#feanorians

Huevember Day 23.

Doriath

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Maglor doesn’t have privacy in his room.

no privacy for Maglor (Maedhros comes when he has nightmares. Kids come because why not.)

Maglor doesn’t have privacy in his room.

Elros runs away for the day.

I drew the comic with this music from Please Save My Earth in mind.

By the way, Elros sprints but is no match for Maglor since he’s much taller. After this, they returned to much worried Maedhros.

More of my headcanon about Maglor (these are totally stuff based on my taste so don’t take it too seriously)

I interpret Maglor as quite cold despite his pacifist attitude. Maedhros has more of natural charisma; you see that when he wins over diverse allies and organizes forces. But our favorite redhead also makes what can be interpreted as pretty rash decisions like actually going to see Melkor. He also engages in a lot of self-destructive behavior like when he decides to go after the Silmarils in the end. On the other hand, you never see Maglor act out of a passion of the moment. Even when poor Maedhros had been taken captive, he doesn’t just jump out. I like to interpret this as Maglor making more strategic—albeit a little cold—move by choosing to keep remaining brothers/allies alive (at this point, Feanor has been killed and Maedhros taken, so they’ve lost two of their own in a short time). Maedhros expresses and is influenced by his emotions, which is what makes him sometimes act recklessly—kind of like his dad—but also what draws others to him. But the boy also breaks like cookies when things get overwhelming. Maglor, in contrast, acts more even-headed but suppresses his emotions, which is probably why he’s so weary by the end of the First Age. Nevertheless, he’s much more resilient than his older brother. If for overall good, he can stand humiliation while Maedhros can’t.

Another headcanon is that after Thangorondrim, Maglor finds it difficult to say no to Maedhros—whether it’s a song request or some military campaign idea—because he feels guilty for not rescuing his brother himself. He doesn’t act like he’s bothered in front of Maedhros, but he really can’t say no. Maedhros is unaware that Maglor still feels guilty though. He’s just happy his little brother is so nice to him.

Our little(?) minstrel is also a rather a frightening warrior. He’s the one who killed Uldor (this part is canon but my another headcanon is that as calm as Maglor is usually, he’ll take out those who hurt his brothers). Silma always mentions how Maglor is great singer and the reader can be misled in to thinking that this elf is a harmless fluffball of a musician, but we have to remember that in Tolkien’s world, music has a lot of power. Remember. Finrod had music battle with Sauron and Luthien worked her way through her adventure with songs. Generally, if a character is described as a great musician, the said character is also formidable, so it’s not a stretch to conclude that Maglor is pretty powerful (he’s also called Kanafinwe).

Basically, I like interpreting Maglor as wise like Nerdanel but also capable of Feanor’s ferocity. If anyone inherited an ounce of wisdom from Nerdanel, I say it’s Maglor. But then this makes Maglor scariest of them all because anyone who’s gotten a real bit of Nerdanel in them is scary.

*Oh I also just remembered that dear Nelyo also asked his father if they were going back to pick up Fingon. Yeah. He can be rather naive sometimes.

I’m all about the kidnap fam these days… again! I’m thinking about this comic short with Elros’s adventure…

Picking up the twins.

I like to imagine Maedhros as more traumatized from losing practically all of his little brothers, especially the twins, but Maglor is more even headed and sometimes even cold of the two so he’s not in favor of taking the kids impromptu. (Maglor lets him keep the kids in the end though)

The prettiest boy <3

Fëanorians ranked from most to least likely to survive the Purge.

Maglor: 11/10. Would just emerge from his room after a week-long composition binge to find out that the Purge ended already, not even aware that it happened.

Caranthir: 9/10: Would probs be like Maglor and never even notice the Purge because he barely goes outside, but would probably go to his neighbors to yell about the racket and get caught up in it.

Maedhros: 8/10: Would hack his way through anybody who tried to get at his front door, his fatal mistake is that he steps outside to begin with. Tactical brain may still save his life tho not without injuries.

Amrod and Amras: 5/10: Somewhere in the middle because they’re in the woods somewhere, excellent cover for you…but also excellent cover for every other whack job.

Curufin: -5901/10 He and Celegorm share one brain cell and he has Daddy’s temper, ‘nuff said. Only reason he’d survive slightly longer than Celegorm is because he’s more of a prideful dick than a hack and slash dick.

Celegorm: -5900/10: Gets VERY involved, tries to rob every bank and stir up as much shit as he can, stays strapped but doesn’t know when to quit, lasts longer than most but still dies.

Fëanor: -1,000,000/10: Immediately goes over to try to fight everyone he doesn’t like, dies within an hour.

Celebrimbor: - ♾/10: Is way too trusting, tries to help a “victim” that’s fleeing from an ax murderer. Turns out said “victim” IS an ax murderer and he dies in like 30 minutes.