Tapestries and Fate by ArizonaPoppy

Fanwork Information

Summary:

Finrod visits Andreth at her museum, where she works as a conservationist.

A museum/magical realism AU retelling of the Athrabeth for the "Also Appearing" Monthly Challenge.

Major Characters: Andreth, Finrod Felagund

Major Relationships: Andreth & Finrod, Aegnor/Andreth

Artwork Type: No artwork type listed

Genre: Alternate Universe, Ficlet

Challenges: Also Appearing

Rating: General

Warnings:

Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1, 577
Posted on 7 July 2022 Updated on 9 July 2022

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Comments

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Oof, oh this was beautiful but this right here: 

“When we die, all we have is our works to live after us. We can remember the person who originally made this scene. We can honor those who came before. There are those who speak of Hope in these troubled times.” 

So real!  So much what *we* do have!

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Great idea! I really liked what you did with the AU angle here, I would not have expected it to work so well for this text!

The glimpses of the art and her skill are truly magical. The Adanel story translated really well into the tapestry and I loved the alpaca.

And the emotional impact of their triangle is so strong!

Oh. Wow.  This is truly a little piece of magic. I really enjoyed the elements of magic incorporated as natural everyday stuff. The setting and Andreth's occupation is so apt. I really love the way the tapestry tells the Tale of Adanel, with the frayed missing edge.

This is so beautifully written, I was immediately there with the scent of dust and old things, and the light, the slight clutter of her workroom, the texture of Finrod's suit, and the pair of them so easy in each other’s company.

I'm really partial to Andreth and particularly the Tale of Adanel, and this is such an original little gem. Thank you!

Ah, I am so happy that you feel I captured the spirit of it. I love the story, but wanted to make it slightly less of just a long conversation about Tolkien's philosophy and more of a story.  I love Latin American magical realism, and wanted to come up with something like a cross between House of the Spirits and Encanto with a little bit of Sesame Street: Don't Eat the Pictures or Moon Knight (without the deities trashing the place)

Thank you for reading and commenting! It makes me very happy that you feel the AU setting is a good fit. I thought of "what sort of lore could she know that was specialized and someone from another culture might be curious about?" And then I remembered a formative experience when I was very very small and my grandfather (a magician) made the cuckoos hop up a ladder into the cuckoo clock.

Aaaaaah this was magical, I love it so much. Your descriptions are beautiful, I could picture everything so well in my mind. And Andreth as a museum curator is so perfect!

Augh, that goodbye though T-T Heartwrenching in the best way. 

I love writing descriptions more than anything, so I am glad they worked for you! The end of the Athrabeth does seem so final, although it says in the footnotes that they all lived for at least 50 more years, etc. I guess everything does work on a longer scale, just as Finrod and Andreth talk about! I just knew that her magic/secret knowledge was going to be about bringing exhibits to life when I randomly drew Museum and Magical Realism from the list. I mean, who wouldn't want to pet a real live mastodon? (Well, there might be some people who would wisely run, but I would stay)

Thank you for reading and commenting!