Master Swordsmith by oshun  

Thanks, Dawn! I suspect, like a lot of elements of my personal canon, I was first caused to think about the weapons question by running across your interpretation in your stories. I have no idea where this ficlet came from, at this time. I think I was wondering how complicit (it would be more passive than active I think) is Finwe in a whole series of things that Feanor becomes obsessed with. I don't think Feanor keeps anything from Finwe.

Recently been thinking that Feanor is at times Finwe's alter ego and at other times pushes Finwe out of a comfort zone, almost like a nagging conscience which he has almost quieted but never entirely. He is definitely an unsettling element for Finwe and also greatly indulged. In the end, Feanor means more to him than his duty, his wife, or his other children. One could do a lot with that.

Weapons in paradise is a big dilemna and interesting to me on so many levels.

Thanks for reading and commenting.

Oh, you caught me! It is an outtake. The last sections of that one are just getting too long and crowded. I hope it works as a stand-alone? Thanks so much for reading and commenting.