In the Darkness by Independence1776

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Fanwork Notes

All the titles come from Neil Finn's "Song of the Lonely Mountain."

This story was written for B2MeM 2013's first Day Twenty prompt (Prophecy of the North) and also for SoWD. The first chapter is horror, though all things mentioned come from The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, and LACE. The second chapter is drama.

Fanwork Information

Summary:

While visiting Dale five years after Smaug's death, Maglor encounters two very different groups of people: Men-- and Elves.

Major Characters: Legolas Greenleaf, Maglor, Original Character(s), Thranduil

Major Relationships:

Artwork Type: No artwork type listed

Genre: Drama, Horror

Challenges: B2MeM 2013

Rating: Teens

Warnings: Mature Themes
Chapters: 2 Word Count: 3, 534
Posted on 20 September 2013 Updated on 28 September 2013

This fanwork is complete.

Table of Contents

Some Folk We Never Forget

My thanks to Rhapsody for the beta!

Some Kind We Never Forgive

Thanks to Rhapsody and Winterwitch for the beta!

Comments

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Thank you! I did; I couldn't resist. (I really hope she doesn't disappoint in the movie.) It's a complete stand-alone. For some reason that I have yet to figure out even months later, the prompt combined with something I read in a magazine and out sprung the story. Though I'll probably end up using the Avarin communication network in something else; I like the idea too much to leave it alone.

I really like this! It's an interesting look into Maglor's life in the Third Age. I like how even though he's mostly separated from the elves he still kind of keeps tabs on them, to know what's going on and how they're doing. The way he's always thinking about who he might run into and how to avoid that show how stressful that balance must be.

The interaction with Thranduil was interesting...there's definitely some hard feelings there, but Thranduil doesn't really dredge them up. Seeing Tauriel in the story was great!

Thank you so much! I really like the network the Elves have among the clans; it'll probably pop up in other stories of mine eventually. I tend to think the Avari are a bit more accepting, but Maglor's too much of a wanderer to feel comfortable settling down anywhere.

I think, after that long and having to deal diplomatically with people he doesn't like for the sake of his kingdom, Thranduil's more than able and willing to give Maglor a chance to explain himself and give him a chance to not cause trouble. I could not resist a Tauriel cameo despite this story being otherwise entirely bookverse.