hey y'all.

go and read this fic. it's called Darthol i Aur : Enduring the Sunlight by Orchyd Constyne. i havent checked, but it should be archived at her personal website, http://www.hithanaur.net/. alternately, you can go to melethryn.net and search for it, tho i cant promise the melethryn webmistress has put the completed piece up yet.

it's a 12 part series, about glorfindel and erestor, set in the time before celebrian sailed off. in the fic, she and elrond are still very much lord and lady, and the four of them, elrond, celebrian, elladan and elrohir are the very picture of a happy family. arwen doesnt get any mention. i think she hasnt been born yet.

it's a romance, pure and simple. eresor has a dark secret, and glorfindel eventually finds out. the eldar is then forced to come to terms with it or risk loosing erestor's friendship forever. he chooses to remain true, and love develops.

but in case you think it's just any old fluffy love story, think again. the characters were very rich, and the histories and plot well spun. the characters come alive.

but for those like myself who are suckers for happy endings, please take note. the epilogue is heartbreaking. no, the happy couple arent seperated, so dont worry your head about that. Just... if you want to have a rosy, unblemished throughly hollywood-style happy ending, skip the epilogue and stop at chapter 11, where the actual plot draws to a close anyway. if you want a more drama, intrinsic lotr feel to it, read the epilogue. just... get some tissues ready... just in case.