The Loneliness of the Fishermouse (3/5): Galleon

[clodia_metelli]

Title: The Loneliness of the Fishermouse (3/5): Galleon
Author: clodia_metelli
Characters: Erestor, Glorfindel, Arwen, Celebrían, OC; in previous chapters: Elrond, Lindir; in future chapters: Galadriel, Celeborn.
Rating: PG-13 (off-screen character death, non-graphic violence and gore).
Book/Source: Silmarillion, LOTR Appendices.
Disclaimer: I am not J.R.R.

Comments

[curiouswombat]

I can really feel how emotional this must have been to write - I remember the way A Powerful Absence put me through an emotional wringer, but wanted to be written, and I can imagine this was the same.

The raw emotions of everyone are very, very well written.

[clodia_metelli]

Yes, it wasn't much fun to write; but I'd meant to write it for so long that I didn't want to just leave the start of it forever hanging on my harddrive. I'm really glad the emotions ring true! I justified it to myself partly as an exercise in pinning down what various people might feel at a moment like this - always hard to do. Thank you!

[redheredh]

I just realized I left no comment on this chapter, having rushed into the next...

The best tidbit was Erestor tell Glorfindel he could easily kill him.

Celebrian had to tell him and that may have be of help to her, until he refuses to let her find solice. But, whether or not Erestor's reaction has that much to do with her decision to sail, I think is yet to be seen.

[clodia_metelli]

It's easily done! And you left such a wonderful comment on the other chapter. <3 Celebrian certainly had to tell him and get it off her conscience - but it would have been better for all concerned if she hadn't told him then. Thank you so much for reading and commenting!

[someplacetobe]

They know how drink
Is there supposed to be a ‘to’ in there?

The rawness of the emotions herein are caught brilliantly. I could picture Celebrían clearly through both description and how she must have felt. I could also picture that last scene for Celebrían and Melinna.

Excuse me while I fetch some tissues!

[clodia_metelli]

//Is there supposed to be a ‘to’ in there?//

Oops - yes, thank you! *scurries around fixing it* Thanks so much for your reactions on this bit. One of the reasons I was nervous about this story is that I've never thought of myself as someone who writes deep emotional stories, if only because only hinting at deeper emotions is easier - I thought writing this would be a useful exercise, but wasn't sure how well it would turn out. So this is reassuring!

[someplacetobe]

You're welcome, when it comes to that sentence; I kept wondering if I'd read it wrong!

I thought writing this would be a useful exercise
Really? I would never have supposed that! I had the tissues on hand always after this!

[clodia_metelli]

To some extent, all my fics are exercises - this one in writing deep emotion; Wanderlust in compressed prose epic, cramming as much as possible into as few words as possible (I tend to be verbose); Nightingales as a kind of prose version of verse, if that makes sense, with reflections on style; the Doriath story as action; the Goldilocks one as - I forget, a road trip? It's been a while. Besides, that was only part of the justification. I love my original fic best, really, but I've had fun writing fanfic and learned a lot.