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The Mirror Crack’d, Chapter Eight

Mertiya (AdmirableMonster)

A new chapter! If you needed some really awkward, emotional conversation between Maedhros and Anniavas, hoo boy do I have you covered!

LAST TIME on The Mirror Crack’d: Fingon tried to settle everyone’s nerves, Dernodhos took Anniavas to a hot tub, and last we heard, Fingon and Celegorm were dueling…

THIS TIME on The Mirror Crack’d: Anniavas races to find Maedhros as Fingon and Celegorm square off; later on, Maedhros and Anniavas have a complicated emotional conversation at a funeral.

Chapter Rating: T and up

Read Lordship on AO3!

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The Mirror Crack’d, Chapter Seven

Mertiya (AdmirableMonster)

It’s new chapter day!

LAST TIME on the Mirror Crack’d: Anniavas performed a successful surgery, and Fingon kept Maedhros from attacking him.

THIS TIME on the Mirror Crack’d: Fingon has a very trying day, and Dernodhos takes Anniavas to the hot springs.

Chapter Rating: T and up

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Monster’s Guide to DNWs and Prompts

Mertiya (AdmirableMonster)

I really like exchanges.  I usually do several a year, mostly fandom specific (Queen’s Thief and Tolkien fandoms, primarily).  Every year I read through dozens of prompts and DNWs (partly because I like writing treats in addition to my main fic) and I always end up stumbling over a lot of things where I’m like “this is going to make it unnecessarily hard for your writer.”

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The Mirror Crack’d, Chapter Six

Mertiya (AdmirableMonster)

New chapter is up!

LAST TIME on The Mirror Crack’d: Anniavas went with Hemmoril and Celegorm to save Maedhros from a group of revenants, but Maedhros was stabbed with a dark blade.

THIS TIME on The Mirror Crack’d: Anniavas begs to be allowed to help; Maedhros’s husband is summoned.

Read Without the Hands of a Healer on AO3!

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The Mirror Crack’d, Chapter Five

Mertiya (AdmirableMonster)

Another second Friday, another new chapter!

LAST TIME on The Mirror Crack’d: Anniavas grapped with philosophies of hierarchy, and interpersonal relations, and was not able to swear his fealty to the Lord of Himring.

THIS TIME: Domestic matters become unimportant when Maedhros’s company is attacked by dark creatures. The kennel-master and Anniavas ride to his rescue.

For those of you who were interested in getting a peek into Maedhros’s head, this chapter features the first section from his point of view.

Chapter Rating: T and up

Link to The Ominous Blade on AO3

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