Love Conquers All

So the old saying goes: "Love conquers all." Does it? Can love overcome the death of a loved one? The trauma of war? The pain of exile?

In this challenge, show how one character helps another to overcome a difficulty in his or her life through love and romance. It may be slash or het, and any rating is acceptable. The difficulty faced may be from the canon, implied by the canon, or may be AU.

Here are a few examples:

  • After the death of Finwë's wife Miriel, how did Indis help him to cope with this? Along the same lines but with more of an AU slant, how might a lover have helped Turgon to recover from the loss of his wife while crossing the Helcaraxë?
  • How might the love between a husband and wife help them cope with the difficulty of raising their first child?
  • How did Fingon help Maedhros to recover his strength and pride after being rescued from Thangorodrim? Or, alternatively, how did an original female character do the same?

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Joy as Sharp as a Sword by oshun

Fingon and Maedhros travel to visit Finrod in Nargothrond with a weighty purpose. Finished! It might be one of the more self-indulgent stories I have written, but I hope entertaining. [And the usual thanks to Ignoble Bard for reading and concrit.]

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A New Day by oshun

(New: see illustration by Robinka, added as Chapter 12.) This is a sequel to my first tale, (Maitimo and Findekáno), in my cycle of stories recounting the life-long relationship between Fingon and Maedhros. It occurs after the definitive fracture between the Houses of Feanor and Fingolfin and the flight of the Noldor to Middle-earth. Beginning immediately after Fingon’s rescue of Maedhros from the cliffs of Thangorodrim, it tells of how Fingon and Maedhros reunite and together resolve to heal the divisions among the Noldor. (Slash.)

MEFA 2008 First Place, Longer Works: General
MEFA 2007 2nd Place, Elves: Incomplete

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