Very short 50-words self-indulgent snippets
Chapter 1: Of harp and songs [Maedhros at Thangorodrim]
Of harp and songs, and a mistake.Chapter 2: "You left me. For dead." [Implied Russingon]
Three times Maedhros saw Fingon's vision.Chapter 3: On the Night Before They Sneak Into Eonwe's Camp In Disguise [Implied Russingon]
The (not-so) little match elf.Chapter 4: Awake [Russingon]
Maedhros is awake.Chapter 5: Of (very lame) Pun and Hand [Maedhros]
Ah, Lord Maedhros, you ask who is the author? You see, my cat slept on my keyboard...I swear, I had complete *no hand* in this!Chapter 6: speed now this feathered shaft [AU - Fingon survives the Nirnaeth Arnoediad]
Four decades overdue, the arrow at Thangorodrim reached its fateful destiny at last
Of harp and songs, and a misunderstanding.
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
On the cliff of Thangorodrim, he heard music.
It was harp.
And voices singing. Too faint to actually tell whose it was.
But he knew.
"Harp and songs, really? " he murmured, eyes still closed, muffling a half-amused laughter, "Ever the musician,"
"Makalaure."
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So basically, I think Maedhros would not have expected Fingon to come, as he saw the ships burn and no one in their right mind would cross a frozen wasteland (tbh I agree).
And there's harp, and songs.
All fits too well with the only person that could come to rescue - renowned Noldor musician, his younger brother.Maedhros is 100% clear that for ANYONE to come for him it was a bad idea; he understood; he would say no himself.
But deep in his mind there's still faint hope that his family might eventually find a way to reach him; afterall it had been 30 years...
So we can't really blame him for making the mistake.And Maedhros kept this to himself. Of course he would.
But maybe it was when he's half-conscious, or when he's drunk (how else could he pass all those long nights after the Tears Unnumbered?)
He might blurt out, and Maglor would hear this."I thought it was you."
Feel free to think this piece as Russingon or Mae/Mag or everyone are just frends&family. I ship both so wanted to leave this for readers to decide.
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