Story Recommendation

[dawn_felagund]

A few months ago, I posted a chapter I'd been dreading to AMC. Dreading? Why? Because it went beyond the realm of "slight AU" in which I usually play and did something flat-out awful and extreme to a canon character. Granted, it is never said that this flat-out, extreme treatment of such a character didn't exist...but I think we all agree that it was mostly my twisted imagination.

In AMC, the loremaster Rumil of Tirion is a survivor of Angband who was mutilated horribly by Melkor, both deafened and muted, leading him to design the Sarati as a means to communicate. I thought that I'd be skewered by readers for this little non-canon spin, but the chapter actually provoked some of the best discussions of any of my AMC chapters.

Still, I was quite surprised when, a few nights ago, tuxedo_elf IMed me to ask if she could borrow Rumil. Not her usual adorable Lorien Rumil but my angsty mutilated one.

She showed me the resulting story today, and I must say that I thoroughly love it. It expounds on the tragedy of his story but ends with hope and leaves me loving his character all the more. If Tux isn't on your flist, I encourage you to check out her story, "A Gilded Cage".

And thanks, Tux, for writing such a wonderful story! :)

Comments

[dawn_felagund]

Yes, don't you have a mute Lorien!Rumil?

I have a thing for traumatized Elves. Really. My original Elfy novel has made me realize that, since both of my main characters are suffering from a degree of trauma.

I'm also happy that you've forgiven my abuse of Rumil enough to write him! ;)

[tuxedo-elf.livejournal.com]

LOL I do... that's partly why I didn't come down on you *too* hard! ;D

Traumatised Elves are so much fun though!

Heh, it's more a case of me feeling sorry for him! :D