your smile tells me I'm safe by EchoBleu

Fanwork Notes

I didn't already have enough WIPs, so my brain decided we needed a modern AU as well. It's a nice break from all the heavy canon-adjacent angst! (though it will also get angsty, it's not the same flavour of angst.)

I have a full background for everyone and everything, though I envision this as a series of one-shots, rather than a linear story. Russingon QPR will be the main focus, but other characters will make appearances and maybe steal the light. It's a bit lighter on the trauma in the sense that everyone (beside Finwë and Míriel) is alive, but they each have their own issues.

For practical reasons (aka I didn't want to have to deal with it in-universe), Fëanor is only Míriel's son and was adopted by Finwë at a young age, so Maedhros and Fingon are not biologically cousins, and don't really consider themselves as such, though they have known each other since they were kids.

Warning (very light): Maedhros's thoughts sometimes veer a little toward internalized arophobia/amatonormativity before he figures himself out.

Title is from The Amazing Devil's Drinking Song for the Socially Anxious (aside from being the most relatable song ever, it's also very much the vibes for this AU). The title of the series is from Secret Worlds by the same.