History has its eyes on you by daughterofshadows
Fanwork Notes
I just grabbed all three Hamilton lyric prompts from the Musical challenge and mashed them all together lol
They fit Gil-galad so well!
Fanwork Information
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Summary: Gil-galad, Hamilton lyrics and three poignant events in his life. Major Characters: Gil-galad Major Relationships: Genre: Challenges: Musicals Rating: Teens Warnings: Character Death |
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| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 203 |
| Posted on 15 May 2025 | Updated on 15 May 2025 |
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This fanwork is complete. | |
History has its eyes on you
Scene 1: "Remember from here on in, history has its eyes on you"
Scene 2: "Oceans rise, empires fall"
Scene 3: "I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory."
Read History has its eyes on you
The crown settles on his head, heavy and cold.
His blood rushes in his ears, drowning out even the waves crashing on the shore.
He looks out over the elves gathered to witness his coronation, their eyes and expectations weighing on his shoulders.
Gil-galad is one in a long line of dead kings and with the war coming ever closer to their doorstep, he knows it is only a matter of time before he joins his forebears.
Morgoth has been defeated and Angband has been broken but so have the lands he calls home.
Their victory comes at the cost of Beleriand. The forces of those who stood against the Dark One flee across the Ered Luin as the water rises behind them. Soon, it will have consumed the lands completely.
It is on the slopes of Orodruin that fate finally catches up to him. In spite of his own expectations, Gil-galad rules longer than any other king of the Noldor in Middle-earth and when he dies, it is side by side with a friend.
Struck down by Sauron’s own hand, he meets death with open eyes and the knowledge that others will continue the fight in his stead.
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Oooh! The heaviness of expectation and dread at his coronation is powerful. I've never thought of it before, and, yeah!
And then to have to put a brave face on for his people in the face the unbelievably steep price of victory.
I love your "side by side with a friend" here.
Excellent use of the prompts!
<3
Thank you!
I saw those prompts and immediately thought of Gil-galad and thankfully I finally had some time to actually sit down and write it!
The weight of expectations was also something that I played around with in my fic for Maglor's MA presentation, so it's been on my mind quite a lot recently.
And it's just so fascinating to think about. By all accounts, Gil-Galad was still quite young to become king, at least by elven standards and to then be saddled with this burden at such a crucial, terrible time, must have been very difficult
Evocative and beautifully written....
Gil-galad became the focus of expectations, and fully lived up to them. 💙