#like i love human women in Arda so much I love their anger their sadness their ugliness

[nin-varisse]

Carabthir for the ask game :)

Caranthir for the character ask game!

Thank you so much for asking @herinke9

One aspect I love about Caranthir

EVERYTHING. Just kidding of course. I love that despite being the Feanorian who is canonically easiest to anger, they really try to keep themselves out of conflicts. They kinda just do their own thing far away from their brothers, forging strong relationships with humans and dwarves, respecting women (and getting that coin ofc). I also really like the fact that we know very little about them, which is why I can project a lot into them and make up LOTS of headcanons and scenarios. (watch me cheat at the first question already hksks)

One aspect I wish more people understood about them

They’re really not the moody person canon wants you think they are (fucking fight me, Tolkien)! They got angry once and I think Angrod really got it coming. They are actually quite respectful or else they wouldn’t be able to make such strong allies. He also respects the Haladin’s wishes to rule their own lands and doesn’t just make them his vassals. Thanks to his good connections and riches he also an essential part of the Feanorians, which a lot of people seem to forget.

One headcanon I have about them

As you might have already assumed by the use of pronouns, I headcanon them as genderfluid (I use pretty much all and any pronouns with them). Since this was really short, you’re getting a second one! Caranthir loves children (all the Feanorians do) and they have always wanted to have some of their own. They’re also surprisingly popular with children. Everytime they visit the Haladin settlement, children start swarming around them asking for stories and games and they always makes sure to bring toys they bought from dwarven craftsmen. [this one was inspired by someone on twitter, just a heads up!]

One character I love seeing them interact with

Very surprising at this point but Haleth! I think she enables their other, softer side. I also just love their fanon dynamic! They are m/m, f/m and f/f at the same time. Icons.

One character I wish they would interact with (more)

I want to see them interact with Maglor. Maglor was still fairly young when Celegorm was born, so Caranthir was the first person he could act as the older brother with (in my hc ofc). I would love to learn more about their sibling relationship!

One hc that involves them and one other character (Haleth)

This is gonna be sad but I have this scene in my head that as they are dying in Doriath, they see Haleth’s spirit has waited for them, refusing to move on alone (she’s stubborn if anything). They never follow the call to Mandos Halls, instead they move on with Haleth together beyond the bounds of Arda (Mandos is a sap and lets them). No one ever sees them again but they stay together to the end of time.

[hildorien]

ahh your "unpopular opinion" is literally 100% right though

-@outofangband (sorry I send asks every time you talk about them, I just love your thoughts on them a lot)

No no, I love Morwen and Hurin so much and they deserve more content about them. I honest to god believe they are the best and most functional and even canon relationship we see them in the silm.

They are the best, but also make me sob. The love they had for each other survived, Morwen never stopped believing he make it home, and Hurin loved her until the bitter end and buried her like the queen she was with the children they both loved more than the moon the stars and the sun in heaven.

They don’t need to talk about being in love, because it’s there. It’s there in their actions. Them just talking about what will happen if the war goes badly is more romantic and shows how much they are dedicated to each other than most romantic speeches to me? If that makes sense

They just make me…