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Who: Maedhros and Fingon, though anyone who has business in the Elf section is welcome.
What: Maedhros is busy making use of what he and Maglor brought back from their hunting trip and general Elf things happen?
Where: Elf bunker/house and just outside.
When: Nowish.
Warnings: Perhaps mentions of beastly death? And usual likely-hood of kissing cousins with Maedhros/Fingon.

With the change in location and reintroduction of the suns and fresh air, Maedhros had needed the time out with Maglor to thoroughly explore their latest home. They'd brought back a few carcasses and a good idea of the lay of their immediate surroundings, though he wanted to go out again soon to go further out.

Now, however, was time to finish preparing the rest of the carcasses. The meat had been cooked up and eaten already, but the skins and bones had other uses. Some ordinary, some more ornate, and with the use of both hands, Maedhros was hard at work on putting a bit more beauty in his work.

He wasn't attempting to be particularly sneaky, for he was enjoying the heat of the suns' rays as he whittled some bones into tools and jewelry.

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"I haven't seen you whittle in a while."

Maglor comes to sit beside him.

"I brought water, Nelyo - don't forget to drink!"

Maedhros smiled, finishing a notch in the small piece of bone before wrapping an arm around his brother.

"Beauty should be here, even with these latest changes. And you should drink too!"

Maglor hums happily.

"I have been! Hard to sing with a dry throat! You have such clever hands, Nelyo. You used to carve for us...I kept my little bird for the longest time."

The mechanical hand flexed fingers as Maedhros looked down at it, forever a bit awed by it. Then he lightly tapped Maglor on the nose with one of said fingers, to prove he trusted it enough not to harm his little brother.

"Good! Your voice brings joy, Kano. And... it is nice to be able to carve again." Be prepared to receive new gifts, Maglor!

Maglor wrinkles his nose at him cheerfully. "It does my heart good to see you happy. That hand has been a great boon."

Maedhros grinned. "I am forever grateful to Anakin's friendship, and his work with Telpe for this gift." He felt far more useful and better able to protect his loved ones.

"I will have to remember to thank him later, then. But I did think I recognised Tyelpe's hand in it!"

"It is too beautiful for Tyelpe not to have had a hand in it," Maedhros agreed.

"Would you like another bird?"

"If you want to make one! I love everything you make Nelyo, you know that."

Maedhros ducked his head and tugged his brother closer.

"Then it will be a surprise!"

"I look forwards to it!" Maglor hums happily, curling against him.

"I will have to see ifi I can do something for you too."

Maedhros pressed a kiss to Maglor's forehead.

"You give me a present every day by being here, Kano. I need nothing more than that."

"As you are for me! I missed you so much, Nelyo."

And one day you'll be gone again, but for now I have you here with me

"Still busy with the bones?"

Fingon curiously leaned over his cousin's back, getting a good look at Maedhros' work.

"And what is this one going to be?"

"I want to make this one just right," Maedhros answered with a shy smile. He picked up one of the finished pieces and turned to tuck it behind one of Fingon's ears, helping to coax one of the braids a bit more out of his love's face.

"A flower for this butterfly to land on."

"And so I'm the flower?" Fingon asked, a small matching smile on his face. It was always a pleasure to watch Maedhros content at his work.

"It is lovely. Thank you, Maitimo."