A Bright Winter's Night by chrissystriped
Fanwork Notes
Estel was born in Angband to orc parents but he looks like an elf. With the help of his brother and a sympathetic maia he managed to escape and has found a group of Laiquendi who adopted him.
Fanwork Information
Summary: Estel enjoys the view of the starry winter sky Major Characters: Original Male Character(s) Major Relationships: Genre: Alternate Universe, General Challenges: Jubilee, Potluck Bingo Rating: General Warnings: This fanwork belongs to the series |
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Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 186 |
Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 22 January 2025 |
This fanwork is complete. |
A Bright Winter's Night
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Estel had climbed up into the crown of a tree (a feat he was secretly very proud of) and made himself comfortable with his back to the trunk.
It was winter, the tree was sleepy (his new family had taught him to listen to the long, slow wisdom of the old trees) but didn’t mind the company. Her branches were bare, giving Estel a perfect view of the sky.
It was icy cold, the snow crackled when you walked over it and his family had snuggled up together in their home of hides and branches, but he’d come out to look at the sky. A sky full of stars! It was especially beautiful when it was this cold. (He didn’t dare to say that to his new family. For them the cold was of the Enemy and he didn’t want to draw suspicion on him.)
The jewels of Elbereth winked at him and there was so much joy in his heart he felt like singing. If only his brothers could be here with him. If only they could share in his happiness.
Chapter End Notes
Written during the Instadrabbling session on 18-01-2025 for the Potluck Bingo prompt "a sky full of stars"
This is such a sweet story…
This is such a sweet story. I'm glad Estel made it out of Angband and can enjoy the stars now! And his name is so wonderfully fitting, too <3
A wonderful atmosphere in…
A wonderful atmosphere in this fic. It’s a little sad that he doesn’t (yet?) dare to tell his new family that he likes cold winter nights.