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Biography:   I started into this fascinating world by writing an essay about gender and Tolkien fanfiction writers, then began writing fanfiction myself. My first short story set in Rohan grew into a 92 page gapfiller, and then I simply kept on writing. I'm a big culture and resources buff with a penchant for writing about more obscure characters and time periods, but also my dear, underrepresented-in-fanfic Dwarves. **edit 4.26.06** I've spent a lot of the past 2 years writing primarily Harry Potter, but I'm thoroughly enjoying delving back into my Tolkien roots, currently with a focus on Gimli. Hope you enjoy both the older and newer stories! There's a link to my website now, where you can read all of my stories, the few slightly adult and slash ones included.
bullet From Sand to Stone by Thevina Last Updated: 3/20/2013
A possible story of how and why Finduilas may have grown to love Denethor over time.
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 1 Published: 3/20/2013
bullet An Explorer in His Own Land by Thevina Last Updated: 7/10/2011
A man of Rohan decides to introduce himself to his new neighbors in the caves of Helm's Deep. Includes Dimvin, an OC Dwarf featured in 'A Rose Among Thorns.' Written for an exchange with the prompt 'new beginnings.'
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 1 Published: 7/10/2011
bullet A Rose Among Thorns by Thevina Last Updated: 10/31/2010
What would be truly unexpected within Dwarvish society? Maybe someone like Dimvin. Written for the lotr_community on LJ, the theme of 'believe it or not' and a prompt of "dim."
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 1 Published: 10/31/2010
bullet Elusive Scents in Wartime by Thevina Last Updated: 3/25/2010
Reassurance and comfort can appear unexpectedly, especially during time of war. Another vignette for my fanfic100 table, prompt of "smell".
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 1 Published: 3/25/2010
bullet Unanswerable Questions by Thevina Last Updated: 3/14/2010
The night before following Aragorn on the Paths of the Dead, Gimli struggles with his purpose and questions which have no easy answers.
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 2 Published: 3/14/2010
bullet In the Shelter of Destroyed Dreams by Thevina Last Updated: 3/7/2010
After several days, even Gimli is ready to leave Khazad-dûm. A short gap-filler set during the Fellowship's trek through Moria. Part of my fanfic100 table, prompt of "Breakfast."
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 1 Published: 3/7/2010
bullet The Ground Portends by Thevina Last Updated: 5/13/2007
Gimli muses on his active dislike of horseback riding and is grateful for a walk on the Rohirric plains.
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 1 Published: 5/13/2007
bullet Via Media by Thevina Last Updated: 8/26/2006
Shortly before the Fellowship leaves Rivendell, Gimli readies himself for their departure and unexpectedly gifts Pippin with a secret of Dwarvish culture.
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 1 Published: 8/26/2006
bullet Antiphon to Light by Thevina Last Updated: 4/27/2006

Gimli meets Galadriel, and is forever changed.
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 1 Published: 4/27/2006
bullet The Stones' Lament by Thevina Last Updated: 4/25/2006
Short gap-filler set in 'The Ring Goes South' part of LotR. I've picked up Gimli as my character for Live Journal's "Fanfic 100," so I'm slowly writing new Gimli fics.
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 1 Published: 4/25/2006
bullet A Liminal Patience by Thevina Last Updated: 12/15/2005
An Éowyn-centric ficlet. Beauty burrows resolutely in the eye of the beholder.
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 1 Published: 12/15/2005
bullet The Standard-Bearer by Thevina Last Updated: 12/15/2005
When Aragorn struggled with his thoughts in the Hornburg after the battle at Helm's Deep, he asked another Ranger to accompany him. A vignette of Halbarad's musings on his life and future during a long, uncertain night.
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 2 Published: 12/15/2005
bullet In the Shadow of Hope by Thevina Last Updated: 11/11/2005
An Éowyn-centric vignette set during the Houses of Healing. Injured, thwarted, frustrated and a somewhat resentful guest of Gondor… a few thoughts that may have passed through Éowyn's mind while she contemplated the irony of her fate, and those interwoven within it.
