And in darkness, light by AdmirableMonster  

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Fanwork Notes

This was originally written for the Hanukkah board of the Silmarillion Writers' Guild's 2024 Potluck challenge (and the simultaneous Festival of Lights Fest 2024) but I didn't manage to finish it that winter, so instead I'm posting during Chanukkah 2025.

With thanks to BloodwingBlackbird for his headcanons about Erestor's backstory.

Fanwork Information

Summary:

In the wake of the Final Battle of the Last Alliance, Erestor struggles to keep moving and to reach out to friends and family.

Major Characters: Erestor, Glorfindel, Celebrían

Major Relationships: Erestor/Glorfindel, Celebrían & Erestor

Genre: Drama, Hurt/Comfort

Challenges:

Rating: Teens

Warnings: Mature Themes, Violence (Moderate)

Chapters: 5 Word Count: 3, 345
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Table of Contents

Erestor's hymn to Oromë

This chapter in particular is the most warnings-heavy.

Content Warnings
- Implied/referenced child murder
- Questions of the possibility of redemption for someone who has committed said child murder
- Discussion of mercy-killing
- Lashing out at yourself and your closest loved ones while in a really bad mental state
 


Comments on And in darkness, light

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I'm finding this so interesting, and moving - there's a lot here I haven't given much thought to before - the aftermath of the War of the Last Alliance, and Erestor's possible part in it (in fact, I haven't thought enough about Erestor in general, how he and Glorfindel and Elrond have been in this together for so long - all their individual history, and everything that's to come). I love how you convey the pain and the patience and the oppressiveness of their situation. Thank you for this new perspective.

I really love the Hymn to Oromë! Leader, guide, Lord of the hunt - it's all here, and so beautifully and simply. It feels as ancient as it must be.

(I've been trying for a while to write a hymn to Aulë; I haven't got very far, but I feel inspired by this!)