#jackpotgirl

[myrsinemezzo]

So excited to share this gift fic written for the lovely @jackpotgirl as part of the haladriel Gifts of the Valar fic exchange extravaganza! Regency AU with as many tropes as I could pack in there. Snowed in! only one bed! sharing it for warmth! And uh a little more than sharing warmth… 😉

Happy holidays to everyone in the haladriel community!!

[sammybunny711]

My feelings after finishing The Trials of Mairon

My black heart is filled with sunlight and stars. Honestly, it was so so good. I have zero complaints. It was a perfect story and now it will live in my mind for ages to come. How am I supposed to come back from this? How do I cope now that it's over? Sorry, I'm always a wee bit dramatic. Thank you @jackpotgirl for sharing your epic work with us. I hope you write more in this world someday.

[rebelrebelwrites]

Fic Friday! ❤️ Rebel’s Weekly Fic Recs

As always, this week's recs are...

As always, please mind the tags on any recommended story for your own personal preferences.

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The Classic You’ve Heard Of But Somehow Haven’t Read Yet: Of Desire and Despair by WildHarlow

What you need to know going in:

Mmm, another classic post-S1 fic where Sauron visits Galadriel in her dreams in an attempt to tempt her to reconsider his offer... with unflinching desperation, desire, and a semblance of honesty that scorches. Scintillating and spine-tingling in its gut-clenching conclusion, this is a quick, sinful read that you’ll want to return to over and over again.

Complete, Explicit

Read the story.

Follow the author on Twitter and AO3.

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The AU You Need to Immerse Yourself In Because, Well, Wow: Though the Gods and the Years Relent, Shall Be by @demonscantgothere

What you need to know going in:

Hnnnnggg, this fic. 😍 Another beautiful contribution to this fandom from @demonscantgothere, this sweet, steamy fic also offers a really unique premise: after the end of all things, Eru remakes the world, and in that world in Valinor, a young Galadriel meets a Maia named Mairon. In this world, Mairon does not become corrupted, and he and Galadriel have the chance to fall for each other without the obstacles they would’ve had otherwise. Don’t get me wrong, I love the tragedy of this ship, but the hope and the pure softness of this story is breathtaking and such a balm for the soul. ❤️

Complete, Explicit

Read the story.

Follow the author on Tumblr and AO3.

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The Complete But Never Forgotten Masterpiece: Queen Takes King by @coraleethroughthelookingglass

What you need to know going in:

10 years after she says yes to Sauron’s proposal, Galadriel reflects on the decision—and the dominance she wields over her Dark Lord—in the world where shadows lie where they both reign as equals. I love me a Dark Galadriel fic, and this one doesn’t disappoint! This two-shot delivers delicious smut and a delightfully devoted Dark Lord and his Queen. 🔥

Complete, Explicit

Read the story.

Follow the author on Tumblr and AO3.

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The WIP That Will Wreck You (In the Best Way): The Trials of Mairon by @jackpotgirl

What you need to know going in:

This is another fic I got into in the earlier days of the fandom, and I need to catch up on the latest update, but what a binge-read! If you’re somehow unfamiliar, this story sees Galadriel after the events of LOTR in Valinor, and at the bid of the Valar, she must put Sauron through three trials to prove that he’s worthy of redemption. After two failed attempts, they’re both thrust back to the events of S1 of RoP…. But this time, Galadriel knows who Halbrand is. The two push and pull at one another on a tremulous path of redemption, but the trials aren’t limited to Mairon. 👀 Binge-worthy, indeed!

WIP, Explicit

Read the story.

Follow the author on Tumblr and AO3.

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The Can't Stop Consuming No Matter What Time It Is Fic: but i thought you might by @bad-surprise

What you need to know going in:

This. Fic! (Listen I realize I start all of these with an exclamation but I don’t know what to tell you, my feelings are my feelings and you guys are the ones doing this to me so… 😂) I binged the heck out of this story this week and got caught up this morning, and I knew immediately I’d be adding it to this week’s list. In this modern AU, Galadriel and Halbrand have a tumultuous, on-and-off-again romance throughout high school/college and as adults, marked by crippling anxiety, religious trauma, and a struggle to communicate… but a fierce (and often unspoken), love for each other that leads to them continuing to fight for happiness. It’s beautiful, dark, and achingly good.

WIP, Explicit

Read the story.

Follow the author on Tumblr and AO3.

