Jubilant Potluck by Grundy

All You Can't Leave Behind

Prompts: Potluck "Material World" board papyrus, paper; Times of Bliss Hobbit quote, Soundtrack Window to the Past

Elrond’s hand hovered above the papyrus sheet grown ever more fragile with the years. The edges curl and fray, warning their end approaches. No elvish paper, this, to endure Ages. It was an intentional choice on Elros’ part, he knew. Nothing written here was for the histories, neither great nor gruesome enough. These were the quiet memories of the good times - the child’s first steps, the lover’s joy - meant for family alone. He is not meant to copy them out, when the sheet finally crumbles away. By then, they will live in elven memory, enduring as long as Arda itself.