Home is Where The Heart Is
a The Hobbit & Lord of The Rings fanfiction
Thranduil/OC (his wife)
by chocolatnoir2
A ray of light illuminated a lock of golden hair waving slightly in a gentle breeze, making it glow brightly.
The eyes of the elleth in the bed fluttered and then, after just a moment, she was pierced with a sudden clarity and all at once she knew.
It was time.
Long enough had she dwelled here, first in the Halls of Waiting after being judged by Mandos, and later, after the King of the Valar Manwë had bestowed upon her the gift, in Aman, agitation and patience swirling inside her in equal measure.
She knew she had to wait, it was essential. Her hröa needed to grow and while her fëa was whole, some memories took longer than others to return to her.
Being reborn was an immense and rare honor, a blessing bestowed only upon the First Children of Ilúvatar, and she was immeasurably thankful for it.
But she had missed so much already. Her son, so grown by now and her husband... Oh, how they must have hurt when she died. She wanted nothing but to ease their pain, stop their suffering, she wanted to be there for them.
And today was the day. She felt it in her soul with absolute certainty, the time was right.
Today she would begin her journey back to Middle Earth and she would finally be reunited with the ones she wanted to see the most.
A/N:
Sindarin:
eldar - elves
elleth - female elf
hröa - body
fëa - soul/spirit
Hello! Welcome to my little burst of inspiration that somehow became 17 pages long, as of now! It was not supposed to be this big!
I haven't finished writing it yet but I don't plan on this being too big, 6 chapters at the most, perhaps. This was never supposed to be very complex but I get distracted by details sometimes. We'll see!
This fic plays with the idea that, like Glorfindel, Thranduil's wife died and her fëa/soul was sent to the Halls of Mandos and that after some time, she was reborn and allowed back into Middle Earth. It's technically still a mystery if the Glorfindel of Gondolin that died battling a Balrog is the same as the one from Rivendell from the LoTR era, but most people accept that as canon and I do as well.
In this story, (taking some liberties with the glimpses we get from the movies & commentary) I assume that Thranduil's wife was killed defending Legolas, who was still very young. If she died in Gundabad or not is something that I'm still toying with and will decide on later, if I bring it up at all.
It's set some years after the events of The Hobbit, though I don't define how many, but still before LotR. Legolas left Mirkwood for a time but he is there now. The relationship between Father and Son, although less cold than in The Hobbit years, is still not optimal. I wasn't sure which category to choose, if The Hobbit or LotR, but I opted for The Hobbit as it involves characters and situations more related with the plot of that story, though it might mention LotR events in the future.
Also, for fun, my faceclaim for Eluriel (the name I gave her) is Diane Kruger. Not only is she gorgeous and would be a great elf, but funnily enough she shares some features with Legolas/Orlando Bloom, like their square jaw and thin(ner) lips. Enter Lee Pace's face and it looks plausible ;)
Honestly, I just want this family to be happy!
A preemptive warning: while I know some of the Middle Earth lore, I'm by no means an expert! So there is a chance that there will be things that aren't quite right at times. It happens!
Thank you for reading! :)