault may come upon them we will aid them to the utmost end of our strength. This vow shall descend to my heirs, all such as may come after me in our new land, and let them keep it in faith unbroken, lest the Shadow fall upon them and they become accursed."
Format: ficlet
Genre: friendship
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Characters: Aragorn, Faramir, OMC
Pairings: none
Summary: The Ambassador from Harad is curious about the Oath of Eorl
Disclaimer: The characters are the property of the Tolkien Estate. No profit has been, nor will be made from this story.
With grateful thanks to my friends on LJ for their ideas

Legolas & Eldarion: Escape by Sivan Shemesh
B2MeM Challenge: March 1
Format: Ficlet 
Genre: Family/Friendship
Rating: G 
Warnings: Angst, Family/Friendship, AU, Bit of Humor.
Character(s): Legolas, Eldarion, Aragorn, Arwen
Summary: King Elessar found out that locking Legolas and Eldarion was really not his best idea.
Author's Notes:1. Written for B2ME2013. Day 1: Prompt: Escape
2. Mention of a particular scene from "Boiling Point".
Quote: “They will think we had a very strong magic to pass through all those locked doors and disappear.”

Story posted on day 24

Love Is A Risky Business by just_jenni
B2MeM Challenge: Day 1: Prompt: Friendship
Format: Short Story
Genre: Romance
Rating: R
Warnings: Fluff, Slash, some sexual descriptions
Characters: Maedhros, Fingon, Feanor, Nerdanel
Pairings: Maedhros/Fingon
Word Count: 2,441
Summary: This is the second chapter in the series. Each one will describe a risk that Maedhros and Fingon will undertake while discovering, then fully realizing their love for each other.

Stories and art posted on Day 26

Out he stepped by Alasse
B2MeM Challenge: T (day 25)
Format: Sketch
Genre: Gen
Rating: Gen
Warnings: None
Characters: Thorin Oakenshield
Pairings: None
Summary: Thorin sketch

"Desperate Entwives" by Lyra
B2MeM Challenge: B2MeM '13 - Wildcard Day: Finish something!; Wildcard Day: Go where the stars are strange; March 7 - Ents; B2MeM '12 - O64 (Crossovers I: ...with one of Tolkien's other writings)
Format: Chaptered fic
Genre: Crossover
Rating: General
Warnings: N/A
Characters: Rover, Little Boy Two, Entish OFCs
Pairings: N/A (possibly allusions to Greyleaf/Quickbeam in later chapters?)
Summary: One beautiful summer evening, Rover and Little Boy Two make some strange acquaintances. A Roverandom/Lord of the Rings crossover... sort of.

The Beautiful Ones, by Elleth
B2MeM Challenge: Day 5: “Long they dwelt in their first home by the water under stars, and they walked the Earth in wonder; and they began to make speech and to give names to all things that they perceived. Themselves they named the Quendi, signifying those that speak with voices; for as yet they had met no other living things that spoke or sang.”
Format: Chaptered story
Genre: Adventure, General, Femslash
Rating: adult (for chapter 1), teens (for chapter 2) 
Warnings: Some sexual content in chapter 1, gratuitous Elvish (TM), lots of invention
Characters: Indis, Kalrê (OFC), various other Vanyar, Noldor and Teleri, both canon characters and OCs
Pairings: Indis/Kalrê
Summary: Before the discovery of the Quendi by Oromë, a young Indis and her lover try to make sense of each other and the world around them, while the threat of Morgoth upon Cuiviénen increases.

Stories posted on Day 27

The Greatest Sacrifice - Linda Hoyland
B2MeM Challenge: Sacrifice.
“Now not day only shall be beloved, but night too shall be beautiful and blessed and all fear pass away!"
Format: ficlet
Genre: angst
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Characters: Aragorn, Arwen
Pairings: Aragorn/Arwen
Summary: Aragorn reflects on the anniversary of his coronation.
For Tolkien Day
Disclaimer: The characters are the property of the Tolkien Estate. No profit has been, nor will be made from this story.

