The Road to Ruin by StarSpray

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Fanwork Notes

Re: suicide warning: no one does or attempts anything in the fic, but previous attempts are discussed. 

Written for the Potluck Bingo challenge; I didn't hit bingo but I used a bunch of prompts from the Maglor Can't Catch a Break card, including: 

Singing in Pain and Regret Beside the Waves
Trauma
Playing the Harp Until His Fingers Bleed
Songs of Sorrow
Survivor’s Guilt
The Darkening
Silmaril Burns

Fanwork Information

Summary:

In his own wanderings, Daeron comes to the shore--and finds Maglor. 

Major Characters: Daeron, Maglor

Major Relationships: Daeron & Maglor

Genre: Drama, Hurt/Comfort

Challenges: Potluck Bingo

Rating: Teens

Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings, Mature Themes, Suicide
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 5, 327
Posted on 7 December 2024 Updated on 7 December 2024

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I'm still laughing about the starfish cameo, seeing that included made me so happy, but that's not to reduce the entire fic to that particular moment. Beautiful, sad, poignant, with your lovely prose and wonderful characterization. I do enjoy the fact that your Maglor and Daeron get along without massive animosity, in spite of Daeron's awareness of what the Fëanorians did, and that they both got at least a little relief being forced out of their solitude. 

Also very happy that the Maglor card helped you work on this! Thank you for sharing this. <3

....Daeron finds Maglor playing and singing alone by the sea. And instead of accusing/yelling/upbraiding him about the Kinslayings at Doriath and Sirion, he feeds Maglor and bandages his bleeding fingers. That they can find areas of connection is healing for them both. Unexpected and bittersweet.