Thimble of Ashes, by Elleth

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

B2MeM Challenge:
I27: Evil, Villains and Monsters: Gothmog; Fëanátics: In Beleriand - Family Guy; Four Words: apart, buzz, half, thimble; Weather: Windy, In a Manner of Speaking: Blind as a Bat
Format: Drabble
Genre: Character Study
Rating: Teens
Warnings: Aftermath of character death
Characters: Curufin
Pairings: N/A
Summary: The immediate aftermath of Fëanor's demise.


Curufinwë groped dully for his father's ashes. Wind, blowing them apart, and low clouds rolled from the north, blotting out stars. He had hoarded a small mound, hands blindly cupped around the smouldering remains. A far buzz of thunder sounded, not yet close enough to rumble.

"We should move before the storm reaches us," spoke Maitimo, surveying the weather. Curufinwë studied his brother, incredulously.

"I will stay, gathering as much as I can. Father would have us honour him, would honour us if we were slain by Cosomoco, and he was greater than half a thimble full of ashes."

Comments

[moetushie]

Brilliant use of your prompts, as always. <3

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Some prompts sometimes just fit, and I'm glad you think they've been done justice. <3

[starli-ght.livejournal.com]

Very poignant, with beautiful wording, and such a clever use of the prompts. Great job!

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! I've had the image of Curufin wanting to keep his father's ashes for ages, and there is a discussion in full swing on elven burial customs that brought it back to mind, so it needed exorcising. :)

[engarian.livejournal.com]

Good use of some very disparate prompts.

- Erulisse (one L)

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

Thanks! They don't look disparate to me at all, but then that's all headcanon. XD

[silver-trails.livejournal.com]

I agree, brilliant.

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[shadowbrides.livejournal.com]

Wow, this is great. You managed to say a lot with a little. Also, you made me google Cosomoco.

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

Thank you - and yay for education via fanfic. :)

[dwimordene-2011.livejournal.com]

I never have gotten into Curufin's head, so I appreciate those who can. Feänor's end is symbolically very powerful, and it's great to see his namesake son reacting to it. Thanks, Elleth!

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

Curufin is hell to write for me as well - I can get behind the obsessive part of his character, which is in the foreground here, but the rest, huh. Thank you, anyway, I'm glad you found this convincing. :)

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

An understandable desire to hoard what could be found of his father's remains, but futile in the end, I'd guess.

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

It is just ashes, in the end, whether or not he does manage to scrape them up...