In-Between: Collection of Random Drabbles
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Summary: This is a companion piece to my other story, "In-Between". I will collect little snippets here that are missing from that body of work, or those that are a part of that universe but take place earlier. As of now, these stories are mostly about Tauriel's life in Mirkwood because I really like playing with the idea of Tauriel, Legolas and Thranduil being a family… and I just love Thranduil. But really, everything plays...
This piece was inspired by the song "Lullaby for a Stormy Night" by Vienna Teng.
Tauriel stood in the clearing, letting the pouring rain soak her and wash away her tears.
She remembered those nights when she and Legolas used to climb into their parents' bed when the pouring rain disturbed their peaceful dreams. She could still recall the patient love with which their parents surrounded them, chasing the demons away.
On one such night, when the night air still held the warmth of the day, the King and the Queen gathered the terrified children into their arms and ventured into the dark clearing Tauriel was now standing in. There was an indulgent smile on their faces as they began to sing a soothing lullaby about rain and a beautiful world it created in the following morning. They fell asleep in the warm summer downpour and woke up the following morning in a cocoon of blankets with a smile on their faces.
The next night when the rain returned, they didn't run to the royal chambers for protection from the frightening weather but to drag their parents out to the clearing to enjoy it.
The memory of those happy nights warmed her soul now as her heart was slowly breaking. They were never to come back again. Her Naneth was gone and her Adar was behaving like a stranger.
In a voice filled with sorrow, she slowly began to sing the words of the lullaby, trying to hold onto her memories, and her voice broke when another joined hers.
She felt Legolas' arms enveloping her from behind and she held them in a desperate grasp on her chest as they shared in their grief.
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