#atyarussa

[nightmares-2]

@feanorianweek day 6: ambarussa

[elluqien710]

day 12: scones 🥐

"We made some scones!”

Káno, who had been in the middle of playing a dramatic nocturne on the piano, turned to see the Ambarussa behind him—holding a plate of exquisite pastries.

Káno’s mouth watered. He snatched a few scones and stuffed them in his mouth. They were both sweet and soft. He savored every bite.

“Pityo, Telvo, your cooking will never fail to impress me,” Káno exclaimed, licking the crumbs off his fingers. “It surpasses even Ammë’s!”

Pityo grinned. “Thank you, hanno!”

Telvo frowned, glancing at the piano. “When was the last time you ate?”

Káno didn’t answer that.

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"We made some scones!”

Maglor, who had been in the middle of composing another depressing stanza of the Nolodantë, turned to see Elrond and Elros behind him—holding a plate of exquisite pastries.

“These look wonderful, you two!” Maglor said. His eyes narrowed. “We’re on rations. Where did you get sugar?”

“Atto took care of it,” Elros said impatiently. “Come on, just try one!” he exclaimed.

Maglor laughed and took one.

He ate it.

The twins looked at him eagerly.

“Pityo, Telvo, this tastes wonderful!” Káno exclaimed.

Elrond cocked his head. “Who?”

Maglor blinked.

“Sorry, I—…just lost in thought.”

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"hanno" - "brother", informal

"ammë" - "mother", informal

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[memoriapraeteritorumbonorum]

Letters to Atyarussa - I

Author's note: I recommend listening to this song while reading.

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Would you believe me if I told you that I do not actually enjoy getting caught in the rain?

I find it to be enjoyed from the inside, sitting by the window, wrapped in a soft blanket and sipping a warm beverage. Getting caught in the rain results in cold clothes chilling you to the very bone. Wet hair, a mess on your head. Catching a cold. I could go on and on, listing reasons for my preference to stay indoors, but I can already see you rolling your eyes at me, telling me how much I am missing out on.

Your boots are muddy whenever you step through the door, not realizing the mess you've made in your urgency to tell me about your newest adventure. You are a child of the forest, constantly searching for new discoveries to be made, plants to study, animals to talk to. I can see why people compare you to your silver haired brother a lot. It is when you enthusiastically show me the flowers you picked for me, when you take my hands into your still dirty ones, fingernails almost black, when you recount the tales he has told you about the magic slumbering inside each little organism in this world, that I see a great deal of him in you.

I do not enjoy getting caught in the rain and yet, the rain always finds its way to me — through you.

It finds me through the coldness of your clothes on my body when you hug me and spin me around so carelessly upon returning from your daily explorations. I can still feel the wetness on my skin as I am writing this.

It finds me through your usually so vibrant auburn hair that is now several shades darker on my pillow when you rest your head on it. Even when I help you dry it with the towel your brother Carnistir embroidered for you ages ago, you look regal. I could admire the way it messily frames your freckled face for hours.

It finds me through evenings spent huddled together in front of the fireplace, your adorable nose running from having spent too much time out in the cold. I have lost count of how many times I have warned you to put on more appropriate clothing or wrapped an extra scarf around your neck before seeing you out and yet, the rain sends you back to me with that runny nose almost every time.

You are a wild one, always looking for adventures waiting around the corner while I prefer the comfort of our chambers, watching you jump around in the mud on the courtyard, tilting your head towards the cloudy sky. Your heartfelt laugh reaches my ears every time, no matter now loudly the rain is falling.

I do not enjoy getting caught in the rain and yet, I have grown to appreciate it more than I would like to admit — through you.

Because I know it brings out that shimmer in your eyes, that warmth and happiness of your nature, more than anything else.

And so, whenever I wake up tangled in your embrace, your nimble fingers mindlessly drawing patterns on my skin, I make sure to listen for the sound of raindrops hitting the windows. And when they do, I cannot help the smile creeping onto my face, especially when you mirror it so happily, knowing the forest is calling out to you once again.