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Me at all these fics:

Don’t see your story on this list yet? Keyword: yet. Please don’t fret! I can only recommend so many each week, but I am always looking for more stuff to read, share, and generally shower with love, so please feel free to reply with your own fics or your personal faves. I have plenty more to recommend… ❤️

Until next week!

[anilucy]

Trying to get out of my art block with Meira my beloved.

From @jackpotgirl’s masterpiece The Trials of Mairon

[youwearfinethingswellwriter]

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

This is a cursed tag if I ever saw one - I have so many WIP oh gosh 😭 I did cheat and change the titles of some of the original works because I will be actively querying them at some point.

Thanks for tagging me, @nenyabusiness. You asked for this. Here we go.

Fanfics:

The Trials of Mairon (don't laugh at me. Yes, I named my One Last Dance file after @jackpotgirl's fic, don't come for me 😭😭😭)

Summers

The Grey Jedi

Original works:

Time

Destined for One Another

Waking (changed title)

Open-eyed (changed title)

Ashen (changed title)

Loving Devotion

The Last Ones (changed title)

50 Worlds

The East (changed title)

Cosmic

The High School (so original)

Meet Me in the Middle

The Twin Prophecy

Umbrella idea

Across the river (changed name)

Superhuman

The Slayer

5 Minutes (changed title)

No ART

That leaves me with 22 people to tag! Oh joy!

Please ignore if you've already done this! Tagging @myfavouritelunatic, @myrsinemezzo, @formerlyir, @ophidion, @justatinycollector, @marimosalad, @cliffdivingsblog, @demonscantgothere, @mamanmae, @pursuitseternal, @jhalya, @starlady66, @helenvader, @iamstartraveller776, @hazelmaines, @bad-surprise, @somebirdortheother, @rebelrebelwrites, @eowyn7023, @coraleethroughthelookingglass

Wow I actually almost made it! 😂 Feel free to join in if I forgot to tag you!

[jandjsalmon]

Fic Reading Challenge Stats Dec & 2022 Round-up

Hello Everyone! I’ve completed the stats for my year of fic reading. Once again, they ended up being pretty interesting - at least to me.

In 2022, I read (or reread) over 17.5 million words. This was down a bit from 2021 - but in an exciting turn of events - I read 604 unique authors (almost 100 more than 2021) and while 2021 had 60 different fandoms with 99 unique ships - THIS year, I read 96 unique fandoms and 144 unique ships! I fell in love with SO many new ships.

Once again, I participated in the @fanfic-reading-challenge and completed the Regular, Hard, and Extreme levels of the challenge. That is 277 tasks! It was tough but a lot of fun. The 2023 challenge should be ready for participants by the 15th (I believe) and I hope some of you will sign up. 

Thank you to everyone who gave me suggestions for stories and pairings and fandoms and who shared their favourite stories with me. I could not have gotten through this year without you and I’m SO grateful for you. 🥰

My December Stats:

Of course, I wanted to slide in first with December numbers (and a soulmates fic rec as well) before I hit the pie charts for the year.

In December, I read just over a million words, 392 chapters, and 103 stories. The pairing I read most was Wednesday Addams/Xavier Thorpe (from Wednesday on Netflix). There are a lot of very short chapters in the fandom (I think because many authors are pretty young) - so when you find a long story it's like finding a cookie in a salad. ANYWAY - I love Soulmates - and Skin-deep as the Soul by @ozmathegreatand is WONDERFUL. You should read it. Come ship Wenvier with me! 🥰🖤

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OKAY - now for the yearly stats!!

Note (35) means that I reread 35 stories more than once during the year. Scars by IndianSummer13 -- Together, Tomorrow by @sunshinebunnie -- Viper Radio by @lucivar -- and Eight Nights (the epic Nancy/Ace Hannukah series by @happilyshanghaied) are some of my favourite rereads.

This year, I read 1093 stories - rereads only accounted for about 19.76% so 80% of the time I was reading new stories. That's fun.

Unsurprisingly, Bughead is the pairing I read most this year (I seriously did a huge @thepointoftheneedle reread and it was glorious), but they went from 47% of my stories in 2021 to 27% this year. I attribute this to all the pairing tasks in the fic challenge. I really branched out with pairings and fandoms this year. Considering Wednesday only came out in November, it's pretty clear what I've been reading for the last month and a half to get them this high on my list. Same with House of the Dragon, Rings of Power, and Hellcheer - as we've only known and loved Eddie/Chrissy, Galadriel/Halbrand, and Daemon/Rhaenyra for half the year. I've read so many amazing new stories and have fallen in love with them falling in love a million times over again. It's been great.

