Hi! Thanks for visiting my page! I'm Winter, but you can also call me Rose if you like.

I've been reading fanfiction on this site since around 2011, and writing a bit here and there for roughly the same length of time. Most of my work can be found either here or on deviantART where I go by Winters-Dawn1221. You can also check out my Tumblr, at a-midwinter-night-dream-86. If you're on the internet, I trust you know how to put together a URL and thus get passed FFN's silly link phobia. I also have an ao3 as A_Midwinter_Night_Dream86, but I've not done much with it.

Media I Enjoy:

BBC Sherlock

Darkwing Duck

Doctor Who

The Elder Scrolls

Harry Potter

The Lion King

Lord of the Rings / The Hobbit

MCU

My Little Pony

The Phantom of the Opera

Pirates of the Caribbean

Star Wars

My Stories:

The Elder Scrolls:

Infamy's Daughter (hiatus): The life and times of Artanis Felagund, a young Bosmer raised in Leyawiin during the Great War and her journey to becoming the Listener of the Night Mother.

[I've struggled with this piece for years and have at last decided that I'm just not ready to write this piece. I'll try again one day, honestly, I'd really like to, but for right now I'm setting it aside.]

Tamriel Tidbits (ongoing): The continued adventures of various heroes and villains throughout the course of the late Third and Fourth Eras of Tamriel's history. Varying between drabble and vignette length, this continuity follows several of my OCs from the series in their shared universe.

The RoseCloak Collection (complete): A series of romantic drabbles featuring Leara Ormand and Ulfric Stormcloak throughout their lives together.

It Started on a Fredas (one shot): A day in the life of Jolinar Aren as she balances her job as Archmage with everything else in Skyrim.

A Dance of Fire and Darkness (one shot): A part of the Infamy's Daughter continuity. Artanis Felagund is at war with herself as a dark future looms ever closer.

Entered in 2015-16 The-Bards-College Collaboration Contest with RoslynnSommers

In the Dark of the Night (one shot): Vilkas finds the answer to a long burning question, and realizes that he really didn't want to know the answer, until he has a heart to heart with the Queen of Shadows.

Ordering Madness (one shot): We all know that Hermaeus Mora owns the Dragonborn's soul, but what if another Daedric Lord got in the way of that? Leara Ormand should be glad her good old Uncle Sheo bailed her out of Apocrypha. Instead she's... going mad.

To Observe in Silence (one shot): A seemingly average Altmer working under the Aldmeri Dominion during the Great War gets caught up in a dark fantasy that leads to a dangerous conclusion.

Winner of First Place in 2017 The-Bards-College Summer Contest

Fair Lavender Maidens (poem): Written for Infamy's Daughter, a love song sung in County Cheydinhal.

Clockwork Dreams (poem): Based loosely upon Sotha Sil and the construction of the Clockwork City through the creation of Memory and his death at the hands of Almalexia.

Lord of the Rings:

As the World Falls Down (one shot): King Thranduil catches a beam of moonlight on a dark night and ever after his life is changed. Thranduil x OC (Legolas's mother); based off of an old idea of mine.

The Lion King:

Winds Over the Savanna (one shot): The untold story of Nala's mother. Follow Sarafina from her childhood in a small, struggling pride to the return of the king.

Winner of Second Place in 2016 The-Bards-College Summer Contest

Doctor Who:

Life Just Got Interesting (ongoing): A series of connected reader inserts featuring The Eleventh Doctor and the reader written in First Person. On a very slow update speed because I'm slightly embarrassed by these...whoops.

Norse Mythology:

Lokasenna: An Anachronistic Retelling (one shot): Norse myth gets a modern spin when Loki crashes a party in Asgard. All is fine until blood mixes with wine. Soon after, things aren't looking too hot for the God of Mischief or his family.

Winner of Third Place in 2017-18 The-Bards-College Collaboration Contest with nofriendofthine/Ziricorn

Crossovers:

The Elder Scrolls x Doctor Who

The Biting Pair of Salamanca (one shot): The Tenth Doctor arrives just in time to help Leara Land deal with a mutant pear monster.

Based off of an image on deviantART and written for their 2017 April Fool's Day prompt

The Elder Scrolls x Thor (MCU)

Jolinar Telvanni and the God of Mischief (two shot): She thinks he's Interesting and he thinks she's a runty baby Frost Giant. World are moved when Jolinar Aren meets Loki.

The Elder Scrolls x The Hobbit

An Unexpected Dragonborn (ongoing): A story years in the making. When the worlds of Tamriel and Middle-earth collide, nothing remains the same as Leara Rose-blade, an overenthusiastic heroine, drags a whole new world after her as she joins with Thorin and Company on their quest to reclaim a homeland and slay a dragon.

