Empty by StarSpray
Fanwork Notes
written for the Musicals prompt:
Oh my friends, my friends, don't ask me
What your sacrifice was for
Empty chairs at empty tables
Where my friend will sing no more
~ Les Miserables, Empty Chairs at Empty Tables
Fanwork Information
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Summary: On moonless nights when he could not sleep, Finrod wandered. Major Characters: Finrod Felagund Major Relationships: Genre: Family, Ficlet, Fixed-Length Ficlet, General Challenges: Musicals Rating: General Warnings: |
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| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 150 |
| Posted on 3 May 2025 | Updated on 3 May 2025 |
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On moonless nights when he could not sleep, Finrod wandered. On this night he found himself in a dusty wing of the palace, untouched for decades, where once boisterous and merry dinners had been held, Finwë at the head of the table and all his children and grandchildren in rows down each side. Finrod walked up the table, trailing his fingers over the empty chairs, coming away smeared with dust. More of it danced in the starlight coming through the windows. His footsteps rang hollow on the marble floor in the otherwise silent room.
His father was away at war. His uncles, his brothers, and his cousins were dead, every one, and he did not know what had become of Galadriel. And for what? All their deeds had ended in grief.
Tirion was nearly empty, too quiet, as his dreams were too loud, full of snarling wolves and roaring flames.
oof ouch! this hurts in all…
oof ouch! this hurts in all the right ways :D
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Aaaaaaarg!. how utterly utterly awful for Finrod. Makes me want to give him a hug, but it'll be a long while before anything feels OK again.
Sounds like Finrod is…
Sounds like Finrod is getting a taste of what his parents and aunts went through all those years...
Poor Finrod....
He loved Middle Earth so much.... ruling Nargothrond, hunting with cousins, discovering mortals, living.... But ruling in Tirion with many gone to off to the war must have been strange and lonely. I wonder how much his family told him about how it was post-Darkening.