Entries tagged with card:setting as character

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Strange Company, by StarSpray

B2MeM Prompt, Card and Number: Setting as a Character O68: A Cave or Hole, I24: Closed-in Spaces; Late Great Mary Oliver B15: I have become the friend of the enemy, whoever that is; In the Words of Shakespeare G50: Pardon's the word to all; Apothecary Garden B15: Sore eyes/eyebright
Format: short story
Genre: gen
Rating: PG
Warnings: non graphic discussion of injuries
Characters: Elured, Elurin, OCs
Pairings: n/a
Summary: Elured and Elurin are looking for the source of the River Langwell when they get distracted by a landslide.

BINGO on the Setting as Character card!

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Friend of Beasts, by StarSpray

B2MeM Prompt, Card and Number: Late Great Mary Oliver I18: "I don't know exactly what a prayer is."; Setting as a Character G50: animal guide
Format: ficlet
Genre: gapfiller
Rating: G
Warnings: n/a
Characters: Beren, a deer
Pairings: n/a
Summary: "but [Beren] became the friend of birds and beasts, and they aided him..."

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Beholding the Argonath

B2MEM Prompt:N37- Setting as Character- Enormous setting features
Format: Drabble
Genre: general
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Characters: Aragorn
Pairings: none
Creators notes:With thanks to hhimring
Summary: Aragorn beholds the Argonath for the first time.

Link to story on LJ
lindahoyland.livejournal.com/1121479.html

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New Day, New Age, by StarSpray

B2MeM Prompt, Card and Number: The Second Age I18: Numenor, N32: Elros; Late Great Mary Oliver N39: "...makes me take measure of myself, one iota pondering heaven", O66: "We should take small thoughtful steps. But, bless us, we didn't."; Setting as a Character O66: The Ocean; Color Burst 7 - Purple B12: Majesty
Format: short story
Genre: family
Rating: G
Warnings: n/a
Characters: Elros, Earendil
Pairings: n/a
Summary: It was the most thrilling thing, to sail away and watch the coastline of Middle-earth dwindle and fade into a dark line on the horizon, and then to vanish completely.

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Heart of a Hero by Linda Hoyland

B2MeM Prompt:.I24 Setting as character- Closed in Spaces. Person vs self- Making tough choices.
Format: short story
Genre: drama, angst, hurt/comfort
Rating: PG13
Warnings: attempted sexual assault, derogatory language, violence.
Characters:Aragorn, OMCS, OFC
Pairings: None
Creator's Notes; Events follow those in “A Blustery Day” but the story can be read alone. Mistress Andreth is introduced in "Clean Linen."
Summary: Thorongil heeds a plea for help.

Link to story on LJ
lindahoyland.livejournal.com/1119946.html

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A Poison Smile, by StarSpray

B2MeM Prompt, Card and Number: Textual Ghosts 2 O75: Mother of Khamul; In the Words of Shakespeare O64: Why, I can smile, and murder whiles I smile; Setting as a Character B10: Magical or Poisonous Plants; Apothecary Garden O64: head cold/rose hip
Format: triple drabble
Genre: gen, vignette
Rating: PG
Warnings: mention of murder by poisoning; not graphic
Characters: OFC
Pairings: n/a
Summary: Lady Tanith is well known for her gardens and her potions.

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Wrong Turnings by Linda Hoyland

B2MeM Prompt:.G50 Colour Burst 5- Blue - Lake. Shakespeare –Pardon's the word to all. Person vs nature – Your character gets lost. Blind Guardian Lyrics – True hope lies beyond the coast. Setting as character- animal guide.Story elements - unmapped territory.
Format: short story
Genre: drama, angst, h/c, spirituality
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Characters: OMCS, Aragorn, Halbarad
Pairings: OMC/OFC
Creator's Notes: I have associated Aragorn with eagles in several stories. Gilavir is recurring OC.
Summary: Everything goes awry when Aragorn and his Rangers hunt for Orcs.

Link to story on LJ
lindahoyland.livejournal.com/1114215.html

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The Pied Pipers of Gondor by Linda Hoyland

B2MeM Prompt:I25 Blind Guardian Lyrics- This deed can't be undone. Colour Burst 5- Blue – Robin eggs. Setting as Character- The City.
Format: short story
Genre:humour, crack, friendship
Rating:G
Warnings:none
Characters:Aragorn, Faramir, Arwen, OMC, OFC
Pairings:Aragorn/Arwen, Faramir/Éowyn
Creators notes: Written by a crazy cat lady for a bit of fun and as a thank you to friends who follow this blog for the ginger boys who are reading my stories. The repetition is deliberate. Not to be taken seriously.
Summary: Aragorn and Faramir find themselves surrounded by cats.

Link to story on LJ lindahoyland.livejournal.com/1112314.html

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running out of air, by kimaracretak

B2MeM Prompt, Card and Number: Setting as Character N44 - underground, Legendarium Curiosities O64 - Tom Bombadil, Horror O68 - Footsteps and whispers
Format: Short story
Genre: Horror
Rating: T
Warnings: Implied character death, definite animal death, minor body horror
Characters: Tom Bombadil, Goldberry, Old Man Willow
Creator’s Notes: Yknow the nonsensicality is the point of Tom's song but it can take on a slightly more eerie cast when you consider that dol means going in Gaidhlig and I'm obsessed.
Summary: Tom Bombadil goes adventuring a few steps too far.

