Tolkien Elven Imagines and Headcanons Volume 1

29. Celebrimbor admitting his feelings for you

- If there is anything you need to know about Celebrimbor its that his walls are sky high and heavily reinforced after everything that has happened to him.

- Getting to know a more personal Celebrimbor takes plenty of time and patience. But it pays off in the end if you are really committed, and he will know whether you are or not.

- Celebrimbor's passion for smithing is the only emotion he is comfortable with letting slip before you or anyone in general.

- He even keeps the legendary Feanorian rage highly under wraps.

- Emotional vulnerability is an uncomfortable concept. It doesn't mean he doesn't have or want people he can trust or share with, it just means he prefers to deal with everything alone.

- He's what I would call a one man council, meaning he doesn't really like to deliberate personal issues with anyone but himself. So letting you in requires a TON of self deliberation.

- After all the deliberation when Celebrimbor finally decides you are worth letting in, he will make it a bit of an occasion.

- Clearing part of your schedules so he can confess, so you can ask the questions he hasn't answered, and settling on it being more of a lunch date, finding a nice secluded part of a garden for the two of you.

- He will tell you that he does have something to tell you on your way there, waiting until you both are finally alone and comfortable to confess to you.

- It's a big nerve wrecking moment for him, even though he doesn't show it. He will speak in a very controlled and calm manner, explaining his growing feelings.

- Celebrimbor is equally if not more prepared for you to reject him, than for you to admit you feel the same way.

- But he is so relieved and elated when you tell him that you feel the same way he does.

- Celebrimbor makes sure to spend plenty of time with you immediately after, to start letting you in past all of the walls he's built.

- In the end Celebrimbor will be so happy that he made the right choice, choosing to let you in and starting a long and happy life with you.