most days I don't recognize me by annarobots
Fanwork Notes
Details & AO3 tags: Angst, Motherhood, Boy Mom Nerdanel, Complicated Feelings, Years of the Trees (Tolkien), and after, Canonical Character Death, Re-embodied Elves (Tolkien), Parental favoritism, Ambiguous/Open Ending, Additional Warnings in Author's Note
Content warnings: the ordinary griefs of raising and separating from young children, non-graphic childbirth scene with temporary medical complications for the infant, young child in peril (they’re okay), and references to canonical violence and death.
For the August-September 2026 SWG Allusive Challenge prompt "raised from the dead."
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Summary:
Of course, she knew that in the Blessed Land, true harm was unlikely to come to him. The Valar watched over them all, and the lesser spirits were everywhere. It was a great hound of Oromë who had found him happily splashing in the creek, in fact. But anyone could drown in mere moments, even in Valinor. Her heart needed a break.
A story about Nerdanel, the total self-obliteration of motherhood, and what comes after.
Major Characters: Nerdanel
Major Relationships: Celegorm & Nerdanel
Genre: Family
Challenges: Allusive
Rating: Teens
Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 3, 935 Posted on Updated on This fanwork is complete.
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