Song and Smoke by
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.
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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.)
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Genre: Poetry, Slash/Femslash
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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.
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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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