I really enjoy your approach and idea of elven ageing, and am much intrigued by it. It makes very much sense, and I particularly like your idea of elves choosing the "visible" age they feel most comfortable with, and remain more or less in this outside look for want of a better word. The example of Galadriel and Celeborn is perfect for illustrating this! But apart from this fascinating bit of additional lore (which is making its way straight to myheadcanon, if I may) your tale is such a sweet take on a part of canon which has always been one of the most painful for me, as I always felt it to be so much about separation, departure, and leaving behind, and about loss. My feeling of this journey being thus might be coloured by my first childhood experiences of it, when I not yet understood as much of the whole story as I did later, but no matter, I enjoyed it so much to read how you made it a warm and comfortable experience, giving the characters a much better time for the journey than they always had in my imagination. And the detail is such a joy to read, too - Bilbo's cushions and tiredness, but also joy in the small events of every day; Lindir unfolding his legs around the harp (brilliant! *g*), Galadriel's conversation, Elrond's musings, the honour of leading Bilbo's ponies... and, of course, those gems of word-smithing you have strewn in between, like the passage about Bilbo's dreams and how he perceives them.
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Date: 2014-03-31 01:54 am (UTC)But apart from this fascinating bit of additional lore (which is making its way straight to myheadcanon, if I may) your tale is such a sweet take on a part of canon which has always been one of the most painful for me, as I always felt it to be so much about separation, departure, and leaving behind, and about loss. My feeling of this journey being thus might be coloured by my first childhood experiences of it, when I not yet understood as much of the whole story as I did later, but no matter, I enjoyed it so much to read how you made it a warm and comfortable experience, giving the characters a much better time for the journey than they always had in my imagination. And the detail is such a joy to read, too - Bilbo's cushions and tiredness, but also joy in the small events of every day; Lindir unfolding his legs around the harp (brilliant! *g*), Galadriel's conversation, Elrond's musings, the honour of leading Bilbo's ponies... and, of course, those gems of word-smithing you have strewn in between, like the passage about Bilbo's dreams and how he perceives them.