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Title: Of the Passing of the Ringbearers
Chapter Summary: Frodo and Sam travel east for the last time with Thorin and Bilbo before their last journey west.
Relationship/Characters: Thorin/Bilbo; Sam, Frodo, Boromir, Arwen
Fandom: Hobbit/Lord of the Rings.
Warnings/Spoilers: Canon-typical character death
Rating: PG
Word Count: 2600
Summary: Excerpts from the Red Book of Westmarch, in which can be found the tales of various characters from Clarity of Purpose: their histories, their lives, and their passing.

( Most agree that Frodo Baggins, writer of travelogues and fairy tales and romances, was a hobbit of very little consequence indeed. )

Title: Buried
Relationship: Bruce Wayne/Clark Kent
Characters: Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Kara Zor-El, Steph Brown, Tim Drake, Jason Todd
Continuity: Heroes of the Squared Circle, a DC/pro wrestling fusion.
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG
Word Count 1920
Summary: In front of the cameras, Batman plots. Behind the scenes, Bruce Wayne does the same.

( You’re pretending to be someone pretending to be two people planning to take Luthor down, while actually planning to take Luthor down. )

Title: Of Denethor and Theoden
Chapter Summary: On the first meeting, lives, and last days of the king of Rohan and the son of the last Steward of Gondor.
Relationship/Characters: Denethor, Theoden
Fandom: Hobbit/Lord of the Rings.
Warnings/Spoilers: Canon-typical character death
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1500
Summary: Excerpts from the Red Book of Westmarch, in which can be found the tales of various characters from Clarity of Purpose: their histories, their lives, and their passing.

( Théoden was a brave child, and strong, if somewhat reckless and thoughtless. And in those days bravery was sorely needed, for trouble came often to Rohan, as bands of Dunlending bandits plagued and harried the Rohirrim, burning their houses and stealing their horses. )

Title: Of Frodo and his Cousins
Chapter Summary: From Frodo's childhood to his young adulthood, his cousins Thorin and Bilbo were always a part of his life.
Relationship/Characters: Thorin/Bilbo; Frodo
Fandom: Hobbit/Lord of the Rings.
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG
Word Count: 5000
Summary: Excerpts from the Red Book of Westmarch, in which can be found the tales of various characters from Clarity of Purpose: their histories, their lives, and their passing.

( For Frodo Baggins, son of Primula and Drogo Baggins, there was never a time when Cousin Bilbo and Cousin Thorin were not in his life. )

Title: New Angles and Farewells
Relationship: Bruce Wayne/Clark Kent
Characters: Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Dick Grayson, Jean-Paul Valley
Continuity: Heroes of the Squared Circle, a DC/pro wrestling fusion.
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG
Word Count 2200
Summary: In the aftermath of the Gotham Screwjob, everyone picks up the pieces and starts to make plans.

( Lex Luthor sat at his desk, Mercy Graves behind him. He was tapping on his phone, deliberately making Clark and Bruce, standing in front of his desk, wait. Like truant children waiting for a reprimand, Clark thought, and gritted his teeth on his anger. Next to him, Bruce was as still and composed as if he were carved of ice. )

Title: Of Finduilas and Denethor
Chapter Summary: Of the wooing, wedding, lives and deaths of Denethor, son of the last Steward of Gondor, and Finduilas, Princess of Dol Amroth.
Relationship/Characters: Denethor/Finduilas
Fandom: Hobbit/Lord of the Rings.
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG
Word Count: 3200
Summary: Excerpts from the Red Book of Westmarch, in which can be found the tales of various characters from Clarity of Purpose: their histories, their lives, and their passing.

( Denethor sat and watched her blunt, capable fingers coax birds into life in lines on paper, and the sun slid down the sky until she sighed and said it was too dark to draw anymore. )

Title: The Gotham Screwjob
Relationship: Bruce Wayne/Clark Kent
Characters: Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Dick Grayson, Jean-Paul Valley
Continuity: Heroes of the Squared Circle, a DC/pro wrestling fusion.
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG
Word Count 4200
Summary: In which a contract dispute leads to one of the most important events in the history of professional wrestling.

( It was in the clash of personalities involved that the event moved from a banal contract dispute to the modern equivalent of a Greek tragedy, in which everything proceeded inexorably from what had come before, agonizing and inevitable. )

Title: Clarity of Purpose, Chap. 35/35
Chapter Summary: Bilbo and Thorin return to the Shire and are wed, and our story comes to a close.
Relationship: Thorin/Bilbo
Characters: Thorin Oakenshield, Bilbo, Frodo.
Fandom: Hobbit/Lord of the Rings. Begins in 2968, twenty-six years after the events of "Clarity of Vision" and fifty years before the canonical events of "Lord of the Rings." Thus, characters' ages and the geopolitical situation will be different than LoTR canon!
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG
Word Count: 3200
Summary: Thorin Oakenshield and Bilbo Baggins have been parted for many years now, despite the love they bear each other. Now Thorin's research has uncovered a dire threat to Middle Earth--the Ring he carried a little while and then gave to Bilbo. Together with a group of companions composed of the different Free Peoples of Middle Earth, they must attempt to destroy the artifact before its Dark Lord can re-capture it.

