Tolkien Elven Imagines and Headcanons Volume 1

8. Dating Maeglin Headcanons

- Thanks to Eol's abuse, Maeglin doesn't have the healthiest out look on what a relationship is supposed to be like.

- All he knows is he doesn't want a relationship like the ones his parents had and that he doesn't want to be anything like his Ada.

- So dating is a whole new experience for him. Especially when it comes to learning what a healthy one looks like.

- He will be secretly relying on you to show him what's healthy and what isn't. Even if he's "leading" the relationship.

- Because of his childhood its going to take Maeglin a considerable amount of time to warm up to you and trust you when it comes to being emotionally vulnerable with you.

- He will do his best to try and stay as emotionally stoic as he can in the meantime, investigating your every reaction to someone else's reactions and emotions.

- But when he realizes you aren't going to berate him, he will share more of how he is feeling. Though he won't really monologue it as much as he will show how he's feeling.

- I'd imagine that Maeglin wasn't exactly exposed to what an affectionate relationship is supposed to look like either, and this opens a whole new set of discomfort for him.

- Do not expect him to show much of any affection in public. The furthest that will go is a hand to your lower back and that's once he is comfortable, even then that is rare.

- In private it will take him time to warm up to it, and he will probably be fidgety and panicked for quite some time.

- He may even snap a little not knowing really how to process how it makes him feel, so its completely overwhelming to him. Even though it feels good it feels like he's brimming so much it's going to explode.

- When he does warm up to it even though he won't admit it at first, he adores it and doesn't want to spend a second alone without finding a way to caress, kiss or embrace you.

- Maeglin isn't used to being wanted or needed or so loved outside of his mother, and the fact that you want, need, and love him is huge deal for him.

- Even if you love him early on in the relationship, I'd recommend waiting for him to grow comfortable with everything first.

- Every step is a huge step for him, he's already shy and very reserved and overloading him isn't well advised.

- But the pay off is worth it, especially when you tell him you love him for the first time!

- He gets very flustered and blushes, stuttering out some before he tells you he loves you too, feeling very relieved too that you do feel the same way he does.

- You'll never have to be worried on whether Maeglin does love you even if he doesn't show affection in public.

- He won't monologue his love for you, but he's always there for you when you need him.

- He's an excellent listener, even if he doesn't know how to handle your problems or give you advice, he will lay with you attentively occasionally asking you questions about it and answering to the best of his ability.

- And as said before affection is always on the table the moment you two have a moment alone.

- If you're willing to put in the effort to properly love and show Maeglin what a relationship is supposed to be like, he makes a wonderful partner.

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