Meet me in the Woods by daughterofshadows

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Fanwork Notes

This is a Remix of cuarthol's sonnet Nan Elmoth.

Warnings for Melian using it/its pronouns for Thingol because she doesn't understand how people work yet.

Fanwork Information

Summary:

Melian meets Thingol for the first time.

Major Characters: Melian

Major Relationships:

Genre:

Challenges: Understory

Rating: General

Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings

Chapters: 1 Word Count: 146
Posted on 2 December 2023 Updated on 2 December 2023

This fanwork is complete.

Meet me in the Woods

I really wanted this to be poetry as well, but unfortunately Melian refused to cooperate :(

Read Meet me in the Woods

There was someone in her clearing. How strange. Creatures only rarely found their way past the bounds.

Melian peeked through the leaves, trying to catch a glimpse of her mysterious visitor.

Was that… an elf?

How peculiar! How exciting! She had never seen an elf before! She carefully inched closer.

Could it talk? Maybe it would stay and keep her company in this clearing. Melian circled the Firstborn. It had become tangled up in the web of her spell. That wouldn’t do at all.

She untangled the weave of her magic, using the freed threads to strengthen the barrier around the clearing. The Firstborn looked far too fragile for her liking. There was no end to the dangers outside.

As the last thread ensnaring the elf fell, it opened its eyes, and looked at Melian.

She gasped.

Its eyes were shining with treelight.

Oh no.


Chapter End Notes

The Oh no at the end is because Melian suddenly has these new and strange feelings she doesn't understand just yet (also known as falling in love)


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Oh I love it!!!  I love slightly eldrich Maia and this embodies it so well.  The way she untangles him really (ironically) captures the reader so well, and then he opens his eyes and she is caught as well! <3

So flattered that my poem inspired this!