This week is, of course, Green.

This week the word is yellow.

Sorry I'm late - but I'm sure you would have already worked out that week 2 is Orange.

I have been reminiscing and looking back at the first drabbles I wrote here. They were for a Rainbow Challenge, many years ago. And it struck me that it would be interesting to revisit that challenge as it was so broad, and see what people would write now.

So, perhaps somewhat controversially, I suggest we have the colours of the rainbow as our challenges for the next six weeks,

Which means the subject for this week is RED.

Title: Sisters in law, sisters in expatriation II
Author: Himring
Characters: Hareth of the House of Haleth
Rating: PG
Warnings: not really angst, just the consequences of marrying into a different society
Book/Source: Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales
Disclaimer: Mostly Tolkien, with a bit of colouring-in
A/N: Hareth and Gloredhel married each other's brothers in a double wedding; both went to live with their new husband's people (sequel to the previous drabble about Hareth)

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At the end of the school day... the prompt word is:

HOMETIME

Title: Summer School
Author: Kortirion
Characters: Young Boromir, Young Théodred
Rating: PWP smut warning, m/m
Source: Pre Ring War
Disclaimer: They may belong to Tolkien - but he doesn’t want this bit!



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For which the prompt word is

PRIZE

Title: Sisters in law, sisters in expatriation
Author: Himring
Characters: Hareth of the House of Haleth, Gloredhel of the House of Hador (referenced)
Rating: PG
Warnings: not really angst, just the consequences of marrying into a different society
Book/Source: Silmarillion
Disclaimer: Mostly Tolkien, with a bit of colouring-in
A/N: Hareth and Gloredhel married each other's brothers in a double wedding; both went to live with their new husband's people.

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Title: Expectations and Excavations
Author: Elwen of the Hidden Valley
Characters: Frodo Baggins. Fearwen(OC)
Rating: PG
Warnings: Don't let a puppy loose in your herb garden.
Book/Source: Lord of the Rings
Disclaimer: Frodo, Elrond and Erestor belong to JRR Tolkien. The rest is the result of my vivid imagination.
A/N: By way of explanation for the setting...this follows on from my short story, 'Pippin II', in which Elrond gifts Frodo with a puppy, shortly after Bilbo's death in the West.


EXPECTATIONS AND EXCAVATIONS

“Hello Faerwen.” Frodo smiled up at the lady and set aside his pipe. “Come and sit down. How are you and the babe?”

With obvious relief, Faerwen lowered her bulk onto the bench he hurriedly vacated. “The babe is well and I am bored.”

Frodo chuckled. “Erestor is still overprotective?”

The lady rolled her eyes. “Smothering. I escaped my jailer to return this.” She drew a squirming brown bundle from her robes and the little dog yipped as Frodo accepted her. “I apprehended her digging in Elrond's herb garden.”

“Not again, Pip!” Pip only licked his face exuberantly.

END

This weeks prompt is

APPREHEND

...to understand, to perceive, to capture... the choice is yours.

Title: In crafts of making he had less skill
Author: Himring
Characters: Turin, Sador Labadal, Beleg
Rating: PG
Warnings: no serious damage to anyone or anything (yet)
Book/Source: Unfinished Tales / Children of Hurin
Disclaimer: Mostly Tolkien, with a bit of colouring-in
A/N: A pair of related drabbles, one set in Turin's childhood home, one in Doriath

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Title: Young Bilbo Takes A Walk
Author: Kortirion
Character: Bilbo Baggins
Rating: G
Source: Pre-Ring War
Disclaimer: This is Tolkien's character, Kortirion has merely tweaked at the edges.

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The third school related word to be used as inspiration is...

LIBRARY

For your second prompt of this series...

What LESSON should be learned/attended/taught

Title: Hathaldir at Tarn Aeluin
Author: Himring
Characters: Hathaldir the Young, one of the doomed followers of Barahir
Rating: PG
Warnings: some angst
Book/Source: Silmarillion
Disclaimer: It was Tolkien who called him Hathaldir the Young and spoke of his death in the same breath.
A/N: still trailing behind, sorry!

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A new series begins... And this one is inspired by words related to 'Schooling'.
Consider any type of 'schooling' for your inspiration, remembering everyone learns lessons no matter what their age.

The first prompt for the Schooling challenge is:


ASSEMBLY

Title: We Two, From the Wars
Author: Himring
Characters: Beleg and Mablung, elves of Doriath
Rating: PG
Warnings: Reference to canonical lost battle
Book/Source: Silmarillion
Disclaimer: The characters and the wars are Tolkien's, Himring inserted this homecoming.
A/N: double drabble

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I have now got five drabbles that cover all the six prompts. Rather than post the four new ones singly, I am going to copy that, original, one posted a few weeks ago, here so they are all together - which will explain any sense of deja vu!

Title; Changeless
Challenge: Reflections; mirror,silver, glass, eyes, thought, still water.
Author: Curiouswombat
Characters: Arwen, Aragorn
Rating: PG;
Source: LotR

Disclaimer: The characters in this story do not belong to me, but are being used for amusement only, and all rights remain with the estate of JRR Tolkien.

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This is the last prompt of this series - it is thought.

This, penultimate, reflection is eyes - or eye, which ever works for you!

Title: Star Glass
Challenge: Reflections-Glass
Author: Elwen of the Hidden Valley
Rating: Gen.
Characters:Frodo Baggins, Galadriel
Source: LOTR

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And the word for this week is glass.

Title; Silver Gaze
Challenge: Reflections; silver
Author: Elwen of the Hidden Valley
Characters: Sam Gamgee
Rating: PG;
Source: LOTR

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This week the word for you to reflect upon is Silver.

Title: Of Fruits and Farewells
Author: Kortirion
Characters: Faramir, Aragorn, OFC
Rating: G
Source: Post Ring War
Disclaimer: Tolkien wrote the original, Kortirion’s just riffing on his ideas.


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Title; Heavenly Solace
Challenge: Reflections; mirror and still water
Author: Elwen of the Hidden Valley
Characters: Elrond
Rating: PG;
Source: LOTR

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I have written something! At last.

Title; Changeless
Challenge: Reflections; mirror
Author: Curiouswombat
Characters: Arwen, Aragorn
Rating: PG;
Source: LotR

Disclaimer: The characters in this story do not belong to me, but are being used for amusement only, and all rights remain with the estate of JRR Tolkien.


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This week the challenge is to include 'still water(s)' in your drabble.

Sorry for delay - almost forgot even though kortirion reminded me!

So new challenges, a series of reflections! This week MIRROR.