#tag.headcannons

[havenotwillnotreadthebooks]

Ok but imagine the Noldor trying to have a nice banquet after the entire Finwean Fam has been therapized and released from Mandos. Except Eonwë is the one announcing the names and titles as people arrive (it’s supposed to be a sign of goodwill from the Valor).

All goes well (except when he announces to the entire room that “Fingon Findékano Astaldo Nolofiniwion, Prince of The Noldor and Husband of Maedhros Neylafinwë Maitimo Feanorian” has arrived. In his defense, Eonwë didn’t know secret marriages could last almost four ages). But the Real Drama starts when Elrond arrives.

When Elrond arrives; Eonwë looks at the Peredhel in the entranceway, looks at his magic Scroll of Heritage-Information, and there is a long moment of silence where Eonwë contemplates if he really wants to spend 5 whole minutes announcing Elrond’s heritages.

Eonwë, in the end, decides to take a shortcut. Cuz how wrong could it go? As such, he announced to the Finwean Fam, several courtiers, several politicians, and to the face of Finwe’s actual children that “Elrond, Lord of Imladris Remade, Descendant of Finwë Noldoran and Elwë Singollo, and [Insert Celebrian’s Introduction] has arrived.”

Speculations rise, and whispers are everywhere about what the hell “Descendant of Finwë and Elwë” could mean. (A lovechild, somebody says once jokingly).

Elrond was expecting Earendilion, Neylafinwion, or Kanafinwion, even Peredhel. He was not expecting the first kings of the Noldor and Sindar themselves to be named.

Anyway, the worst part is that because of Mixed Ancestry, Elrond actually does look like a combination of Finwë and Elwë. The lovechild rumors grow.

[havenotwillnotreadthebooks]

The valar accidentally giving the elves headaches whenever they interact with them for a few hundred years until they get the hang of interacting with non-ainur, like-

Eönwë, still getting used to herald/messenger duties: HELLO

The elves, slightly bleeding from the ears and eyes: hi?

Darkness as a corrupting horror: oh cool

Blinding light as a corrupting horror: OOOOOOGGGGGHOODSHITOOHOOHOOHOOHEHEHE

[havenotwillnotreadthebooks]

Back at it again with an Elrond headcanon

Elrond saying Everyone is welcome in Imladris is such a vibe tho because he is inviting Everyone so the people that aren’t chill with Everyone including some war criminals? they have to capitol-L Leave

It’s just a funny thought that Elrond is legally collecting scattered feanorians throughout the ages like pokemon, along with some chill people

Like at some point he finds Maedhros’ old captain living in a cave somewhere in a little feanorian colony and just, diplomatically convinces the little colony of feanorians to live in Imladris.

I can imagine him using everything from food offerings to his upbringing in convincing them to come with him l’mao

at the end of the 3rd age the Imladris population is just 2/3% feanorian and the last 1% is Lindir, Glorfindel and a single doriathrim gardener that looks suspiciously like Daeron.

[havenotwillnotreadthebooks]

Hello, i’ll be participating in @nolofinweanweek via headcanons with an accompanying moodboard, and a fic.

This is for day 1.

Enjoy 7:D

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Day 1: Noontide of Valinor - Darkening ● Fingolfin ● Anairë

Day 1: Noontide of Valinor - Darkening ● Fingolfin ● Anairë - Headcanons

• a teenage Turgon once saw Maedhros lift both Maglor and Celegorm at once after they jumped on their eldest brother, the teenage Turgon then proceeded to jump on Fingon and flatten his older brother, who is a head shorter than him.

• Turgon, Aredhel, and Argon inherited their father’s height

• Fingon inherited not his father’s height but his mother’s grace and lithe body type

• All of Fingon’s siblings have flattened him several times

• Argon always greets his oldest brother by flattening him (its the first thing he does when he gets reembodied).

• The first time Fingolfin tried to kiss Anairë he just went for it and ended up headbudding her. Anairë always tells this story at family dinners post-canon.

• When Finwë went with their feanorian cousins to formenos after their half-uncle threatened Fingolfin with a sword; Turgon, Aredhel, and Argon took it as a damning sign of favoritism to the line of Miriel.

• Fingon always defends Finwë’s accidental Line-Of-Miriel-Favoritism in front of others, but never calls himself a scion of Finwë (Maedhros won’t realize this until long after the pre-darkening days)

• When Turgon starts courting Elenwë, his parents (embarrassed and amused respectively) tell him the headbutt-kiss story.

