#Meanwhile Finrod will be none the wiser and wonder why Maedhros is apologising

[theexistentialmeow]

While Celegorm, Curufin and Caranthir use thumb smudged ink on their envelopes to mark them as private between them, Maedhros and Maglor spray theirs with rosewater perfume, so that they are always smelling the letters from each other before they open them, just in case. on ao3 here