"Estranged," for allie_meril

[dawn_felagund]

Allie asked for a story about how Nerdanel came to leave Fëanaro, preferrably from the points of view of both characters. You are right, Allie, in that this scene and all of the smaller conflicts briefly touched upon in this tale will one day be part of the epic on which I am working, but this was a great chance to explore this moment now, and I

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so (un)fair... so sad!

[ann_arien]

*blinks*

*whipes tears from eyes*

*hates Melkor (by default)*

*hates Valar for being stupid, meddlesome twits*

*hates Nolofinwe for not keeping his mouth shut*

*hates Nerdanel for choosing to break Feanaro's hears slowly and by degrees. And for giving up.*

*hates knowing the future of the story*

*hates self for not being able to fault Feanaro with anything, not even hating himself!*

*loves Dawn for writing a story that makes self unable to post a reasonable comment*

*goes off to read more, hopefully happier stories*

Now this is a weird comment, and no mistake. But you've reduced me to babbling with this one.

Re: so (un)fair... so sad!

[dawn_felagund]

*hugs Alina* :)

*hates knowing the future of the story*

This is the rub, isn't it?? There are times--especially in AMC--when I am writing such unadulterated happiness, yet it's always overshadowed by the notion of what happens in the story.

Maitimo: Yes, you're hot and oh so noble but you're going to dangle from a cliff for 5+ years and kill yourself.

Fingon: You're a great guy, but you're going to get sliced in half longways and have your banner beaten into the mire of your blood. Yum.

Tyelko: So blond, so pretty...gonna get shot with a thousand arrows before being killed by Dior. (At least according to HoMe.)

I don't think I need to go on. ;) But just imagine how it must have been for the Elves with foresight, like Finrod, who knew that he was going to die, that Nargothrond was going to fall into ruin, and that he'd be loveless and childless at that. Kinda puts a damper on things.

*hates self for not being able to fault Feanaro with anything, not even hating himself!*Love does make us blind.... ;) That's why I ended up taking

Re: so (un)fair... so sad!

[ann_arien]

Grrr... *still hates knowing the future of the story*

But when I'm reading something nice and happy, I shut the nasty future somewhere dark and throw away the key. Which is why, whenever I come across some angst, it just pokes in my face like a thorn and it never fails to surprise me.

*whistles and tries not to think of Feanorians being hanged, maimed, shot, burned by Balrogs and what-not*

Foresight? Thanks, but no thanks. Poor creatures who had it!

As for love making one blind, I'll say it can make you blind, deaf and dumb! At least, in Feany's case we understand eachother. :D

[allie_meril]

*wails* Posted three days after I left, and I haven't found this until now??

Is it strange that such a tragic story makes me happy? (No, for I am an Acolyte of Angst.)

It was... it...

I'm incoherant. No words, except that I loved it. :) *sniffle* Thank you so much for the lovely present, Dawn.

[dawn_felagund]

You're very welcome. :) I'm glad that you enjoyed it and that you finally found it. (You're not the only one who missed the list when I posted it, so I wonder if LJ has been playing trickses, preciousss.) I hope your Christmas was lovely and the coming New Year too! :)

[tarion_anarore]

*tear*

I'm gonna go w/ Alina on this one. Stupid Valar...

Sooooooo good. I can't even say. It was just...wow.

[dawn_felagund]

Thank you. :) *proffers tissues* This is one of my favorites of the holiday stories too.

I'm going to agree with both of you. Stupid Valar.... ;)

[tarion_anarore]

*takes tissues*

We need a Stupid Valar club...Man, they did screw up an awful lot.