• Turgon still headbutts Elenwë (Idril ends up headbudding Tuor too, it travels down the line to even Elrond and Celebrian, to Elrond’s horror).

[havenotwillnotreadthebooks]

On one hand, Elrond really is an outstanding person, and by the end of the Third Age there aren't many people who can say they can match his wisdom

On the other hand, it's really endearing how Aragorn is constantly like "I can sing you this song but Elrond would sing it better :/" "I will try to heal you but Elrond would do it better :/" "I remember this but Elrond would remember it better :/"

[havenotwillnotreadthebooks]

I headcannon that after 3rd Kinslaying, and especially after Elrond and Elros left them in whatever fashion, Maedhros was a total dick to Maglor.

You know how sometimes old or sick people are nice to neighbours/nurses/strangers, but are horrible to their primal caretakers? That's them.

People aren't dicks to their caretakers just to be dicks - it's because they are often frustrated with themselves or their situation and don't know how else to deal with it or they can't deal with it the usual way. It also happens because, paradoxally, they feel safe around their caretakers - you can be a dick because you know they won't leave just because of that.

And boy, did Maglor cast himself in a role of caretaker (let's not kid ourselves, he wasn't qualified, and with his own problems to boot), and BOY, did Maedhros resent him for it. He did not NEED help, he did not DESERVE help, he's not another kidnapped child MAGLOR, I'M the older brother, I should take care of YOU YOU WRECK, WHY DO I ALWAYS HAVE TO BABYSIT YOU GROW UP ALREADY and leave me Nothing is EVER your fault, even when you left me to Angband as you should Why would you care now, it amounted to NOTHING before, it's WORTHLESS

And about half the time Maglor just takes it, actually likes it even. Mostly because of his guilt complex about how he deserves it, but also because Maedhros is only like this with him - he's trying his best to pretend to be fine and be a leader to few followers they have left, because they deserve better and that's the only thing he can give them now, and their brothers are all dead and would always be Too Little to act like that around them anyway. Maedhros would behave himself even around Fingon, to make him think rescuing him was worth something. So by being a dick to Maglor, Meadhros sees him as an equal, a safe haven. Maglor basks in that.

But obviously no one could just take such abuse like it's nothing, and Maglor is a Feanorian too, is prideful and stubborn, with his own laundry list of complains about Maedhros, and also unwell, and also thought of a new insult while lying awake at night and just wants to yell too. So half the time Maglor yells back and their yelling matches would bring orcs to tears, with hate and blame dripping from every word. I don't have enough imagination to picture it realistically, and actually I don't want to, it's too heartbreaking.

And sometimes, one or the other just starts crying. They don't talk about these times.

After some time, their arguments and insults are just a noise, something to repeat endlessly to the point of boredom.

By then, what actually hurts are the words that were not meant to harm.

Example 1:

Maedhros: 'did an all-night inspection of their stores cause he couldn't sleep' I found a herb you always liked to wash your hair with.

Maglor: 'doesn't remember last time he washed his hair, no less scented them'

Maglor: 'choked up' Appreciated.

Example 2:

Maedhros: 'feels like he's dragging Maglor to damnation with him' You could go with the twins, you know.

Maglor: 'doesn't want to upset Maedhros today so decides to pretend as if that was actually an option' Vanyar would probably like my singing but you know they would get mad at you for having better battle plans than them.

Maedhros: 'now KNOWS he's dragging Maglor to damnation with him'

Maedhros: 'dying inside' Of course they would.

When love hurts, it's easier to be a dick.

[havenotwillnotreadthebooks]

"He was my brother"

This is probably my favourite part from "Antigone" by Jean Anouilh and it makes me think of Maglor and Maedhros. The familial love, the devotion, the loyalty....it makes me emotional.

[havenotwillnotreadthebooks]

Elrond trying to woo Gil-galad but Elrond was raised with just about every culture *but* Falathrim Sindar, so Elrond is rotating through Northern Sindar, Taur-im-Duinath Nandor, Valinorian Noldor, Belegost Dwarven, and various Edain customs trying to find courtship customs close enough to Gil-galad's that he'll recognize them.

Gil-galad is…not entirely sure what his herald is up to.

[havenotwillnotreadthebooks]

Lindir: *Picks up an old sword*

Lindir: What's this?

Everyone: *Backing away slowly*

Lindir: What?

Elrond: Lindir...

