Elrond was pleading for a connection, perhaps she would lay in his arms as
they had once done, ignoring the world for the few seconds before they
could no longer deny it. Perhaps their embrace would spare her from the
nightmares that plagued her of nights she had spent wishing for death, not
daring to hope that she would again see her husband and children, fearing
that it might break her heart ere they broke her body. This Elrond doubted,
but he would be there next to her, to soothe the troubles that entered her
sleeping mind.
Celebrian was willing to give him what he wished for tonight as she slipped into his arms and nestled her head into the dip where his shoulder and neck met. He took her tightly in his arms as he had not done in what seemed ages. A shaky breath escaped Elronds lips as he stroked Celebrians hair, he felt on the verge of tears though he knew not why.
"I feel I have ignored you, my love" Elrond stared down at her in a confusion, he had felt her distance, understandably so, but never had he felt ignored.
When their sons, weak from battle and shaking from grief, had returned with her, he had been sick, confused, angry......panicked. Emotions that rarely stirred themselves in the master of Imladris. But everyone in the last homely house had understood, for as Elronds mood and temperament changed often and were odd, his wife was laying in fever through most of it. Bloody gashes poisoned to a sickly green, bruises covering most of her body and bones clearly felt when her skin was touched. Marks of starvation, of beatings, of many worse offences.....
Thinking about these things turned his stomach to a knot and he tightened his grip on his wife. Celebrian pulled from his grip and looked him clearly in the eyes, a reassurance in her brought him from the cold depths of his memories.
"Suffer these thoughts no more, forget what has passed." She whispered.
"I cannot, even with all the sorrow they bring to me, I cannot." Again the tears attempted to break through, and Elrond struggled to withhold them. This time, he knew why the they came. He could not count how many nights he had awoken in his study from a vision to horrible to bear in his dreams, in the world of consciousness however, the unbearable visions bought a stream of silent tears he could not stop.
Again they kissed one another, But it quickly became a thing of passion rather than comfort. Elrond slipped his arm about her shoulders and placed the other on her back as Celebrian placed her hands on his chest. So complete was their ignorance of anything but the moment that Celebrian forgot for a moment her troubled memories and let a moan slip from her throat. Elrond forget for a second as well, much to his folly, as he slid his hand down from her shoulders to her bruised abdomen. Giving a sharp intake and hiss of breath, Celebrian pulled away from his kiss, her breath became shaky and Elrond instantly regretted allowing his desire overcome him, if for only a second.
OK, it's well established now that I'm cruel with teasing and my chapters are way to short, but I will try and update the story once a day, but I make no promises, this was hard enough to write, Elrond and Celebrian are very complex.
Thanks to all who review(ed), I hope this chapter is as pleasing as the last.
I Hope to have some tender moment occur between the two in the next chap( By tender, I mean no young ones in the room, but there shouldn't be anything graphic.
Plus, thank you Nemis! Loved the chapter, hoping for more but no pushing from this fic writer.
Celebrian was willing to give him what he wished for tonight as she slipped into his arms and nestled her head into the dip where his shoulder and neck met. He took her tightly in his arms as he had not done in what seemed ages. A shaky breath escaped Elronds lips as he stroked Celebrians hair, he felt on the verge of tears though he knew not why.
"I feel I have ignored you, my love" Elrond stared down at her in a confusion, he had felt her distance, understandably so, but never had he felt ignored.
When their sons, weak from battle and shaking from grief, had returned with her, he had been sick, confused, angry......panicked. Emotions that rarely stirred themselves in the master of Imladris. But everyone in the last homely house had understood, for as Elronds mood and temperament changed often and were odd, his wife was laying in fever through most of it. Bloody gashes poisoned to a sickly green, bruises covering most of her body and bones clearly felt when her skin was touched. Marks of starvation, of beatings, of many worse offences.....
Thinking about these things turned his stomach to a knot and he tightened his grip on his wife. Celebrian pulled from his grip and looked him clearly in the eyes, a reassurance in her brought him from the cold depths of his memories.
"Suffer these thoughts no more, forget what has passed." She whispered.
"I cannot, even with all the sorrow they bring to me, I cannot." Again the tears attempted to break through, and Elrond struggled to withhold them. This time, he knew why the they came. He could not count how many nights he had awoken in his study from a vision to horrible to bear in his dreams, in the world of consciousness however, the unbearable visions bought a stream of silent tears he could not stop.
Again they kissed one another, But it quickly became a thing of passion rather than comfort. Elrond slipped his arm about her shoulders and placed the other on her back as Celebrian placed her hands on his chest. So complete was their ignorance of anything but the moment that Celebrian forgot for a moment her troubled memories and let a moan slip from her throat. Elrond forget for a second as well, much to his folly, as he slid his hand down from her shoulders to her bruised abdomen. Giving a sharp intake and hiss of breath, Celebrian pulled away from his kiss, her breath became shaky and Elrond instantly regretted allowing his desire overcome him, if for only a second.
OK, it's well established now that I'm cruel with teasing and my chapters are way to short, but I will try and update the story once a day, but I make no promises, this was hard enough to write, Elrond and Celebrian are very complex.
Thanks to all who review(ed), I hope this chapter is as pleasing as the last.
I Hope to have some tender moment occur between the two in the next chap( By tender, I mean no young ones in the room, but there shouldn't be anything graphic.
Plus, thank you Nemis! Loved the chapter, hoping for more but no pushing from this fic writer.