A Purpose Beyond Beauty by just_jenni

| | |

Fanwork Notes

Posted as part of the Silmarillion40 event.

Fanwork Information

Summary:

Melian realizes that she has a higher purpose of creation in the world. (One-shot)

Major Characters: Estë, Lórien, Melian

Major Relationships:

Genre: General

Challenges:

Rating: General

Warnings:

This fanwork belongs to the series

Subcreation: A Collection
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 510
Posted on 14 September 2017 Updated on 14 September 2017

This fanwork is a work in progress.

Show all chapters on a single page

Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Comments on A Purpose Beyond Beauty

The Silmarillion Writers' Guild is more than just an archive--we are a community! If you enjoy a fanwork or enjoy a creator's work, please consider letting them know in a comment.

I've often wondered how Melian got from Aman to Middle-earth. This is a satisfying introduction to that story. (Of course, a longer one would be fabulous!)

Am I reading too much subtext into this story or are Irmo and Este part of a threesome in this version? I mean one could read them as simply very close, but I feel like I am picking up hints of more.

Yes. A very interesting back story for Melian and how she got to Middle-earth and had all of her terrible and wonderful adventures and changed the course of history. Thanks! You covered such a lot in a tiny story--the beauty of writing in a shared world.

My other story for the Silm40 also concerns Melian.  I've written about her before (with Irmo and Este too) ten years ago when I first got started.  She's always been a favourite character and I'm still trying to figure her out.

While I had not intended for there to be a threesome with them, I do love the idea!  I absolutely don't mind that you thought there might be some undercurrent of a suggestion there.  Perhaps that's a tale for the future!

 Thank you so much for your thought-provoking review! :)