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1->''75% banter, 20% soap opera, 5% fratty humor; 100% dramamonsters.''
2-->--The Description of Dancing With My Punchlines
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4Dancing With My Punchlines is a Literature/TheSilmarillion fanfic by [=LiveOakWithMoss=].
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6An [[AlternateUniverseFic AU fic]] set in the modern day, it mainly follows the sons of [[{{Jerkass}} Feanor]] through their [[LoveHurts relationship drama]], of which there is [[LoveDodecahedron a lot]]. Maedhros is stuck in a job he hates, and is still trying to hide his [[KissingCousins relationship with Fingon]] from his father. Maglor is a musician looking for his big break. Celegorm is a [[LovableJock jock]] who still hasn't moved on from a painful break-up. [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Caranthir]] is a moody college student, Curufin is an asshole and the [[TricksterTwins twins are rebellious teenagers]].
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8And that's just the Feanorians.
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10!! This fic provides examples of:
11* BelligerentSexualTension: Between Curufin and Finrod.
12* KissingCousins: Maedhros and Fingon, even if they're only step-cousins. Also [[spoiler: Finrod and Caranthir, and later Finrod and Curufin.]]
13* LethalChef: Well, more like lethal chefs, Maedhros doesn't trust Amrod and Amras with a stove, after [[NoodleIncident the one time]] they tried to make breakfast.
14-->'''Amras:''' Dad said the fumes weren’t even toxic.
15* ManlyGay: Ecthelion, who is a cadet in the military, and Orome, a former international rugby player.
16* ReallyGetsAround: At the start of the fic Finrod is dating Amarie, and by the end has also been with [[spoiler: Caranthir and Curufin]].
17* RidiculouslyAverageGuy: Caranthir views himself as this compared to his brothers.
18-->'''Caranthir:'''I’m not particularly easy to talk to, I’m not nice or interesting, or that good at anything, and everyone knows I’m the ugly one.
19* TeacherStudentRomance: Celegorm and [[spoiler: Orome's]] relationship began when Celegorm was a student in university, and [[spoiler: Orome was his rugby coach]]. PlayedForDrama, as Feanor is furious on finding out about the two of them, and their relationship implodes in a spectacularly messy fashion.
20* TricksterTwins: Amrod and Amras.
21* WineIsClassy: Lampshaded by Aredhel in Chapter 12.
22-->'''Aredhel:''' I am not a drunk. I am classy. I am like a – European type thing. I am drinking wine, nerds, not your plerbian – plebiran – peasant-ass beer. I am a fuckin’ class-act.

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