Fingon and Finrod
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Starlitelwing said: "Also juicy drama to me if Fingon becomes a lot closer with Finrod than he had been in Aman due to Helcaraxe trauma/responsibility bonding..." YES TO THIS. I am a Fingon-being-closer-to-his-aranfinwean-cousins-truther lol. I feel like Fingon truly felt alone when Finrod died and his view toward Maedhros and his brothers worsened but still, they're the only ones he has left so he tolerates them. Truly, Fingon deserves better, I am still bitter about his death and I am all in for Fingon being close to Finrod in Beleriand.
I said: The Arafinweans and the Nolofinweans are canonically quite close, so I think it makes sense! In my vision, the two families are basically one big one, and they think of each other more as siblings than cousins.
Conversely I feel like the Feanorians are a lot more distant from the rest of the family, with Fingon and Maedhros as well as Aredhel, Celegorm, and Curufin being exceptions. We know that Feanor did not get along with either of his brothers, and that he often took his sons abroad in Aman, so I just don’t see them being especially close with their cousins. The Feanorians are the extremely weird, aloof, overachiever cousins that blow into town for big family get-togethers and always manage to cause some kind of drama.
Add to that the fact that the Arafinweans and Nolofinweans experienced the Helcaraxe together, and I think they are very solidly bonded in a way the Feanorians really can’t ever understand. Fingon and Finrod in particular are thrust into positions of responsibility and leadership which they had never experienced before and I can absolutely see them taking comfort and reassurance in each other during this time.
And to your point there (which I honestly haven’t considered before!), Fingon I’m sure would have some feelings about Maedhros basically taking no stance on Celegorm and Curufin’s actions in Nargothrond (which is, from a leadership perspective, much the same as supporting it), particularly if he’s aware of any bitterness on Maedhros’ part about Fingon’s new closeness with Finrod. And this comes after Turgon and Aredhel both disappeared without a word, and Argon was killed :( Fingon must have been upset to hear about Finrod’s death. That would be a very interesting conversation/confrontation to explore.
Starlitelwing said: "Also juicy drama to me if Fingon becomes a lot closer with Finrod than he had been in Aman due to Helcaraxe trauma/responsibility bonding..." YES TO THIS. I am a Fingon-being-closer-to-his-aranfinwean-cousins-truther lol. I feel like Fingon truly felt alone when Finrod died and his view toward Maedhros and his brothers worsened but still, they're the only ones he has left so he tolerates them. Truly, Fingon deserves better, I am still bitter about his death and I am all in for Fingon being close to Finrod in Beleriand.
I said: The Arafinweans and the Nolofinweans are canonically quite close, so I think it makes sense! In my vision, the two families are basically one big one, and they think of each other more as siblings than cousins.
Conversely I feel like the Feanorians are a lot more distant from the rest of the family, with Fingon and Maedhros as well as Aredhel, Celegorm, and Curufin being exceptions. We know that Feanor did not get along with either of his brothers, and that he often took his sons abroad in Aman, so I just don’t see them being especially close with their cousins. The Feanorians are the extremely weird, aloof, overachiever cousins that blow into town for big family get-togethers and always manage to cause some kind of drama.
Add to that the fact that the Arafinweans and Nolofinweans experienced the Helcaraxe together, and I think they are very solidly bonded in a way the Feanorians really can’t ever understand. Fingon and Finrod in particular are thrust into positions of responsibility and leadership which they had never experienced before and I can absolutely see them taking comfort and reassurance in each other during this time.
And to your point there (which I honestly haven’t considered before!), Fingon I’m sure would have some feelings about Maedhros basically taking no stance on Celegorm and Curufin’s actions in Nargothrond (which is, from a leadership perspective, much the same as supporting it), particularly if he’s aware of any bitterness on Maedhros’ part about Fingon’s new closeness with Finrod. And this comes after Turgon and Aredhel both disappeared without a word, and Argon was killed :( Fingon must have been upset to hear about Finrod’s death. That would be a very interesting conversation/confrontation to explore.
