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When uneasy dreams bring him back into Beleriand, Daeron finds a pair of twins who have lost their home, and an enemy who has lost himself. The Shadow's reach is growing ever longer, and if they are to survive, they must do it together.
Fëanor shrugged, studying the contents of his wine glass. “Something must be done about that house. It will fall down eventually.” “It does not follow that it must be you that tears it down single-handedly. Are you sure you do not want help?” “It’s not as though I…
Rescued from a brutal Angband hunt, an ex-thrall with a strange and powerful artifact embedded in his spine is brought to Himring, for it is one of the only places in Beleriand which welcomes such folk. Though he has no memories of his life before, Anniavas slowly becomes accustomed to his new…
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There are few details in the texts about Marach, but he is noteworthy for his allegiances and his descendants, who would become pivotal to the history of Middle-earth and the eventual defeat of Morgoth and Sauron.
A dissenting voice in Marach's alliance with the Elves of Beleriand, Amlach experiences a change of mind after a mysterious twist in the story reorients his priorities toward enmity with Morgoth.
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Thank you! The perspective was inspired by the banner I made for the TSFW prompt "a change in the weather" showing the stars wheeling above, and I wanted to convey a sense of the rain falling on them.
I think this is easily my favourite Melian and Thingol art I've ever seen. The perspective, the giant trees, the sky overhead -- as if, no matter how majestic and holy they are, they are still just small compared to nature and the vastness of the universe.
This painting is going to be how I visualise this scene from now on.
I love how we look upwards with them to the crowns of these huge trees and the rain is falling down. And also the glow about their faces, they've found the Secret Fire in each other. The art goes very well with the fic.
I'm so glad the grand scale comes across! (I have to keep flipping my mind because I used a photograph I took in a local forest here and the trees are much smaller... I can hug my arms right round the main tree! (I know this for a fact because I do hug trees and have hugged this one!))
This piece is just astounding, from the unusual perspective (brilliant interpretation of the layback prompt!) to the light and color that draws my eye to the center of the piece to the falling rain. You have such talent!
Thanks StarSpray! Yes, I think despite Yavanna's Sleep lying over the land, Melian's power might have been amplified by her feelings for Thingol and the trees got a bit excited too! ;)
I love this painting and the ficlet it accompanies. The silvery rain looks like falling stars and really that's perfectly elvish. There's a vastness that's conveyed here, where the woods dwarf the Melian and Thingol that's also very fitting. Gorgeous work!
Thank you so much, Aipilosse! I'm so please you enjoyed and the ficlet, and I love that you see falling silver stars — which indeed could be just what Melian and Thingol experienced during the 200 years they stared into each others eyes!
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