Wow! This was a very poignant description of how Erestor feels the atmosphere in Feanaor's house.
I almost deleted this part. Are you telling me that I should not? :^D
*sigh* This whole paragraph and Erestor's reaction made me weak in the knees.
Now this might be one of my favorite parts of the chapter, not to toot my own horn or anything. ;)
But it's hard to describe intense beauty or intense feeling without becoming melodramatic or too intense. I hope that I managed the balance okay, so thanks for letting me know your appreciation. :)
And it was also the moment to bring out the strangeness about Telvo's relationship with his twin, his brothers and his father, without giving too much away. *winks*
*winks back* Yes, hehe. >:^))
I tried very hard not to think naughty thoughts about Telvo and Feanaro, reading about their playful closeness and, for the most part, I succeeded. But not always... *grins*
LOL! Hey, you know I'm always open to new interpretations of my stories being written.... >:^D
That Feanaro had searched for passion in his shy companion, that Erestor came out of his shell and understood it...
Yes, I think Feanaro would justify his treatment of Erestor as toughening the lad much in the same way that he had been toughened and taught to think independently. Erestor appreciates greatly security and clean, tidy knowledge; by leaving him insecure and not sure what to believe, Feanor is exploiting his fears. Feanor's fears were realized when he lost his mother, then Nerdanel, and when what he believed of the Valar largely turned out true; he is shaping Erestor much in the same way that he was shaped, by forcing him to confront his fears and discover himself still alive.
He would probably also believe that he has a willing student in Erestor whereas his sons--even Curufinwe--do not want much to do with him in this sense anymore. Maybe Telvo would, but I don't think that he'd subject Telvo to this. Besides, Telvo has already proven himself courageous.
Ai, I am getting ahead of myself. It's dangerous to have a friend who's read the whole thing because I have the urge to tie stuff into the later chapters that don't technically exist yet.... ;)
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Date: 2006-07-07 07:09 pm (UTC)I almost deleted this part. Are you telling me that I should not? :^D
*sigh* This whole paragraph and Erestor's reaction made me weak in the knees.
Now this might be one of my favorite parts of the chapter, not to toot my own horn or anything. ;)
But it's hard to describe intense beauty or intense feeling without becoming melodramatic or too intense. I hope that I managed the balance okay, so thanks for letting me know your appreciation. :)
And it was also the moment to bring out the strangeness about Telvo's relationship with his twin, his brothers and his father, without giving too much away. *winks*
*winks back* Yes, hehe. >:^))
I tried very hard not to think naughty thoughts about Telvo and Feanaro, reading about their playful closeness and, for the most part, I succeeded. But not always... *grins*
LOL! Hey, you know I'm always open to new interpretations of my stories being written.... >:^D
That Feanaro had searched for passion in his shy companion, that Erestor came out of his shell and understood it...
Yes, I think Feanaro would justify his treatment of Erestor as toughening the lad much in the same way that he had been toughened and taught to think independently. Erestor appreciates greatly security and clean, tidy knowledge; by leaving him insecure and not sure what to believe, Feanor is exploiting his fears. Feanor's fears were realized when he lost his mother, then Nerdanel, and when what he believed of the Valar largely turned out true; he is shaping Erestor much in the same way that he was shaped, by forcing him to confront his fears and discover himself still alive.
He would probably also believe that he has a willing student in Erestor whereas his sons--even Curufinwe--do not want much to do with him in this sense anymore. Maybe Telvo would, but I don't think that he'd subject Telvo to this. Besides, Telvo has already proven himself courageous.
Ai, I am getting ahead of myself. It's dangerous to have a friend who's read the whole thing because I have the urge to tie stuff into the later chapters that don't technically exist yet.... ;)