and the waters prevailed by StormsBreadth
Fanwork Notes
Written for the Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang 2026, inspired by this fabulous artwork by yvainssealonging on tumblr/yvainsdoomedhorse on Ao3. Huge thanks to yvain, cytryne and irnina for beta reading and feedback over the process!
This fic deals with themes of grief, trauma, the aftermath of war, and environmental destruction. More specific warnings are in the chapter notes where applicable.
Fic and chapter titles come from the King James Bible. Fic title is Genesis 7:24.
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Summary:
The river burst her banks long ago and shows no sign of subsiding, pulling the landscape with her in a rush down to the sea. The rest of the landscape is just as devastated, farms and vineyards swallowed up in a churn of mud, chunks of land thrown up and on their side, earth torn asunder. Celebrimbor has to stop for a moment just to stare. He had seen some of the devastation during the war, but from the ground, it was hard to see the full scale of it. Seeing it in full, Celebrimbor feels like the landscape itself: torn open, churned up. Lit by an impassive grey light.
At the dawn of the Second Age, Celebrimbor leads an expedition back to Beleriand to try and reclaim the land. Instead, the waters are rising.
Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Original Character(s)
Major Relationships: Celebrimbor & Original Character, Celebrimbor & Idril, Celebrimbor & Orodreth
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Rating: Teens
Warnings: Violence (Mild)
Chapters: 9 Word Count: 27, 823 Posted on Updated on This fanwork is complete.
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Table of Contents
A character experiences a trauma reaction in this chapter. Details in endnotes.
Environmental degradation and grief-related warnings in endnotes.
This chapter takes place in Nargothrond, and there's some light discussion of the sack and attendant trauma.
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