#it will be a deep friendship with a touch of brotp

@ithilwen-lionheart​ replied to your post At Your Mercy:

This is the best fluff I’ve read thus far~! A single sentence having that much effect on me makes you my lord, dear writer~!

OMG!!! Thank you! I am sitting here, blushing like crazy, while being ridiculously happy that single sentence hit home. Thank you so much for your feedback! I’m sorry for the very late reply; I had no time to be around here for ages. 

Elves love deeply. They marry for love only, and the union is always of their own choice. It is written that their “marriage resides ultimately in the will of the fëa” - the soul, the spirit. When the tendrils of their souls become intertwined, an indestructible bond is forged. Even death has to bow its head in front of the endurance of an Elven marriage. 

This is the main reason I cannot bring myself to write stories including Thranduil finding a second love, not among the Eldar, not among the Men. Death may have separated the couple, but their souls stay connected. Their marriage is only in abeyance, and Thranduil has to endure the loss until he decides to sail: “Guren níniatha n'i lû n'i a-govenitham.”

Take a closer look at the Sindarin phrase which translates to “My heart shall weep until I see you again.” I cannot prove the often-cited phrase is correct, but I am sure the Sindarin word “gûr” means “inner mind”. His ancient soul will always be longing for her, for he will always be at her mercy.