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It's beautiful. I love that it is Maedhros and Aredhel who are thrown together under such difficult circumstances. I love the delicate dance you lead them through. They could have, should have, ought to have been close. The have a lot in common--trapped by circumstances. One more tragedy in the long list of those of the Finweans.



Thank you very much, Oshun!

I do think Maedhros and Aredhel could have been close. She seems to have been friends with all the Sons of Feanor in Valinor. That could just mean that she went hunting with all seven of them in a group, but it could also mean that she was close to others among them besides Celegorm.

Of course, everything that happened afterwards would have conspired to keep Aredhel and Maedhros apart. But they have a lot in common, in some ways, as you say!