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Diamond18 · 10-12-2002, 02:50 PM

mark12_30 (or Helen). I thought your story was cool. [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img] It kept me up till 4 in the morning reading it!

And Knight of Gondor, your idea sounds intriuging and original, but the only way to decide if it will work is to start writing it. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

I think that being an immortal among mortals would be bad enough, but to get personnally attached to one, be it romantically or just close friendship, would be torment. The fact that death really does sunder them forever (no, "see you in heaven" because the Elves don't go to heaven, they just recycle...or something [img]smilies/confused.gif[/img] ) is what makes it terrible.

It's nice that Luthien and Arwen were allowed to die, but in Arwen's case I thought that she let herself despair too much after Aragorn's death. She still had her son and daughters...if I were one of them I'd feel awful that my mother didn't love me enough to stick around, but left while I was still trying to get over my dad's death.

10-12-2002, 02:50 PM	#9
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	mark12_30 (or Helen). I thought your story was cool. [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img] It kept me up till 4 in the morning reading it! And Knight of Gondor, your idea sounds intriuging and original, but the only way to decide if it will work is to start writing it. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] I think that being an immortal among mortals would be bad enough, but to get personnally attached to one, be it romantically or just close friendship, would be torment. The fact that death really does sunder them forever (no, "see you in heaven" because the Elves don't go to heaven, they just recycle...or something [img]smilies/confused.gif[/img] ) is what makes it terrible. It's nice that Luthien and Arwen were allowed to die, but in Arwen's case I thought that she let herself despair too much after Aragorn's death. She still had her son and daughters...if I were one of them I'd feel awful that my mother didn't love me enough to stick around, but left while I was still trying to get over my dad's death. __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.