Scorched Earth by Isilme_among_the_stars
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Summary:
When Maedhros returns from Mandos, re-connecting does not prove easy. Nerdanel is determined to care for her son and finds that she must confront grief along the way.
In my dreams my sons wander at length, lost in pathless woods, ancient, sunless and foreboding. In the waking world, Maedhros breathes and moves before me, but is rarely truly there. I see the dream-wraith Maedhros superimposed over my living son, and am sure he never found a path out of that desolate place. The whispers in my dreams insist he never will.
Written for Scribbles and Drabbles 2025 Prompt #53: Night Watch by Zhie, to whom credit belongs for the artwork below (which can also found here).
Many thanks to Elronds_Library and timelessutterances for beta reading, and Double_Sharp for the conversations on equatorial climate.
Major Characters: Nerdanel, Maedhros
Major Relationships: Maedhros & Nerdanel
Genre: General
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Rating: Teens
Warnings: Mature Themes
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 9, 232 Posted on Updated on This fanwork is a work in progress.
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Table of Contents
Maedhros = Maitimo
Maglor = Makalaurë / Káno
Amil = mother
Ammë = mum
Atanésa = aunt (father’s sister)
Lissuin = a flower said to bring the heart ease
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