The Roots of the Ivy and Other Stories of Middle-Earth

Aranel Took's LOTR Fanfiction

The Roots of the Ivy and Other Stories of Middle-Earth: Aranel Took's LOTR Fanfiction
Aranel Took's LOTR Fanfiction
There are Ivyverse stories.
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A Gift 
Ivy/Pippin. Dialogue only. Takes place in a later chapter of The Roots of the Ivy. Word used: crimson, acquires, down, neck
A Good Lad 
Pippin asks Elrond about Ivy's future. A birthday drabble for Juno.
A Hobbit in Uniform 
Ivy likes a man in uniform. Takes place during Chapter 8 of The Course of Love.
A Little Romance 
Ivy/Pippin . Takes place after Chapter 94. Words used: recite, invisible, faint, bright.
Advice 
Ivy gets some wedding night advice from her mothers. Takes place between Chapter 88 & 89 of The Roots of the Ivy. Word used: release, hard, limitation, great
Alone Time 
Ivy & Pippin have some quality time...for a while, at least. Takes place between The Roots of the Ivy and The Course of Love. Words used: swans, wearier, to lift, sea
Attraction 
Pippin/Ivy. Takes place after Chapter 90 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: peaches, gleamed, monumental, insid
Awake 
Merry/Estella. Takes place between Chapter 25 & 26 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: rushed, sweet, cardinal, sleep
Babies 
Pippin & the children. Takes place around Chapter 116 & 117 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: hip, children, laughter, relied
Baby?!? 
Pippin gets a surprise> Takes place right before Chapter 95 of The Roots of the Ivy.
Beginnings 
Merry receives news that will change his life.
Between the Sheets 
Ivy & Pippin on a date. Takes place after Chapter 81 of The Roots of the Ivy. Word used: companionship, unusual, cocktail
Bitter 
Ari's reckless behavior gets him more than some stitches. Words used: cauldron, carry, swallow, reduce.
Blue 
Ivy visits the plains of Rohan.
Bravery 
Éowyn considers herself a coward. Takes place after Chapter 8 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: uncomfortable, heat, cupped, bravest.
Broken 
Éowyn makes a hard decision. Takes place during the Prologue of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: sanctuary, wakened, Gondor, precisely
Brothers 
Fari becomes a big brother. Takes place right after Chapter 97 of The Roots of the Ivy.
Children 
Pippin has everything he's ever wanted.
Clever Pranks 
Theo & Eomer Brandybuck and Frodo Baggins. Takes place after Chapter 58 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: tolerating, dripping, hysteria, narrow
Comfort 
Éowyn takes comfort before the battle. Takes place during the Prologue of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: supple, insistent, mimicked, commanded and had to have someone be shirtless.
Confidence 
Ari trains. Words used: dismiss, innermost, best, and a theme of 'Riders of Rohan'.
Corsairs 
A captain adjusts to a new order. Words used: heathen, corrupt, simplicity, extensive
Defense 
Ari practices some defense. Words used: easy, louse, shows, Eldar
Desire 
Ivy has a new coat. Takes place in a later chapter of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: leather coat, gaping, desirously, ensuing.
Disgrace 
Estella contemplates Diamond. Takes place before Chapter 68 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: disgrace, over, knew, fall.
Distraction 
A preview of The Wanderers. Bori needs a distraction. Words used: aridity, bang, notice, consummate
Drink 
Merry comforts himself with a drink or two. Or more.
Drunk 
Ivy overindulges. Takes place right after Chapter 86 of The Roots of the Ivy. Word used: green, hangover, flower, territory
Enthral 
Merry meets his daughter for the first time. Takes place during Chapter 5 of The Roots of the Ivy. Subject: enthral
Face the Music 
Pippin and Diamond and their crappy marriage. Takes place before Chapter 68 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: disrespect, honesty, plot, music.
Father & Son 
Pippin & Fari. Takes place around Chapter 47 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: parasol, mythical, toddle
Fatherhood 
Pippin & Fari. Takes place between Chapter 45 & 46. Words used: rooster, discriminate, royalty, snow
Fear 
Ivy fears her first meeting with her mother. Takes place during Chapter 35 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: unwrapped, practiced, disquieted, fostered
Fields 
Éomund faces the aftermath of battle. Words used: ground, deliver, gain
Five Things That Never Happened in Ivyverse 
A little exercise in angst that I did on LiveJournal. Spans the whole timeframe of The Roots of the Ivy.
Food Porn 
Who knew applesauce could be such a turn on?
Foreplay, or This Means War! 
Fari and Goldi's version of foreplay, pre-relationship. Takes place in any of the early chapters of The Course of Love. Words used: covered, out, war.
Forge 
Ivy & Gimli. Takes place during Chapter 43 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: forge, friendship, cradle, tabletop
Friendship 
Legolas and Gimli face doom together once again. Takes place during Chapter 125 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: pairing, flowered, presence, Iant Iaur
Granddad 
Merry & grandkids. Takes place between The Roots of the Ivy and The Course of Love. Words used: control, clap, tomcat, bacon
Grown Up 
Fari and Pippin, on Fari's 33rd Birthday.
Harad 
Bori hates the desert. Words used: hooded, company, swimming, wise.
Hide & Seek 
Brandybuck, Took & Gamgee children. Takes place around Chapter 49 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: comply, righteousness, lots, copse.
Home 
Ivy contemplates 'home'.
Hope 
Merry regains his hope. Takes place during the Prologue of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: daybreak, war, melancholy, worthless
Hours 
Pippin finally meets his son.
Hurt 
Merry gets hurt. Takes place during the Prologue of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: curtsy, sighed, tongue, food.
Ice 
Pippin/Ivy. Takes place sometime around Chapter 87 of The Roots of the Ivy. A romance drabble, using the word "ice".
