Chocolate by alquawende
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Summary:
Aegnor and Andreth share a moment by Tarn Aeluin.
Major Characters: Aegnor, Amarië, Andreth, Finrod Felagund
Major Relationships:
Genre: Drama, General, Romance
Challenges:
Rating: General
Warnings:
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 407 Posted on Updated on This fanwork is complete.
Chapter 1
A/N: Not as fluffy as you might think.
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Chocolate
By Alquawende
"Try this, Andreth." Aegnor broke a piece of the brown bar and set it in the palm of her hand.
She took the offered piece and popped it in her mouth. The smile she gave, after finishing it, reminded him of his first time eating it.
His grandmother Indis had introduced the sweet to the Noldorin court and from then on, all the Noldor had acquired a taste for it. It was first eaten at the wedding of his grandmother and grandfather Finwë. It happened to also have been one of the few inventions by the Vanyar, that became popular. His mother, however, was one of the few people who disliked this sweet. But that may have been because she was Teler.
"So, is it acceptable to your standards, my lady?" he asked, bowing flamboyantly before her.
She laughed. "It is beyond comparison, my lord."
Aegnor looked at her intently. She blushed and turned to face the lake.
He glanced at the lake's surface. "Andreth," he said. "Look! Is that not a star caught in your hair?"
She tilted her head slightly in his direction, gazing all the while at her reflection. A smile crept upon her face, framed with shadowy tresses.
He took her nearest hand, held it up and met her eyes, as soon as his hand touched hers. "Your reflection makes you like one of the maidens of my people, Andreth."
She didn't answer. Her eyes moved away and avoided his.
This was not what Aegnor had expected.
~O~O~O~
Findaráto sighed. Story-telling was hard work, especially with someone like Amarië, who devoured his stories of Endor. "Thus ends the doomed-love of passionate Aegnor and fair Andreth."
"But it is still so very sad," cried Amarië. "Even worse that I remember Aikanáro, who had always been so optimistic about things."
"Are you sure you're not confusing my unfortunate brother with me?" he replied, his eyebrows raised and eyes twinkled.
She grinned. Fallen tears glistened on her sun-tanned cheeks. Findaráto moved his face near hers and met her lips lightly with his, then rose from the couch and left. Telling Amarië this story had been painful, especially since he knew that if it was not for him; Aikanáro might very well have gone ahead and wed his beloved, against his better judgement even.
"Where are you going?" asked Amarië.
"To toss our chocolate store to oblivion."
(1) Comment by Himring for Chocolate [Ch 1]
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An interesting idea--having Finrod tell Amarie about Andreth and Aegnor! I like how you cut from one to the other, but I think it would work even better if you had an extra line break at that point (or three stars or a change of font...).
How telling that Aegnor apparently thinks he will please Andreth by saying: "Your reflection makes you like one of the maidens of my people" and doesn't seem to realize the implications of that, while she does.
Re: (1) Comment by Himring for Chocolate [Ch 1]
So sorry for such a late reply. Thank you so much for the review. I love all four characters very much so this was the result. Will add some form of a break between the two parts.
(2) Comment by Aerlinn for Chocolate [Ch 1]
Aaah poor Andreth. I've always suspected some sensible advice of Finrod's might have done some harm than good to their relationship. I've always found the ending extra bitter because in the end, Aegnor's being careful didn't actually make it any better. He didn't even get much time to carry his ~fair memory of a young Andreth~ around, died before the mortal did even. If he would at least be reborn, it would be...well, just a missed chance. But that it ends with Andreth living out her old age alone and him not outliving her and staying in Mandos forever - makes it all the more wasteful, those years they could have had but didn't. I say Andreth was right.
Lovely story.
(3) Comment by Athrabeth for Chocolate [Ch 1]
"Your reflection makes you like one of the maidens of my people, Andreth."
Ouch! That one comment sums up a lot about how their relationship must have gone...and why it ended, too.
I like how Finrod feels guilty over having dissuaded him. Given his role in the Beren and Luthien romance, his advice to Andreth might seem a bit hypocritical in retrospect...
Anyway, great story!