Da Capo by Grundy
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Summary: Everyone has to start somewhere - though not all children realize it. Drabble written for the Opposites Attract challenge. Major Characters: Major Relationships: Elrond & Elros & Maedhros & Maglor Genre: Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges: Opposites Attract Rating: General Warnings: |
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| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 105 |
| Posted on 14 March 2022 | Updated on 14 March 2022 |
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This fanwork is a work in progress. | |
Da Capo
The prompt was kazoo - cello.
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Elros looked mournful. The reception of his first musical composition was not what he’d expected.
Elrond’s snickers weren’t helping.
Makalaurë laid a consoling hand on his shoulder.
“Don’t fret, it is excellent for a beginner.”
“No, it was a disaster, not at all like I meant it to be,” Elros sighed, laying down his little pipe with an air of dejection.
“Hardly reason to give up,” Maedhros said, shooting a quelling look at Elrond. “You don’t suppose Kano here improvised a concerto the first time he met a cello, do you?”
The trajectory of Elros’ eyebrows strongly suggested he had.
The music you hear in your head....
....never comes out the way you thought it would. Judging by the manuscript scores of the great composers, not many can write it perfectly first time.
Yes, it would be very…
Yes, it would be very daunting to have someone like Maglor teach you music! So easy to imagine that he never had to learn anything himself.
I am amused at the kazoo! You seem to have substituted a slightly more expected instrument, although his brother's reaction rather suggests the kazoo...