"Still In The Closet" and "In Flame Of Swords" by Amy Fortuna

[starbrow.livejournal.com]

The latest two stories in my Ninnachel series - will it ever stop?

Still In The Closet on AO3.

B2MeM Challenge: Multi-Age: oppression and tolerance in Middle-earth.
Format: Short Story - 1300 words.
Genre: Drama, Politics, Romance
Rating: Teens (PG-13)
Warnings: none
Characters: Fingon, Maedhros, Original Character
Pairings: Fingon/Maedhros
Summary: In the midst of last plans before battle, Fingon and Maedhros discuss the complexities of gender, avoid the complexities of politics, and embrace the complexities of their dreams for the future.

In Flame Of Swords on AO3

B2MeM Challenge: Multi-Age: oppression and tolerance in Middle-earth.
Format: Short story - 1700 words.
Genre: Deathfic, Romance
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Violence, death, and a bit of dirty talk in Quenya.
Characters: Fingon, Gothmog, Mandos, Original Characters
Pairings: Original Non-Binary Character/Original Male Character
Summary: Ninnachel fights, dies, returns to life.

Comments

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Good to read both of those. I wonder if Mandos, too, laughed as he did what they asked?

[starbrow.livejournal.com]

:) Thank you!

And a most important question, there. :)

[fadesintothewest]

So happy to read these here. Just wanted to leave a note here saying how much I enjoy your writing and feel lucky that you adore writing Fingon and Maedhros. i can't get enough of these two! I am also moved by your inclusion of non-binary characters. In my own headcanon, I think the Noldor reflect the more rigid gender constructions of our own society as an influence of the Valar and all that. I think the elves of middle earth, especially the Green, the Silvan, the Avari, are not bound by the same views and have much more complex and diverse ideas about what the Noldor consider gender. Lovely stuff!!