Some special favourites this year:

tortured artist and torturer (series) by @nevinimus (Wednesday/Xavier - NR - Post Canon) - by far one of my favourites in this fandom. It's clever and sweet but there are also decapitated roses, so it's on brand. Love it.

Sweet Nightmares are Made of This (series) by the_retro_witch (Wednesday/Xavier - E - Post Canon) - I am DEVOTED to this story. It's huge and awesome and hot and fun and yeah. SO good.

The Trials of Mairon by @jackpotgirl (Galadriel/Halbrand - E - Post Canon) - AMAZING. Honestly one of the best fics I've ever read. Set AFTER Lord of the Rings but references stuff from Rings of Power. Galadriel gets to be Sauron's judge and jury.

new romantics (series) by @amandaashplease (Eddie/Chrissy - E - Musician AU) - I love a good Musician AU and this one was CUUTE (and hot!). I read this one and then ended up reading a bunch of other stories by the same author because she's amazing. Read her!

Reborn in Fire by rachiemcd (Daemon/Rhaenyra - E - Time Travel AU) - There are a ton of fics in this fandom where one or the other goes back in time and tries to fix the timeline. THIS is one of the best. And it's HUGE. Love it. A perfect happy ending (for almost everyone)!

Anyway - this is probably enough recs for now but if you every are looking for something interesting to read, hmu. 😘

Thanks for being here, friends.

Have a wonderful 2023!

[lizzstarkiller]

So. That update. @jackpotgirl you ruined us.

But i would let you do everything all over again.

[misskatesharma]

jackpotgirl replied to your photoset “it was worth it!” thank you to the absolute hero who finally made...”

Why was that cut?!?!?!?

because dan harmon hates me personally

[emeraldspiral]

jackpotgirl replied to your post: Legit tho, Star Wars X: The Search for Ben could...

I got something for you ;) archiveofourown.org/wor…

I’m really not in the mood for fix fics right now. I feel like all it’s gonna do is depress me more about what could have been and what will never be. What I’d really prefer is something else entirely to make me forget about Star Wars.

[sithkillerben]

reylo fic recs!✨

So in celebration of the new year and more people enjoying reylo, I decided to compile a list of my personal favorite fics - I’d like to thank all of these talented writers for creating such incredible works!

I did my best to find everyone’s tumblrs but I couldn’t find a few - if anyone knows please tell me! Also if I made a mistake feel free to correct me!

I hope that you find a fic for you on this list - remember to support these lovely people with kudos and comments!

happy reading!

-These are in no particular order I love all of them so so much

completed   📖          mature/explicit  **       

in progress  📝          super faves      🌹

(realized while editing that most of these are au’s lol I just love au’s okay)

Kismet  🌹 📝 by @ladylionhart

**Because You’re There  🌹  📖 (this is based on @lilithsaur ‘s trash triplets x2 au) by @kylorenvevo

Dreamers 📖  by @cartoonjessie

Man in Black  📖  by shortstylee

**Last Train  🌹 by @incognitajones 

**Epithumia  📖  🌹  by pontmercy44

**Home is Where the Heart is  📖  by  Hormonal_Trashbag

**Stranger than Fiction  🌹 📝   by @daxcat79

**Respite  📖   by @waterlilyrose

**Variations on a theme of you  📖  by @kylorenvevo

Digital Barycenter  📖  by @maq-moon

**Aquarium  📝 @jackpotgirl

**Jakku Java  🌹   📖 @coppernailpolish

Nine Lives -  📖  - on_my_toes

**Dear Porcupine  🌹 📝  @judaas​

Best Fake Smile 📝  by Aria_Masterson1153

Closer  📝  by @hersisterskeeper and @pythiaspeaks

**Gentrification 📝  @theboyjaxx​

**Heaven in Hiding 📝  by @futurerustfuture-dust

**Libera Me 📝  by silvarnni

Open my Eyes 📝  by @starlightsquadron

**Unleashed 📝  by Silmea

**Four Months by TheKnightsofReylo

[incorrectreyloquotes]

Kylo: Why don’t we just go to the party together?

Rey: Great, yeah okay, so you’ll come to me…?

Kylo: Yes, like a date, cause you’re pretty and you’re smart and you’re ignoring me, so you’re obviously my type.

Rey: I’m sorry, what were you saying?

