Thank you! It must have been very hard on him, and as you say, it's not even the end (nor the beginning) of his losses. What a family! I do like the idea that he'd eventually be reunited with Elladan and Elrohir - and before the End of the World, too!

I know. I hate myself a bit for writing this, but I suppose it must have happened in one form or another.

Yep, that was the idea! Not very subtle, but I couldn't resist. (Vardamir is trying hard to keep it together. That said, I have played with the idea that his immediate abdication was his personal attempt to "bargain"...)

Thank you so much! (I somehow hadn't noticed this comment until now, which is why I'm responding so late - sorry!) I'm glad that both aspects work for you. It is indeed very difficult for Elrond to come to terms with Elros' fate, since it's so fundamentally different from his own.

He needed it! I thought long and hard on whether I should let it happen, so I'm glad you appreciated Maglor's appearance. Thank you!