Elrond drowsily lifted his head from his pillow and kissed Celebrians
shoulder. She turned quickly and looked at him.
"you are awake." She said before she leaned and kissed him fully.
"Hmmm, and I see that you were well awake ere I was." He responded shortly after before he again buried his face in the dip of her shoulder. Celebrian smiled and brushed his hair away from his face so she could see him fully as he lavished welcome attention on her.
"I will lay by your side every night for all eternity, my wife." He whispered in her ear, a deep contentment coming over his face. She looked at him sadly for a while before she spoke her next words.
"I know you would, husband." At this, Elrond leaned on his Elbow a bit more heavily so he could see her better, a look of pure confusion replacing his blissful smile.
"You have healed my wounds with gentle touches and words, but I.....fear this place now." Celebrian said slowly, choosing the right words. Elronds expression changed ever so slightly as an unbearable thought entered his mind and try as he did, it would not be easily pushed from his thoughts.
"I once felt at peace within the walls of our fare home where our children were born and raised without care, but not now, not as I used to." The look of sadness became deeper and more apparent on her face as she went on.
"Per...perhaps the woods of Lorien, the place of your birth and home of your parents would bring you peace, it would be hard but we-" Celebrian now silenced him with a light touch upon his lips.
"Not even the silver woods of Lothlorien would bring me the peace I need." Even as it broke her heart to say this to herself, Celebrian felt on the verge of tears as her husband listened in silence to her. "I must sail to the undying lands, my love, and seek there healing for what not even your touch can heal me of." She finished, her hand resting lightly on his face.
Elrond stared unbelieving at his wife, his breathing irregular, his body trembling, eyes pleading with her to take him into her arms and say that none of it had happened, that this was all a nightmare, that he would wake up and find her asleep next to him forever. When this reassurance did not come, Elronds slowly buried his face in her shoulder which he had kissed happily before, and let his tears bleed onto his wife's skin. Celebrian turned and pulled his naked frame to hers and held his head to her breast as she closed her eyes and rested her jaw against his head. Even as the tears spilled from his eyes, Elrond listened to the beat of her heart, the steady rhythm keeping track of how many droplets landed on Celebrians chest.
I even depressed myself with that one(recalls previous statement about sticking to cannon) but I always see this tall unyielding figure when I think of Elrond so I wanted to show that he has a heart, a very broken one at that.
More to come, Review PLZ
I'm trying to figure out a way to save my soul by giving him a happy ending, but I don't know if even Iluvatar can pull that one off, so I'm considering writing another story focusing on Elronds departure from middle earth, which come to think of it will probably be depressing to, but I'll figure out something. Tell me whatcha think of this idea!
"you are awake." She said before she leaned and kissed him fully.
"Hmmm, and I see that you were well awake ere I was." He responded shortly after before he again buried his face in the dip of her shoulder. Celebrian smiled and brushed his hair away from his face so she could see him fully as he lavished welcome attention on her.
"I will lay by your side every night for all eternity, my wife." He whispered in her ear, a deep contentment coming over his face. She looked at him sadly for a while before she spoke her next words.
"I know you would, husband." At this, Elrond leaned on his Elbow a bit more heavily so he could see her better, a look of pure confusion replacing his blissful smile.
"You have healed my wounds with gentle touches and words, but I.....fear this place now." Celebrian said slowly, choosing the right words. Elronds expression changed ever so slightly as an unbearable thought entered his mind and try as he did, it would not be easily pushed from his thoughts.
"I once felt at peace within the walls of our fare home where our children were born and raised without care, but not now, not as I used to." The look of sadness became deeper and more apparent on her face as she went on.
"Per...perhaps the woods of Lorien, the place of your birth and home of your parents would bring you peace, it would be hard but we-" Celebrian now silenced him with a light touch upon his lips.
"Not even the silver woods of Lothlorien would bring me the peace I need." Even as it broke her heart to say this to herself, Celebrian felt on the verge of tears as her husband listened in silence to her. "I must sail to the undying lands, my love, and seek there healing for what not even your touch can heal me of." She finished, her hand resting lightly on his face.
Elrond stared unbelieving at his wife, his breathing irregular, his body trembling, eyes pleading with her to take him into her arms and say that none of it had happened, that this was all a nightmare, that he would wake up and find her asleep next to him forever. When this reassurance did not come, Elronds slowly buried his face in her shoulder which he had kissed happily before, and let his tears bleed onto his wife's skin. Celebrian turned and pulled his naked frame to hers and held his head to her breast as she closed her eyes and rested her jaw against his head. Even as the tears spilled from his eyes, Elrond listened to the beat of her heart, the steady rhythm keeping track of how many droplets landed on Celebrians chest.
I even depressed myself with that one(recalls previous statement about sticking to cannon) but I always see this tall unyielding figure when I think of Elrond so I wanted to show that he has a heart, a very broken one at that.
More to come, Review PLZ
I'm trying to figure out a way to save my soul by giving him a happy ending, but I don't know if even Iluvatar can pull that one off, so I'm considering writing another story focusing on Elronds departure from middle earth, which come to think of it will probably be depressing to, but I'll figure out something. Tell me whatcha think of this idea!