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Author has written 31 stories for Lord of the Rings, Silmarillion, Collateral, Old Kingdom/Abhorsen series, Pirates of the Caribbean, Forgotten Realms, Harry Potter, Repo! The Genetic Opera, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, and House, M.D.. May 16, 2013--Posted Chapter 10 for Invictus. Author's Notes A scattering of my stories may also be found across my livejournal, Teitho, the Open Scrolls Archive, Henneth Annûn, Slashy Santa, Archive of Our Own, and the relatively newly-established Faerie. However, this site is where I got my start, so it remains my primary posting site and where all new content will show up first. For me, writing is a process of discovery: of craft and self. With every new effort, I try to plumb the depths and challenge myself to write better. While I adore glowing reviews or just an "It works," I am more curious to know what you think, what character or incident or detail strikes you most (or what doesn't), what you as a reader take away from my stories... To those who offer a brave stab at answering those questions or those who just walk and wonder silently on the journey with me, welcome. All the best, Marchwriter The “Invictus” Series A series of stories that runs the gamut from character-driven drabbles to dramatic action-adventure novels to light-hearted vignettes. It follows Aragorn as he struggles to master his destiny and Haldir, a captain of Lothlorien and Silvan spy, haunted by old wars and old wounds. As they forge a friendship out of fire, they and those bound to them confront the evil rising in the East and test the strength of their souls. The Ides of March Nighttime Wanderings A Stirring in the Blood First Name Terms A Warrior’s Experience Agarwaen Dwimmerlaik A Beautiful Night for Dancing Time Invictus (Newest work-in-progress) Uncovered Night Upon the Road of No Returning The fruits of my earliest labors, kept online more for posterity's sake than pride. To be drastically edited whenever I end up stranded on a desert island with nothing but a notebook, a red pen and hard copies of each to keep me this side of madness. Agar Saer Cost of Blood First Name Terms A Warrior’s Experience A Difficult Conversation Not-Invictus, Good-Enough-For-Going-On-With, and Otherwise “Other” Tales Afflicted Aftermath And All Our Wounds Forgiven Among the Ruins The Bitterness of the Rose A Cruel Mercy Chasing Nightingales Everything Fades Away Falls Force Majeure In Bondage The Only One She Ever Feared Red Light Swayed Ties That Bind Within a Dark Wood Artwork My inspiration for Haldir as drawn by the extraordinarily gifted Ebe Kastein: http://www.councilofelrond.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=My_eGallery&file=index&do=showpic&pid=23520&orderby= An Invictus-inspired painting of Aragorn and Haldir commissioned from Ebe http://www.councilofelrond.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=My_eGallery&file=index&do=showpic&pid=29676 My LiveJournal Page: Story Updates, News, and Misc http://marchwriter.livejournal.com/ | |||||||
1. Invictus » reviewsForces conspire to lure Elrohir back into a nightmare: his estranged friend and captain, their Orc guide, and the hidden evil in Moria's depths, threatening the very security of the Elven realms.Lord of the Rings - Rated: M - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 10 - Words: 57,837 - Reviews: 64 - Updated: 5-16-13 - Published: 5-16-10 - Elrohir/Elladan & Haldir2. The Ides of March » reviewsA 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.Lord of the Rings - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 25 - Words: 8,840 - Reviews: 41 - Updated: 1-30-13 - Published: 3-8-12 - Haldir & Celebrian - Complete3. Chasing Nightingales » reviewsAn 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. Slash.Lord of the Rings - Rated: M - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 4 - Words: 12,904 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 9-21-12 - Published: 8-5-12 - Aragorn & Haldir - Complete4. Time reviewsAragorn broods. Haldir doesn't help.Lord of the Rings - Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 366 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 5-12-12 - Aragorn & Haldir - Complete5. And All Our Wounds Forgiven reviewsThe 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.Silmarillion - Rated: M - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 8,935 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 2-14-12 - Curufin & Finrod F. - Complete6. Among the Ruins » reviewsThe 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.Lord of the Rings - Rated: M - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 2 - Words: 16,031 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 9-4-11 - Legolas & Haldir - Complete7. A Stirring in the Blood reviewsIt'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.Lord of the Rings - Rated: K - English - Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,064 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 4-15-10 - Aragorn & Elrohir/Elladan - Complete8. Within a Dark Wood reviews"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…Silmarillion - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 8,155 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 9-15-09 - Complete9. Afflicted reviewsThe piano does not speak of the secrets it knows.House, M.D. - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 118 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 4-27-09 - G. House10. Aftermath reviewsAn unfortunate accident strains Buffy's and Giles' relationship. An exercise in dialogue.Buffy: The Vampire Slayer - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 119 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 4-12-09 - Buffy S. & R. Giles - Complete11. In Bondage reviewsWe lock our doors upon ourselves.Repo! The Genetic Opera - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 129 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 4-12-09 - Complete12. Upon the Road of No Returning reviews"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.Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Drama/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,929 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 10-14-08 - Haldir & Aragorn - Complete13. Uncovered Night reviewsSupposedly safe at last within the boundaries of Lothlórien, Aragorn stands vigil over his sleeping Fellowship and struggles with the unacknowledged darkness in his soul.Lord of the Rings - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,683 - Reviews: 15 - Published: 8-1-08 - Aragorn & Haldir - Complete14. A Cruel Mercy reviewsA ranger and a captain must commit evil for the sake of good. But is it worth it?Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,139 - Reviews: 14 - Published: 3-22-08 - Aragorn - Complete15. A Difficult Conversation reviewsAragorn and Haldir have one of the more difficult conversations that can happen between men.Lord of the Rings - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,623 - Reviews: 16 - Published: 1-24-08 - Aragorn & Haldir - Complete16. Dwimmerlaik » reviewsWhen 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.Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Friendship - Chapters: 16 - Words: 111,547 - Reviews: 169 - Updated: 12-31-07 - Published: 7-1-07 - Aragorn & Haldir - Complete17. A Beautiful Night for Dancing reviewsAragorn 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.Lord of the Rings - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,266 - Reviews: 26 - Published: 9-13-07 - Aragorn & Haldir - Complete18. The Only One She Ever Feared reviewsSPOILERS for the last book. 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.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,381 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 8-2-07 - Lily Evans P. & Severus S. - Complete19. Nighttime Wanderings reviewsA 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.Lord of the Rings - Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,829 - Reviews: 31 - Published: 7-15-07 - Aragorn & Elrond - Complete20. Ties That Bind reviewsNot 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.Forgotten Realms - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,112 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 6-30-07 - Arilyn M. - Complete21. Agarwaen » reviewsWhen 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.Lord of the Rings - Rated: M - English - Suspense/Drama - Chapters: 22 - Words: 128,907 - Reviews: 235 - Updated: 6-9-07 - Published: 1-22-07 - Haldir & Aragorn - Complete22. Falls reviewsThe captain of Thingol stands upon the brink and wonders where Teiglin has taken the last of Húrin's children.Silmarillion - Rated: K - English - Angst/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 109 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 6-8-07 - Complete23. Swayed reviewsMablung, chief captain of Thingol, regrets what he did not do.Silmarillion - Rated: K - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 222 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-29-07 - Complete24. First Name Terms » reviewsInjured 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.Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 4 - Words: 12,839 - Reviews: 40 - Updated: 1-20-07 - Published: 11-29-06 - Aragorn & Haldir - Complete25. A Warrior's Experience » reviewsCurious 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.Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Drama/Suspense - Chapters: 4 - Words: 17,171 - Reviews: 36 - Updated: 1-3-07 - Published: 12-25-06 - Haldir & Aragorn - Complete26. Force Majeure reviewsA midnight conversation. Moonlight. And the everpresent sea…Pirates of the Caribbean - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,069 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 7-15-06 - Complete27. The Cost of Blood » reviewsA 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.Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Angst - Chapters: 21 - Words: 140,463 - Reviews: 181 - Updated: 7-7-06 - Published: 7-31-05 - Haldir - Complete28. Everything Fades Away reviewsA reflective piece at the end of Sabriel. The last moments of Terciel: the fifty second Abhorsen, Sabriel's father and hero.Old Kingdom/Abhorsen series - Rated: K - English - Drama/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,741 - Reviews: 14 - Published: 8-14-05 - Complete29. Agar Saer » reviewsVictimized 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.Lord of the Rings - Rated: M - English - Drama/Suspense - Chapters: 32 - Words: 167,814 - Reviews: 350 - Updated: 6-23-05 - Published: 8-4-04 - Legolas & Haldir - Complete30. Red Light reviewsA murder on the MTA…Collateral - Rated: K+ - English - Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,734 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 2-5-05 - Complete31. The Bitterness of the Rose reviewsThe last hours of the Dark Elf, Eöl.Silmarillion - Rated: K - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,701 - Reviews: 15 - Published: 9-15-04 - Complete
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