[Lord of the Rings, Silmarillion]

[artabria]

Title: Goodbyes

Day/Prompt: 20/12/2018 "Look, no one who departs returns!"
Fandom: Tolkien (Lord of the Rings, Silmarillion).
Character/Pairing: Thranduil, Elu Thingol, Elrond, Galadriel.
Rating/Warning(s): Gen.
Word Count: 100 words.

There's a haunted look in his son's eyes, and Thranduil learns that even if the War didn't take his son away, the Sea soon will.

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It takes ages for Thingol to step away from the Halls of Mandos. Why should he, when his daughter would never see this world again?

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Something breaks deep within Elrond when he sees his brother follow the Men to their island. He lost their parents, why must he lose more?

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Galadriel tried to hold her tears as her daughter, spirit broken, stepped into the ship. She still blamed herself for not being able to help.