[southaway]

Day 2: Amrod

[theelvenhaven]

Pumpkin Carving Customs

Ambarussa x human!Reader

2k words

Request: Hiiii!! I was thinking for Halloween requests, I thought maybe something sweet with the Ambarussa about pumpkin carving ? Either them being introduced to it or us all being ecstatic that it’s finally autumn since the pumpkins have grown and we can finally carve them with funny/spooky faces? - @nerdyely 

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You set down the last pumpkin on the table with a heavy thud, one that made the table shake slightly under the weight of the gourd. This year, you had spent time cultivating the pumpkins where they’d grow large enough you could make jack-o-lanterns out of them. A custom that was innately human and not something the elves really took part in. 

You wondered if they ever even noticed the seasons passing them by unless it was cold or hot. Lost in your thoughts you turned from the table and to the box of different tools that you had, looking for serrated blades of different sizes so you could carve the pumpkins as you desired. Hearing the sound of the cabin door open and knowing the twins had entered and quickly you were subjected to their curiosity. 

Amrod coming over to look over your shoulder to see what you were doing, and out of the corner of your eyes you could see Amras looking the three pumpkins over. Scratching his head, surely with confusion as he looked at them. 

“I think three pumpkins is a bit much for dinner…” He said to you, leaving you to laugh out in response as Amrod moved to examine and try to piece together what it was you were trying to do. 

“We are not eating them, we are carving them.” You explained to him, setting your knives and spoons down on the table standing in between the twins. Both furrowing their brows at your words and with a frown on their face. 

“What for?” Amrod spoke up this time, looking down at you as you casually set the knives out on the table around the pumpkins. Dividing the tools up evenly so everyone would have what they needed, you even had rags set out to wipe hands and bowls for pumpkin guts. 

“To ward off the evil spirits that come on Hallows Eve!” You explained it so casually, yet Amrod and Amras merely looked between each other. Even though they were so accustomed to your company and your human behaviors, there were still some customs that caught them off guard every now and again. This was certainly one of those times as surely carved pumpkins couldn’t be the answer to warding off evil spirits. 

“That is… quite the custom.” You heard Amras mutter out, and you turned to face him as he watched you intensely. 

“Is that why the village sets out pumpkins?” Amrod asked in return, and you smiled with an excited nod! Clasping your hands together for a moment,

“Yes! Now sit! I will need your help! The cabin will need pumpkins this season.” You said, pushing them both to take their seats at the table, both apprehensively obliging you and taking their places in their seats and you standing at the head of the table. Both ellons watched with wide eyes as you grabbed a large knife and worked on cutting into the top of the pumpkin. 

“First! We have to cut the top of the pumpkin off so we can scoop out the insides.” You began explaining to them, struggling with the knife as it jaggedly cut into the tough pumpkin skin. Sawing into it with the serrated blade, with Amrod reaching over to steady your pumpkin while you cut into it. 

“Are you sure this is a good idea? Maybe we should cut into yours for you.” Amras said moving to stand out of his chair, but you paused in your sawing holding your hand out.

“I’ve got it! I’ve done this plenty of times before.” You assured him before going back to vigorously sawing the top of the pumpkin. Amras merely sat down and began to pick up his own blade and working far more easily and efficiently than you were. 

You finally got the lid off the top of the pumpkin and Amrod began to cut into his, as Amras too was finishing up with the lid of his. You waited for Amrod seeing how carefully he was cutting into his before removing the top and setting it aside. Both watching you reach for a spoon to scoop out the seeds from the inside, and both ellons following your lead. 

“You do this every year in your village?” Amrod asked you as he rolled up his sleeves and beginning to scoop out the pumpkin, with Amras diving in with just his hands. Slapping the material into the bowl in the center of the table. You nodded at his words as you worked, 

“Yes! We usually begin around this time of year along with a few other things for Hallow’s Eve.” You smiled to him, watching as Amrod scooped another big spoonful out of his pumpkin at the same time Amras did. Only for Amras to slap the contents on Amrods hand, making the ellon shudder and shake off his hand with disgust on his face. 

