Do Not Go Gentle by Elleth

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Fanwork Notes

Possibly disconcerting. Please heed the warnings. Also takes a few somewhat liberal views on canon, but probably not enough to be labelled AU.

Thank you, Lyra and SWE, for having such patience listening to my natterings and coming up with helpful and sometimes downright brilliant suggestions despite the subject matter.

Straight to the HeartThe Wordsmith

Thank you, Lyra and Angelica for the awards.

Fanwork Information

Summary:

The death of Fëanor and its immediate aftermath as narrated by Maedhros, and how the story took its shape as we know it. MEFA Nominee 2009. Thank you, Lyra! Won: Second Place in Times: First Age and Prior: Featuring Maedhros or Maglor. Thank you to all who reviewed.

Major Characters: Curufin, Fëanor, Maedhros, Sons of Fëanor

Major Relationships:

Genre: Drama

Challenges:

Rating: Adult

Warnings: Character Death, Mature Themes, Violence (Moderate)
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 3, 606
Posted on 26 June 2009 Updated on 26 June 2009

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Do Not Go Gentle

Comments

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Thank you - and... well, saying 'I'm glad you liked it' seems inappropriate, but it's true nonetheless. This was (not sure if it is apparent) a rather large step away from my usual writing style and took a while to get into. So... I'm glad it was effective? And Curufin... he's not taking it very well, obviously.

You know I always appreciate your two cents, and even though there hasn't been proper acknowledgement (it only occured to me while working on the sequel that this may have been sparked by one of your comments about how the influence of the capture and maiming of Maedhros may have been greater than the death of Feanor), thank you! :)

I already told you that I liked this, but I suppose repeating it can't hurt! This is a wonderful (well, in a terrible way. but you know what I mean), gritty, convincing take on a scene that is handled much too briefly in the <i>Silmarillion</i>, I think. And you wrote it so well that I can see it happen before my eyes as I read, like a movie (and we all agree that there <i>should</i> be a movie, right?) scene. You managed to write it sympathetically and without drifting into either the pathetic or the gruesome. Great work.

Indeed, it doesn't hurt. Quite the contrary... but once more, thank you - not only for writing the review but also for pointing out the thing that I worried about most, the reception. As per usual I wasn't sure if what I was trying to get down on the page wouldn't be either too gruesome, bland or sappy (no, I really couldn't tell), but if it wasn't, and brought the DVD along (and yes, there should be a movie/series of movies!), that is more than good to know. Thanks for commenting, and thanks for the nomination. :))