The Reluctant Scholar - Linda Hoyland
B2MeM Challenge: Tradition.
"Then it was that the Noldor first bethought them of letters, and Rúmil of Tirion was the name of the loremaster who first achieved fitting signs for the recording of speech and song, some for graving upon metal or in stone, others for drawing with brush or with pen."
Format: ficlet
Genre: humour,family.
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Characters: Aragorn, Eldarion, Arwen
Pairings: Aragorn/Arwen
Summary: Eldarion is a reluctant scholar.
Disclaimer: The characters are the property of the Tolkien Estate. No profit has been, nor will be made from this story.

"The Unwilling" by Independence1776
B2MeM Challenge: 2013 Day 2: A (the first and third quotes)
Format: Ficlet
Genre: Gen
Rating: General
Warnings: None
Characters: Elrond, Elladan
Pairings: None
Summary: An Avarin tribe sails to Valinor.
Notes: This is set in my Rise Again From Ashes ‘verse, and may not be understandable without familiarity with it. There is an oblique reference in here to something Maglor mentioned in Chapter 7 of RAFA. Many thanks to Elleth for the beta. It’s also posted on the SWG.

Stories posted on Day 28

Hand Over Fist by Moetushie
B2MeM Challenge: Day One, Themes (Archetype & Zeal) 
Format: Short story
Genre: Angst 
Rating: Mature 
Warnings: Violence, canonical character death, mild sexual content.
Characters: Maedhros, Fingon
Pairings: Maedhros/Fingon
Summary: Maedhros’ hands -- a paean of sorts.

"Dark Fruit" by Lyra
B2MeM Challenge: March 28 - Walls of the World
Format: Short story (2291 words)
Genre: Gapfiller
Rating: Mature?
Warnings: Some disturbing topics (bondage, divine judgement, allusions to past Fëanorian crimes, allusions to past Melkorian crimes) - only spelling out what's already in The Silmarillion 
Characters: Morgoth, Maedhros, (very briefly) Eönwë
Pairings: N/A
Summary: Yet the lies that Melkor, the mighty and accursed, Morgoth Bauglir, the Power of Terror and of Hate, sowed in the hears of Elves and Men are a seed that does not die and cannot be destroyed; and ever and anon it sprouts anew, and will bear dark fruit even unto the latest days.

Imprisoned in the battle-camp of the Valarin host after the War of Wrath, Melkor receives an unexpected and unwelcome visitor... and does some last-minute sowing.

Stories posted on Day 29

Setting Goals by Dreamflower
B2MeM Challenge: March 20
Format: Fixed-length-ficlet (111 words) 
Genre: Gapfiller 
Rating: G 
Warnings: 
Character(s): Lotho Sackville-Baggins 
Author's Note: This was to have been a drabble, but when I finished it, I found the word count to be so fortuitous that I decided to leave it as it was and make it an FLF: 111 words for Bilbo's eleventy-first birthday.
Summary: Lotho's thoughts as he leaves The Party…
Quote: Third Age: "There was a specially large pavilion, so big that the tree that grew in the field was right inside it, and stood proudly near one end, at the head of the chief table. Lanterns were hung on all its branches. More promising still (to the hobbits' mind): an enormous open-air kitchen was erected in the north corner of the field."
Theme: Pride

The Price of the Shire by Dreamflower
(I will not be posting the scavenger hunt quote results with my entries; since I participated in creating the prompts it would not be fair.)
B2MeM Challenge: March 16
Format: Ficlet 
Genre: Gapfiller 
Rating: G 
Character(s): Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin 
Summary: Two vignettes: Merry and Pippin see the mithril shirt for the first time, and then again.
Quote: Third Age: `What? ' cried Gimli, startled out of his silence. `A corslet of Moria-silver? That was a kingly gift! '
'Yes,' said Gandalf. `I never told him, but its worth was greater than the value of the whole Shire and everything in it.'
Frodo said nothing, but he put his hand under his tunic and touched the rings of his mail-shirt. He felt staggered to think that he had been walking about with the price of the Shire under his jacket. Had Bilbo known? He felt no doubt that Bilbo knew quite well. It was indeed a kingly gift. Fellowship of the Ring, A Journey in the Dark (Mithril)

