Clear Pebbles of the Rain by StarSpray

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Fanwork Notes

This fic is a direct sequel to Unhappy Into Woe. The warnings for violence and torture are for references back to Maglor's experiences in that fic. 

I'm also using a vertical bingo's worth of prompts from the Potluck Bingo Hopeful card:

  • Hope is an action verb
  • Pity, and endurance in hope
  • Spring came hopefully and men sang at their work
  • In the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing
  • Lord, we are all cinders from a fire burning long ago
Fanwork Information

Summary:

But at the very end of the letter she spoke of one more prisoner that Elladan and Elrohir had discovered in one of the deepest dungeons of Dol Guldur, locked away behind a door unopened in so long that the hinges had rusted. 

Maglor has been rescued from Dol Guldur, and now faces a long road of healing.

Major Characters: Maglor, Elrond, Elladan, Elrohir, Arwen, Galadriel

Major Relationships: Elrond & Maglor, Galadriel & Maglor, Elladan & Elrohir & Elrond

Genre: Family, General, Hurt/Comfort

Challenges: Jubilee, Potluck Bingo

Rating: Teens

Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings, Mature Themes, Torture, Violence (Moderate)

This fanwork belongs to the series

meanwhile the world goes on
Chapters: 19 Word Count: 49, 091
Posted on 11 January 2025 Updated on 15 March 2025

This fanwork is a work in progress.

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Table of Contents

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Five
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Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten
Eleven
Twelve
Thirteen
Fourteen
Fifteen
Sixteen
Seventeen
Eighteen
Nineteen

Comments on Clear Pebbles of the Rain

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Loving this!

Sauron might possibly have the power to block Maglor's voice, but this comprehensive loss of music seems more like a trauma response?

Maglor has lost a lot of faith in himself and other things, but he is slowly healing nevertheless.

I'm really loving this! Poor Maglor, he's so lost inside his own echo chamber he just can't comprehend that the kindness and compassion he's receiving is actually from genuine love for him. And so lost in layers of trauma of so many kinds. And hearing others singing when he can't. So owie!

This is the first story I have read on this site - actually, the first LOTR fanfic I have managed to read all the way through, being both a lifelong Tolkien nerd and seasoned fanfic author, therefore terrified of the Gawdawful possibilities:).

...And it is perfectly lovely.  Thank you.

I can't believe I've got to the end of chapter 17 without commenting. I'm so sorry! There's so much wonderful writing here, and it's hard to know where to start. And I must confess that I haven't read much of Unhappy into Woe yet, because I wanted to be sure that things would get better first...

But I found this a particularly powerful, interesting chapter – although there seems no end to poor Maglor's suffering. Him thinking about Finwë's death and his father's reaction really hit me (I feel incredibly sad for Fëanor and all his family in that moment, as it must have been such a terrible shock). In general though, there's so much I love about this story: Elrond's children are so kind and delightful, and Tari is wonderful, and I'm just so glad that Maglor has made it to Rivendell to be loved and cared for by Elrond. Thank you for writing such a long tale, and for updating so regularly. :)