lengthen the night and shorten the day by kimaracretak
Fanwork Notes
A Hallowe'en drabble for Zdenka, who prompted 'Tolkien fandom, your choice of characters or ships. Maybe something involving ghosts or other undead (Nazgul, barrow-wights, or whatever)?
Fanwork Information
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Summary: Death cannot take Lalaith from the river. Major Characters: Lalaith Major Relationships: Challenges: Rating: General Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
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| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 111 |
| Posted on 8 November 2018 | Updated on 8 November 2018 |
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Chapter 1
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Lalaith is singing, and the notes go skipping across the surface of the river like light flat stones. Lalaith is singing, and the tall grasses of the river-bank grow with her voice, reaching up over her head - it is not so very far - and weaving together a secret home.
Lalaith has not laughed since she died. Lalaith has not stopped singing since she died.
Lalaith sings her name, and she sings the river-name, and her long child's-fingers creep outwards, searching for any lost bits of memories that she might need to keep.
Twilight is falling, and her friends are coming closer.
Twilight is falling, and Lalaith is singing to keep her bones inside.
(1) Comment by Himring for lengthen the night and ... [Ch 1]
It's the river that she was named for that she is now haunting?
I see how she might!
Very effectively written.