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*gets up early and writes a letter*
Arothîr, meleth-nîn,
Do you wake with surprise, to find this letter here instead of me? Indeed I have not strayed far away. Perhaps you will wonder at the reason? I think ‘twas these thoughts that woke me, and so I put them now to paper.
While I write this, you remain asleep. I can hear the quiet rise and fall of your breath, and the gentle whispers of your mind in slumber. In the night you have stirred so much that your feet have slipped out from underneath the covers. You sleep soundly, and it makes me smile to see the calmness that settles over your features.
I remember the day we met, and how I felt so shy and foolish. I was afraid you would see I had been crying, or tease me for blushing. I didn’t know then what I would say to such an elf-lord, the King’s son. But you kissed my hand, and when you talked with me you made me cheerful again. You called me “my lady,” but I did not know yet that one day I would call you “my love.”
And now I wake every morning to see the very same elf-lord beside me. My dearest Orodreth… I laugh when you surprise me by putting your arms around my waist. I like the way your eyes come alive when you are happy, and the way they shine with intensity even in your quiet moments. When ever you feel troubled or anxious, I only want to help you to be well again.
In truth it is the smaller things that I cannot help but take notice of, that were unexpected before, but now colour every part of my day. Waking with the day’s newest light to find you beside me. The pleasant weight of the gold ring on my finger. The delightful expectation, the anticipation of wondering when I will next taste your lips, or the next time I will feel my stomach leap as your eyes meet mine. Your breath on my bare skin... The warmth of your body next to mine. How when you take my hand in yours, all thoughts seem to disappear from my mind, and how peaceful you make me feel when you put your arms around me.
I could never have imagined these feelings, only a few months ago. Perhaps it was thinking of how much my life has changed, changed in such a wonderful way because of you, that made me want to write this to you. At times I wonder if this can possibly be me, the same shy elf-maiden who could not go to the court for fear of so many eyes upon her, who now lives in the palace of the King himself? The one who spent so much time reading about love stories but never allowed herself to believe she could be part of one?
Now, because of you, I have the courage to be myself, and feel the fullness of love in my heart. My love will always be for you.
Nellas-dîn
*leaves it for him to find when he wakes up*
*slips out to the gardens* :)
Arothîr, meleth-nîn,
Do you wake with surprise, to find this letter here instead of me? Indeed I have not strayed far away. Perhaps you will wonder at the reason? I think ‘twas these thoughts that woke me, and so I put them now to paper.
While I write this, you remain asleep. I can hear the quiet rise and fall of your breath, and the gentle whispers of your mind in slumber. In the night you have stirred so much that your feet have slipped out from underneath the covers. You sleep soundly, and it makes me smile to see the calmness that settles over your features.
I remember the day we met, and how I felt so shy and foolish. I was afraid you would see I had been crying, or tease me for blushing. I didn’t know then what I would say to such an elf-lord, the King’s son. But you kissed my hand, and when you talked with me you made me cheerful again. You called me “my lady,” but I did not know yet that one day I would call you “my love.”
And now I wake every morning to see the very same elf-lord beside me. My dearest Orodreth… I laugh when you surprise me by putting your arms around my waist. I like the way your eyes come alive when you are happy, and the way they shine with intensity even in your quiet moments. When ever you feel troubled or anxious, I only want to help you to be well again.
In truth it is the smaller things that I cannot help but take notice of, that were unexpected before, but now colour every part of my day. Waking with the day’s newest light to find you beside me. The pleasant weight of the gold ring on my finger. The delightful expectation, the anticipation of wondering when I will next taste your lips, or the next time I will feel my stomach leap as your eyes meet mine. Your breath on my bare skin... The warmth of your body next to mine. How when you take my hand in yours, all thoughts seem to disappear from my mind, and how peaceful you make me feel when you put your arms around me.
I could never have imagined these feelings, only a few months ago. Perhaps it was thinking of how much my life has changed, changed in such a wonderful way because of you, that made me want to write this to you. At times I wonder if this can possibly be me, the same shy elf-maiden who could not go to the court for fear of so many eyes upon her, who now lives in the palace of the King himself? The one who spent so much time reading about love stories but never allowed herself to believe she could be part of one?
Now, because of you, I have the courage to be myself, and feel the fullness of love in my heart. My love will always be for you.
Nellas-dîn
*leaves it for him to find when he wakes up*
*slips out to the gardens* :)