Between myself and the powers of darkness by AdmirableMonster  

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Fanwork Notes

This story is part of a much longer canon divergence AU that I've been working on for a while; as of now it's the only part that's been whipped into shape for publishing, for the Gates of Summer challenge.  Hopefully it stands alone well enough to give you a taste for the rest of it.

Title from A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle, but employed here with something of a different meaning from the original context, or at least intending a secondary implication along with the original.

Although there is no on-screen major character death, this story does deal significantly with the loss of a spouse.

Fanwork Information

Summary:

Hemmoril, Maglor's master of horses, has struck up a tenuous friendship with a new ex-thrall in Himring.  He invites her to come to the tea gardens where he works to taste a new blend based on some flowers she harvested for him.  

Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Sauron

Major Relationships: Original Character/Original Character, Sauron & Original Character

Genre: Alternate Universe, Hurt/Comfort

Challenges: Gates of Summer

Rating: General

Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings

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Doomed Wives (Barely Even Ghosts)
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1, 334
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I confess I didn't really look at the tags yesterday before I commented on AO3.

I now see that the connection, ahem, between Anniavas and Sauron is even closer than I had realized at first!

Still very intrigued and interested to read more when you're ready.

....after I read it on AO3 originally. I have been thinking about memory and associated physical cues, like smell or taste. My sister died recently, and every time I'm in the garden and smell the roses, it is like when we used to go to garden centres together and pick out our favourites.