"The Choices of Spirits"

Jun 12, 2006 22:04

Title: "The Choices of Spirits"
Author: dawn_felagund
Rating: Adult
Warnings: Heterosexual sex, violence, and mature themes, including discussions of death
Summary: Caranthir falls in love with Haleth of the Edain, and their lives--and fates--become forever entwined. This story examines the AU relationship between Caranthir and Haleth and how it might have ( Read more... )

haleth, general fiction, dawn_felagund, caranthir

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digdigil June 13 2006, 13:55:16 UTC
Thank you, Jenni! The story was really a joy to write; it was one of those things that starts unplanned and just...happens. At the beginning of the day, I had no idea that I would write it. Now I think it's becoming one of my favorites. :)

It deserves a MEFA nomination! Do you mind if I do that? There are - what - three or four days left to do so? I still have some nomination room!

I remember being young--elementary-school age--and reading a biography about a little girl who had bone cancer and had to have her leg amputated. She experienced very severe phantom pain after the operation, but her family discovered that by rubbing and massaging the missing leg, it went away. I hope that she does not mind that I've borrowed her experiences for this story! :)

I remember reading something like that as well! It is a fascinating subject - one of the many mysteries of medicine!

Even though I'm not too fond of Arwen and Luthien, this aspect of their story has always struck me: making the choice between forsaking all of their people--including their families--or losing the one they love. I can imagine the choice for Caranthir, to leave behind his brothers and his father and his mother...or lose Haleth. I don't think that I will ever perfectly capture the nature of that choice in words, but I shall keep trying.

(Of course, you know better than most my obsession with this idea: After all, I do the same thing to Felak in my Midhavens stories. ;^D)

Yes, I agree that the choices that both Arwen and Luthien made to pick the man they loved over family were probably the most fascinating things about them. Otherwise - *yawn*. (Hee Hee) (Arwen and Luthien fangurls don't hit me!)

You do the same thing to Felak? What do you mean? In the "real" story that you've written? Or in the one we fool around with? Are you talking about Talbie? In his case, Felak chose 'family' over love. Not that we know if Felak actually feels anything of a romantic love for Talbie since he didn't say. Or do you mean that in your story Felak does eventually choose love over family? But it isn't Talbie, is it? Talbie wants to know! Talbie needs to know!

I can't wait to read your story! Hurry home, Vana! :^D (Of course, that means that I'll have to finish her story too.... o.O)

You're writing another story for Vana? Is this one about Caranthir too? Mine is het (of course) and I'm trying to make it more romantic than sexy, although sex is in it, of course. ;-}

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dawn_felagund June 13 2006, 14:27:27 UTC
I just had to log out Meryth to reply to this. How annoying. :^P

It deserves a MEFA nomination! Do you mind if I do that?

I would be honored if you want to do this. :)

I remember reading something like that as well! It is a fascinating subject - one of the many mysteries of medicine!

We studied it quite a bit in physiological psych. Apparently, there are regions of the brain "mapped" to each body part. When a limb is removed, it's spot on the brain remains, so the mind can convince the body that it feels something in that limb. That's also a theory for why some people have foot fetishes: the foot and the genitals are mapped next to each other and some of the neurons from the foot-region spill over onto more exciting spots. ;) Sorry to ramble, but I just figured that that was something that would amuse you!

You do the same thing to Felak? What do you mean?

He's immortal, I give him a mortal wife...and I kill her before she can become immortal with him. Now he's one of the few immortals left in a mortal world, so he must resign himself to love and lose or never love again. So it's not exactly the same, but it's along the same lines...without the "easy out" of being able to switch fates, like Luthien and Arwen do. Actually, I'm not wholly decided how I will reconcile this dilemma for Felak...if at all.

You're writing another story for Vana? Is this one about Caranthir too? Mine is het (of course) and I'm trying to make it more romantic than sexy, although sex is in it, of course. ;-}

Yep, it's also about Caranthir. She asked me for a story about Caranthir and the sea, so I'm working on something kind of weird, kind of supernatural, about how Caranthir found connection to the sea.

There's sex in yours? *pretends to be shocked* :^P Unfortunately, I think mine's destined to be a nice, safe PG!

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digdigil June 13 2006, 14:36:00 UTC
It deserves a MEFA nomination! Do you mind if I do that?

I would be honored if you want to do this. :)

Okay, I'm going to do it.

I just had to log out Meryth to reply to this. How annoying. :^P

Oh goody! Is Meryth writing another journal entry?

He's immortal, I give him a mortal wife...and I kill her before she can become immortal with him.

Oh, yes, Talbie says he forgot about Felak's Stupid!Wife.

Yep, it's also about Caranthir. She asked me for a story about Caranthir and the sea, so I'm working on something kind of weird, kind of supernatural, about how Caranthir found connection to the sea.

Awesome! Caranthir is quickly becoming my next sexual-object-of-desire-of-the-Fëanorions!!!

There's sex in yours? *pretends to be shocked* :^P

Not yet! But I'm intending to put it in.

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