Song and Smoke by

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Fanwork Notes

Warning for implied/referenced domestic violence. The Choose Not to Warn is because I wasn't sure whether Aerin's death should be tagged as suicide.

Fanwork Information

Summary:

During her forced marriage to Brodda, Aerin is consoled by the presence of Rían’s ghost. (Two versions of the story: chapter 1 in prose and chapter 2 in alliterative verse.)

Major Characters: Aerin, Rían

Major Relationships:

Genre: Poetry, Slash/Femslash

Challenges:

Rating: Teens

Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn, Character Death, Mature Themes

Chapters: 2 Word Count: 1, 240
Posted on 3 December 2018 Updated on 3 December 2018

This fanwork is complete.

Table of Contents

Written for the femslashficlets Language of Flowers prompt table challenge: bleeding heart, meaning "a connection that goes beyond life and death."

Lacho calad – According to The Children of Húrin, “the battle-cry of the Edain of the North,” which Húrin’s men shouted before leaving for Nirnaeth Arnoediad, was Lacho calad! Drego morn! (translated as “Flame Light! Flee Night!”). It doesn’t say they had a war-song, but I thought that they should.

Written for the femslashficlets Language of Flowers prompt table challenge: poppy, meaning "peace in death."

Thanks to the people who left encouraging comments on bits of this as a WIP.


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