Decoration: Candle/Light - Darkest Time, by Himring

[hhimring]

Title: Darkest Time
Author: Himring
Characters: Vanyar of Valinor: King Ingwe and his son Ingwion, the poet Elemmire
Rating: PG
Warnings:  fear of the dark
Book/Source: Silm.
Disclaimer: Tolkien’s-just tuning into his preoccupation with light
A/N: After Melkor’s attack on the Trees. Double drabble.

Comments

[shirebound]

Oh my, what an incredibly frightening experience this must have been for them all. Well done.

[hhimring]

It must have been really traumatic. Thank you, Shirebound!

[engarian]

In total darkness, the light of a single candle can make all the difference. Great perspective on what was a shock to those experiencing it.

- Erulisse (one L)

[hhimring]

It really must have been a shock and they must have treasured every single candle!
Thank you for commenting!

[hhimring]

Thank you! Others have written about this, of course--what a shock the darkness was--but I was empathizing with the feeling very strongly during the last days. So relieved when the sun comes out and always a pang when I see that already it's setting again... It seems I would not make much of a Sinda!

[curiouswombat]

Oh the poor things! I can so sympathise with Elemmire - I am like that on the rare occasions the electricity goes off in a storm - but I can keep everything burning as I know the light will return.

[hhimring]

Yes, I sympathise with him strongly, too. We know the light will return--and he, at first, had no idea what had happened and later still did not know whether the light would return, ever!

[kortirion]

...It was the hardest thing he had ever done. One by one he killed all those little flames again, except one-that he cupped reverently in trembling hands.

Beautiful bit of characterisation there in his realisation of what he must do to keep the light.

[hhimring]

Thank you! I'm glad you like that!