...and though all the mighty eld-friends of old, Hador, and Húrin, and Túrin, and Beren himself were assembled together, your seat should be among them.
And on the other hand was the lesser party, and they were called the Elendili, the Elf-friends; for though they remained loyal indeed to the King and the House of Elros, they wished to keep the friendship of the Eldar, and they hearkened to the counsel of the Lords of the West. ~ The Silmarillion, Akallabêth (Elendili, the Elf Friends) #thedownfallofnumenor
Today was so nice outside! Like it was a bit warm for my taste but there was a nice strong breeze. I was doing some yard work while my companions were just hanging around outside. When there was a big gust of wind, C would open her wings and just let it carry her up by the tops of the trees and then glide back down while looking for cats to say hi to 😺 She was like a kite with a cat radar device lol V, A, and S mostly sat and enjoyed the moment or looked around at the plants and bugs. And even tho I still have trouble sensing and communicating sometimes, these little moments of quiet togetherness are just so comforting. It's just so content and warm. And I remember why I want to pursue this path
I literally never talk about the fact that Taliesin has a boyfriend??? I feel like he just shows up unexplained. Part of the issue is that I don’t have the whole Elf Friends plot-thing sorted out since it’s still a Stage 2 Idea,but thus far it’s roughly that they meet by Cheesy Happenstance.
By Happenstance I mean Tal got stranded on a planet, and decided to live in a shitty old shack in the woods that he found that Caelem happened to inherit shortly after Tal finished renovating it. After travelling up to it, meeting the weird elf within, and finding that he had fixed up the place, Caelem was rather hesitant to kick him out and made a deal (Via extensive miming and sign language) to allow Tal to stick around, on the condition that he keep the place maintained and eventually pay some sort of rent. Since Tal had exactly no ability to speak the local language, Cael ended up regularly visiting him in an effort to teach him. They bonded (Although Tal’s efforts to explain what space was and how space travel works got lost in translation a bit), and when Cael’s recently married sister kicked him out he immediately started rooming with the Elf. Roommate Shenanigans (tm) followed and eventually (several months in) the both of them realize “Oh shit, I really like this guy” and they end up dating for a while before Lawrie tracks Tal down and tells him to get back on this ship.
Caelem comes with, because hell, tagging along on a ride with some space elves, his Weird Boyfriend, and his dog sounds like a way better time than being the Village Weirdo (He’s a mage. No one trusts him).
And that’s how the become Boyfriends in Space (Yes, it’s cheesy. I’m having fun)
Therefore the kings of the three houses of the Noldor, seeing hope of strength in the sons of Men, sent word that any of the Edain that wished might remove and come to dwell among their people. ~ The Silmarillion, Chapter 17 (The Three Houses of the Edain)
But when after a year had passed Felagund wished to return to his own country, Bëor begged leave to come with him; and he remained in the service of the King of Nargothrond while his life lasted. ~ The Silmarillion, Chapter 17 (Silmarillion heraldry: Beor by Aglargon, deviantART)
…but that a darkness lay upon the hearts of Men (as the shadow of the Kinslaying and the Doom of Mandos lay upon the Noldor) they perceived clearly even in the people of the Elf-friends whom they first knew. ~ The Silmarillion, Chapter 17 (Elf Meets Men by annamare, deviantART)
