Celebrimbor: 30-Day Character Study by cloudyhymns

Day 21: In Dreams

Tracking the nature of Celebrimbor's dreams while in Eregion.

All in Arda is linked, even as it is severed from Aman; likewise, Celebrimbor swims in circles. The visions of the day sink in deep in his memory, and what he sees are patterns, beads strung along a bracelet to make the matter of the world. This is not to say that he does not dream, or does not see scenes--rather, that their meaning is that his mind is turning in the blankness, examining and parsing and turning his suppositions every which way.

It is rare when Celebrimbor wakes rested, although he tends towards chipper, but even the grinding of his mind against problems and questions is vastly preferable to what chased him from Nargothrond. The nightmares have become rare, especially when he does not live alone, fading as new works and new troubles come to pester his day to day. Time may not heal, but it leaves him room to.

The best nights are the ones he can remember no dream at all, for then he wakes as a fresh slate, and can turn to any project that calls.

Chapter End Notes

Attempting to get to bed instead of staying up to write, so it's a short one tonight. Hope you have a lovely rest of your day or night!