The Gift of Friendship by Dreamflower
(I will not be posting the scavenger hunt quote results with my entries; since I participated in creating the prompts it would not be fair.)
B2MeM Challenge: March 9
Format: Fixed-length Ficlet (300 words, tribble)
Genre: Vignette 
Rating: PG 
Warnings: Discussion of canon death 
Character(s): Legolas, Gimli (Merry, Pippin implied) 
Summary: Legolas and Gimli grieve.
Quote: 
First Age: “Death is their fate, the gift of Ilúvatar, which as Time wears even the Powers shall envy.” 

Once a Ranger - Linda Hoyland
B2MeM Challenge: Unity
"Next to it lay a treasure without price, long mourned as lost for ever: the Elendilmir itself, the white star of Elvish crystal upon a fillet of mithril that had descended from Silmarien to Elendil, and had been taken by him as the token of royalty in the North Kingdom."
Format: short story
Genre: angst, friendship.
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Characters: Aragorn, OMC
Pairings: none
Summary: The King returns to the North and meets an old friend.
Disclaimer: The characters are the property of the Tolkien Estate. No profit has been, nor will be made from this story.
For Shirebound on her birthday.

Stories posted on Day 30

Tra-la-lally! Come Back to the Valley!
(I will not be posting the scavenger hunt quote results with my entries; since I participated in creating the prompts it would not be fair.)
B2MeM Challenge: March 22
Format: Double drabble (200 words) 
Genre: Gapfiller 
Rating: G 
Character(s): Bilbo, Elrond 
Summary: On their way home from the Adventure, Gandalf and Bilbo stopped once more in Rivendell.
Quote: : "His house was perfect, whether you liked food, or sleep, or work, or story-telling, or singing, or just sitting and thinking best, or a pleasant mixture of them all. Evil things did not come into that valley." 

Was Frodo Baggins One of "The Wise"? by Dreamflower
(I will not be posting the scavenger hunt quote results with my entries; since I participated in creating the prompts it would not be fair.)
B2MeM Challenge: March 28
Format: Essay
Genre: Meta 
Rating: G
Warnings: stretching logic
Character(s): Frodo Baggins 
Summary: What is the evidence that Frodo's status was elevated at the end of the story?
Theme: W: Wisdom

Story posted on Day 31

Memories - Linda Hoyland
B2MeM Challenge: Vanity
“"He it was that now rode out, and with him came only a small company of black-harnessed soldiery, and a single banner, black but bearing on it in red the Evil Eye. Now halting a few paces before the Captains of the West he looked them up and down and laughed.
'Is there anyone in this rout with authority to treat with me?' he asked. 'Or indeed with wit to understand me? Not thou at least!' he mocked, turning to Aragorn with scorn. 'It needs more to make a king than a piece of elvish glass, or a rabble such as this. Why, any brigand of the hills can show as good a following!'"
"And last of all the mounting wave, green and cold and plumed with foam, climbing over the land, took to its bosom Tar-Míriel the Queen, fairer than silver or ivory or pearls. Too late she strove to ascend the steep ways of the Meneltarma to the holy place; for the waters overtook her, and her cry was lost in the roaring of the wind."
Format: ficlet
Genre: angst, friendship.
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Characters: Aragorn, Faramir, OMC,OFC
Pairings: OMC/OFC
Summary: Aragorn and Faramir visit Tahir,
Disclaimer: The characters are the property of the Tolkien Estate. No profit has been, nor will be made from this story.
A sequel to  “Heroes”

Comments

[periantari.livejournal.com]

I have a question-- do we just use the icon/banner and post an entry that we have read a story from B2MeM in order to promote the story as well? Thanks!!!

[rhapsody11.livejournal.com]

Of course, why not? Reviewers are welcome to display any banners or icons for having participated in reading week. As with writers and artists who participate, banners and icons should be claimed on the honor system. But if you include the story, I think the writer would really appreciate that as well. :)