( I will be happy to make horseshoes and mend pots. It is a quiet life, and a new challenge. )

Title: Cages
Relationship: Bruce Wayne/Clark Kent
Characters: Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Selina Kyle, Dick Grayson, Jean-Paul Valley
Continuity: Heroes of the Squared Circle, a DC/pro wrestling fusion.
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG
Word Count 4500
Summary: Catwoman is booked to win the Women's Championship, and the Dark Knight faces a challenge by Azrael, determined to prove himself worthy.

( I think I’ll call it a batarang. )

Title: You Can Quote Me On That
Pairing/Characters: Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne
Rating: PG
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Fandom: DC Comics
Summary: Batman stops by when Clark Kent is writing a newspaper story about Superman, who's not popular in Metropolis at the moment.
Word Count: 1600

( In current opinion polls, public sentiment is running very much against Superman, with his approval ratings at a two-year low. )

Title: Clarity of Purpose, Chap. 34/35
Chapter Summary: Scenes from the road homeward for Thorin and Bilbo.
Relationship: Thorin/Bilbo
Characters: Thorin Oakenshield, Bilbo, Balin, Celeborn.
Fandom: Hobbit/Lord of the Rings. Begins in 2968, twenty-six years after the events of "Clarity of Vision" and fifty years before the canonical events of "Lord of the Rings." Thus, characters' ages and the geopolitical situation will be different than LoTR canon!
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1100
Summary: Thorin Oakenshield and Bilbo Baggins have been parted for many years now, despite the love they bear each other. Now Thorin's research has uncovered a dire threat to Middle Earth--the Ring he carried a little while and then gave to Bilbo. Together with a group of companions composed of the different Free Peoples of Middle Earth, they must attempt to destroy the artifact before its Dark Lord can re-capture it.
Note: This was meant to be a little side story and birthday present for

ilovetobefree, but it insisted on becoming part of the main story and I couldn't bring myself to leave it out! Happy birthday to my good friend and inspiration!

( Bilbo closed his eyes and listened to the crickets and peepers filling the summer air with song. )

Title: You Deserve It
Relationship: Bruce Wayne/Clark Kent
Characters: Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Heat Wave, Captain Cold
Continuity: Heroes of the Squared Circle, a DC/pro wrestling fusion.
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG
Word Count 3900
Summary: Superman and Batman face Captain Cold and Heat Wave for the tag team titles.

( Bruce delivered a last standing enzuigiri kick, then rolled back to the turnbuckle and rested against it, calling a halt with his body language. His hair was damp with sweat, his face flushed and eyes shining. )

Title: Meet and Greet
Characters: Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Dick Grayson
Continuity: Side story for Heroes of the Squared Circle, a DC/pro wrestling fusion.
Warnings/Spoilers: Egregious misuse of excited all-caps-speak!
Rating: G
Word Count 1100
Summary: An over-excited fan posts online about meeting her favorite wrestler in the world, Dick Grayson. Set just after Nightwing won the heavyweight championship.
Notes: With a happy birthday wish to

bradygirl_12, the best Dick Grayson fangirl ever!

( I was in line--it was a long line, I had to wait almost an hour, but it was WORTH IT. I could hear Nightwing talking to people and I was just getting more and more nervous. Like, what if I made an idiot of myself? What if I couldn’t say anything and just stared at him? What if I cried? )

Title: Clarity of Purpose, Chap. 33
Chapter Summary: Bilbo witnesses a coronation and two weddings in Minas Tirith, then travels to Erebor with Thorin to find out the fate of the Lonely Mountain.
Relationship: Thorin/Bilbo
Characters: Thorin Oakenshield, Bilbo, Arwen, Dis, Aragorn, Gandalf, Denethor, Theoden, Finduilas.
Fandom: Hobbit/Lord of the Rings. Begins in 2968, twenty-six years after the events of "Clarity of Vision" and fifty years before the canonical events of "Lord of the Rings." Thus, characters' ages and the geopolitical situation will be different than LoTR canon!
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG
Word Count: 4500
Summary: Thorin Oakenshield and Bilbo Baggins have been parted for many years now, despite the love they bear each other. Now Thorin's research has uncovered a dire threat to Middle Earth--the Ring he carried a little while and then gave to Bilbo. Together with a group of companions composed of the different Free Peoples of Middle Earth, they must attempt to destroy the artifact before its Dark Lord can re-capture it.
Note: Somehow the characters slipped from the army camp at the gates of Mordor to Minas Tirith without my noticing it last chapter, which is incorrect! As this chapter opens, they are still recuperating just outside the Black Gate, preparing to travel west to Minas Tirith.