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 1 Published: 11/11/2005
bullet Fathers and Sons by Thevina Last Updated: 3/18/2005
Fathers and sons: oftentimes it's a strong bond between the two. So is it any wonder after Merry and Legolas return from Cair Andros prior to King Elessar's coronation, that Gimli and Legolas would end up in a heated argument about Glóin and Thranduil? Humor.
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 1 Published: 3/18/2005
bullet Speak, Friend, and Enter by Thevina Last Updated: 5/27/2004
A tale of Dwarves and Elves, of artisans, the creation of the great West-Gate at Khazad-dum, and unlikely authors. Both post-WR and Second Age; Legolas and Gimli, and Narvi and Celebrimbor. Written for the "Authors of Middle- Earth" challenge at Henneth-Annûn. Humor, but with a serious nod to Elvish/Dwarvish relations during their heyday as well as musings on Dwarvish culture in general.
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 1 Published: 5/26/2004
bullet The Hours by Thevina Last Updated: 5/26/2004
A set of vignettes which all take place during one particularly challenging day during the War of the Ring, March 14, 3019. The vignettes are based around the monastic services of the hours, seven in all, from 3:15 a.m. to 7:30 p.m; additionally, each vignette focuses on one of the senses- taste, touch, etc. Some are well-known characters in well-known scenarios, others are more obscure.
Rating: PG Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 1 Published: 5/26/2004
bullet A House Divided by Thevina Last Updated: 2/10/2004
A story about the lesser-written, earlier-generation marital uniting of Gondor and Rohan: a telling of the lives of Morwen of Lossarnach and Thengel, their family, and those who intersect with it: Ecthelion, Aragorn, Rangers and Marshals. Drama. Because what marriage is not a drama?
Rating: PG Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 9 Published: 2/10/2004
bullet A Way Opens by Thevina Last Updated: 12/22/2003
"Where will wants not, a way opens" Eowyn says in The Two Towers. A series of vignettes about Merry and Eowyn, boots, the afterlife, and joy in unlikely friendships.
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 1 Published: 12/22/2003
bullet One Who Ran by Thevina Last Updated: 12/12/2003
Inspired by some throwaway lines in 'The Black Gate Opens.' A short vignette about one of the nameless lost during the last days of the War of the Ring.
Rating: PG Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 1 Published: 12/12/2003
bullet The Braided Heart by Thevina Last Updated: 12/12/2003
A story about Eowyn. Oftentimes it is the simplest gifts that are the most profound.
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 1 Published: 12/12/2003
bullet Daughters of Oromë by Thevina Last Updated: 12/1/2003
A story of Rohan, beginning with Eowyn's childhood and continuing past the War of the Ring, covering around 35 years. Features Eowyn and Fréalas, an OFC who is two years Eowyn's senior. Multiple POVs, action, drama, some angst and musings on a possible underground shieldmaiden subculture that might have been revived in Rohan before and during the WR. Many scenes focus on ordinary people in Rohan and what their lives were like "off-screen" from the main storylines during Lord of the Rings.
Rating: PG-13 Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 21 Published: 12/1/2003
bullet Of Pipes and Poetry by Thevina Last Updated: 11/28/2003
An evening in Fangorn Forest when things hidden come to light. Legolas tries smoking and unwittingly discovers that he doesn't know as much about his Dwarvish friend as he thought. That he writes poetry, for instance.
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 1 Published: 11/28/2003
bullet Black Diamond by Thevina Last Updated: 11/25/2003
A vignette from Gimli's point of view on the field of the Morannon after the last battle, looking for Pippin.
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 1 Published: 11/25/2003
bullet Celestial Quartet by Thevina Last Updated: 11/23/2003
Four vignettes spanning three ages of Middle-earth, multiple geographies and races, and several points of view. What binds them together: the night sky above, whether starry or clouded, and a sparkling gem that resists disappearing into the mists of time. Chapters 2 and 3 are adult. Many of the characters are somewhat obscure and not in the pulldown menu, so in addition to those listed are these: Erendis, Tar-Meneldur, Gorbadoc Brandybuck, Mirabella Brandybuck.
Rating: R Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 5 Published: 11/23/2003