( hey dol merry dol )

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The Soldier Sleeps No More

B2MeM Prompt:I25 Blind Guardian Lyrics- This deed can't be undone. Colour Burst 5- Blue – Robin eggs. Apothecary's Garden. Sleeplessness/ Valerian. Person vs Nature-Your character gets filthy or muddy.Setting as Character- The City.
Format: short story
Genre: angst,h/c, friendship
Rating:PG
Warnings:none
Characters:Aragorn, Faramir
Pairings:Aragorn/Arwen, Faramir/Éowyn
Creators notes:
Summary: Aragorn and Faramir are haunted by the past.

lindahoyland.livejournal.com/1111965.html

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Of Seas and Sheep and Nightmares.

2MeM Prompt:.O66 Hurt/comfort 2 nightmares . Blind Guardian Lyrics-The sun went down beyond the sea. Archetypes- Witch- Apothecary's Garden- Yarrow/loss of appetite. Setting as Character- The ocean. Story Elements-Herding sheep.
Format: short story
Genre: General,friendship
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Characters: OMCS, Aragorn, Ecthelion,Adrahil
Pairings: None
Creator's Notes;Aragorn's Aunt is a healer in my universe.
Summary: Thorongil visits Dol Amroth for the first time.

Link on LJ
lindahoyland.livejournal.com/1111031.html

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Into the Woods by Linda Hoyland

B2MeM Prompt:.G57 Person vs Nature- Finding/ building a shelter Setting as Character- Strange plants/creatures Hurt Comfort 2- Grief.
Format: short story
Genre: drama,h/c,humour, mystery,angst
Rating:PG
Warnings:none
Characters:Aragorn, Arwen, OMCS, OFCS
Pairings:Aragorn/Arwen
Creators notes: Ragnar the Beorning is not to be confused with Ragnor the soldier. The OCS are introduced in my stories “The Revenger's Tragedy “ and “Of Bakers and Bears” but this story can be read on its own.
Summary; Aragorn hears of strange happenings in the woods.

Link to story on LJ

lindahoyland.livejournal.com/1104540.html

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Return to Dale, by StarSpray

B2MeM Prompt, Card and Number: Textual Ghosts 2 G51: Wife of Bard I; Setting as Character I25: The City; Color Burst 7 - Purple N45: Royal & B9: Imagination
Format: ficlet
Genre: character study
Rating: G
Warnings: n/a
Characters: OFC
Pairings: background Bard/OFC
Creator's Note: I have used Sigrid and Tilda for the names of Bard's daughters in this fic, but that's the only thing I've taken from the films.
Summary: Dale's new queen takes a look at the city.

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Poison Peas

B2MeM Prompt:.B10 Hurt Comfort 2 – Don't you dare let go. Setting as character- Magical/poisonous plants. Shakespeare - Let's talk of graves of worms and epitaphs
Format: short story
Genre: h/c, angst
Rating: PG
Warnings: Symptoms of poisoning
Characters: OMCS, Aragorn
Pairings: None
Creator's Notes; I based some of the story on a half remembered account I heard many years ago about a friend's daughter eating laburnum seeds as a child. Other details I googled.I am not certain laburnum would grow in Gondor, but for artistic licence, assume it does.
Summary: A young recruit under Thorongil's command is poisoned.

Link to story on Live Journal
lindahoyland.livejournal.com/1105748.html

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In Empty Lands, by StarSpray

B2MeM Prompt, Card and Number: Color Burst 7: Purple N39: Nobility; Setting as Character B7: Getting Lost; The Late Great Mary Oliver G54: And the runaway honeysuckle that no one will ever trim again
Format: short story
Genre: gapfiller
Rating: G
Warnings: n/a
Characters: Elrond, Eluréd, Elurín, Boromir
Pairings: n/a
Creator's Notes: This is part of my series in which Eluréd and Elurín survive Doriath and everything that comes after.
Summary: When word reached Rivendell that Frodo was abroad and Gandalf was missing, it was Glorfindel's lot to take the road, and Eluréd and Elurín's to ride south.

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in its gulf a fitting grave, by kimaracretak

B2MeM Prompt, Card and Number: Setting as character B7 - getting lost, Legendarium Curiosities B11: Shapeshifting
Format: Short story
Genre: Horror
Rating: T
Warnings: Major character death
Characters: Sigrid, arguably Tauriel and Smaug
Pairings: Sigrid/Tauriel
Summary: The world under the lake is more foreign than any land she could ever hope to travel, airless and full of dancing lights and grasping plant-life. She has seen caves, she has seen jewels, and yet, no matter how she turned, silt stinging her eyes, she has never seen the rise of the dragon's body.

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( misadventures under the long lake and also under the cut )

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little girl lost

B2MeM Prompt:.B7 Story Elements. Sword and shield. Setting as Character- Getting Lost
Format: short story
Genre: drama,h/c, childhood, animals
Rating:G
Warnings:None
Characters:Aragorn, OMCS,OFCS
Pairings:None
Creators notes: With grateful thanks to

just_jenni. Aragorn's men also feature in “Voice in the night” and “The Owl Screeched.” The full story of Brann is told in “Of Rangers and Cats.”

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The Desert's Secret by Linda Hoyland

B2MeM Prompt:.O68 Person vs nature- a desert. Setting as character- a cave or hole
Format:short story
Genre:adventure, friendship
Rating:PG
Warnings:none
Characters:Aragorn,Faramir, OMC
Pairings:Aragorn/Arwen
Creator’s Notes (optional):I used this article to research the desert cave.https://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/200002/saudi.arabia.s.desert.caves.htm This story is linked to some of my other stories, please ask if you are interested
Summary: Aragorn and Faramir attend a wedding in Harad and enjoy an unexpected excursion.

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