Characters Gallery:

The Elder Scrolls:

Leara Ormand — an Altmer born in Daggerfall to the daughter of the Hero of Kvatch and a blacksmith, Leara left home after the deaths of her parents to become a mercenary for hire. Years later found her infiltrating the Aldmeri Dominion during the Great War, where she had a hand in freeing a young Ulfric Stormcloak. The two would meet again later when Leara traveled to Skyrim, intent on taking a position at the College of Winterhold before destiny found her on the wings of a dragon...

Averin Peredhil — born Avarenya of House Star Dust, Averin ran away as a young Altmer from her mother's iron fist to find her own way in Cyrodiil, then the heart of the Empire. She rose through the ranks of the Arena as a spellsword before an altercation caused her to be thrown into the Imperial Prison. Soon after, tragedy struck the Empire and Averin found herself in possession of a sacred amulet and a quest to find the hidden heir.

Alvivecia Sithola — was a Dunmer abandoned as an infant on the doorstep of an orphanage in Kvatch, where she grew up ostracised for not quite fitting in with the other children. A shady youth led to falling in with necromancy, an act that would eventually land her in the Imperial Prison. Soon, though, she's sent off to Vvardenfell in far-off Morrowind where she must hide her black magic from her ancestor worshipping kin, even as something still darker moves toward her in the shadows.

Artanis Felagund — was a Bosmer born and raised in the city of Leyawiin on Topal Bay before the Great War arrived on their doorstep. In a burst of flame, her world was consumed, and she was forced to grow up on her own, transforming from an innocent elfling into a hardened young woman who joined the Companions, hundreds of miles away from home, before ultimately falling to the shadowed embrace of the Night Mother.

Bellatrix Farstern — often called Bloody Bella, was a Redguard assassin from Stros M'Kai who left for Cyrodiil when she realized the island was too small for her hobby. While in Cyrodiil, she fell in with the Dark Brotherhood, where she was known for her wine colored hair and penchant for poisoned arrows. She eventually became the Listener, but not before she must stop the entire Family from being torn apart around her.

Jolinar Aren — was a Dunmer born to House Telvanni during the Red Year. She was saved, along with her twin Brandyl, by an Argonian fishermen who took them in, though this picture of peace didn't last when she was stolen in the night to be a tool in a revenge play against House Telvanni. The Dinner child was taken as far as Skyrim, where her death was prevented only by a raid on their wagon. She was found soon after by Savos Aren, who chose to take her in. Receiving the name Jolinar from her father, she was raised in the College of Winterhold long before the Great Collapse and was considered a prodigy with Conjuration magic. Jolinar didn't always walk the path of sunshine, however, as the Great Collapse led her to do unmentionable things to keep her and her father afloat. Jolinar found her way to the Thieves Guild, where she would watch from the sidelines as the drama of the Nightingales played out. Her passive stance in life ended when the Eye of Magnus came to the College and she witnessed her father's death at the hands of a Thalmor Agent.

Nixiel Veres — was a Dunmer who, though born into a noble family of House Redoran, went on to join House Telvanni. While she had a lifelong interest in the arcane, her change of loyalty didn't come until the death of her daughter brought her and her husband to blows with each other. Nixiel left Blacklight and made her way through the ranks of House Telvanni, where her quick temper and deep seeded anger fueled her drive to become a master of Destruction magic. She eventually found her way to Solstheim, where she continued her studies as a retainer under Master Neloth.

Oromis Clamal-dust — was an Altmer sorcerer born of House Star Dust in Summerset, though he left his home to study at the Arcane University, a move which would eventually lead his younger sister, Averin, to leave their family entirely. Oromis' charisma and curiosity led to his popularity within the Mages Guild, and he was often sent out into the provinces for checks with the various guild halls. Oromis' popularity, however, seemed to reach beyond Tamriel itself, as he found himself chosen to become the champion of Sheogorath, a first step down a path of mania that would change Oromis forever.

Erbane Hendunar — was an Altmer born in Wayrest to the second daughter of the Hero of Kvatch. While not as magically gifted as his cousin, Leara, Erbane had a keen grasp on the mechanics of Alteration magic, though his real passion laid in story telling. His career as a writer in High Rock didn't pick up until after the Great War, during which he accompanied Leara in her infiltration of the Aldmeri Dominion. Though he spent some of his time in Skingrad, most of his tenure saw him in Cheydinhal. It was there that, in the aftermath of the war, he met a woman named Galadien, who he would eventually marry.

Sercion — was a Bosmer stolen as an infact from the arms of his mother by followers of Lamae Bal. He was raised and groomed by her followers to become a leader amongst the vampires. Eventually, Sercion was turned in full, and he left the side of his Blood Matron to explore Tamriel. While in Skyrim, he crossed paths with Jolinar Aren, who unwittingly awoke within the vampire prince an obsession for the ages.

Phoebus Apollus — was a young Imperial who left his hometown of Chorral to journey to the College of Winterhold, seeking instruction in magic. His raw ability and tendency for the dramatic led him to often enter altercations with his fellow students and the staff, though he found a helping hand in the form of Leara Ormand, who had a knack for working with challenging students.