Tolkien Elven Imagines and Headcanons Volume 1

115. Maeglin - A Dance

Maeglin x Reader

1.5k words

* * *

You watched quietly as other elves around you were dancing gracefully. A small smile on your face, wine glass in hand as you spoke with Lord Egalmoth. Maeglin standing not too far away looking uncomfortable with a conversation being had with a very drunk Lord Rog and Lord Glorfindel.

Their voices carried loudly throughout the room, before they began to laugh about something. There was no telling what it was about they were trying to explain, but from the sounds of it, it only made sense to the two of them.

"My dear you seem rather distracted." Egalmoth stated pointedly quick to point out your inattentiveness to the conversation. You only smiled at him nodding some, before he turned his head to see Rog and Glorfindel speaking with Maeglin.

"Yes I apologize-" Egalmoth only held up his hand at your attempt to apologize to him,

"I understand, go and save him. We both know Ecthelion is the only one well equipped to handle those two when they are this way." You only laughed softly as you nodded as you and Egalmoth parted from one another. The moment you approached the group, immediately Maeglin's silvery eyes fixed onto you.

You gave him a soft smile, making him relax a little, grateful that you were headed this way. Glorfindel and Rog now talking among each other and hardly noticing Maeglin who slipped away to meet you halfway. Gently he extended his arm for you to take before he began to lead you out of the Great Hall and to gardens.

Never releasing the wine glass in his other hand, and not making eye contact with you for right now. He was too tense and flustered from the other two, the cool air of autumn wafted into your faces making you shudder some. Absentmindedly Maeglin pulled you to him a little closer, and you rested your head against his shoulder.

You both had been courting for some time now, so he wasn't entirely uncomfortable with having you super close with him. Fortunately there was no one else around to intrude of make him feel more uncomfortable, Maeglin always preferred to give you affection in private. If that was what suited him, it suited you too.

"Hopefully Rog and Glorfindel weren't giving you too much trouble?" You asked him softly, words barely above a whisper. You were met with silence for a long moment before you heard Maeglin take a breath,

"I am unsure..." He began in a soft voice, you peered up at him from your spot on his shoulder. A frown pulling at his lips and his brows furrowed, his scowl exaggerated a bit in the dimness of the candlelight. You snorted some at his words with a smile,

"I do not think they were talking too me any further... Though I noticed how you and Egalmoth seemed to talk endlessly." Maeglin grumbled out, his cheeks a faint pink like they got when he was jealous. You hummed in thought for a moment,

"Yes sometimes Egalmoth is a bit long winded, I missed about half of it watching the others dance." You noted to him with a soft smile, your hand squeezing his arm reassuringly before pressing a kiss to his shoulder. Maeglin blushed a little more at the gesture as he softened a bit, it wasn't you he was distressed with.

It was Egalmoth considering he had a habit of flirtatious behavior with you, especially when Maeglin was around. But for the moment he was more distracted about you watching the others dance, as opposed to Egalmoth.

"Did... you want to dance..?" Maeglin asked you with a little bit of confusion in his voice, he didn't understand the desire to want to watch other people dance. Nana danced, but Eol did not and though he was accustomed to couples dancing here... He had never done it himself. You sighed in a dreamy manner at his words,