Yes, please do by Himring
Fanwork Notes
Warning for allusions to what canonically happened to Finrod and Celebrian.
This was written for B2MeM 2024 as a sequel to my ficlet But There was Tea
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Summary:
A moment in the recovery of Celebrian in Valinor.
Major Characters: Celebrían, Finrod Felagund
Major Relationships:
Artwork Type: No artwork type listed
Genre: Ficlet
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Rating: Teens
Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 172 Posted on 16 March 2024 Updated on 17 March 2024 This fanwork is complete.
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From Lorien, Celebrian and Finrod returned to Indis’s house. Indis welcomed them and then left them to themselves in the guest wing to settle back in.
Finrod regarded Celebrian, who looked almost a little lost, even though they had been guests in the same rooms not so long ago. Touch was a difficult subject for Celebrian and she had welcomed it the less, the stronger her body grew again so that she no longer depended on physical support. He was painfully aware how challenging even the most affectionate gesture could feel, to a soul so bruised, if it was ill-timed, and had retreated accordingly. Except that perhaps now, after those meetings with Este…? Tentatively, he offered Celebrian his palm.
She hesitated, but extended her fingers, touching... Above them, one of the many bells of Valmar rang out. Celebrian jerked and almost wrenched her hand away. But instead, she seized Finrod’s hand more strongly and kept hold of it, while above their heads the bells of Valmar pealed and pealed.
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