Revisionist History by Elleth

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Fanwork Notes

Set in the same universe as my fic "The Beautiful Ones", and contains mild spoilers for/allusions to unpublished chapters, but hopefully nothing that will spoil the reading experience.

Fanwork Information

Summary:

Indis takes on a new servant, leading her to reminisce about life before Aman.

Major Characters: Indis, Original Character(s)

Major Relationships:

Genre: General, Slash/Femslash

Challenges:

Rating: Teens

Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild)
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1, 901
Posted on 30 November 2013 Updated on 30 November 2013

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That is such a fun and hopeful story, with a soft undertone of loss. I do like to think the history of Cuiviénen might have been more like that hinted at by Indis in this story than the typical fanon based upon a rigid extrapolation from The Laws and Customs Among the Eldar.

Thank you so much! It was a lot of fun to write - Quentessë was intended to be one of Indis' ladies-in-waiting with a minor role, but she was quite insistent that she receive a backstory first, and then Indis herself started talking, and suddenly I had this story.

You have a very good eye for mood in a story, and I'm so happy that your observation and my intention match - with the way I envision Cuiviénen (and especially Indis and her lover), it was a hard life, but far from a terrible time, rather one to look back at with a sort of nostalgia (beside the fact that the general sentiment could be argued to be canonically supported. Fëanor's speech ["sweet ran the waters under unclouded stars..."] would hardly have resonated as much if there weren't at least some residual feeling for the old home). And we actually have some hints toward changing belief systems among the early Kwendî, so it feels somewhat ludicrous to assume that the Laws and Customs were in place from the beginning and tradition didn't alter them one bit.

But I'm rambling - thanks for the lovely review, especially considering how self-indulgent this little fic was. ;)