Kylo: Perfect.

[ophidion]

Fandom: The Rings of Power Fanfiction Pairing: Galadriel / Halbrand | Sauron Rating: E Chapter: 2 of ? Word Count: 8,085

read on ao3

Galadriel hasn't seen her ex since she found out he was the CEO of the shady firm trying to take over her family's company.

She also forgot that they had signed up to do the triathlon with Elrond.

Now a multi-chapter, modern AU of SVP Gal and Corporate Raider Hal as a couple of adrenaline seeking rich kids (**they're in their 30's) who trying to fuck each other or fuck each other over.

The press, the public, and all parties involved generally aren't sure.

Every Chapter Named For A Song from Midnights

this chapter is dedicated to mortaltemples on AO3 and @jackpotgirl who helped me brainstorm and get this chapter into fruition. <3

[sammybunny711]

Y'all... I am sunk into Trials of Mairon and it's so so good. Tonight once my kiddo is in bed, instead of watching something I'm just going to read and read and read. I get to work from home tomorrow due to some doctor appointments I've got and I'm going to read when I'm not answering emails, hahaha. Thanks @jackpotgirl for writing such a fascinating and exciting fic! I'm a fiction writer myself and reading your fic is making me want to write an enemies to lovers original. I haven't written regularly in a while, but I've written every day of November and am creating the plot for my original fic.

[astraybrat]

Patiently waiting for a new #TrialsofMairon 😫😭😫😭😫 @jackpotgirl

[anilucy]

More Emil and Meira because I love them. (From @jackpotgirl’s The Trials of Mairon)

[juuls]

Hi Reylo community!

Latest edit: First of all! —I am more than happy to help people who want to give podficcing a try, just send me a message and we can work out details, figure out answers to your questions, etc. I would just love to see more people recording podfics!

It’s easy to be a podficcer; nothing special is needed and I’m happy to provide tips for simple podficcing! In fact I sorta ramble about my process here in this Answered Ask and include 3 basic tutorials.

To the Reylo community at large (writers, artists, readers, lurkers, everyone!): If you could pick one of your, preferably, complete (or at least a fair number of chapters in and being updated) fanfics that you would like to have a podfic made out of... which would it be?

I’d love to create a list of works where authors have given permission to podfic their fics, whether short or long, and to contribute to the new Reylo Podfic Collection!

But I’d love to use this tumblr thread as a.... thought exercises, I suppose, and permission, too, for people to podfic your work.

While I do do podficcing for Marvel... it just makes me want to do so much more Reylo stuff! There’s so few pieces out there compared to the bevy of Marvel stuff, but honestly, every time there’s a new (Reylo) podfic—it breathes new life back into the fic, the author, the ship, the fandom..... plus you personally feel awesome for the performance high and for bringing a smile to the writer’s face. That’s the best thing ever and I adore doing it, no matter how ‘simple’ the podfic may be.

So, AUTHORS, which of your fics would you like to see podficced? Blanket permission for any?

And READERS!!!—which of your favourite fics, short or long, G or T or M or E... would you love to listen to, or think deserves the verbal treatment? :D

Old, new. Canon-Compliant, Modern AU. Canon-Adjacent or Post-Canon. Post-movie Fix-It or forget-the-movie Fix-It. Gen, Teen, Unrated, Mature, or Explicit. A/B/O or Soulmates. Bendemption or Renperor. Senator Ben or Jedi Ben. Fuck-Jakku Rey or Must-Return Rey. Hopeful Rey or Antagonistic Rey. Blocked Force Bond or Open. Good or evil. Take his hand or don’t. Pre-Canon, post-TFA, post-TLJ, or TroS—I don’t know her.

Come one, come any, come all! What would you pick to podfic?

Pod together with us!

I’ll keep the list of approved fics updated if we get enough replies! I do so hope we do! I love Reylo, you love Reylo, who doesn’t want their fic put to voice? And also, let’s breathe some new forms of life into this fandom! Celebrate it with me!

(Sometimes there are already podfics done for a particular fic but you can always 1, welcome another for your own fic, and 2, request of an author to see if you can perform an additional reading of their fic—each podfic is different and special in their own way.)

Do you feel how awesome this could be?

They do.

Blanket permission for any of these user’s fics: *

Nymja

TheOriginalSuki [[“Maybe skip the Welsh epitaphs, ha!”]]

Politicalmamaduck [[Tall Tales of the Western Wilds has previously been podficced by @luminoustico and @quickficradio 🧡!]]

