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"Move farther north," Caranthir says to her a month after the attack, gaze steady on her even as his hands continue briskly gutting fish. "There is plenty of land closer to my fortress, and my people can help protect yours if there is another attack."
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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Celegorm knows how to make - inadvertently - make history with naming Fingon the Valiant. :) Makes you wonder how he'd react ages after to Fingon's nick, especially in battle. Oh muses!
Thanks for reading, Rhapsody. Pretty silly, but I had a lot of fun with it. It is AU to my own main story line, of course. (Fingon is modeled on my brother, Jerry, and Celegorm on my brother, Tom. Caranthir was inspired by any one of my younger siblings.)
Very nice! I think that everyone who writes Fingon must, at some point, justify "the valiant." :) I like your version ... and I'm glad you went for broke on it. It's cute and funny and yet in-character at the same time.
Lol, I enjoyed this, although I don't read humor, since I love wallowing in drama and angst, but still your handling and familial interaction comes across from your other stories. I really liked it :)
Thank you so much! (Sorry I am late responding. I somehow originally missed this review.) I do greatly appreciate that you liked it as I am well aware of your more serious tastes.
Thank you. I am so glad you enjoyed it. I had a lot of fun writing it. Would probably not have done it without a push. (I can't even write tragedy without including humor, do I am happy when it is appreciated.)
I wrote this about three or four years ago. I'm afraid to look-- if I read it, I'll want to start editing it. I am thrilled that you enjoyed it. I recall having fun with it at the time. I wrote a couple of stories pairing Celegorm and Fingon as wicked youthful co-conspirators in the days of their wanning childhood. They were still kids and close in age whilst Maglor and Maedhros were already young adults. I can imagine their generation of family members being terrified to face up to Feanor, but Fingon the Valiant could not be--he was know for his courage, right? And later Galadriel, of course, who in my verse is both vain and ballsy.
The one in the family who always gets himself into mischief and a whole world of trouble. Who can't seem to wrap his mind round the concept; 'No!' or 'Don't touch'
Fingon's so sweet and Celegorm really gives him a bit of a hard time. But at the same time I like seeing Celegorm in this way. It seems to suit him as a character.
The brother who has something akin to ADHD, won't listen, sit still and not much seems to phase him. A law unto himself in a sense.
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