Faithful by Elrond's Library
Fanwork Notes
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Summary:
It was Írissë who caught Elenwë’s final breath.
Aredhel tries to save Elenwë.
Major Characters: Aredhel, Elenwë
Major Relationships: Aredhel/Elenwë
Genre: Femslash, Fixed-Length Ficlet, Hurt/Comfort, Slash/Femslash
Challenges:
Rating: Teens
Warnings: Character Death
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 202 Posted on Updated on This fanwork is complete.
Faithful
Day 1 of FemFeb
Prompts -
Words: Morning, reason, tilt, same, expect
Quote: All was but on point to begin and yet unshaped, and it was dark.
Trope: First kiss/First time
Read Faithful
The Ice flattened expectation, reduced social class and age and experience and ability to one, same, monotonous question: Can you survive today? Will you make it through another cycle of stars whirling above? It had to end, the cold and the snow and the driving wind, but will you see it through?
Írissë knew what it took to survive. She kept moving, dragging as many as she could forward, ever forward.
When Elenwë fell, it was Írissë who caught her, dragged her limp and frozen form out of the dark, icy waters. When Elenwë fell, it may have been Turukáno who screamed; who cried; who begged the Valar for mercy, or perhaps forgiveness; who would be broken by grief until he too succumbed to Mandos’ call.
But it was Írissë who caught Elenwë’s final breath. A kiss meant to save, a last comfort to a dying woman. The first and last expression of faithfulness to the one who had caught her heart, but could not return it, never had a chance. Her kiss lingered, breath steaming over still and frozen lips turned an unnatural grey in the darkness.
Írissë could not save her. She would have to survive for her.
