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Title : A fountain of mirth and tears
Author : Himring
Fandom : Silmarillion, The Lord of the Rings
Rating : PG
Characters : Nienna, Olorin (Gandalf)
Disclaimer : I hope this would make sense to Tolkien.
Spoilers : None, except possibly for Olorin's identity

‘They do not always consider what it means, what is said about me,’ said Nienna to Olorin, ‘that as the Music unfolded, my song turned to lamentation before its end.’

She saw he was listening intently and continued: ‘I saw it take shape before my eyes, Arda Marred, and, more than any of the others, I entered in it knowingly and willingly. I grieve, but I chose that grief. And thus I am less different from Nessa than I seem. I weep, she dances. You may find in the end it comes to much the same thing: laughter and tears.’

A/N: Inspired by Vienna Teng's song "Shine" and its lyrics ("this broken world we choose"). The title alludes to Pippin's thoughts about Gandalf the White in ROTK
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