Marchwriter's Fics
Lord of the Rings
Invictus Series
My longest-running labor of love. Listed in reverse chronological order, newest first
The Silmarillion
Unfinished Tales (Second Age fics)
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Other Fandoms
Invictus Series
My longest-running labor of love. Listed in reverse chronological order, newest first
- Invictus (Current Work-in-Progress; Unpublished-but-dang-it-I’m-going-to-finish-the-first-draft-this- year-if-it-kills-me)
- Ashes of Eden (Published: 2013) Drabbles. A collection of snapshots exploring the tempestuous relationship between Haldir, marchwarden of Lórien, and Celebrían, the Lady of Imladris that withstood the passing of Ages, the advent and aftermath of war, and the inevitability of parting.
- Upon the Road of No Returning (Published: 2008) Vignette. "Farewell" is the hardest word to acknowledge between friends because you know you don't want them to fare anywhere without you. Aragorn and Haldir part in Lothlórien as the War of the Ring darkens their horizons.
- Uncovered Night (Published: 2008) Vignette. Supposedly safe at last within the boundaries of Lothlórien, Aragorn stands vigil over his sleeping Fellowship and struggles with the unacknowledged darkness in his soul.
- Dwimmerlaik (Published: 2007) Multi-chaptered. When Haldir fails to return from a seemingly short reconnaissance north of Rivendell, Aragorn, haunted by nagging unease, sets out with a Dúnedain contingent to find him. What awaits plunges them into grave peril and the deepest heart of darkness.
- A Beautiful Night for Dancing (Published: 2007) Vignette. Aragorn finds himself in a quandary with a summer festival approaching. Hoping to attract the woman he loves, he enlists the slightly unwilling help of an old friend to teach him a new skill.
- Agarwaen (Published: 2007) Multi-chaptered. When an old friend and a new enemy resurfaces, Aragorn uncovers more of the marchwarden's evasive past than is wise. Trying to protect him and his own secrets at all costs, Haldir will end up risking more than his safety for the young ranger.
- A Warrior's Experience (Published: 2006) Multi-chaptered. Curious about the terse warrior who saved his life, Aragorn tries questioning Haldir in an effort to draw him out, meeting resistance. It takes an encounter with poachers in Lothlórien's woods to tease forth the first tentative blossoms of friendship.
- First Name Terms (Published: 2006) Multi-chaptered. Injured in a fog ridden ravine near Lothlórien, Aragorn struggles to win the confidence of a Galadhrim patrol-particularly that of their mocking commander whose little fondness for humans rears when they offer him reluctant succor.
- The Cost of Blood (Published: 2005) Multi-chaptered. A terrible encounter with men leaves Haldir physically and emotionally scarred. Goaded by his maverick commander who has his own reasons for hating men, he falls onto a dark and twisting path that threatens to break his very spirit.
- Agar Saer (Published: 2004) Multi-chaptered. Victimized by his estranged and abusive uncle, Legolas doesn't know where to turn for help. With his father's kingdom falling into darkness, he finds comforting support in a young Lothlórien officer who may be the only one to aid the Greenwood.
- Shadowlands (Published: 2016) Multi-chaptered. In the wake of Isildur’s death, an unlooked-for visitor arrives at the Homely House, and Erestor finds himself caught up in a whirlwind of intrigue and danger that threatens not only the lives of those he holds dear but the exposure of his greatest secret.
- Souls, Hollowed (Published: 2014) Vignette. War makes for strange bedfellows, as does grief. Two survivors of the Battle of Five Armies, who fought each other before they fought their enemies, try to make sense of the aftermath and the losses they share.
- Chasing Nightingales (Published: 2012) Multi-chaptered. An interesting errand draws a young Aragorn to the Edge of the Wild and into the company of a dangerous man he believes to be an Enemy spy.
- Among the Ruins (Published: 2011) Multi-chaptered. The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins. For Legolas, a chance encounter with a half-remembered ally in Fangorn initiates an altogether different struggle through darker and murkier shadows in the wake of Sauron's defeat.
- A Stirring in the Blood (Published: 2010) Vignette. It's spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you've got it, you want - oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so! Mark Twain. Estel's heart aches for freedom.
- Nighttime Wanderings (Published: 2007) Vignette. A very young Estel wakens from a nightmare. Uncertain of his standing with his new family, he seeks out an unlikely person for comfort and not only Elrond and the twins learn the little adan is special among his kindred.
The Silmarillion
- Steel Reeds Before the Wind (Published: 2014) Vignette. Sometimes choices must be made for good or ill. In the years after the Lamentation, Morwen finds herself facing the hardest of all.
- Only Ourselves Remain (Published: 2013) Vignette. Gwindor and Beleg struggle to maintain their lives and their sanity in the haunted woods of Taur-nu-Fuin in the days preceding the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.
- And All Our Wounds Forgiven (Published: 2012) Vignette. The Oath of Fëanor sleeps. The Enemy does not. And Finrod Felagund finds himself battling against the currents of fate and desire when two of the sons of Fëanor seek succor in his realm.
- Within a Dark Wood (Published: 2009) Vignette. "The tale of Túrin is known to many of this company… but…tonight is not the night to tell it. So I will tell you another tale. One that, perhaps, not even the eldest amongst our little company has yet heard." So the storyteller began…
- The Bitterness of the Rose (Published: 2004) Vignette. The last hours of the Dark Elf, Eöl.
Unfinished Tales (Second Age fics)
- From Ashes, Rise (Published: 2015) Vignette. Glorfindel returns to Middle-earth and journeys to find the one who might bring him absolution.
- Against the Rising Tide (Published: 2015) Vignette. After a hard-won peace following the War of Wrath, Elrond fights a new battle between duty and desire as the dark begins to stir again in Middle-earth.
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Other Fandoms
- Afflicted (House M.D.; Published: 2009) Drabble. The piano does not speak of the secrets it knows.
- Aftermath (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Published: 2009) Drabble. An unfortunate accident strains Buffy's and Giles' relationship. An exercise in dialogue.
- In Bondage (Repo! The Genetic Opera; Published: 2009) Drabble. We lock our doors upon ourselves.
- The Only One She Ever Feared (Harry Potter; Published: 2007) Vignette. Estranged old friends draw new boundaries and renew old ones in their relationship as the season wanes. A year before her death, Lily Potter and Severus Snape finally reach their permanent parting of the ways.
- Ties That Bind (Forgotten Realms; Published: 2007) Vignette. Not all ties are of love, obedience and friendship. Sometimes those of mutual hatred and betrayal can bind two people together with more power than any other force. An orphaned halfelf confronts her past and her old mentor for the last time.
- Force Majeure (Pirates of the Caribbean; Published: 2006) Vignette. A midnight conversation. Moonlight. And the everpresent sea…
- Everything Fades Away (Old Kingdom/Abhorsen; Published: 2005) Vignette. A reflective piece at the end of Sabriel. The last moments of Terciel: the fifty second Abhorsen, Sabriel's father and hero.
- Red Light (Collateral; Published: 2005) Vignette. A murder on the MTA…