Saurondriel Stories

"Where were you?" Halbrand whispered. "One moment I'm looking at the bloodied sky and the next you're out of my sight. I called for you. I called," he swallowed, "and cried and begged for you to be safe." Galadriel turned away, lest he see her glistening eyes. Let the night be over, for she couldn't bear this. "I survived. I always do," she answered bitterly.

On a night of celebration at her university Galadriel meets Halbrand, not knowing that he is the person who has made it his mission to bring her career down. -- Academic Rivals AU: teachers edition and inspired by the labyrinth quote "Fear me, love me, let me rule you - and I will be your slave." written for the Gifts of the Valar exchange 2024.