Gleaming Spires by Himring
Fanwork Notes
SWG Challenge prompt: Soundtrack: "Hamamda Ilk Gözyaslari" by Can Atilla. (Apologies for loss of diacritics.)
How unpredictable instrumental music prompts are! I listened to the piece twice, one week apart.
What somehow emerged on the second listening--this drabble--was not much like what I would have expected when I listened the first time...
Fanwork Information
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Summary: Aredhel arrives in Gondolin. Major Characters: Aredhel Major Relationships: Genre: Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges: Soundtrack Rating: Teens Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
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| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 99 |
| Posted on 21 March 2020 | Updated on 21 March 2020 |
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Chapter 1
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She had been making appreciative noises all day. There was much to admire. Her brother, his architects, the masons—they were rightly proud of their achievements.
She could have wished the city to be less obviously modelled on Tirion. It made her a little homesick, an inconvenient distraction, when she was trying to be so very positive. Yet she did well, satisfying everyone, except, perhaps, Idril.
In the evening, she slipped away, climbed to the top of the King’s Tower and looked toward Crissaegrim.
Into the evening breeze she whispered: It is a prison, but the views are nice enough.
Chapter End Notes
The title is a prompt from the Tolkien100 community on LJ.
100 words in MS Word
(1) Comment by Lilith for Gleaming Spires [Ch 1]
"But the views are nice enough."
Oh, my, how very on-point for her and, truly, for what the hidden city was in some respects. A well-intentioned one but one nonetheless.
Re: (1) Comment by Lilith for Gleaming Spires [Ch 1]
Yes, the hidden city was much more than that, but it was a well-intentioned prison as well.
Thank you!
(2) Comment by Lferion for Gleaming Spires [Ch 1]
That last line is such a gut-punch, but not at all a surprise. And it explains so much.
Re: (2) Comment by Lferion for Gleaming Spires [Ch 1]
It's good to hear that that explanation worked for you!
Thank you!
(3) Comment by Ellynn for Gleaming Spires [Ch 1]
the last line is perfect!
Re: (3) Comment by Ellynn for Gleaming Spires [Ch 1]
Thank you! I'm glad the last line works for you!
(4) Comment by Grundy for Gleaming Spires [Ch 1]
Oh, my, what a punch that last line packs.
Interesting that Idril wasn't satisfied - or perhaps wasn't fooled?
Re: (4) Comment by Grundy for Gleaming Spires [Ch 1]
Thank you!
Yes, what I meant was that Idril wasn't fooled. She isn't satisfied in the sense that of course she isn't happy if Aredhel is unhappy! But she doesn't have the same kind of stake as Turgon and the others do in Aredhel not only admiring Gondolin, but loving it (even though she herself may love the city already and that love will deepen as time goes on).
(5) Comment by Lyra for Gleaming Spires [Ch 1]
Like the others, I absolutely adore your last line. That sums it up so perfectly.
Now I wonder how Idril noticed that Aredhel's enthusiasm was less than genuine! :D
This captures Aredhel so…
This captures Aredhel so beautifully. It's very close to how that scene plays out in my mind, too, vibes wise!