possibly the beginning of a new fic...
« I surmised I would find you here.” She whispered. He felt her presence wrap around him like a fresh garland of flowers. “Are you still grieving? For him?”
Aulë sighed. “Is he not a thing of beauty?” he asked her, watching the strong muscles of the shoulders and back working smoothly under the taut skin, admiring the narrow hips, long legs, hair like a river of gold, neck like a column of alabaster.
“He certainly is.” Yavanna said. “But beauty does not make him less of a monster.”
“I failed him, so long ago.” Aulë said. “I failed to see that his brilliance and his extreme talent made him vulnerable. I failed to see that it was a mistake to try and contain him. I did not give him the freedom he needed.”
She sighed. “If a beautiful but poisonous flower would grow in my gardens, I would unroot it without hesitation to protect the rest of my creations.”
He moved, forcing his wive to loosen her embrace.
“He was not poisonous in the very beginnings, when the world was sung into existence. Melkor poisoned him with promises and lies, like he did with everything and everyone.”
She sighed, exhaling the sweet scent of roses. “He could have come back to you.”
“His pride kept him prisoner. You are right, my beloved. He was a monster. A murderer of thousands. A merciless torturer. A deceiver. Still when I look at him now, I see only beauty.”
She pressed against him. “Do not torment yourself, my love. He made his own choices. Do not deny him that.”
She left, light as a summer breeze and Aüle, after a while, followed.
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