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all that heaven will allow by riversdark
Fandoms: Conclave (2024), Conclave - Robert Harris
31 Dec 2025
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Innocent is looking out of the window as though he can see something more there than the blackness of a howling winter night. “I find myself wishing for his guidance.”
“If it is of any comfort,” Aldo tries, “He trusted Thomas to steer the Church through the Conclave. He was sure of his integrity like he was of no one else’s here. And Thomas has complete faith in you. You can be sure of his counsel.”
“I know I can. He’s been a blessing.” At the mention of Thomas, Innocent had brightened, but there is something searching in his expression when he looks back at Aldo, like he hadn’t quite gotten the answer he wanted.
Or: Aldo and Vincent discover that they have some things in common.
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- Part 1 of it takes a leap of faith
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the first league out from land by riversdark
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
15 Nov 2023
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When she'd been asked whether she would like anyone to meet her at the Gates, Nimloth had declined.
"Are you certain?" One of Mandos’ mist-shrouded Maiar had asked her, "It will be easier if you are not alone."
“I will not be alone,” Nimloth had replied, “I would only ask that you provide a map.”
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- Part 2 of i lost a world the other day
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the soul unto itself by riversdark
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
12 Jun 2023
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When her sons arrive in the Halls of Mandos, Nimloth tries to negotiate.
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- Part 1 of i lost a world the other day
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a cup in summer's hand by riversdark
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
24 May 2023
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One summer day during the Long Peace, Caranthir finds himself unexpectedly visited by his brother.
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red in tooth and red in claw by riversdark
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
20 May 2023
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In which Caranthir comes home, and doesn’t.
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i lost a world the other day by riversdark
Fandom The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
15 Nov 2023
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“You’d like him, you know,” Thomas said.
“I do like him,” Aldo said automatically, twirling the stem of his wine glass, looking into its deep red like it was a scrying mirror.
“I mean as a friend. If you spent more time with him. You have a lot in common.”
“Do we use the same shampoo?” asked Aldo, raising an eyebrow. Thomas gave him a warning look but his mouth was tugging up.
“You’re both stubborn,” he said bluntly.
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Cardinals like Thomas Lawrence and Aldo Bellini know all too well how slowly things move within the walls of the Vatican. But with Vincent Benítez's election cracking their world open, and the new Pope cutting away the old branches to make room for the new, both find that change is flooding in everywhere, mostly within themselves.
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11 Jul 2025
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The first apostolic exhortation of the new papacy.
Lawrence has laboured, these last few weeks, under the impression that their argument during the conclave represented the regrettable but necessary lancing of a boil, from which his and Bellini’s friendship had made a remarkable recovery. He is at a loss to comprehend how he could have misjudged the situation so catastrophically.
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13 Jun 2025
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Concerto for Flourescent Lightbulb and Nespresso Machine by 17826
Fandoms: Conclave (2024)
10 Jan 2025
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the only way to achieve something that sounds strange and divine is by using your hands - Volker Bertelmann on his score for Conclave
3 years after leaving the church and 3 weeks after getting his new hip, Thomas recieves an unexpected visitor.
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27 Apr 2025
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The stage lost a fine actor, even as science lost an acute reasoner, when he became a specialist in crime.
January, 1881: a despondent army doctor is offered a ticket to a Shakespeare play, and is instantly captivated by the fellow playing the Danish prince himself. Then there is a murder. Then they fall in love.
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16 Jan 2024
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Hastaina by DawnFelagund for pandemonium_213
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works, LOVECRAFT H. P. - Works
19 Jul 2013
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While embarking upon an Arctic expedition in hopes of discovering secret knowledge that might relieve the marring of Arda, a loremaster of Tirion makes a much darker discovery that undermines the very foundation of his belief. Inspired by the style and mythology of H.P. Lovecraft.
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27 Jun 2023