Finrod: 30-Day Character Study - Writings by cuarthol

Words Will Not Avail

For Day 19. Strong Points, Part Two. Revisit the list of strengths you’ve thought about for Prompt 3. This time, write a scene in which your character’s strong points cause them trouble.

Finrod sat beside Aegnor, their shoulders touching, both drawing comfort from the presence of the other.  All his studies, all his many thoughts, all his learned knowledge was useless in the face of his brother’s heart, bleeding out through angry tears.

All the deep words from his many books might as well be collected dust for all the use they were now.  All he could do was sit with his brother in silence, for his words were but broken glass.

He put his arm around Aegnor’s shoulder and coaxed him closer, holding him tight as the agony of an endless life without love left him bereft of all else but the need to offer empty gestures of comfort and hope that somewhere deep within, his brother understood.