#instadrabbling

thank you @starspray @starshadeemilyart @balrogballs for tagging me in again! I am still working on We have to go back!, the fic i shared a bit of here (and will be working on for quite some time yet, i believe). I got to work on it during today's SWG instadrabbling. A snippet:

for the prompt set tears, secret, red, find:

On the second day, the sea gave them back one of their shipmates.  Well, part of him. “He had legs before, hadn’t he?” asked Maglor, after shedding a few tears.  He shooed away the red sandpipers who seemed too eager to finish up the job that the sea-creatures had begun.  A reef heron flew overhead in wide circles, squawking.  No great secret, the Elves’ presence on the isle—birds from every quarter had made their acquaintance. “No matter, that,” said his companion, gazing out at the shoals on which the waves broke in white foam.  “Look!” What had she found?

Anna (IdleLeaves) generously hosts instadrabbling on our Discord server each month. The next session is today, June 6, 2025 at 6PM/18:00 UTC (find this in my timezone).

All are welcome who want to gather to make Tolkien fanworks together! Join our Discord server here.

More on instadrabbling and how it works can be found here. It is a low-key, fun way to hang out with fellow Tolkien fans, write and create together, and enjoy each others' work!

in response to the prompt set: wandering, silence, strayed, aroused ♥ you can see my scars 'cause I'm wearing them proud even with my broken parts, I feel better now ♥ not even the heat of your blood, nor the pure light falling endlessly from you, like rain, could stay in my memory there or comfort me then.

Look, it was my first day as a werewolf, okay?  I didn’t know what was happening to me!  You were the last person on my mind.  So, there I was, hungry, wandering the woods alone, and I’d say I wasn’t proud of myself, except I’d be lying, because I was yet alive, even with my broken parts and savage wounds that were not yet scars all on display.  I had strayed from the mission, left the Man alone in the dark, thinking only of the Moon and the blood pulsing new in my veins.  There was nothing but hunger, the slavering need to fill the ache inside.  Nothing could comfort me, not even the memory of you.  I was beyond desire, beyond arousal.  So yes, I escaped the tower and realized my Oath no longer held me.  Wolves can’t be bound, not for long, you see.  Oh, *now* you’re silent?

Idril’s gaze reached, as it often did, across the lake to far gray shores.  This time, it seemed to Glorfindel, her eyes lit bright upon a distant spot, and there they held, until at last Glorfindel dared break the silence.  “Your father says that now the skies favor us, and we must take our leave.  We go west, now that this long winter has passed,” said she. “Has it?” said Idril in a voice that was strange, different.  She softened, but did not turn, as Glorfindel came to her side and looked with her.  “I wonder.  How would he know?”

Eight fem!Glorfindel/Idril drabbles in a collection.

0.8k words, Teen, Glorfindel/Idril, minor Idril/Tuor.

We are hosting an instadrabbling session on the SWG Discord server in just under an hour, at noon Eastern Time (find this in my timezone).

Join us here!

Note that if you want to join our Discord after instadrabbling has ended and the invite above has expired, all Tolkien fans are welcome! Just send us an ask, and we'll send you an invite.

Come join us!

Instadrabbling is a long-running activity in the Tolkien fandom where a bunch of creators gather on a chat platform, someone tosses out a prompt, and we all make small fanworks in response and post them in the chat.

Traditionally, responses are drabbles ... but SWG instadrabbling welcomes all types of fanworks and responses! Want to sketch? Write a longer story? Do microfiction but not give a fig about word count? Put together a playlist? All Tolkien-based fanworks are welcome.

For this event, we have an open invite to our Discord server. Come create with us or enjoy fanworks hot off the presses (If you see this after the invite has closed, we always welcome new members to our Discord; send us an ask or contact us through the SWG website.)

Instadrabbling starts in an hour on the SWG's Discord server, at 13:00/1PM UTC!

Come write and create with us! Instadrabbling involves creating and sharing flash fanworks together. Want to give it a try? You can join our Discord server here!

(If you missed the open invite above, request an invite here.)

Instadrabbling is a longstanding Tolkien fanfiction tradition where creators gather, make flash fanworks, and share those fanworks based on prompts shared as part of a chat session. Our January challenge (not posted yet) will include instadrabbling using challenge prompts!

We will hold two sessions on the SWG Discord server:

January 8, 2023 0:00/12AM UTC (Find this in my timezone)

January 8, 2023 14:00/2PM UTC (Find this in my timezone)