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[castintoflames]

Who: Maedhros
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Not right off the bat, but that can change in the threads.
When: Early Evening.

(Trimming hair is easier said than done, but the tall Elf has done an...admirable...job? Shhh don't tell him it's uneven in parts. He sets down a pair of scissors and cocks his head, peering at himself in a mirror.)

I must have been...angled...incorrectly. (His left hand doesn't quite smack his face, but it does try to cover it as his ears go red.)

It was getting too long, you see. I became tangled in it every morn and the brushing of it was a painful business.

(Clearly annoyed, he grabs a brush, sets about smoothing it and puts it all in a ponytail. Some of the strands are rebellious, however, and fall out of the ribbon to frame his face. The tickling sensation annoys him more and he tries to tuck them, instead, behind his ears. His mangled ear doesn't make a proper perch for the copper strands and some of them fall right back where they started.)

Aica umbar!

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[castintoflames]

(He'll survive. Somehow.)

I suppose it is common enough for those who are married. (No, he's not blushing more.) There was never time.

[bythewaves]

I know.

[ Maglor smiles at him ]

As long as you are happy.

[castintoflames]

(He presses their foreheads together.)

You are never intruding.

[bythewaves]

[ Maglor hums at him ]

I love you too, Nelyo.

[castintoflames]

(He smiles and kisses his cheek.)

Have you been able to rest lately?

[bythewaves]

Better than before. It's easier, with ... all the people here. And you.

[castintoflames]

You are very popular. (Which he loves.) Slumber does us good.

[bythewaves]

I was trained for it, you know.

[ Maglor points out ]

I don't....like sleeping.

[castintoflames]

Yes, you were. (Maedhros sobers somewhat.) But you do a lot of good that way.

Why? Nightmares?

[bythewaves]

[ To use all their abilities to their utmost, they were all taught so, after all ]

It's my job. But... I do enjoy it.

[ He nods ]

It's not unexpected. Just... unpleasant.

[castintoflames]

(His skills have gotten rusty. He used to be far more bright, engaging and charming.)

Is that how you see it? I want you to enjoy yourself.

(He sits down and blinks.)

Can I help?

[bythewaves]

I enjoy singing, Nelyo. [ Maglor assures him ] And the people here are very nice. I like the company, as you know. It is no hardship.

[ He shrugs shyly ]

They're less if I have company.

[castintoflames]

You should. No one has a lovelier voice. (He pats the bed.) Relax, Kano. If you fall asleep, I will be here beside you.

[bythewaves]

[ Maglor nods and curls up next to him ]

I like yours though. Will you sing for me?

[castintoflames]

(He wraps a blanket around Maglor's shoulders.)

Any song in particular? Or shall I choose?

[bythewaves]

Anything you like, Nelyo. [ He rests against his side happily ]

[castintoflames]

(He hums, the sound transforming into a light-hearted song: a silly story about a lost brother on an adventure in the wilds. He encounters many animals on the way, of course; all of them wise and some of them exceptionally witty.)

[bythewaves]

[ Maglor curls next to him and his eyes glaze in content as he drifts into reverie, humming softly in harmony ]

[castintoflames]

(Maedhros leans back and tucks Maglor's head against his chest. He rounds out the song by detailing how the brother makes his way home and is greeted by his family as if he never left.)

[bythewaves]

[ Maglor sighs softly ]

Do you think so? [ He murmurs, still more than half in reverie ]

[castintoflames]

(He smiles softly and hugs him tighter.)

Yes, my Kano. I truly think so.

[bythewaves]

[ Maglor turns to curl into his hold ]

I do not know if I can.

[castintoflames]

(Maedhros hums soothingly.)

Can what? Be as you were? No one would ask that of you.

[bythewaves]

Can return.

[castintoflames]

Of course you can. Of course you will. One way or another; you have not been forgotten.