The Last Night: An Elros and Elrond Tale by ninerosepetal  

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Fanwork Notes

As Elros awaits the coming of night, when he will set sail for Elenna, he and his brother Elrond speak about their earliest memories, what happened to their foster family, and how they learned the truth of their father and mother’s fate.

 

For the Famous Last Words challenge:

"And the world turned toward morning." - Night Watch, Terry Pratchett.

Fanwork Information

Summary:

As Elros awaits the coming of night, when he will set sail for Elenna, he and his brother Elrond speak about their earliest memories, what happened to their foster family, and how they learned the truth of their father and mother’s fate.

Major Characters: Elros, Elrond

Major Relationships: Elrond & Elros, Círdan & Eärendil

Genre: Family

Challenges: Famous Last Words

Rating: Teens

Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings

Chapters: 1 Word Count: 534
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Table of Contents

Elros and Elrond wait together for nightfall, when Elros will depart to establish the Kingdom of Numenor on the new island of Elenna.

[There may be entirely too much seriousness or sillyness for these characters, for which I can only humbly beg pardon as a first-time writer on this site.]


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Oh, I love these two! Their hearts are breaking on this last night together and so they ensure their last memory of each other is laughter. Both so very wise. 

What a lovely ficlet for a first post here!

A true brotherly reaction, to try to cover up the depth of their feelings with laughter and a wise idea to have that be their last memory together. Good response to that prompt! Welcome to the Silmarillion Writers Guild. ❤️

I like their interaction here. It shows a very believable closeness and brotherly behaviour, faced with these circumstances.

It looks as if you mean to write another chapter? If so, looking forward to see how this continues.

Oh this is so painful. Using silliness as a defense against sorrow? They're not just whistling past a graveyard, they're devising an entire musical comedy act amidst a charnel house. It hurts so beautifully, and I love it. Love how you've made every laugh ache like a wound.

Grief and joy alike suffuse this scene, entangled like the brothers themselves: "both and neither." Beautiful (excruciating).