One Hundred Green Leaves
A/N: The One Hundred Drabble Challenge by NirCele.
These drabbles will all be different… some will be angst, some hurt/comfort, and some pure fluff (my favourite!) They will include any LotR/TH character I think suitable for the specific drabble prompt, though mainly my OC Eleniel as it gives me an excuse to write about her. ;) (Eleniel is Lord Elrond's youngest).
Please enjoy!
Fire
She was gone.
That one sentence kept emerging from the depths of the Lord of Rivendell's mind, the words forming to create something that brought tears to his eyes every time he thought about it.
Celebrian was gone.
His wife.
His love.
His stars.
His moon.
His everything.
Elrond felt the first tears of many roll down his cheeks as he sat in the Hall of Fire, watching the raging orange flames burn in front of him.
He missed her so much, and she had barely just sailed.
A shaky breath escaped his lips as he looked down, storm grey eyes just making out the shape of a tiny baby swathed in blankets through the blurry haze of tears.
He shifted her in his arms, and a faint smile appeared on his face as she gurgled, tiny fingers wrapping themselves around her father's much larger hand.
Celebrian was gone, but at least he had been given something that reminded him of her each time he looked at it.
His daughter.
His precious baby Eleniel.
He saw his wife in her every time he looked into those shining blue eyes, and he knew that, someday, even if it was far away from now, he would see her again.
He just had to wait.
And as he watched the flames dance in the fireplace, and listened to his daughter coo sleepily in his arms, he suddenly felt a new-found hope fill his heart, gradually beginning to mend the dark hole.
I really hope you enjoyed! Please review and tell me what you think! Thank you for reading :D ~ Gre3nleaf