My point in writing this story (and sorry if you have read this elsewhere and so I am repeating myself!) was to "humanize" the Feanorians. I do not believe that any of them were evil, although their deeds were evil. I even find them justified in some--certainly not all!--of their beliefs and actions.
My #1 Fanfic Annoyance is Feanorian stories that portray them as being evil from the beginning, especially stories that imply that Feanor was in some way an abusive husband and father. The love that his sons had for him must have been extraordinary to make them leave their homes--in some cases, their wives--and damn themselves in his name.
Second to this is the 3 C's--Celegorm, Caranthir, and Curufin--who some writers like to portray as inherently wicked, as though the fact that the first was a favorite of a Vala and the other two married non-evil women, and the last even produced a very non-evil, albeit misguided, son. (Or so we can assume about their wives. I think Tolkien would have mentioned if Caranthir's wife had doings in all the mess in Middle-earth. Curufin's wife stayed in Aman.)
As for the food descriptions, I was a production trainer and kitchen manager in a restaurant for some years, so I suppose it is natural for me! It helps that I am also an...erm...enthusiastic eater.
Alas, I am rambling! I shall stop! :D Thank you for reading!
Re: AMC: Chapter Three
My #1 Fanfic Annoyance is Feanorian stories that portray them as being evil from the beginning, especially stories that imply that Feanor was in some way an abusive husband and father. The love that his sons had for him must have been extraordinary to make them leave their homes--in some cases, their wives--and damn themselves in his name.
Second to this is the 3 C's--Celegorm, Caranthir, and Curufin--who some writers like to portray as inherently wicked, as though the fact that the first was a favorite of a Vala and the other two married non-evil women, and the last even produced a very non-evil, albeit misguided, son. (Or so we can assume about their wives. I think Tolkien would have mentioned if Caranthir's wife had doings in all the mess in Middle-earth. Curufin's wife stayed in Aman.)
As for the food descriptions, I was a production trainer and kitchen manager in a restaurant for some years, so I suppose it is natural for me! It helps that I am also an...erm...enthusiastic eater.
Alas, I am rambling! I shall stop! :D Thank you for reading!