Starting Over by Himring
Fanwork Notes
Written for Lockdown Insta-drabbling Round 3 on the SWG Discord for the prompts: crucible, beginning, fire, new
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Summary: We know Celebrimbor canonically worked together with Narvi; whether he ever watched his grandmother's father Mahtan at work, Tolkien does not tell us. It was my idea that Mahtan and Narvi might have something in common, in his eyes... Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Mahtan, Narvi Major Relationships: Genre: Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges: Rating: Teens Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
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| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 97 |
| Posted on 13 April 2020 | Updated on 13 April 2020 |
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Chapter 1
PG just for a very discreet allusion to Celebrimbor's regrets
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‘This’ said Mahtan, ‘did not come out quite right, you see? It will have to be melted down in the crucible, in the fire, and we will have to begin anew.’
Celebrimbor was flattered by the unjustified implication that he was helping Mahtan. But he was even more impressed by his calmness; Mahtan, he felt, really did not mind that this attempt had failed!
Two Ages later, Celebrimbor watched Narvi cheerfully melt down an exquisite, slightly unbalanced weather-vane, as if he had all the time in the world. How ever Celebrimbor himself, longer-lived, yearned for new beginnings—never without regret.
Chapter End Notes
Also for the Tolkien Weekly prompt: weather vane.
100 words in MS Word
(1) Comment by oshun for Starting Over [Ch 1]
Mahtan, he felt, really did not mind that this attempt had failed!
For some reason, under the current circumstances, I found that line hopeful. We can only do the best we can do.
Re: (1) Comment by oshun for Starting Over [Ch 1]
Yes, we can only do the best we can do!
I am glad you found that hopeful, Oshun!
(2) Comment by Lyra for Starting Over [Ch 1]
Much though I admire Mahtan's and Narvi's acceptance of the inevitable, I feel with Celebrimbor on that - having to starting over (however necessary) hurts.
Love the connection you made here!
Re: (2) Comment by Lyra for Starting Over [Ch 1]
Thank you!
I also feel with Celebrimbor and tend to struggle a bit with acceptance.
I initially considered making the point more explicitly that, closer to home, Celebrimbor's father (and also the other Feanorians) is clearly not good at all at simply cutting his losses, but felt I couldn't do it without getting too heavy-handed!