there's a way | Glowfic Constellation

neither-power-nor-glory

So, he says to Timothy, ah, what's the story with Karen?

too-early-and-too-late

The same. Or, uh, flipped, she likes girls - we have not discussed it but she's probably despairing, there was a girl she liked back home and now Quendi by all appearances don't do that sort of thing at all -

neither-power-nor-glory

After the war maybe Maitimo can -

too-early-and-too-late

Does the volitional control thing let you turn off your sex drives or something.

neither-power-nor-glory

Not really, no.

too-early-and-too-late

And we're agreed the war might last decades.

neither-power-nor-glory

I think they're presently optimistic about ending it faster.

too-early-and-too-late

Do I get to say 'that's dumb' or is that exclusively your line?

neither-power-nor-glory

Do you want -

too-early-and-too-late

Um?

...I can think of half a dozen considerations but I don't think the war ought to be one.

neither-power-nor-glory

Maitimo'd be delighted, he feels badly about being traumatized. I don't think my alt would care. Karen?

too-early-and-too-late

Would probably like to be apprised, but I don't think she'd mind. I - if we were confident of finding a way back in a year, or even ten -

neither-power-nor-glory

My understanding is that current prospects of finding a way back are 'uh, maybe someday the Valar will forgive us and then it'll turn out they can do it?'

too-early-and-too-late

Yeah.

neither-power-nor-glory

I love him. This'd be - keeping company.

too-early-and-too-late

He nods, remembers that Findekáno can't see him. I love him. I am not sure if he knew.

neither-power-nor-glory

He did.

too-early-and-too-late

He tells Karen a few weeks later.

planetarium

"- oh, okay. ...I didn't realize Quendi, um, had........ variety.....?"

too-early-and-too-late

"Apparently the Valar will fix it if you ask and most of them do since it's easier but if you'd rather just be very very discreet you can."

planetarium

"I would wonder if I could get set up with one but on the one hand they are so very Quendi about the war and for another braids are all well and good for Miranda but I hate how my hair behaves without the potion, just absolutely hate it, and for some reason I imagine that would come up if I were set up with a Quendi and I'd be self-conscious and it would be awkward. Also Genevieve. Maybe. She probably thinks I am dead and has flirted her way into somebody else's - why did I set up that sentence to need a noun - by now."

too-early-and-too-late

Hug. "There are the brand new humans - they won't always be brand new -"

planetarium

"Weird," pronounces Karen. "I don't know, maybe, ugh."

too-early-and-too-late

"We can still get married but we really don't have to, here - I don't care that much what my family thinks -"

planetarium