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Hello! I have no idea how it's this time of year again; 2020 has been...well. Maybe the less said about that the better. Anyway, this is one of my favourite fandom events, so seeing it announced put a much-needed smile on my face - it's time to explore some weird and spooky corners of Middle-earth (and beyond)!

 

I have combed the tagset and pulled together a set of deliciously dark Tolkien prompts and requests to tempt your muses. Don't feel like you have to draw or write to any of my specific ideas; they are 100% optional and intended for inspiration only, so please go in a different direction if that's what your piece wants to do. Also feel free to combine prompts, if it works – for example, Maglor turning up in Cardolan or Arthedain.

 

I'd be equally thrilled with anything about any of the tags and characters I've selected so please don't read anything into the length of the prompts, or the number of tags I've combined with a character, or whether I've requested the characters for previous exchanges. I haven't included tons of shippy/smutty prompts here because most of the tags I've picked out are focussed around horror, injuries and supernatural goings-on, but if you do want inspiration in that direction, there are plenty of character-agnostic likes and ideas in my Chocolate Box letter from earlier this year.