Go On Aching Still - Chapter One

Fandom: Tolkien
Rating: T
Characters: Nerdanel, Nienna, Maglor, Maedhros
Warnings: Torture
Summary: Troubled by dark dreams, Nerdanel picks up a palantír to seek for Maglor. She finds him.
Note: This chapter is in part an alternate POV to part of chapter 4 of Unhappy Into Woe.

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I wonder if when Years have piled —
Some Thousands — on the Harm —
That hurt them early — such a lapse
Could give them any Balm —

Or would they go on aching still
Through Centuries of Nerve —
Enlightened to a larger Pain —
In Contrast with the Love —

- “I measure every grief I meet” by Emily Dickinson

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Clear Pebbles of the Rain - Chapter Nine

Fandom: Tolkien
Rating: T
Characters: Maglor, Elrond, Elladan, Elrohir, various others
Warnings: References to torture and trauma
Summary: Maglor has been rescued from Dol Guldur, and now faces a long road of healing.
Note: This fic is a direct sequel to Unhappy Into Woe, and picks up more or less where that left off.

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