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Dancing with My Punchlines

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75% banter, 20% soap opera, 5% fratty humor; 100% dramamonsters.
—The Description of Dancing With My Punchlines

Dancing With My Punchlines is a fanfic of The Silmarillion by LiveOakWithMoss. Can be read here.

An AU fic set in the modern day, it mainly follows the sons of Feanor through their relationship drama, of which there is a lot. Maedhros is stuck in a job he hates, and is still trying to hide his relationship with Fingon from his father. Maglor is a musician looking for his big break. Celegorm is a jock who still hasn't moved on from a painful break-up. Caranthir is a moody college student, Curufin is an asshole and the twins are rebellious teenagers.

And that's just the Feanorians.


This fic provides examples of:

  • Kissing Cousins: Maedhros and Fingon, even if they're only step-cousins. Also Finrod and Caranthir, and later Finrod and Curufin.
  • Lethal Chef: Well, more like lethal chefs, Maedhros doesn't trust Amrod and Amras with a stove, after the one time they tried to make breakfast.
    Amras: Dad said the fumes weren't even toxic.
  • Manly Gay: Ecthelion, who is a cadet in the military, and Orome, a former international rugby player.
  • Really Gets Around: At the start of the fic, Finrod is dating Amarie, and by the end, has also been with Caranthir and Curufin.
  • Ridiculously Average Guy: Caranthir views himself as this compared to his brothers.
    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.
  • Teacher/Student Romance: Celegorm and Orome's relationship began when Celegorm was a student in university, and Orome was his rugby coach. Played for Drama, as Feanor is furious on finding out about the two of them, and their relationship implodes in a spectacularly messy fashion.
  • Wine Is Classy: Lampshaded by Aredhel in Chapter 12.
    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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