Whither Thou Goest by Zdenka
Fanwork Notes
Written for the SWG Twenty-Five challenge, for the December 29 prompt: "I have made my choice." and for the ao3_isdown drabblethon, for the prompt: Any, any, “you don’t want this.” “But I want you. So where you go, I go.”
Exactly 200 words as counted by MS Word.
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Summary:
Eärendil and Elwing face the Choice of the Half-elven.
Major Characters: Eärendil, Elwing
Major Relationships: Eärendil/Elwing
Genre: Fixed-Length Ficlet, Het
Challenges: Twenty-Five
Rating: General
Warnings: Mature Themes
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 205 Posted on Updated on This fanwork is complete.
Whither Thou Goest
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“How must we choose?” Elwing’s voice was not quite steady.
“My part is easy.” Eärendil went to her and took her hands. “Choose thou for both of us.” The bells of Valimar rang around them, high and low, a melodious outpouring of sound.
“For myself,” Elwing said slowly, “I would choose the Elves.”
“So be it. Thy choice is mine.”
Elwing shook her head. “Choose not too quickly, beloved. I know thy heart, as thou knowest mine. Thou dost not desire to live for ever in Arda, with the life of the Elves. Thy heart inclines toward the way of thy father Tuor, to death after life and rest at the day’s ending.”
Eärendil leaned forward, resting his forehead against hers. “Then would our paths be sundered for ever,” he said gently, speaking her own words back to her. “My choice is with thee, whichever way thou goest. For I will not be parted from thee.” He stroked her hands which he held, and her fingers gripped his. They stood together for a long moment.
At last Elwing raised her head, and there was a determined light in her eyes. “Let us tell Eönwë that we have made our choice.”
Chapter End Notes
“Then would our paths be sundered for ever; but all thy perils will I take on myself also.” - Elwing’s words to Eärendil when she joins him on the forbidden shore of Aman. (Silm, “Of the Voyage of Eärendil”)
