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Msg# 9163

Check Ballot #2 - Romance Posted by aure\_enteluva July 09, 2008 - 13:27:43 Topic ID# 9163
Check Ballots for Main Category: Genres: Romance

***SubCategory Genres: Romance: General***

Coming Home to Crickhollow (445): calanthe11
URL: http://journeysend.luminousbeings.net/Journey_Crickhollow.html
Mature, Reason for Rating: slash, semi-explicit descriptions of gay sex,
mature themes (violence in war, psychological impact of war)
Romance Partners: Pippin Took/Merry Brandybock
A "coming home"-story of Pippin and Merry which explores how their
friendship is changed by their experiences of war and service for Rohan
and Gondor.

"Well here we are, just the four of us that started out together," said
Merry. "We have left all the rest behind, one after another. It seems
almost like a dream that has slowly faded." There are memories which
cannot be left behind, dreams which will not fade.

Cinnamon and Chocolate (264): Cuthalion
URL: http://www.west-of-the-moon.net/servlet/ReadGenStory?storyID=465
Mature, Reason for Rating: Explicit, erotic content
Romance Partners: OFC/ Frodo Baggins
This is the tale about the blessings of spice, pastry baking and love,
set in the timeline of the epic "Before I go to sleep"-universe. When
Lily Proudfoot passes Bag End after a long forenoon without breakfast, a
heavenly scent lures her over the doorstep, followed by a delicious
meal, some shameless fluff and the generous misuse of icing...

As Close As (88): Dana
URL: http://the-danamark.livejournal.com/206673.html
Teen, Reason for Rating: Married hobbits, het
Romance Partners: Merry Brandybuck/Estella Bolger Brandybuck
After their arranged marriage, Merry and Estella get to know one another
all over again.

Midnight (18): EdorasLass
URL: http://edoraslass.livejournal.com/73178.html
Teen, Reason for Rating: Two men asleep, no sexual activity
Romance Partners: Theodred/Boromir
Theodred watches Boromir sleeping

And Whisper You to This Earth (151): Lady Elina
URL: http://lady-elina.livejournal.com/142172.html
Mature, Reason for Rating: Non-graphic sexual content.
Romance Partners: Erestor/Halbarad
Halbarad accompanies Erestor on an expedition to the lost city of
Fornost, and along the way an unexpected connection develops between the
Man and the Elf.

Miquan Melave (319): Marta
URL: http://telperion-fic.livejournal.com/44328.html
Mature, Reason for Rating: explicit (but not graphic) m/m erotic
content; discussion of prostitution; language; (canonical) character
death; angst
Romance Partners: Boromir/Théodred
Boromir and Théodred discuss the nature of love - specifically, the
possibility of love between two men. Slash.

Rose, Rose, Rose (619): White Gull
URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3818135/1/Rose_Rose_Rose
Mature, Reason for Rating: Sexual situations
Romance Partners: Frodo/Rosie, sort of
A not-so-typical day in the life of Rose Gamgee.



***SubCategory: Genres: Romance: Drabbles***

Call of the Wild (94): annmarwalk
URL: http://community.livejournal.com/tolkien_weekly/483017.html#cutid1
General, Reason for Rating:
Romance Partners: Morwen of Lossarnach and Thengel
It's love at first sight for a headstrong maiden of Gondor and a valiant
prince of Rohan.

Loving a Book Lover (721): Avon
URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=808&cid=12352
Teen, Reason for Rating: It could imply something of a sexual nature -
so to be safe I chose T
Romance Partners: Faramir/Eowyn
Faramir discovers that there can be things more absorbing than books.

Men of the Twilight (209): Elena Tiriel
URL:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter_view.cfm?stid=7185&spordina\
l=1
General, Reason for Rating:
Romance Partners: Faramir/Éowyn
Faramir first glimpses Éowyn in the gardens of the Houses of Healing.

Bibliophile (370): Imhiriel
URL: http://www.tolkienfanfiction.com/Story_Read_Chapter.php?CHid=3633
Teen, Reason for Rating: Romantic kissing between a married couple.
Romance Partners: Faramir/Éowyn
Éowyn is reading about a tragedy of the First Age, until her husband
provides a more pleasurable pastime.

Taking Roots (367): Imhiriel
URL: http://www.tolkienfanfiction.com/Story_Read_Chapter.php?CHid=2684
General, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: Celeborn/Galadriel
Galadriel plants the first Mallorn tree.

Home is where the heart is (505): Linda hoyland
URL: http://lindahoyland.livejournal.com/80544.html?nc=21
General, Reason for Rating:
Romance Partners: Aragorn/Arwen
Arwen learns that the heart makes its own rules about the comforts of
home

My Precious (14): SheBit
URL: http://community.livejournal.com/tolkien_weekly/424277.html
General, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: Grima/Eowyn
A glimpse inside the head of a hated man.