Perry_Downing [[Devotion has already been podficced, and Powerless, Thwarted, He Knows, and Unbidden claimed.]]

Crossingwinter

EllieCarina [[In My Bloodstream has been claimed.]]

DragonWhiskers [[any completed works]]

PalenDrome (nerdherderette) [[any and all fics, ships, fandoms]]

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Podfics welcome for specific fics (permission given): *

Delicious Ambiguity by Juulna (~24.8k)

Shadowed by Juulna (~5.6k)

Little Earthquakes by LochTayBoatSong (~5.3k)

the breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you by LochTayBoatSong (~36.1k)

Asking Price by SouthsideStory and ReyloTrashCompactor (~33.2k, 13/15 chapters)

Things Not Seen by SouthSideStory (~13.8k)

Chains by Veggieheist @veggieheist (~295.5k, 67/? chapters) [[contact author as they wish to re-edit the beginning of the fic]]

Dream House by sleepyowlet @sleepyowlet (~11k) [[“I read it out loud to myself and because I wrote it with the Dreamlands cycle as background noise, it has the same kind of feel to it. You just need to find a podficcer who can read consentacles without cracking up.”]]

Camera Shy by Sophia Ravencrest @sophiaravencrest (~23.8k)

Blades Crossed by the-reylo-void @the-reylo-void (~27.1k)

enemies-to-lovers by the-reylo-void (~59.6k) **

Within Monsters by AnonymousMink (~132.6k)

Hiraeth by TheOriginalSuki @theoriginalsuki (~47.9k)

Blood is Thicker Than Whatever This Is... by DragonWhiskers @belovedunderwing (~1.5k)

Siren’s Song by DragonWhiskers (~22.5k)

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Specific fics we’d love to see in podfic form and currently awaiting permission from their authors: [[fics granted permission moved to ‘Podfics Welcome’ list]]

Ashes of the Empire by Skyelo_Ren @dancingpenguin57 (~128.4k)

The Moon, the Sun, and the Star Inbetween. by Silvershine @silvershiner (~120.1k)

can’t turn off what turns me on by audreyii_fic @audreyii-fic (~26.1k)

Tactical Surrender by destinies @destiniesfic (~155.8k)

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Claimed with permission:

landscape with a blur of conquerors by diasterisms @kylorenvevo (~362.9k) and To Kingdom Come (~145.7k) [[claimed by @isitcoolthatisaidallthat18]]

In My Bloodstream by EllieCarina @jackpotgirl (~103k) [[Claimed by @juuls — awaiting pre-production edits, recording will begin, soon followed by posting, in a handful of months]]

connected in the deep and Split Soul by Juulna (~2.5k and ~1.3k each) [[short ficlets currently claimed for practice by @lochtayboatsong]]

Powerless by Perry_Downing @perrydowning (~213k) [[claimed by @juuls and will begin work on it in early- to mid-January]]

Sky Marked Souls by AnonymousMink @anonymousmink (~22.3k) [[claimed by @isitcoolthatisaidallthat18]]

Thwarted (~358k), He Knows He Needs To Stop (~140.5k) and Unbidden by Perry_Downing (~183.8k) @perrydowning [[claimed by @isitcoolthatisaidallthat18]]

* “Please claim” even if just replying to this post or sending me an Ask or DM so I can edit the post. Mutiple podfics are flattering to the author but some podficcers really don’t like to be ‘one of many’. Absolutely valid. You can even create a placeholder AO3 ‘podfic’ and link it as inspired by said fic, so people can see that it’s being worked on... as long as permission has been granted first, or course, sillies! :)

** Although an unconventional fic format, this fic can certainly be podficced by using (1) different tones of voice for thoughts, fic summaries, different sorts of text, and/or (2) different tones of pings/chimes/whatever for the text messages from different characters, and/or (3) adding in an extra line of, for example: *ping* “text message from thekyloren reads as follows…” OR (4), if you want to get fancy, you could have some friends assist you by recording any of the messages from ‘their’ character. That would be a lot of fun, in fact! Another option is (5) where you would split your recordings and give an audible indication to read the message, followed again by a new audio file, etc. Only problem with this approach is if there are too many breaks in the audio and you end up going from one to the other too many times in a row.

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And please, reblog and spread the word for this project! No project can operate by its lonesome; it needs help from the community it belongs to. ❤️ Here’s another link to the Reylo Podfics Collection!

Thank you so much!