*cries and wails* This has no tissue warning! Why does it have no tissue warning *sniffles*. I understood about halfway in where you were going with this and at that point I still thought, well it can't get so bad. But well... obviously I overestimated my ability to not cry at the sad parts.
I think you've really digged your fingers deep into the wound death leaves in a person. You portrayed that very realistically. I also loved the personification of the house. I'm very attached to my home, it's been in my family for three generations (nothing in comparison to elves - but we mortals have to start somewhere). So I could really relate to that - the house that is a living, breathing thing missing it's inhabitants. It's truly an enchanted place. And if it falls to ruins in a century or two, it will still have a bit of magic.
Author's Response: I am so sorry... Of course I should have put a tissue warning on it! ^^ I can send you an online hug if it feels better *hug*
I´m glad you think I managed to describe grief in a realistic way. I haven´t experienced a tenth of such grief myself, but I wrote it after recently losing my grandmother so I believe I could still get into the emotion pretty much. That Imladris would be speaking (or writing at least) was actually one of the first things I decided. It was supposed to begin with the house, but after a billion of re-writings it turned out differently. My family house is neither very old nor very special, but we do have a smaller house (and neighbour to were my grandmother lived) that do seem to have some elven magic in it. We only live there a week or two every year, but it still manages to be rather clean and warm when we arrive and the flowers in the windows doesn´t die even from a year of drought. This house is defenitely not a ruin, but it probably still inspired me. It´s defenitely somewhat alive :)
Now, why do my replies always get longer than the reviews themselves? Because I obviously love to speak about my stories^^ Thank you so much for reviewing! Warms the heart of this little author where she sits in her lonely appartment ;)
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