b2mem | 8 Underappreciated Fanworks by amyfortuna

B2MeM Prompt and Path: Underappreciated Fanworks, Yellow Path
Format: Recs List
Genre: Various -- see individual recs
Rating: Various -- see individual recs
Warnings: Various -- see individual recs
Characters: Various -- see individual recs
Pairings: Various -- see individual recs
Summary: For this challenge, I literally went for the most underappreciated works I could find, by going to the Tolkien, J.R.R. -- Works and Related Fandoms category on Ao3, filtering for English works, filtering out WIPs, then sorting by kudos, and finally venturing to the 1744th page to work my way back from there, clicking on anything that looked interesting.

I found some forgotten gems to share with you!

The Tribute of the Insects by Larner
Genre: Gen
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Characters: Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, and Arwen
Pairings: Aragorn/Arwen

A sweet little gapfiller from the journey back home, between Minas Tirith and Edoras, featuring pipe-smoking and fireflies.

Bell by Judin
Genre: Poetry
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Characters: Frodo
Pairings: none

A dark little poem inspired by 'The Sea-Bell' about Frodo's life post-Ring War.

Last Words by JustWriteIt
Genre: Gen
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Character Death
Characters: Ori, Balin, Nori
Pairings: none

A look at Ori's last moments of life, as painful and dark as they were; even he didn't realise their importance.

Aranel by Alphiriel
Genre: Tragedy, Gen
Rating: G
Warnings: Character death
Characters: Arwen & Aragorn's daughters, Eldarion, Arwen, Aragorn
Pairings: Arwen/Aragorn

A vivid and heartbreaking portrayal of the grief of Aragorn and Arwen's family at his death.

Slouching Toward Gondolin by fileg
Genre: Ficlet
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Characters: An Orc
Pairings: none

An intense look at an Orc of the First Age on its way to Gondolin, in the belly of an Angband tank.

The Lost Tale of the Entwives by Elanor the Fair by sparklylulz
Genre: Gen, adventure
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Characters: Elanor, Sam, an Entwife, various others
Pairings: Sam/Rose

12 year old Elanor gets lost and is rescued by the last of the Entwives, who tells her the story of what happened to them. A sweet and sad tale with a heartwarming conclusion.

Finding Things Out by Geoff Langland
Genre: Gen
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Characters: Gandalf, an Orc
Pairings: none

An intriguing look at Gandalf's escape from the dungeons of Dol Guldur, from the perspective of the Orc sent to kill him.

The Last Work of Her Hands by dracoena
Genre: Horror, Tragedy
Rating: G
Warnings: Character death
Characters: Fëanor, Finwë, Míriel
Pairings: Finwë/Míriel

Can a person live without a spirit? Míriel's final terrifying days with Finwë and Fëanor.