“Oh come now Amrod! You do not react in such a way when gutting a deer!” Amras laughed at his brother's reaction, leaving his twin to frown in response. Amras’ laughter was infectious, leaving you to laugh along with him, scooping out more pumpkin insides. 

“Anyways,” Amrod began emphasizing his word, with a small glare to his brother in response, 

“What other customs do you participate in?” He asked, while you still chuckled along, deciding to finish out your pumpkin with your hands as it was mostly cleared out. 

“Well we wear masks or nice clothes and usually gather together and celebrate.” You began warmly, looking to the bowl that was growing to be piled high with pumpkin guts. 

“That would explain what we came in on last year in the village.” Amrod said bluntly, and you smiled over at him with your brows raised. You could only assume how foreign it must have looked to them, 

“What do you propose we do with all the extra seeds? We certainly do not need that many growing out in the garden next year.” Amras asked you, grabbing a rag to wipe off his hand just as Amrod stood to double check the inside of his gourd to make sure it had been sufficiently cleaned out. 

“We can always bake them? It is what mother did with them.” You answered them thinking back on fond memories of doing this with your parents and siblings. Before he could answer, Amrod spoke up;

“The pumpkins are cleaned out, now what?”

“We draw faces on them and carve out the faces!” You explained reaching for a knife, not really needing a drawing in place having so much experience doing this. 

“Does it need to be anything in particular?” Amrod asked you,

“A scary one, so it will ward off the malevolent spirits.” 

“Ah at that rate I shall carve Amrod’s likeness for he is scary enough.” Amras cackled out reaching for a piece of charcoal to begin working on his pumpkin, leaving you to laugh out in response. You looked to the twin who frowned heavily huffing with a sigh, 

“At least I will not need a mask to hide how frightening my face is at this gathering!” Amrod retorted, a smirk finding his lips at his rebuttal in satisfaction as Amras looked up from his pumpkin flabbergasted. While you worked on carving away with the two bickering at each other. Leaving you to laugh at their words. 

“We will see which one the villagers run frightened from come the gathering.” Amras grumbled out angrily, sketching forcefully on his pumpkin and looking away from Amrod. While Amrod began to look over your shoulder, watching you carve out simple triangles for what he could only assume were eyes. A jagged toothy grin was next on your mental list, but you looked to Amrod instead,

“Does it not need to be intricate? What are the shapes for?” He pressed practically resting his head on your shoulder to stay leaned over.

“No it doesn’t need to be intricate, but the triangles are eyes and then I am going to do a big jagged mouth.” You explained to him, while Amras scoffed,

“So I don’t have to carve out all of Amrod’s ugliness?” He asked peering over his pumpkin with a brow raised, Amrod frowned deeply at his words. Standing and grabbing the heavily bowl of pumpkin guts and dumping it all back into Amras’ pumpkin. Leaving him to cry out in protest!

“I just cleaned this out!!” He yelled jumping up from his spot as guts over filled the pumpkin and onto his clothes and table, with a heavy huff you watched as Amras went right back to scooping out the pumpkin. Again. Laughing at him as you watched, 

“I am going to get you back for this.” He muttered harshly under his breath, while Amrod simply smirked and sat back down to begin drawing on his pumpkin. You caught your breath finally between the laughs and went back to carving focusing on the mouth. The three of you working in silence, with the sound of scooping and carving filling the room. 

Everyone attentive to the project at hand before you set your knife down and looked over your pumpkin in decision about if you should add anything. There were soft mutters of frustration from both of your carving partners, neither seemingly satisfied with what they were doing. You wondered if they were struggling carving out negative space. 