***SubCategory: Genres: Romance: Elven Lands***

Coming Home (233): brindlemom2
URL: http://www.openscrolls.net/fanfic/story.php?no=3642
General, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: Elrond/Celebrian
Separations can make or break a relationship. You have to want it a lot
and work hard to be successful in the face of great upheavals.

The Dance (128): Dawn Felagund
URL:
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/archive/home/viewstory.php?sid=2\
91
General, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: Nerdanel/Fëanor
Nerdanel and Fëanor attend their first dance and discover their love
for each other.

Not Yet (712): erobey
URL: http://www.tawarwaith.com/NotYet.html
Teen, Reason for Rating: Contains suggestions of romance between
same-sex partners.
Romance Partners: Glorfindel/Legolas
Tolkien tells us there were two elves named Legolas and both lived as
contemporaries of Glorfindel of Gondolin, along with one Galdor, Lord of
the House of the Tree. Eventually, the trio ended up in Imladris at the
Council of Elrond. Legolas of Gondolin was famed for his exceptional
night vision and his part in helping the escape of Tuor, Idril,
Eärendil and the refugees of Gondolin as Melkor's forces burned the
city and slaughtered her people. Not much said other than that. Legolas
of Mirkwood was called the eyes and ears of the fellowship. This little
fic plays with these ideas. It is fanfiction, so please forgive the
liberties taken.

Arwen in the Afternoon (244): Gandalfs apprentice
URL: http://www.tolkienfanfiction.com/Story_Read_Head.php?STid=407
Mature, Reason for Rating: Group sex, slash--not explicit
Romance Partners: Aragorn/Arwen, Aragorn/Halbarad
Halbarad is torn between his duty and his desire. Even worse, he has to
pay a visit to Rivendell, where some interesting things happen.
Attention: Slash. AU/non-canon on sex among Elves. Group sex--you are
warned. Both humorous and serious.

A Perfect World (248): mistycracraft
URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3687331/1/A_Perfect_World
General, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: Aragorn/Arwen
Aragorn imagines his perfect world with the one he loves.

A Harmony In Autumn (49): Oshun
URL:
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/archive/home/viewstory.php?sid=2\
67
Mature, Reason for Rating: Contains mature subject matter related to
romantic relationship between two men.
Romance Partners: Glorfindel/Ecthelion
A tale of belatedly requited love, containing humor, political
differences among the Noldor, and family relationships, set in the
period immediately preceding the foundation of the city of Gondolin.

Early Winter at Himring Hill (79): Oshun
URL:
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/archive/home/viewstory.php?sid=2\
10
Teen, Reason for Rating: Implication of a relationship between two men.
Romance Partners: N/A
Fingon visits Maedhros at Himring Hill, after the Dagor Aglareb during
the watchful peace of the Siege of Angband. (If you are looking for
tragedy or angst you will not find it here.)



In Dreams (609): Phyncke
URL: http://community.livejournal.com/silwritersguild/122974.html
Teen, Reason for Rating: Slash implied and romantic inference.
Romance Partners: Glorfindel/Fingolfin Elrond/Erestor
Sometimes the Valar know what is best and two old friends find love. Set
in Valinor after the War of the Ring, Glorfindel and Fingolfin meet in a
most unusual way. Elrond and Erestor's relationship changes in the
serenity of the Undying Lands and a mischevious Vala may be responsible
for this all.



***SubCategory: Genres: Romance: Gondor***

One Equal Temper of Heroic Hearts (334): Gwynnyd
URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=6176
Mature, Reason for Rating: Adult relationships - sex scene within
marriage
Romance Partners: Aragorn/Arwen
Aragorn wrestles with some of the problems that come with age, and some
that don't.

A Dream Come True (162): Lady Bluejay
URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=5507&cid=23068
Teen, Reason for Rating: References to prostitution.
Romance Partners: Eomer/Lothiriel
Tapping a barrel of strong drink in Cormallen can have serious
consequences. An Éomer /Éothain/Lothíriel one-shot.

Waterloo (158): Lady Bluejay
URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=5733
General, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: Eomer/Lothiriel
No one who had endured the Siege of Minas Tirith or lived through the
Battle of the Pelennor Fields emerged unscathed. Either in mind or body,
all were affected in some way. Lothíriel only played a small part but
her experiences changed her life for ever.

A two part story – tightly woven around the canon. Angst, with a
sprinkling of romance and a smidgeon of humour.


A Maid Waiting (691): Larner
URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=5664
General, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: Aragorn/Arwen; Faramir/Eowyn; Ivormil/Systerien (OCs)
Some who came to Minas Tirith did so in hopes of pursuing a larger
ambition. For Systerien of Celebstrand in Dor-en-Ernil and Ivormil of
Bidwell in Lossarnach, to find themselves in the presence of the King
Returned served to put those ambitions into perspective.

