Bitterness, by Starlight (Galadriel)

[starli-ght.livejournal.com]

B2MeM Challenge: g51: Games: King of the Hill
Format: Drabble
Genre: Drama (?)
Rating: General
Warnings: None
Characters: Galadriel
Pairings: None
Summary: She is a survivor...

The longer she spent in Middle-earth, the more frequent these flashes of memory became. A scent, smile, a butterfly perched on a daisy just so would start one.

Galadriel had learned to be wary of them.

Once, while her grandsons played, she clearly saw herself in Tirion, with the cousins, in Grandfather's courtyard. Their game of choice, "King on the hill," was to fight their way with hands, teeth, fingernails, until they brought the king down-- until only one remained.

With a sharp pang, Galadriel realized that they had all of them fallen.

Crouching under the mellyrn, she cried.

~the end

Comments

[engarian.livejournal.com]

Memory is a two-edged sword. Sweet on the one hand, sharp on the other. Even Galadriel can fall prey to memory.

- Erulisse (one L)

[allie-meril.livejournal.com]

With a sharp pang, Galadriel realized that they had all of them fallen.

Ouch, that line hurts. What a terrible thing to realize she is the last of all her cousins still living.

[keiliss.livejournal.com]

That's the true curse of immortality, isn't it? Remembering places and people who are no more. Becoming king of the hill by default.

Nicely done!

[starli-ght.livejournal.com]

I know... This was sad to write. I feel for her.

Thank you for reading! I am so behind reading all of yours, but I'll get there!

[starli-ght.livejournal.com]

I know, it's so awful. I'm glad to hear that feeling came across well.

Love your icon! :-)

[starli-ght.livejournal.com]

becoming king of the hill by default

Store, and so aptly put. I'm so glad you liked it. Thanks for reading!

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

Some things bring both pleasure and pain and this sort of memory would be one of those things. Sad, but lovely.

[allie-meril.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I've had this as my default icon for... probably like five years now.

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

Obviously too many of the memories are of loss and grief. I can see how she would in the end wish to return before Celeborn to the Blessed Realm once more.