Gone with the Wind by Sleepless_Malice
Fanwork Notes
[Inspiration] - elfscribe’s most wonderful fic of Manwë and Fëanor was certainly a major inspiration for this (although I never will manage such perfection in writing) – I love this work of art to pieces. Read it at the Silmarillion Writers Guild.
[Rating] - Chapter 01 & 02 Teen and up, overall MATURE
[Written] - For Valar Appreciation Week on tumblr
[In regard to canon...] - This fanfiction does not follow the Laws and Customs of the Eldar (LACE). As canonically, Glorfindel’s heritage remains rather dubious I won’t touch this subject but use the information he accompanied the Ñolofinwëans (because of Turgon) across the Grinding Ice. His motives why he did so will be explored in this story.
[Disclaimer] - The elf and the Valar are (unfortunately) not mine. They belong to J.R.R. Tolkien and Tolkien Estate – I just like to explore their lives a little further. No money is made from this story.
[General] - Feel free to contact me on tumblr: feanope. Well, I feel like the single person on earth who ships this pairing as total OTP <3 and I am carrying this idea in my head for 1.5 years now but have always hesitated to write it down. As always what was meant a one-shot with less then 10k ended up being multi-chapter.
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Summary:
Glorfindel’s violent death has left incurable mental wounds behind and his memory only consists of very small fragments. Thoughts of how he had failed to protect the White City and its inhabitants trouble him to such an extent that Námo seems incapable to cure him. He is released from the Halls of Waiting to reside in Irmo’s gardens to aid his recovery, because: sooner or later, he has to return to Middle-Earth. However, his state remains unchanged and in his desperation, Irmo consults Manwë for guidance how to proceed with the grieving elf in his care, without being aware of their own fateful history.
This story tells their very own and special history and touches Glorfindel’s motives to leave the Blessed Realm behind, and explains what troubles him to such an extent that he fights against the help of the Valar. Can they reconcile and finally forget what had happened between them millennia ago?
Major Characters: Glorfindel, Lórien, Mandos, Manwë, Nienna
Major Relationships:
Artwork Type: No artwork type listed
Genre: Romance, Slash/Femslash
Challenges:
Rating: Adult
Warnings: Character Death, Expletive Language, Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Graphic), Violence (Graphic)
Chapters: 5 Word Count: 2, 836 Posted on 4 November 2015 Updated on 4 November 2015 This fanwork is complete.
Table of Contents
Chapter Summary: Irmo requested an audience with Manwë and pays him a visit in Ilmarin to obtain council from the King of Arda, whilst Glorfindel slowly begins to discover his own fate during Gondolin’s fall.
[Beta Chapter 01] - Thank you ilinnare for plot discussion and advice and SomewhatByronically for beta reading this chapter
[Quenya Names]
- Glorfindel – Laurefindil/ Laure
- Fëanor – Fëanáro
- Fingolfin – Ñolofinwë
- Idril – Itarillë
- Turgon – Túrukáno
- Maeglin - Lómion
- Gondolin - Ondolindë
[Summary] - After the dream he was given, Glorfindel finally starts to enjoy the pleasantries the Gardens of Lórien have to offer, and slowly memory returns to him. Several weeks later, a visitor he had neither expected nor anticipated pays him a visit ....
[Inspiration for the Gardens of Lórien] - Apart from the information that is canonically available, my concept of Lórien’s garden is very loosely based on the gardens of the Alhambra, especially when it comes to the geometrical alignment of pools and gushing fountains, but it is much more open and bigger, with open fields and lush meadows. Apart from that, I found inspiration in traditional Japanese gardens and the gardens of Tuscany. Also, elements from typical English cottage gardens are undeniable. [Beta] - Thank you, OohLaGalion for beta-reading parts this chapter, and ilinnare for plot discussions
[Chapter Summary] Glorfindel relives Gondolin's fall.
[Warnings] Vivid description of injuries and burns, violence, character death
this chapter is unbeta'd (due to the simple lack of a beta reader)
[Chapter Summary] Instead of the one he so much desires to see, Glorfindel meets Nienna for the first time in the Gardens of Lórien - before being granted another visit of the Elder King
[Chapter Summary]: After long days spent in solitude Manwë pays Glorfindel another visit. [aka basically the chapter with all the Vala/Elf porn you have ever wanted (or not) - sorry not sorry]
[Warning] - M/M, explicit content.
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