B2MeM09: Day Five
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Consider something that you regret: something that you did and wish you could undo, something you didn't do and wish that you had. Think or write briefly about what you would do if you had a second chance and how you think your life might be different without that regret.
If your character would have a chance to start anew and with a clean slate, what would he or she do with such a chance? Write a story, poem or create an artwork where this is offered to them or how they execute such a chance. |
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Date: 2009-03-06 09:20 pm (UTC)I'm so glad you gave this a chance, and that you like all the things you did about it. It's very gratifying to hear those kind of things.
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Date: 2009-03-06 09:04 pm (UTC)I am going to regret this victory for the rest of my life.
was by far my favorite line. It sums everything up so well!
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Date: 2009-03-06 04:01 am (UTC)Disclaimer - These characters all belong to the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien. This story was written for pleasure and not for financial gain.
Clarity
I see it clearly now. This was not meant to be my task, but my brother’s. Ah Faramir, never should I have begged the errand that was rightfully yours! You have the stronger will, the wiser heart. The Ring’s evil would never have ensnared you. You could have endured Galadriel’s gaze and looked her in the eye. The Quest is destroyed thanks to my folly. I have doomed us all to darkness. I fear for you, brother, the light is fading, and with it the glory of our House. May my blood atone for the ill choices I have made!
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Date: 2009-03-06 09:12 pm (UTC)This vignette is really nicely done. Nerdanel's realization of how the others' inability to forgive Celebrimbor would become a self-fulfilling prophesy gave me pause. (Really ... I did have to stop and think about that for a moment. ;) This is such a profound observation that I think is true of a lot of characters in the Silm.) It also fits well with your choice to re-embody the Elves as infants. Now my mind is reeling, years down the line, imagining what will come to pass ... *hides from plotrabbits*
Excellent work! :D
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Date: 2009-03-07 03:04 am (UTC)I wrote something though-provoking... whut? XD). Should the plotrabbits truly come knocking, feel free to run with it. I adore your work, and I'm sure anything that comes to you will be utterly fascinating ;).Thanks again for reading. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :D
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Date: 2009-03-06 05:39 am (UTC)Regrets and Resolve by Rhyselle
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Date: 2009-03-27 04:54 am (UTC)This is just a gorgeous, gorgeous line, and an intriguing idea as well! :) I feel like I could take this line and write stories about it; it is very inspiring. (Maybe if we ever do a challenge like this again, we might ask to borrow it for a prompt! ;)
I felt like I was punched when I read that he threw the pendant away, but I am a packrat to end all packrats ... I keep everything that hearkens to the past or sentimental memories. However, as an action in this story, this works exceptionally well; it really shows the extent to which he's willing to go to erase his identity and start anew. (I also felt regret that he wanted to remove his wife's embroidery.)
What an excellent vignette! And I think that the inevitability of Finwean melodrama is a law of Silmfic! :) Somehow, I'm getting a dramatic Finwion even in my B2MeM project, which is about Pengolodh of Nevrast, for pity's sake!
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Date: 2009-03-30 09:01 pm (UTC)Ok, I have to admit something: In my daydreams about a Silmarillion movie (or tv series), this is one of the lines I'd have Maglor say in the very beginning (because I am a fan of frames, I'd start the film with the end, with Maglor walking along the shores before panning back waaaay into the past). I've been carrying it around with me for years. And now it's made its way out into the open. I'm glad it found friends! ;)
Another thing I have to admit, from one packrat to another: I at first could not bring myself to write him throwing that pendant away. At first he tried to toss it away but kept retaining it. And then I thought "That makes no sense; it's not what he'd do in that situattion", and I rewrote it, and... well, it took three attempts until he actually threw it away. But it was important that he'd do it.
I suspect he may find it on the beach one day. If he doesn't, Daeron will. I love that pendant too much to let it go.
... silly, isn't it?
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