[Open] Where broken elves go...

[elven_irs]

It wouldn't be a normal day at the Mansion without its copious serving of elvish drama. And so here is a Caranthir, hiding, as is expected of him, in the stables.

He followed advice from his younger brothers, and ended up spilling a ridiculous amount of awkward beans to an older brother. And now, he feels stupid. Really, really, really stupid for

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[ringsmith]

Celebrimbor is walking through the stables for...whatever reason, and pauses for a moment in concern when he sees Caranthir there. He doesn't know what happened, but whatever it is, it looks bad. "Uncle?"

[elven_irs]

He doesn't look up, but at least he doesn't recoil, which is a good thing. He might shiver, a little.

"Don't."

[ringsmith]

Now he's really worried. "...What's happened?" Whatever it is, it looks bad.

[elven_irs]

Again, no physical movement. He shrugs, moodily. Then he mumbles something that probably ends in 'lrond.

[thenotsofair]

Walking back from the woods with Anto, the dog suddenly peels off and goes bounding into the stables eagerly, shoving his nose against Cara's leg - or trying to, should Cara move away, and probably with plenty of tongue, too.

A brother follows close behind, blinking, and seems startled for a moment, half opens his mouth to tease, and...closes it again. This doesn't look good.

Wanders a little closer. "...Moryo?"

So...do you think I can send Faraday or should I wait because of her and Ines? *pets Cara* Also, what would he think of Jaenelle?

[elven_irs]

It's probably telling that Caranthir doesn't react to Anto at all. It's even more telling that the brother doesn't move when hailed - and even more so that he doesn't talk at all.

He might have trouble stringing sentences together for a bit.

It's up to you? He'd love to see Faraday, but we can wait to wrap that thread if you think it will make a difference. Re: Jaenelle, that's also up to you to send her, he's vastly despondent, but heck, you never know, maybe she can help.

[thenotsofair]

Cue: worry. A lot of it. So we'll be crossing the distance, then, and putting our hands on Cara's shoulders, giving him a gentle little shake. "--Moryo? You're there, right?"

[elven_irs]

"mfine," he manages to mutter, his face still buried into the horse's mane. Other than that, though, he's barely reactive.

[ma_feanorian]

There is a Ner in this typist's head who is very upset right now. Because OH ERU first Maitimo and Kurvo aren't speaking, and now Moryo and Maitimo aren't speaking, and the whole family is falling apart just when they most need to be unified-

But outside of meta, she just sees an upset son, and can't help but want to make him feel better, whatever that means. She might not have been expecting to find him in the stables, but now she's standing in the door, sighing.

[elven_irs]

He hasn't spotted his mother yet. All that he knows is that he's alone with Vela, and Vela is all he wants right now. His face is pressed in the horse's neck, and he's not exactly crying, but his chest is heaving.

[ma_feanorian]

Oh, my boy.

She takes a few steps closer to him, but making sure to make them audible, so he knows she's there. "Carnistir...what's wrong?" So gentle, and so worried - she cares about all her sons, and to see them hurting so is...

Painful all over again.

[elven_irs]

OH GOD NOT THE MOTHER. Because frankly, who else could he disappoint more painfully than Maedhros?

--- pulls himself together, then, bravely. "Nothing, mother, nothing. I'm just tired."

And even forces himself to face her, though something in his eyes is dead.

[mostcraftiest]

He lost his shadow somewhere. That's odd. And ...minorly concerning. While he's out - just in case he's caught, so he has an excuse, because yes he does need an excuse to see what happened to his following brother, he manages to track him down to the stable door, and then stops, wondering if he's going riding.

But it's not like Caranthir to give up on something, and even if he should be relieved...he'd like to know why.

[elven_irs]

If Curufin is listening attentively, maybe he'll hear something - words that are disjointed, whispered to the horse.

"-- killed him, you see, --- " "-- and she was -- had the most lovely pair of --" "-- don't know what I was thinking, but why did I have to ---" "I told Maitimo he would hate me --"

[mostcraftiest]

Ah. Maitimo.

Curufin leans back against the barn, mouth twisting a little. Certain words still sting and deeply, and he's not going to forget that anytime soon. In the next sixth months. Maybe longer.

However...this is interesting, and Moryo's sordid problems are easier to handle than his own, so...

Listening it is.

[elven_irs]

There's going to be something unintelligible - then a few other strands, "-- didn't even let me explain myself -- can't believe he'd think --" and again, something inaudible, "-- he really does think he's the self-righteous one, doesn't he?--" and again, more mumbling, "-- can't believe this but fuck, why does it hurt?"

[time_willdecide]

The twins wander into the stables, intending to go for a quick ride to work off some tension, but they stop when they see Caranthir standing there with Vela like that. They quickly go over, they know that Caranthir had spoken to Maedhros so it's not hard to guess what's bothering him. They don't speak, just go up and wrap their arms around him. Without getting between him and Vela, of course.

[elven_irs]

He doesn't say anything or really react much - but at least, he's not shrugging them off? There's something nervous about the way he's shivering.

[time_willdecide]

They'd probably do their best to not be shaken off, but they're glad that he's not. They hold him a little tighter when they feel the shivering, one puts his head on Cara's shoulder and the other rubs his back.

"He's calmed down now," one says , hoping to reassure at least a little. "He's not as angry as he was before."

[elven_irs]

Caranthir shrugs helplessly. He's not sure how to respond to this.

My brother expected me to be a monster.