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Have you ever wondered what would happen if the characters in The Silmarillion were smoooooth like they were sippin' a Sex on the Beach on a party barge in the harbor at Alqualondë? The "Yacht Rock Silmarillion" retells The Silmarillion as though the characters all had perms…
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Fëanor shrugged, studying the contents of his wine glass. “Something must be done about that house. It will fall down eventually.” “It does not follow that it must be you that tears it down single-handedly. Are you sure you do not want help?” “It’s not as though I…
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That's a nice explanation for how there might be a fair-haired Celegorm. I wish I had thought of that idea some 10 or 12 years ago. I might have used it for my own story-verse of the sons of Feanor. I do like the idea that one of Feanor's kids looked like Miriel.
Thank you so much! It was my first thought when I considered the angst possibilities and then I had to do it that way, lol. Now I'm curious to see where your interpretation comes from :)
Mine came for a desire to mix it up a little visually! I liked the visual effect of throwing in a tawny-haired blondish guy with all of those dark-haired or red-headed siblings. I saw some genetic information that indicated that some types of gene mutations that produce red hair can also produce blonds. I also was fond of Dawn Felagund's golden-headed Celegorm in Another Man's Cage. Back in the early days of my Silm fic writing, I relied heavily upon cross-fertilization from my fandom BFFs.
This is a really cool headcanon! I especially like the idea of borrowing headcanons from fandom friends - I don't really have friends in the fandom yet but I hope to make be able to do this at some point too :)
Oh wow! This is a really nice portrayal of Tyelkormo!
In the years of the sun, Celegorm was marked as "Heartless" and "Cruel", especially for his actions done to Luthien, but this story certainly showed a softer side to him!
Who would have thought that Tyelkormo, for all his brash temper and fell deeds could have been such a sweet child in Valinor?
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