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3, 5, & 6!

Sensual Sunday

3. Is there a kind of music they associate with their loved ones or time spent with them?

Elven music, the chant of druids–they both make him think back to his home of Aedd Gynvael and to all his family, friends, and people. In part, it’s because they’re all in Elder Speech, the language of his kind, but it’s also more personal. With old, old elven songs and especially lullabies, it makes him think back to the days when all was well and when his mother sang him to sleep.

Birds in general tend to stir his memories, too. It reminds him of the days he accompanied his father when he hunted and also of Gwendolen, who was twittered at by angry birds for having destroyed nesting places. Women singing to themselves remind him of when she used to fill the lull with a tune whenever she was working or lying peacefully, closing her eyes with her head on his lap. It also reminds him of when she sang absentmindedly, sitting down, gazing blankly out a window.

5. Does your muse enjoy any specific scents? Are there any that bring back fond memories? Any that they associate with certain situations?

I touched upon this is a similar headcanon, so I’ll copy the answer there to here!:

Aedd Gynvael, his family, friends: The smell of evergreens in the bitter cold air and the earthy scent of wet dirt by a freezing riverbank. The smell of fresh cakes and fermented wine and even of burning ash and wood, bringing him back to the days when his people celebrated Belleteyn, the elven fertility festival, around cackling bonfires. He remembers when one of the young maidens dared him to jump the flames of love with her. But they also make him think of destruction, of death, the fall of Aedd Gynvael. 

His mother smelled of a fresh river, even the mountain air. His father, of the woods. 

Gwendolen: The sweet, light scent of vanilla and soap, crisp and clean. The salty brine of the ocean. Flowers. Herbs of all kinds, but mainly thyme, still fresh with soil. She was an herbalist and so their scent brings back memories of her, memories of anything and everything. There’d be too much to list. 

6. What terms of endearment might your muse use for their loved ones? Is there a theme, or something special for everyone based on their relationship?

He does use terms of endearment, but there’s no overarching theme connecting them all. For Gwendolen, he called her "en'ca minne," which is Elder Speech for “little love.” He also called her “my love,” “my moon,” and “my Northern Star,” also all in Elder Speech. He calls Tauriel (@fcrestmaiden) “little bird” or “milva,” which means kite (the bird), because of her desire to see the world and go beyond the confines of home. For the most part, aside from his love, he only uses terms of endearment for the young. Friends are usually, and quite simply, “my friend.”