Back in Time by Lyra

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Fanwork Notes

I really didn't plan to share this one before it was finished, but alas, the challenge deadline has come and it isn't finished yet. So the lineart will have to do as a placeholder. I do hope I'll manage to colour it eventually (and within a reasonable time frame)!

Fanwork Information

Description:

What if, instead of taking Marty and Jennifer to 2015, Doc accidentally took them to Years-of-the-Trees Valinor?

Major Characters: Other Fictional Character(s), Fëanor, Nerdanel

Major Relationships:

Genre: Crossover

Type: Illustration

Challenges: Crossroads of the Fallen King

Rating: General

Warnings:

Posted on 15 June 2024 Updated on 23 June 2024

Back in Time - Lineart

This was the preliminary lineart, published because I wanted to get the stamp for the challenge. I'm leaving it here because I figure the development from lineart-with-prewash to finished painting is interesting.

Pencil drawing of the DeLorean-turned-time machine from the "Back to the Future" trilogy, in Years-of-the-Trees Valinor. Marty looks horrified at the bolder the time machine has crashed into, Jennifer is staring at the scenery, shielding her eyes, while Doc Brown speaks to Feanor and Nerdanel with his finger raised, trying to explain why they shouldn't be interested in his time machine at all. In the background, the Two Trees are growing prowdly on a hill.

Chapter End Notes

Fun fact: The original idea was to depict the DeLorean as having run into - and run over - either Melkor or Ungoliant. But then I figured that this would a) alter the story too much and b) not really be plausible. I mean, the whole scenario isn't plausible, but a small and fairly flimsy car doing any significant damage to an entire Ainu would have broken the suspension of disbelief beyond repair. Probably.

Back in Time - full colour version

Will Fëanor be able to repair the DeLorean? Will the intrepid trio get away from Valinor before it takes its toll on their mortal bodies? Will their visit have unforeseen consequences for the space-time continuum? And will Doc Brown be able to convince Fëanor not to use the time machine to prevent his father's second wedding?

Who knows! The good thing about fanart is that you don't need to write the whole story!

A modified DeLorean - the time machine from Back to the Future - has collided with a bolder in Years-of-the-Trees Valinor. Marty and Jennifer are standing behind the car, Marty looking horrified at the bolder and Jennifer admiring the view of the Two Trees in the background. Doc Brown tries to convince Feanor and Nerdanel to stay away from the car, which they are giving curious looks.

Chapter End Notes

Now in glorious watercolour!

Another fun fact: The hill of Ezellohar is blatantly based on the motte at Oxford Castle. My version, that is. Don't know if that aligns with Tolkien's vision, but then, I wouldn't be surprised either.

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I LOVE IT.

(Both the original idea and the posted art.)

Just imagine the trouble Feanor can get into now that someone has introduced so many fun new concepts to him at once...