“Alright I think I am finished.” You said definitively and standing up to fetch a few candles for your pumpkins, while neither ellon seemed to be broken from their trance like state. You disappeared from their sight, digging through the drawers in search of them before finally landing on short enough tapered candles that would fit in them. 

When you came back out both were holding their pumpkins facing one another and seemingly critiquing each work in silence. But both trying to hold in their amusement,

“Well? Let me see?” You said with a smile, candles in hand, before they turned their pumpkins towards you and both had just a collection of holes and no real face to it. You could not contain your laughter, as you were correct in your assumption that they had struggled with it. The two snickering alongside you. Perhaps you hadn’t been that great of an instructor. 

“I do think ours are missing faces.” Amras piped up, though he still looked quite proud of the square and round holes in his pumpkin.

“Let us see yours!” Amrod said curiously, and with that you turned the pumpkin around to face them. Triangular eyes looked back at them with a wide malicious and sharp looking smile with rows of teeth. Both unable to contain their surprise and impressed by what you had accomplished. 

“Fix mine, please?” Amrod was the first to pipe up, setting his pumpkin next to yours, and you nodded.

“How about you Amras? Shall I fix yours too?” You asked beginning to pick up your little knife, but he shook his head.

“No I like it like this.” He chuckled to you, and you nodded. You supposed two pumpkins would be enough to keep the spirits at bay. You began to carve out space making sharp and pointed teeth and menacing looking eyes. With Amrod right over your shoulder watching you intently. 

Amras on the other hand was in the business of trying to set up his candle, but instead searching for candle holders that could be spared for the inside. By the time he got back in his search you had finished, 

“You are good at this.” Amras said approaching you both and setting the candle holders down on the table. 

“Thank you, now lets put our candles in them and set them outside.” You smiled grabbing one of the holders, deciding to take the easier route and placing candles inside. The three of you carrying pumpkins out to the front of the cabin where you arranged them all side by side. Deciding to place Amras’ pumpkin between yours and Amrods- seeing as it would scare nothing off. 

“There!” You said backing away to look it over happily, both brothers satisfied with what they had done. 

“Perfect, spirits will certainly stay away now. Now lets go cook those seeds.” Amras said just as quickly walking indoors. You simply laughed and followed right behind him, ready to show them the other ways that you celebrated Hallows Eve.

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[theelvenhaven]

Headcanons about Ambarussa’s Humor

- When it comes to Ambarussa’s humor the twins mostly keep it between themselves and their siblings. 

- With the fact that the twins spend so much time together and away in the forests, they’re more often annoying one another than anyone else. 

- Though Celegorm has absolutely been subjected to their shenanigans when he is hunting with them. 

- Both the twins have an extremely dry sense of humor and thrive off of throwing witty insults around at one another. 

- It always sounds completely serious, and an outsider who isn’t used to it would think that they hate each other!

- “I have seen Huan whittle down an arrow shaft better than you can, and you have a knife dear brother!”

- Other things involve slipping small animals, insects or replacing items with rocks or acorns into bags, pockets, cloaks and most importantly beds or bed rolls!

- Amrod once cut Amras’ hunting trip short by taking out all of the important provisions and stuff rocks in the empty space between his clothes to give him the illusion his pack was still full. 

- Amras is usually the one to take it a much farther step than Amrod is. 

- He once managed to get a very pissed off wolf inside of Amrod’s bedroom in their cabin and locking the bedroom door, so it had to be dealt through a window instead.

- Or another time he managed to put a few snakes in his pillow case- completely nonvenomous snakes might I add. 

- Each time it leaves the brothers resulting in being angry with other and follows along with a wrestling match in retribution for what happened. 

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[theelvenhaven]

Dating Amras

- Dating Amras means that you will be dating someone who will prefer the company of you, his brother and the forests over large settlements and the complexity of being at court.

- Amras is reclusive and a little feral.

- Preferring the woods to other elves, so if you have little experience being so close and one with nature, Amras will teach you everything that he knows.