( There were banners streaming from every rampart, trumpets and harps playing in every corner, flower petals in the air as the High King returned to his city, climbing up through the streets through gate after gate, making his way to the Citadel. )

Title: Me All Along
Relationship: Bruce Wayne/Clark Kent
Characters: Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Heat Wave, Captain Cold, Dick Grayson
Continuity: Heroes of the Squared Circle, a DC/pro wrestling fusion.
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG
Word Count 3300
Summary: Superman and Batman are making a run at the tag titles--but the Mysterious Hooded Figure has a stipulation to add.

( All you have to do is beat that gauntlet, and everyone will know who the bastard is that’s been running the Injustice League. )

Title: Clarity of Purpose, Chap. 32
Chapter Summary: Thorin awakes to reunions and explanations.
Relationship: Thorin/Bilbo
Characters: Thorin Oakenshield, Bilbo, Arwen, Dis, Aragorn, Gandalf
Fandom: Hobbit/Lord of the Rings. Begins in 2968, twenty-six years after the events of "Clarity of Vision" and fifty years before the canonical events of "Lord of the Rings." Thus, characters' ages and the geopolitical situation will be different than LoTR canon!
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG
Word Count: 3100
Summary: Thorin Oakenshield and Bilbo Baggins have been parted for many years now, despite the love they bear each other. Now Thorin's research has uncovered a dire threat to Middle Earth--the Ring he carried a little while and then gave to Bilbo. Together with a group of companions composed of the different Free Peoples of Middle Earth, they must attempt to destroy the artifact before its Dark Lord can re-capture it.

( Everything seemed to be suffused with radiance, gentle and warm, and for a moment he nearly panicked: had he died on the battlefield? Was he separated from Bilbo? )

Title: Save the Honeymoon for Last
Pairing/Characters: Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne
Rating: PG-13
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Fandom: JLU
Summary: Superman and Batman are arguing after a battle. As usual. But Superman finds it harder to concentrate when Batman decides to take off his costume mid-argument.
Word Count: 1500

( You don’t react well because I’m just flesh and blood, I’m not super-fast or super-strong or super-anything, is that it? )

Title: World's Finest
Relationship: Bruce Wayne/Clark Kent
Characters: Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Heat Wave, Captain Cold, Dick Grayson, Superboy, Tim Drake, Jean-Paul Valley
Continuity: Heroes of the Squared Circle, a DC/pro wrestling fusion.
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG
Word Count 2200
Summary: Superman and Batman search for a missing Superboy--but will they lose their chance at the tag team titles because of it?

( Aren’t you worried that your attempt to find this missing wrestler will cost you the match? )

Title: Clarity of Purpose, Chap. 31
Chapter Summary: The final fate of the Ring and the world (and the members of the Fellowship) are decided.
Relationship: Thorin/Bilbo
Characters: Thorin Oakenshield, Bilbo, Arwen, Gimli, Dis, Legolas, Denethor, Theoden, Thrain, Gollum
Fandom: Hobbit/Lord of the Rings. Begins in 2968, twenty-six years after the events of "Clarity of Vision" and fifty years before the canonical events of "Lord of the Rings." Thus, characters' ages and the geopolitical situation will be different than LoTR canon!
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG
Word Count: 2800
Summary: Thorin Oakenshield and Bilbo Baggins have been parted for many years now, despite the love they bear each other. Now Thorin's research has uncovered a dire threat to Middle Earth--the Ring he carried a little while and then gave to Bilbo. Together with a group of companions composed of the different Free Peoples of Middle Earth, they must attempt to destroy the artifact before its Dark Lord can re-capture it.

( Will you become a father-slayer, will you give up your right to the throne of Erebor? Will you forfeit your place in Mahal’s halls and be cast into the void upon your death? )

Title: Twitter Feud
Relationship: Bruce Wayne/Clark Kent
Characters: Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Heat Wave, Captain Cold, Dick Grayson, Superboy
Continuity: Heroes of the Squared Circle, a DC/pro wrestling fusion.
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG
Word Count 2100
Summary: Superman and Batman take on Captain Cold and Heat Wave--both in the ring and on Twitter.

( Kent’s a bit of a goody-goody, but we can always claim we didn’t have any choice but to put up with him. )

Clarity of Purpose Appendix IV: Of the Passing of the Ringbearers

Heroes of the Squared Circle 66: Buried

Clarity of Purpose Appendix III: Of Denethor and Theoden

Clarity of Purpose Appendix II: Of Frodo and his Cousins

Heroes of the Squared Circle 65: New Angles and Farewells

Clarity of Purpose Appendix I: Of Finduilas and Denethor

Heroes of the Squared Circle 64: The Gotham Screwjob

Clarity of Purpose, Chapter 35

Heroes of the Squared Circle 63: Cages

You Can Quote Me On That (Superman/Batman)

Clarity of Vision, 34/35

Heroes of the Squared Circle 62: You Deserve It

Heroes of the Squared Circle Side Story: Meet and Greet

Clarity of Purpose; Chapter 33

Heroes of the Squared Circle 61: Me All Along

Clarity of Purpose, Chapter 32/34

Fic: Save the Honeymoon for Last

Heroes of the Squared Circle 60: World's Finest

Clarity of Purpose, Chapter 31

Heroes of the Squared Circle 59: Twitter Feud

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