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I suspect you've spent some time around teenage boys. This sounds terribly familiar to my not-so-distant past when my friend group was all male ... they didn't have crushes on each other (to the best of my knowledge ;) but you get the expressions perfectly.

I touch myself in the dark at night when I think of you

*sporfle!*

Though he is my imaginary boyfriend, I have to disagree with Nelyo here. This is very funny! :D

Thanks, Dawn! Poor Neylo! Well, he gets his revenge in my later stories where they have to listen to what he says.

Yes, Much too much time around teenage boys. Until a couple of years ago, this place was crawling with them all the time and they never watched their mouths around me either.

Of course it is funny Maedhros! Hehehe, I suspect he will feel the laughing stock of his brothers in the years to come. Which, by the way, adds more to your verse when Maedhros finally can claim his love. I told you already, but the brotherly banter is wonderfully done. From the direct and blunt Celegorm who does want to share his giggles with Maglor, to Maglor who is oh so keen enough to tease Maedhros with his observations. It could have been worse for Maedhros though... imagine all seven and perhaps his cousins teasing him! ;) Well done Oshun, I love this!

I realized I missed responding to this comment! So sorry. I love torturing Maedhros in this period. The earnest, responsible oldest brother must have been such a target for those guys. From the dynamics of a large family, I recall that sheer joy of us younger ones finding out that one of the older siblings, who knew more, had more privileges, and yet so often was called upon to enforce parental policy, had a weakness. An irresistible target, I’m afraid.

Poor Nelyo!  A not-so-secret crush and at the mercy of his brothers!  

Loved the description of Káno on horseback and this...

And Káno’s shameless. Looking at Nelyo every chance he gets with that expression of ‘I touch myself in the dark at night when I think of you.’”

...made me hoot.  

A nice lighthearted piece! 

Thanks for the great comment. I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I imagine that those seven brothers lived in one another’s pockets. And poor Maedhros must have gotten payback in teasing from that headstrong crew for the role in was forced to play as surrogate parent at times—the dynamics of a large family are very familiar to me. \r\n\r\nI loved the idea of the slightly older Maedhros pining after young Fingon when I wrote my very first story in this cycle (Maitimo and Findekáno). But as I developed Fingon over the last couple of years, I realized what a tarty little flirt he must have been been during that period when Maedhros was waiting for him to growup just a bit. (I love watching dressage.)