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Caranthir has been having quite a tough day. He's been forced to remember all those things he doesn't want to be thinking of right along with Maedhros, for hours. He's feeling all sorts of things, including concern for Maedhros. Since his usual bad temper is a form of self-defence, you could say his defences have broken down at this point...

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Oh, poor Carnister,  the world is really so overwhelming as it is, without having to experience others emotions as his own as well... I really catch a glimpse of his younger self here,  and empathise. I guess he's lived long enough by now to realise its not always his feelings he's experiencing, but still, it's a major achievement to be able to tell his brother that he's had enough from him.

And of course, Maedhros, as ever, wrestling with his past and his part in it, I can't help but want to envelop him in love...

 Another interesting and unique perspective.

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I've written a snippet of a conversation between these two, elsewhere (only posted under lock on Dreamwidth so far), which also tries to explore their difficulties, post-torture: Carnistir perceives how much Maedhros is still suffering more clearly than anyone else, but he can't really help, because just being so close to all that without losing his own mind takes up most of his strength.

Not strictly canonical, of course, but originally inspired by Dawn's Felakverse!