She drifts up like a pure spirit, seawater dripping from her slender white feathers. Her silver eyes glisten with starlight and bittersweet tears.
It is only when she comes to me, white as a dove, that I feel peace in the empty sky. The vast web of night is cold without her, but when I see her rising from the land to greet me, I live again.
Her smile dances through me as she comes to rest in my arms. Hair as black as doves' eyes brushes against my neck.
And she sighs, ah, my star Eärendil, you are home.
A response to the challenge "White" on the Tolkien Weekly LJ community
Author's Notes:
seeing-spots: Your request is in the works. ;) It is hard to write super-short stories and have them still be stories. That's why I usually try to focus on an image instead of a story for my drabbles, though sometimes the drabble-muse demands otherwise. It's like poetry… art with words. Not to mention that it's incredibly addictive. Thank you for your review!
Sirielle: To be very honest, I'm a fan of sad stories myself, so 99 of my work has some sort of angst, or subtle sad irony, in the case of Glor and Ecthelion. I am glad, though, that you still like the happy ones! Thank you for reviewing!
Avalon Estel: I've always pitied Daeron as well. Fate was so cruel to him; he was only trying to do the right thing, and look what it cost him. Eöl is a bit different to me, but just in the sense that his motives never came across to me to be as selfless as Daeron's. And I pity Aredhel more than I'll ever pity Lúthien. ;) Thank you very much for your review!
anonymous: A drabble is a story of 100 words exactly, not counting the title. Variations include half-drabbles (50 words), double drabbles (200 words), drabbles-and-a-half (150 words), and so on. As for "spirit" as opposed to "shadow" for the fifth element… you may be right. It was a challenge on HASA that I accepted, so I simply followed what they set down. I'm no expert on that sort of thing, I'm afraid:) Thank you for reviewing!
Nyeren: Hallo yourself! I'm glad that you liked Daeron's drabble… it was Marnie that converted me to Daeron-pity, and I'm so glad she did. I couldn't pick a favorite among them; it depends on my mood which one I prefer. Thank you for your review!
kingmaker: Why, thank you! That kind of pickiness makes it take a while to write them, but it's worth it in the end. :)
Mirfein: It's hard to pin a title like "Traitor" on Daeron, since his motives weren't jealous or spiteful, but rather concern and true love. He wanted to save her from herself, just like Thingol. It's an honor to be on your favorites list! Thank you for reviewing!
Erestor: Wow, thank you! It's good to know that I'm somehow improving as I write these, though I can't say that I was aiming for "scary." ;) Maglor's story is one of my favorites, and for some reason, it all just fit together. And I'm glad that we both pity Daeron… he's one of the characters that I feel the most sorry for, and I feel irritated with Lúthien when I think of how much she (perhaps inadvertently) wrecked poor Daeron's life. Anyway, thank you for your reviews!