In the Halls, by StarSpray

[starspray]

Author: StarSpray

Title: In the Halls

Characters: Maedhros, Finwe

Pairing: n/a

Text type / Format: fixed length ficlet (drabble and a half)

Source / Fandom: Silmarillion

Rating: G

Warnings: canonical character death

Word Count: 150

Summary: Mandos was full, and yet it felt empty.
Author notes: Written for day 1 of Feanorian Week 2025

 

Mandos was quiet. The whispers of the spirits there was like a soft breeze through summer leaves. The tapestries of Vairë glowed on the walls, vibrant splashes of color, but Maedhros stayed away.

Mandos was full, and yet it felt empty. It was not hard either to keep apart or to seek company, though it was a strange sort of company when the spirits of the dead came together. His father came seeking him, and his brothers, but Maedhros slipped away from them all. His father’s spirit burned white-hot even still; it felt too much like the Silmarils.

Then Finwë came, and that was easier. He was not whole either; he asked nothing of Maedhros, and offered only quiet company in return. His presence was not a flame like Fëanor’s, but warm, comforting, a reminder of a childhood that Maedhros had forgotten belonged to him.

Slowly, they both healed.

Comments

[silver_trails]

This is absolutely beautiful!

[starspray]

Thank you!

[shirebound]

His presence was not a flame like Fëanor’s, but warm, comforting, a reminder of a childhood that Maedhros had forgotten belonged to him.

Beautiful.

[starspray]

Thank you! <33

[hhimring]

I like the idea that Finwe was able to offer comfort, reminding him of what came before!
The last line seems to say that Maedhros was also able to offer a sort of company, eventually, however strange, which seems so hopeful.

[starspray]

Thank you! ❤️

[erulissedances]

OH YEAH! That's exactly right.

- Erulisse (one L)

[starspray]

Thank you! <333