A flame extinguised.
[TW: Suicide]
-={Valaendir Ciradyl}=-
187 SA - 217 SA
The morning in Celia’nor began like any other—bustling streets filled with merchants calling out their wares, citizens hurrying to their daily business, and the hum of life echoing off marble walls. Yet, amidst all the motion and noise, one soul wandered restlessly.
Valaendir paced aimlessly through the streets, ignoring the greetings and well-meaning words of those who attempted to engage him. His mind was elsewhere, clouded and distant. A wedding was set to take place that day—a joyous occasion for the bride and groom. He should have been happy for them, yet inside, he felt nothing but an aching hollowness.
It had been months since he had last seen Maiya, his fiancée. Her absence gnawed at him, a constant whisper at the back of his mind that he could neither ignore nor silence. He was drowning in the weight of it, and his fragile emotional state only pulled him further under. The knowledge that he had been neglecting the duties he once held so dear did nothing to ease the guilt pressing against his chest.
The day unfolded as expected, the city falling into the natural rhythm of celebration and ceremony. As dawn faded into dusk, the wedding came and went, with Valaendir in attendance. Yet, as the hours crept by, the emptiness within him only grew, gnawing at his resolve and leaving him utterly drained—hollow, exhausted, and alone in a sea of revelry.
Finally, deciding that he could no longer bear the weight alone, Valaendir pulled a friend aside, seeking a moment of solace and understanding. He opened himself up, his words carefully chosen as he tried to lay bare the sorrows that had been tearing at him from within.
Yet, despite Valaendir’s efforts to reach out, it seemed that help had come too late. The cracks in his heart had already deepened beyond repair, and the darkness that clung to him refused to loosen its grip. Though his friend listened and tried to offer comfort, the chasm within Valaendir felt insurmountable, leaving him stranded in his own despair.
In the end, the high elf succumbed to his grief. The weight of Maiya’s absence, the guilt of his perceived failures, and the unrelenting ache in his heart became too much to bear. Step by step, Valaendir fell deeper and deeper into the abyss of his own making, the light that once defined him flickering until it was snuffed out entirely.
He plummeted, unable to find his footing, unable to fight against the tide of despair that had consumed him. And when he fell, he fell alone.
A set of personal letters were sent to the following people.
Maiya
Elgras Soltée
Odysseus
Lyriel Ithradryl
Akal'Tir Tahorran
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