Fic: Tributary - Chapter 1

Tributary
Fandom: The Silmarillion, Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away
Rating: PG13/T
Warnings: Mild child abuse/child endangerment, underage employment
Relationships: Maedhros/Fingon (pre-relationship), Fëanor/Nerdanel (background), other minor background relationships
Characters: Fingon, Maedhros, Círdan, Fingolfin, Anairë, Turgon, Aredhel, Fëanor, Caranthir, Maglor, Celegorm, Ambarussa, Nerdanel, Curufin, Curufin's Wife, Thranduil, Thranduil's Wife, Hildifons Took, Isengar Took, Rog (Tolkien), Original Male Character(s), Original Female Character(s), Original Genderqueer Character(s)
Word Count: 34,139
Summary: Tributary: noun; a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

Moving to another town can be difficult, especially when you're just a kid. Leaving everything you know behind - friends, classmates, teachers, the nice guy at the ice cream shop who sometimes snuck you an extra scoop - is scary, even if you know the place you're moving to.

For Findecáno, son of Ñolofinwë and Anairë, brother of Turucáno and Írissë, it's going to be even harder.

Dropped into a dangerous and treacherous world of spirits and magic, he doesn't know which way to turn, or even who he can trust, but he has to keep his feet under him in order to stay ahead of the great Sorcerer and save his family.

(Author's Note: I prefer to use the name of the character that they would themselves use, which is why I'm using the Quenya names here in the beginning. Later on it's going to get a bit more complicated, but this will hopefully be explained adequately within the story. Also, it's an aesthetic choice on my part to stick solely to using the 'c' in their names where a 'k' sound is heard, and I am very aware of this. To that end, please enjoy.)


Art by icepick_art!

Findecáno hated everything. Hated his cruel parents, hated his overly excited little brother, hated his crying baby sister. He was, as his mildly exasperated mother put it, in a thorough sulk.

He was also a twelve-year-old boy who was moving to a completely new town, where he knew absolutely no one except for his grandmother, uncle, aunt, and cousins. No friends, no schoolmates, no nice man at the ice cream shop who always gave him an extra scoop. No nothing.( Read more... )