If 
Merry considers the "What ifs" in his life.
In the Bath 
A humorous, smutty, dialogue-only story. Takes place after Chapter 93 of The Roots of the Ivy.
In Trouble 
Pippin gets in trouble. Takes place sometime in the later chapters of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: disbanded, hen, received, worn.
Infatuation 
A set of drabbles inspired by a theme of Infatuation. Takes place from Chapter 68 to Chapter 76 of The Roots of the Ivy.
Initiation 
Éomund, son of Elfwine, becomes a Rider of the Mark.
Ivy 
Merry, Pippin & Ivy. Takes place between Chapters 6 & 7 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: rope, fog, forward, suckle
Kiri 
Intro to a new character in The Wanderers. Words used: disguising, penetration, wished, heart
Lithe 
Fari hopes that Sam doesn't kill him. Takes place after Chapter 41 of The Course of Love. Words used: midsummer, wishes, complete, permission
Loss 
A little hint of the future, post-The Wanderers. Words used: laughter, doll, song, carry away
Lost 
Another peek at The Wanderers. Words used: bell, body, down, truth
Love 
Theo is happy again. Takes place between Chapters 16 & 17 of The Course of Love. Words used: disease, companion, nightingale, horizon
Lunch 
Ivy doesn't want her lunch.
Mistress of Tuckborough 
Ivy adjusts to her new duties. Takes place during Chapter 94 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: shaded, tea, housewife, uncertainty.
Motherhood 
Estella. Takes place around Chapter 50 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: gathering, skirt, bitters, mother.
Not Enough 
Pippin longs for more 'alone time'.
Orange 
Ivy looks like a pumpkin.
Perfection 
Pippin's thoughts on Ivy. Takes place after Chapter 94 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: exemplify, took, talks, shuddering.
Plains 
Merry rides to war. Takes place during the Prologue of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: dreamed, plains, heated, push, questions.
Play 
Pippin/Ivy. You should read the short story The Art of Love first for this to make sense. Words used: book, finite, knots, play.
Playing 
Pippin/Ivy. Takes place around Chapter 86 of The Roots of the Ivy. Word used: heavy, laugh, light, experience
Pleasure 
Pippin/Ivy. Takes place after Chapter 90 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: transform, fingers, match, dream
Prey 
Goldi & Fari. Takes place in any of the early chapters of The Course of Love. Words used: pursuable, water-snakes, persuasion
Pride 
Frodo Gamgee follows in his father's footsteps. Takes place in an early chapter of The Course of Love. Words used: curve, nervous, opinionated, artistry.
Proud 
Pippin is proud of his sons. Theme of 'pride'.
Respect 
Ari's pushing himself a little too hard. Words used: injury, respect, put, praise
Rider 
Ari practices his skills as a rider. Words used: worth, extension, autumn, Lightfoot.
Rider of the Mark 
Ari Took considers his future. Takes place between The Roots of the Ivy and The Course of Love. Words used: broom, skirt, horse, tweak.
Ritual 
Goldi's morning ritual. Takes place during Chapter 57 of The Course of Love. Words used: ritual, square, notice, sentence
Romantic 
Merry/Estella. Takes place after Chapter 39 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: puzzle, cottage, heart, pink
School 
Ivy has a new job.
Siege & A Good Fight 
Ivy/Pippin. Two drabbles, different POVs. Takes place after Chapter 94 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: tower, cracked, battle and highest, exploring, imprisoned, fight.
Size Doesn't Matter 
Merry/Éowyn. Takes place after Chapter 119 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: dimensions, touched, laughter, slight
Snow 
Playing in the snow.
Sons 
Pippin and his grandson. Takes place after Chapter 57. Words used: illumined, soothed, watching, worn.
Spade 
A funeral.
Star 
Ivy gets a gift from her father.
Stranger in a Strange Land 
Bori hates the desert. Words used: chord, dream, wish, stars
Synchronicity 
Pippin & the twins. Takes place after Chapter 123 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: synchronicity, identical, house-trained.
Tales 
Pippin tells a story. Takes place between The Roots of the Ivy and The Course of Love. Words used: knock, fire, memory, delighted, dissent
Tanget 
Pippin gets distracted. Takes place after Chapter 96 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: came, tangent, below, power.
Thanksgiving 
Pippin has a lot to be thankful for.
The Book 
Ivy has a secret. Takes place after Chapter 94 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: treasure, forbidden, broader, submission
The Seven Deadly Sins 
Drabbles inspired by the Seven Deadly Sins (and one bonus sin!). Some of them aren't so sinful. Spans most of The Roots of the Ivy.
Trouble 
Pippin babysits. Takes place after Chapter 17 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: dressing, responsible, stupid, improved.
Two Towers 
Ivy and Pippin discuss some towers. Takes place after Chapter 94 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: tower, pursues, launches, trusts.
Unhappy - Merry 
Merry is unhappy. Takes place during the Prologue of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: accomplishes, happy, commit, cry, ride
Unhappy - Pippin 
Pippin is unhappy. Takes place during Chapter 39 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: moment, shattered, saving, cherish
Want 
Pippin is tempted. Takes place during Chapter 87 of The Roots of the Ivy. Words used: rust, without, enchant, light.
Weapon 
A peek at The Wanderers. Words used: splash, orange, weapon, fortify.
When? 
Fari is getting impatient.
Worry 
The Gamgee children have a worry. Words used: dashed, hutch, balm, nuisance, grass
Worthy 
A glimpse of Ari's training as a rider. Words used: prove, success, each
Years 
Pippin thinks about years and what they mean.
Yes 
Eomer takes a chance. Takes place during Chapter 32 of The Course of Love. Words used: exhaled, limits, passion, sound, water

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