incomplete list of uses of the Silmaril in Elwing & Eärendil’s tower household at the edge of the Sundering Seas:
ship’s lantern/star (default)
embroidery lamp
paperweight
prized toy for baby seabirds too small for it to be a choking hazard yet
the ULTIMATE Forbidden Fruit for adventurous adult seabirds
(over the years, Elwing names several particularly relentless seagulls—always seagulls—after various Sons of Fëanor)
[Elwing under the sink!voice] “Hold the light a little lower—aha! There’s the clog!”
reference point in 20 Questions (“Is it bigger than a Silmaril?”)
improvised bookmark
“Honey, where did you put the Silmaril?” “I’m using it to scour pans for dinner!” “I need to sail! The people of Middle Earth need hope! It’s for the greater good!” “I am your wife! I am the greatest good you are ever gonna get!”
hi i’m arwen undomiel and these are my grandpas That Weirdly Bright Star Over There, Queen of Lothlorien’s Trophy Husband, and the forbidden third grandpa Sad Beach Cryptid