The Bearing of Fire, by Elleth

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

B2MeM Challenge:
B7: Four Words: core, vulture, stratus, maim
Format: Drabble
Genre: Character Study
Rating: Teens
Warnings: Mildly disturbing images, but nothing graphic.
Characters: Maedhros, Maglor
Pairings: N/A
Summary: On Thangorodrim, Maedhros is plagued by visions.
Note: The first reviewer to pun on this story gets a virtual cookie.


The stratus clouds swirl, dive, and form a vulture come to maim him to his core. Maedhros shudders. Hanging, he dreams the bird tearing, pecking, rending him. But he accepts it, reclaims a measure: His is not punishment for brotherly insubordination, his is not misfortune. This is just. He has failed to bear the fire: never cheered at Losgar, and his father's essence guttered into ashes in his hands. It is just.

Maglor later learns that story, claiming it in turn. In song, Maedhros is the one who carries on the flame. In song, that too is just.

Comments

[pandemonium-213.livejournal.com]

Love the nod to Prometheus! As for a pun, I got nothing. ;^)

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

Call it a... minor spelling difference. XD Thank you!

[pandemonium-213.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. Maybe "The Baring of Fire?"

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

Oh! I was actually talking about the main character in this and the nod to a certain Titan.

It's a very bad pun, nothing as clever as yours. ;)

[moetushie]

So that would make Fingon Hercules then, eh?

Lovely and concise!

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

Naturally! I've never pictured him with a club, but hey... it's all phallic symbolism anyway.

^^ Thank you!

[engarian.livejournal.com]

I loved the parallel direction to the myth of Prometheus, but I have to admit that I also got no pun from it. Of course, considering I first read this at 5:45 this morning, perhaps my early hour contributed to the lack of ability to see the pun.

- Erulisse (one L)

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

Perhaps! More likely is the fact that I have a penchant for extremely bad puns, and no one else would stoop so low.

Ready?

You sure?

Okay.

Promaetheus.

*hides in shame*

[engarian.livejournal.com]

Groan..... :-D

- Erulisse (one L)

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

Maybe the bird in the dream just wanted to give Maedhros a hand.

No?

*ducks*

Lovely drabble, though. I really liked the fire and flame references. :)

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

Oh! You should duck! He!

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

Who knows! I tried to get into Maedhros' mind, not the bird's. ;)

Thank you!

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

Hmm--Maedhros as Prometheus. The parallels are certainly there. Or should he fire his brother as his biographer? Heh!

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

Heh! Not fire, perhaps, but definitely question his sanity. ;)

(I'm sorry for the late reply - it must have avoided my notice during the barrage of emails from B2MeM.)