[havenotwillnotreadthebooks]

Finweans Gen 3 (grandkids + celebrimbor) trying to prevent The Tragedy™️: haha hey, grandfather 😬😃

Finwë, feeling Every Survival Instinct Reactivate: Indis get my spear the face stealers are back-

Imagine a feanorian or a nolofinwean etc traveling back in time to the years of the trees-

And finwe, of all elves, clocks onto something being wrong before anyone else, bc he grew up in a time where it was killed or be killed and he wants to know why his grandkid(s) went from an elf who has never seen a day of strife in their life, to a hardened warrior with ptsd seemingly overnight.

[havenotwillnotreadthebooks]

@elevenelvenswords found a good caranthir headcannon

The Oathless Fëanorion

You know when Fëanor swore his terrible Oath, "his seven sons leapt straightaway to his side and took the selfsame vow together"?

It would be hilarious if one of them had like diarrhoea or something and had just went, 'excuse me, urgent business' and missed the vow swearing event. He comes back and everyone is arguing about leaving Aman or not, and he thinks, 'well, I didn't miss much, father is still going on with his fancy words of persuasion.'

In the heat of it all, nobody notices he was missing at all (there are too many sons of Fëanor, who can you blame, really?) And on they march to Arda, some whisper of the Oath of Fëanor, and the Fëanorion assumes they're talking about his father's Deadly Determination™. Anyway, our guy is surprised when suddenly his father and brothers start killing the Falmari, but oh well, the Falmari were being mean after all. So he swings his sword once or twice, and ends up killing no one (he still had some lingering effects from that diarrhoea of doom ok?)

Fast forward and Fëanor's time comes to an end. Fëanor "laid it upon his sons to hold to their oath" and 6 of his sons recite the oath, while the 7th tries to lipsync as best as he can, as their father bursts into flames and disintegrates. By now our clueless Fëanorion is finally catching on that the oath he frequently heard mentioned on their flight from Aman is not just any oath, but The Oath™. He would ask his brothers about it, but at this point, he's too afraid to.

Just... Our Oathless Fëanorion muddling along and faking the effects of the Oath to his best abilities.

Which Son of Fëanor is this for you?

[havenotwillnotreadthebooks]

hc that as a side effect of the oath, the sons of feanor, as they became more and more silmaril-obsessed and oath-driven, start to become more and more like the things they swore the oath to.

like, they begin to look faded and washed out, aside from their eyes, which turn blindingly bright.

despite all the evil they’ve done, the silmarils are hallowed by varda, and so their skin burns to the touch of those who have also done wrong.

(also i think they should glow in the dark a little bit. as a treat.)

by the end of it they’re more wraiths than anything else, halfway between elf and those oathbreakers in RotK; the oath not only mentally but physically consumes them.

[havenotwillnotreadthebooks]

“He was always disturbingly chilled when he was thus exhausted.”

[Ominous Miriel Sounds akin to the Jaws Theme Music]

"Ammë? Ataya sleep?"

Nerdanel glanced down at the fiery haired elfling as he tried to peer over the edge of the bed. Even now he was taller than most others his age. Smiling softly she leaned down and gathered him and moved to sit on the bed.

"Aye little one. He sleeps. He has over worked himself once more." She kept the reproach from her tone as she did not wish for her little one to think it was toward him. "He will sleep for some days, Nelyo." She nuzzled her nose against his making him giggle. "He would enjoy your company though if you wish to stay."

The elfling nodded his head vigorously. "Stay Ammë!"

Nerdanel chuckled setting him on the bed and fixing the blankets upon Fëanor's form. He was always disturbingly chilled when he was thus exhausted. "I shall bring your favorite blanket and some snacks. Will you read to him while I am doing so?"

Nelyafinwë beamed and grabbed the book happily that his mother passed him. Not missing a beat he opened it and began to share his favorite tale with his Ataya.

[havenotwillnotreadthebooks]

Maedhros in the Halls being tortured by his own guilt…his mind summoning up his brothers and Fëanor and Fingon and Elrond and Elros and everyone else that hates him (at least according to Maedhros) to torment him.

(Until the real Fingon comes to visit and realizes what's happening and yells at Námo and/or stages a reprise of his heroic rescue.)

[silvantransthranduiltrash]

The Finweans, having no idea wtf he’s talking about but not liking it all the same: the what now-

Imagine a feanorian or a nolofinwean etc traveling back in time to the years of the trees-

And finwe, of all elves, clocks onto something being wrong before anyone else, bc he grew up in a time where it was killed or be killed and he wants to know why his grandkid(s) went from an elf who has never seen a day of strife in their life, to a hardened warrior with ptsd seemingly overnight.