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@finweanladiesweek day 5: Ladies who married in!
Nedanel, Anairë and Eärwen, at Yavannasar, the festival of the harvest.
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Celegorm: Listen well, little brother. Others aren’t in your head. If someone interests you, you must tell them.
Curufin:Noted.
Curufin: Hey, Finrod.
Finrod:Yes?
Curufin: Fuck you!
Celegorm, internally: Why is he like this.
TheHOUSEOFFINARFIN was a noble house of Noldorin Elves. It was founded by Finarfin, the youngest son of King Finwë and his second wife Indis of the Vanyar. Finarfin alone of his siblings inherited the Vanyarin features of his mother, including golden hair, and most of his descendants shared this trait. The descendants of Finarfin were also notable for possessing the blood of all three Elven clans having inherited blood of the Noldor and Vanyar from Finarfin himself and Telerin blood from his wife Eärwen, daughter of King Olwë. It’s most notable members were Finarfin, High King of the Noldor in Valinor, his eldest son Finrod Felagund, the King of Nargothrond, and his daughter Galadriel, the Lady of Lothlórien.
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Thinking of Balan, nearly fifty, very aware that he’s not going to be getting any younger, begging leave to stay with Finrod while his life lasted
Thinking of Andreth, who would not have troubled Aegnor when her short youth was spent and she could no longer run beside him
Thinking of this again and yeah, fealty and marriage are very different, but putting that aside…
I’m thinking very sad thoughts over whether Finrod sees himself as pitiful (in both senses of the word) and recognizes kinship with Andreth because at the end of the day, the two of them are the ones left behind, the ones who had to live with the choice taken by a race so unlike their own. (“The Eldar have one kind, and ye another; and each judges the others by themselves; until they learn, as do few.”)
Is it bitterness that makes Finrod speak of anguish that cannot be guessed until the time comes, and of unfinished memory being preferable to a grievous end? Would Finrod have chosen as Aegnor did, if Beor hadn’t begged leave to follow him?
Is there a reading where Beor genuinely doesn’t understand what grief he’s asking Finrod to bear, like Aegnor doesn’t seem to fully understand what sorrow he’s asking Andreth to bear? Like Elrond saying to Aragorn “You do not know yet what you desire of me.”
This post is a mess, I’m just full of conflicting emotions because there’s no happy solution here. Four people, none of which have the exact same thoughts, and yet not one of them can bridge the gulf and that just sucks
pairing:elrond/celebrian
rating: mature (but very barely, could be teen honestly)
length:6.3k
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He left his mind utterly open, that she might see whatever she wished. Grasp me in your hands or do not, he thought, But do not think that I am not molded for your fingers. Do not think I am not here if you want me.
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Three vignettes from the lives of Elrond and Celebrían as they find themselves, each other, and their family.
