#celeborn doesn’t know Elu’s a thrall or that Mitiel is oropher’s kid

[silvantransthranduiltrash]

Ok, so here’s the thing, right? In my au, the newer generations in doriath don’t know elu thingol is melian’s puppet, or that oropher is miriel’s dad, etc, etc. Basically they’re pretty oblivious, not due to their own fualt. But they’ve been purposefully kept blind and dumb. So i can imagine:

Celeborn, meeting thranduil for the first time, and only knowing he’s the son of oropher, who celeborn called uncle, post first age: well met, thranduil oropherion! It is nice to see that uncle oropher has finally found a partner to settle down with and have kids with! Let me tell you about stories of doriath and the elves from whence you decend! 😁😁

Thranduil, elwe and elmo’s babysitter who’s been living with his ma, daughter and the rest of the silvans as they, too, hold of morgoth’s advances: ....

Celeborn, oblivious to the fact the elf he is treating like an elfling is actually old enough to be his grandfather: 😁😊???

[silvantransthranduiltrash]

Her family didn’t know Miriel was dead-

Until the noldor came back to the eastern shore.

And even then they weren’t informed officially, in the traditional way,

But rather through the grape vine.

That she faded and was almost instantly replaced by some damned valinor-born hussy.

When they heard it, they couldn’t believe it. Not with the way they remembered finwe being an absolute simp for miriel. Not with how they knew the entire reason finwe journeyed with Orome in the first place was to impress her.

But the evidence was there, with the child and grandchildren of the other elleth taking up territory, taking up land that had been declared sacred, claimed for millennia WITHOUT SO MUCH AS CONSULTING THE ELVES WHO NEVER LEFT THESE SHORES.

when Oropher heard that the grandchildren of the elleth who replaced his daughter would be invited to doriath as a sign of good faith by Melian’s thrall his rage could be felt all throughout the city. He refused to have anything to do with them throughout their entire stay, and even when celeborn, son of elmo, married galadriel, he refused to interact with her more than necessary.

(Galadriel thought his huffy-ness was due to her being a noldor and the kinslayings. She also never realized that Elu Thingol was no more than Melian’s thrall, and that Elwe was all but dead. As far as Oropher is concerned she’s got her head way too far up her ass for him to take her seriously)

(Galadriel’s thought that the silver haired ellon was a stiff prejudiced hufter. This viewpoint prevailed throughout history)

(Celeborn was confused at oropher’s attitude towards galadriel, but did his best to run interference before galadriel pissed Oropher off enough to snap and kill her)

Miriel’s family knew that there would be no way she would just fade without foul play.

(They’re right)

Oropher is patient. That’s what makes him deadly.

The valar worshipping hairlots took galadriel observation at face value.

That’s fine. Makes it easier for him.

Because they’re fools if they think that he won’t raise hell for his child, consequences be damned.

(Miriel’s family is braying for blood. And only those who remember the early years know the storm that awaits when Oropher comes though the halls.)

(May the earth, sky, and sea have mercy on them)