Vodka by ford_of_bruinen

Cheers Maglor! It seems that the years of waiting, debating the possible treason of Morgoth turned Maglor - very reasonably so - very cynical. No better way to vent this by writing his master piece, the Noldolantë.

I enjoyed your 'politically incorrect' Maglor very much: condescending towards Fingon ("the boy"), like a colonial master about the Sindar ("the local tribes"), exploitative about sex, excessively fond of hard drinks,  manipulative and cynical about his works ("a pretence of regret") and deliberately unpleasant to Maedhros about the right hand. Yet behind all this he's overwhelmed with guilt at what he did and at what he didn't do (rescue Maedhros) and trying to work it out. When you mention the Noldolantë everything falls into place.

I should've known that alcohol + the Noldor = a very explosive result ;)

Jokes aside, I loved it. It's classy, well-written and very Feanorian'ish (does such a word exist anyway?). You've nailed them here. Kudos, and thank you.

Best wishes,

Binka 

It's a refreshing twist to see Maglor as the bitter, cynical one post-Thangorodrim. This was a most insightful look at these two - I love your style, it flows so easily. The dialogue is wonderful, as well - "A pretence of regret" - phwoar!

Maglor shrugged. “You take what you can get in this life, male or female. They are equally able to spread their legs or open their mouths.”

Woof, Mags! He's certainly a jaded one. The nuances that run throughout this short piece makes it so evocative, telling so much with so few words. 

This is really well done - loved Maglor's last line. Great work! 

Fabulous dialogue.  It was nice to see Maglor as the cynical one, for once, and I liked that he was regretful without being too mopey - too often it seems that he's crying and passing out hugs.  Yours was far more interesting.

This is a different but plausible view of Maglor.  Most people who had to deal with what they did during those early years, especially with Maedhros' captivity, would believably turn that way more or less.  And the rather edgy "bonding" moment is so Feanorian!  They could be like that if and when they want to, I imagine. 

I love tales of not wimpy!Maglor. It's a very interesting story, besides that; I don't think I ever came across a story where the Fingon-Maedhros dynamic was portrayed as only one-sided. It's interesting. Anyway, lovely dialogue and characterization.