Snow
Snow is caught in her lashes.
She tastes its cold, pure flavor as it melts on her tongue.
Snow is reflected in her tears as they trickle down her snow-flecked cheek as she holds her husband's body, cold as ice, snow sprinkled over his dark hair with its little crystals of white.
He gave his blankets to her and their son.
They used to have three children, but their daughter stayed behind, choosing the love of a Vanya over that of her family, and their other son fell at Alqualonde where he rushed heedlessly into battle.
Her golden son wipes the clustering snowflakes away from his father's face, and there are no tears on his cheeks, stained pink from the raw winter wind.
Her brother still calls her Lalwen, but it seems unfitting now, for she has not laughed since they started the great trek across the Helcaraxe, 18 years ago.
"Why did he have to die?" her Laurefindil, her golden son murmurs brokenly, clutching his father close in disbelief, wondering why he couldn't have died instead. He, like his father, is much too valiant for his own good, and she fears for him.
The Helcaraxe is no place for them, Elves were not meant for endless snow and ice.
The Helcarace is no place for Lalwen, 'Laughing Maiden'.
So she calls herself Irime instead, as they plough onwards through the endless snow.
This one needs a little explaining:
Irime is the 2nd daughter of Indis and Finwe, sister of Fingolfin and Finarfin. Her nickname and most frequently used name is Lalwen, 'Laughing Maiden', and she followed her brother Fingolfin to middle earth out of love and loyalty to him. In my headcannon, she is mother of Glorfindel(Laurefindil), although in cannon any spouse/children of Irime are unknown(as are Glorfy's origins, hence the headcannon)
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