Little Shadows by Elrond's Library
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Summary:
Thuringwethil is entranced by Luthien's Song.
Major Characters: Lúthien Tinúviel, Thuringwethil
Major Relationships: Lúthien/Thuringwethil
Genre: Femslash, Fixed-Length Ficlet, Horror, Slash/Femslash
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Rating: General
Warnings: Character Death
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 257 Posted on Updated on This fanwork is complete.
Little Shadows
For Tolkien Femslash February Day 4 Prompt words: Deserve, smoke, belong, puzzled, echo, Trope: Enemies to lovers
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Thuringwethil watched the smoke dissipate from the ruins of the island fortress her Lord-father had ruled. Echoes of the Song of the Maia-daughter rang through her ears, far gentler and kinder than she expected for a Song with so much destructive rage tied up in it.
The Singer puzzled her. Lithe and beautiful, a twilight butterfly spangled in stars, pale as the Moon and just as ethereal. Thuringwethil had rarely seen such beauty before, and it was that curiosity that caused her to creep from the shadows, entranced.
Of course the Singer noticed. They were the same, hybrids, daughters of the joining of Maiar and Elf. Their Songs were the same, followed the same rhythm even as their paths diverged, Her Lord-father had shaped her into what she was, what she had always been. Mairon’s Daughter of the Night, her atar’s little Shadow.
The Singer’s eyes captivated, enthralled, and Thuringwethil revealed herself, fangs bared, wings flared, talons ready to strike.
The Singer Sang, again, low and slow and mesmerizing. Thuringwethil felt her anger and fear recede under the Song’s comforting melody. Had she been meaning to strike? Surely not, the Singer deserved not her scorn. Only her attention, her desire, her affection.
So sure was she in the truth of that Song that when she came closer, arms outstretched for an embrace, fangs covered to receive a kiss, she did not see the knife.
Thuringwethil fell, and the Singer kissed her brow lightly. “Thank you, little bat, for your wings.”