- While he likes to stay in the forest, if you ask him to go with you into a settlement for any reason Amras will go with you and do so rather begrudgingly.

- Amras loves the woods so much that this means that you will more than likely be living outside almost full time.

- Amras is not one for conventional means of living and is completely unbothered by it.

- Rain or shine or snow, Amras will show you ways to keep dry and warm for when its time to rest your head somewhere.

- Amras isn’t completely unreasonable or so feral that he can’t see where this might be uncomfortable for you, if it came down to it, he would absolutely suggest the two of you staying in Amrod’s cabin.

- To which you two are living anyways when you can’t be living out and about in the forest.

- He loves hunting with brother, and if you’re more than willing to learn that too, he will teach you how to hunt. Absolutely thrilled that he can hunt with his two favorite elves.

- Amras is extremely opinionated, talkative, and not afraid to speak things that come to mind, so if you do something that he doesn’t like, he isn’t afraid to tell you.

- Though he is a Feanorian, Amras is a lot more calm and rational than most of his siblings, and so it won’t come out rude or snarky. 

- Because of this you will never have to worry if you do something that Amras doesn’t like, as Amras will honestly share his thoughts or concerns with you.

- In fact, despite how opinionated he is, Amras is very agreeable, wanting to be more of a peace keeper than being someone who is quick to cause fights and disagreements.

- With dating Amras it means you’re going to be dating someone who is extremely affectionate.

- Between living out in the woods and being away from the confines of societal norms, Amras doesn’t hold back even with Amrod present. 

- Not even when he has to be around other elves does he hold back, Amras loves you and wants to share in any and all affection. 

- Amras shares many many many deep kisses with you through out the day and night, and is always hanging all over you when you’re not hunting.

- Amras will have an arm around your shoulders or waist, or he will come up behind you wrapping his arms around your waist and hold you close.

- Even when you both are sleeping outside, Amras is practically glued to you once you two get settled, which may or may not lead to extra intimate activities especially if Amrod isn’t around.

- When it comes to the matters of protection you won’t have to worry about Amras being overbearing or over protective if at all.

- He will absolutely have taught you how to wield a weapon, so he doesn’t worry about whether or not you can defend yourself if you need too.

- But that doesn’t mean he won’t come to your rescue if it came down to it, and he would fight tooth and nail to make sure that you were safe and unharmed from any potential danger.

[theelvenhaven]

Cuddling Amras

- Amras, unlike his brother, is intensely affectionate so when it comes to cuddling there is always going to be plenty of it!

- In fact he loves to cuddle so much he will often tell you to come and snuggle with him, especially if he feels like time is being wasted apart when you two could be together. 

- Amras always has an arm around you while you two are up and about together throughout the day, keeping you pulled close to him while he showers you with many kisses and squeezes. 

- Once there is any kind of down time to the duties you two might have, either in Amrods cabin, the heart of the forest or in a cave, Amras is quick to pull you in for a good cuddle. 

- Amras usually prefers that you rest between his legs when he’s sitting up so your back rests against his chest and he can wrap his arms around your torso holding you close to him.

- His grip is rather loose so you don’t have to worry about being snugly trapped in his hold. 

- Gently Amras just rests his eyes completely blissful with having you in his arms, up keeping easily with any conversation that you two are holding already and staying on high alert should you two be out in the forest on a hunt.

- At night when it comes to cuddling, Amras loves it when you two lay down together with your head on his bicep as he faces you and keeps as close to you as he can. 

- He loves draping his arm around your waist and keeping you pressed flush against him.

- Amras takes this time to indulge in many many many deep and passionate kisses with you, allowing for things to take their natural course should it be intimacy or just a long make out session.

- Amras will do what he can to coax you into going to sleep before him, wanting to make sure that you are always getting plenty of rest even compared to him.

- Though he isn’t an overly protective ellon, after you fall asleep he takes the time to enjoy the safety he provides you holding you so snugly to him before Amras allows himself to fall asleep after you.

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