my interpretation of Vaysh's character comes from Ashmael when he says: "He was so beautiful, so alive. Losing him was like losing life. Everyone worshiped him..." Oh, my. I think that would have totally set me off also when I read it. And you completely convey Ashmael's sense of that in M&M.
Yes, there was foreshadowing, and I can't wait to hear your thoughts as you go through this. You will definitely get my thoughts. You've really captured my imagination with this story. And, woohoo, I just got a notice that my books were shipped from Long Island, NY today (and I am in Brooklyn; so I should get them in a day or two, just in time to ruin my own writing plans for the weekend I'll bet).
Vaysh pretty much is in the top 5 tragic characters in Wraeththu. This is probably the key to why you so captured me with this story (that and your great writing and wonderful sensibility). I write Silmarillion fanfiction primarily and try to do with its tragic characters what you are doing here, convey a sense of layering and sympathy for them without writing just black and white heroes and villains and relentless grim, I-think-I'll-just-go-slit-my-wrists tragedy. Tragic is not tragic for me without contrast. I've read all seven of your posted chapters now (I'll try to comment one-by-one). But I still have that sense. Your angst warnings almost scared me off, because I'm tender-hearted, but you are doing a beautiful job of balancing, although I can see it's not ever going to be a happy story.
And what a lovely icon you have. :sighs happily: Shame on me! I stole someone's Harry/Draco icon and clumsily (I really should clean it up a little) turned it into one for my Fingon/Maedhros fics. But it could just as easily be two pretty Wraeththu sharing breath couldn't it?
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Oh, my. I think that would have totally set me off also when I read it. And you completely convey Ashmael's sense of that in M&M.
Yes, there was foreshadowing, and I can't wait to hear your thoughts as you go through this.
You will definitely get my thoughts. You've really captured my imagination with this story. And, woohoo, I just got a notice that my books were shipped from Long Island, NY today (and I am in Brooklyn; so I should get them in a day or two, just in time to ruin my own writing plans for the weekend I'll bet).
Vaysh pretty much is in the top 5 tragic characters in Wraeththu.
This is probably the key to why you so captured me with this story (that and your great writing and wonderful sensibility). I write Silmarillion fanfiction primarily and try to do with its tragic characters what you are doing here, convey a sense of layering and sympathy for them without writing just black and white heroes and villains and relentless grim, I-think-I'll-just-go-slit-my-wrists tragedy. Tragic is not tragic for me without contrast. I've read all seven of your posted chapters now (I'll try to comment one-by-one). But I still have that sense. Your angst warnings almost scared me off, because I'm tender-hearted, but you are doing a beautiful job of balancing, although I can see it's not ever going to be a happy story.
And what a lovely icon you have. :sighs happily:
Shame on me! I stole someone's Harry/Draco icon and clumsily (I really should clean it up a little) turned it into one for my Fingon/Maedhros fics. But it could just as easily be two pretty Wraeththu sharing breath couldn't it?