A sequel to "Vocabulary Lessons" in "Moments in Time."

Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair (405): Marta
URL: http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7266
Mature, Reason for Rating: implication of m/m relationship; explicit m/f
erotic content
Romance Partners: Aragorn/Denethor, Denethor/Finduilas
Five moments in the lives of Denethor and Aragorn, inspired by the five
elements of classical Greek philosophy.

Arwen (359): Neoinean
URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4260032/1/
Mature, Reason for Rating: Thinly veiled references to adult situations.
Romance Partners: Aragorn/Arwen
It always amazed her that he could say so much, simply by saying her
name.

(Note: This story was originally written for the July 2007 Teitho
Contest under the pen name Beth.)



Summer's Lease (650): Raksha the Demon
URL: http://www.tolkienfanfiction.com/Story_Read_Chapter.php?CHid=4041
Teen, Reason for Rating: slight implication of sexual history between
husband and wife.
Romance Partners: N/A
A bit of summer fun in 600 words, just the thing to break up one's
gardening labors. Set up a glass of cold lemonade or iced tea, and enjoy
the scenery in the gardens of the Prince of Ithilien...

(originally written for the "Summer in Ithilien" FaramirFics LJ
Community Challenge)

Wonderful Tonight (320): Violin Ghost
URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=5880
General, Reason for Rating: n/a
Romance Partners: Faramir/Éowyn
It's just an ordinary night of festivity for Faramir and Éowyn-- and
yet Faramir finds himself reflecting on his beautiful wife, with whom he
is falling in love all over again. Romance, complete in four chapters.



***SubCategory: Genres: Romance: Other Fixed-Length Ficlets***

Rich and Fair (548): annmarwalk
URL: http://community.livejournal.com/tolkien_weekly/371132.html
Teen, Reason for Rating: male/male sexual intimacy, not graphic
Romance Partners: Aragorn/Boromir
No matter what has passed before, what they share now is new and fresh
and rare.

The Wedding Gift (40): annmarwalk
URL: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=5671&cid=23911
General, Reason for Rating:
Romance Partners: Gloín/OFC
Gloín crafts a gift in secret for his bride.

Diamonds For Forever I, II & III (515): Elen Kortirion
URL: http://community.livejournal.com/tolkien_weekly/429322.html#cutid1
General, Reason for Rating:
Romance Partners: N/A
The Bride's Jewels, an ancient suite of mithril and diamonds,
traditionally gifted from each Steward to his wife, are finally given to
Arwen.

The Turning Wheel (517): Elen Kortirion
URL: http://community.livejournal.com/tolkien_weekly/463742.html#cutid1
Teen, Reason for Rating: non-explicit slash
Romance Partners: Boromir/Theodred, Aragorn/Boromir
It is the winter solstice, the longest night of the year, and in the
house of Lord Elrond two men cannot sleep.

Wife of the Thain (513): LA Knight
URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4276612/1/Wife_of_the_Thain
Teen, Reason for Rating: I would actually leave it as G-rated, except
there are glossed references to suicide and self-harm.
Romance Partners: Isumbras Took/Fairy Wife
"It was often said in other families that long ago one of the Took
ancestors must have taken a fairy wife. That was, of course, absurd,
BUT...." - The Hobbit, Chapter One, Page 2

... but what if it were true? A series of drabbles exploring how that
sort of thing would have occurred.

Leather (297): Marta
URL: http://telperion-fic.livejournal.com/43914.html#cutid1
Teen, Reason for Rating: mild erotic content; angst
Romance Partners: Boromir/Theodred
Sometimes, a sensation as simple as touch can have a powerful effect.
Four drabbles about Boromir and Theodred. (Beta: annmarwalk)

The Blessing of the Waters (61): Raksha the Demon
URL: http://www.tolkienfanfiction.com/Story_Read_Chapter.php?CHid=4039
Teen, Reason for Rating: Mention of family sorrows and separation.
Romance Partners: Elrond/Celebrian
Elrond has known much sorrow in his long life. Can the contentment he
has found as a husband and father truly last? Elrond and Celebrían
enjoy an evening interlude by the Bruinen.

Celevon a Mallen (279): Tanaqui
URL: http://tanaquilotr.livejournal.com/118877.html
Teen, Reason for Rating: Implied sexual content
Romance Partners: N/A
A series of moments across the ages between Celeborn and Galadriel.

Handy With A Sword (437): Tanaqui
URL: http://tanaquilotr.livejournal.com/120835.html
Teen, Reason for Rating: Mild sexual innuendo and mock violence
Romance Partners: Faramir/Éowyn
Éowyn issues a challenge to Faramir....

Gently Held (6): viv
URL: http://www.openscrolls.net/fanfic/story.php?no=3749
General, Reason for Rating: N/A
Romance Partners: Arwen, Aragorn
Question: Why do you love him? And Arwen answers.



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