A Rude Awakening by awwyeah107
Fanwork Notes
[I originally published this work on Archive of Our Own on 2024-10-22, and I finally got around to publishing it over here.]
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Summary: It was well-established knowledge amongst all their brothers that if they did something that made Makalaurë suitably upset, he would retaliate by playing his pipes very early outside the offending brother’s window. However, while Maitimo was certain that he had done something to earn this assault on his ears, he could not for the life of him figure out what it was. (In which Maitimo is the latest victim of Makalaurë’s early morning bagpipe playing.) Major Characters: Maglor, Maedhros Major Relationships: Maedhros & Maglor Genre: Fluff Challenges: Rating: General Warnings: |
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| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 641 |
| Posted on 23 February 2025 | Updated on 23 February 2025 |
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This is based on a headcanon from Alantie (dreamingthroughthenoise on Tumblr) about Maglor playing bagpipes underneath the window of any sibling who annoyed him. I couldn’t resist writing this once I had that picture in my mind!
Quick primer on bagpipes (information that may be useful to know for this chapter):
- Bagpipes have two “categories” of sound. The drones (bass and tenor) provide the low hum or “drone” sound, and the chanter provides the high notes that make up the melody of the bagpiper’s playing. If the piper is blowing into the mouthpiece, but not holding down any of the holes on the chanter, you will only hear the drones.
- Bagpipes are notoriously sensitive to temperature and humidity, so they go out of tune very easily.
- One type of pipe tune mentioned in this story is called a piobaireachd. (The name is pronounced "pea-barack"—yes, like Barack Obama.) Essentially, it is a long solo piece for bagpipers; a piobaireachd can go on for up to 20-30 minutes.
I included more info when I posted this work on AO3, which you may find helpful, but I didn't want to clog up the notes here more than I already have.
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