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theelvenhaven · 11 months

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Unexpected Gift

Little!Vanifinwe x Brothers

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Carnistir was silent as he looked over the new stuffed rabbit he had sewn together. Vanifinwe had lost hers… permanently. A pup of Celegorm’s had mauled Sir Rabbit to the point that he couldn't be fixed or saved, all of his stuffing ripped out, his face ripped apart and fluffy bits of fabric had been left everywhere. She had been an inconsolable mess when she had arrived back to see the said surprise. Only to find him in shreds.

It had been something Carnistir had thrown together as just sewing practice, never intending for it to become Vanifinwe’s comfort item. Yet it had been her most precious possession, and now he was gone. So Carnistir had taken it upon himself to create a new Sir Rabbit.

One that was much nicer than the scrap fabric one. Especially seeing her so sad and even heartbroken over the loss of her toy. Nothing so far could replace Sir Rabbit, their parents- try as they might- offered up toys of all kinds to soothe her. Yet it just wasn’t the same for the elfling, rejecting all of them no matter how soft and beautiful that they were. No matter how many rabbits or even bears…. And little stuffed animal doggies were an absolute no for now.

Vanifinwe wouldn’t even see Huan, distressed by any dog that got near her and what dolls she would play with. Even if Huan wasn’t responsible, the damage had been done. Tyelkormo had even been making efforts to try and soothe Vanifinwe and entertain her feeling guilty that it had been one of his pups that had gotten ahold of Sir Rabbit.

No one knew how to fix it, save maybe Carnistir. Who had made this stuffed animal rabbit, look strikingly like Sir Rabbit, save he was made from exquisitely soft velveteen. What fabric bits and glass eyes and nose was left over, Carnistir was able to fashion them to the rabbit. Hoping it would offer her comfort and familiarity.

He even remembered Sir Rabbit’s proportions. Which at the time had seemed so foolish that he remembered something as silly as a stuffed animal's proportions. But never had he been more grateful that he had until now.

No one, save Curvo, had known that he had decided to take on the task of trying to recreate Sir Rabbit. Having spent weeks on making sure he was just right, and even making little prototypes he could give to her later as well if she was receptive to this one. Though he wasn’t wholly optimistic of what the outcome would be, and naturally Curvo hadn’t been much for reassurance either.

Telling him that it was a waste of time seeing as Vanifinwe was just going to reject it just as she had every other stuffed animal that had been given to her. Going on to add that even if there was a slim possibility that she would take it… It was far too nice and she’d just destroy the beauty of the rabbit. This one was incredibly nice. A labor of love, as others would say describing things they’ve created.

But Carnistir didn’t care if it would drug through the mud by the elfling, he just wanted to see his sister happy again. Who had been incredibly difficult in these last few weeks without her comfort item. Only Atya could console her and even then she wasn’t wholly cooperative for him either, still putting up a weak fight and getting teary eyed and only going to sleep if it was with him and on him.

Their Amme and Atya’s bed had surely been crowded over the last couple weeks, and she would only stay up all night if she was left to her own devices in her room. Making her a mighty terror the following morning and day. Her behavior was completely uncharacteristic and it didn’t seem like she was getting over the loss any time soon.

Everyone needed a break from Vanifinwe, and Vanifinwe needed a break from her very big emotions for someone so little.

Gently Carnistir ran his thumb across the reddish brown velveteen, looking into those little glass blue eyes that were chipped with a tooth mark or two and its little button nose. His hand squeezed making sure Sir Rabbit was fluffy enough, coming down to its feet where he had sewn a patchwork of the old scraps onto them. With a little star on the bottom in fine gold embroidery.

Nothing like the Feanorian star, just something simple that he knew little Vanifinwe would enjoy once she saw it. He sighed out, before standing from his sewing table. Knowing he wouldn’t be fully satisfied until he knew whether or not his little sister was satisfied with the new Sir Rabbit.

Leaving his room, Carnistir began to make his way through the hallways. Passing by maids and servants, ner and nis who were there for reasons Carnistir didn’t care about. So he paid them no mind, save for when they greeted him, he tried to at least nod in their direction. To have a semblance of courtesy towards them, though today that was not his sole focus.

It was the sounds of Vanifinwe’s disgruntled voice that began to fill the hallway. Her little foot stamping down onto the floor and Carnistir could hear the pout on her lips as she spoke to Tyelkormo in a sad tone. Quietly he crept to the door of her room, passing by Huan who lay loyally outside the door even if Vanifinwe wouldn’t let him in. Only to find Tyelkormo dressed… interestingly…

A small satin cap was around his neck, and his platinum hair were in an array of numerous pigtails sticking off all around his head. Carnistir curled his lips inwards to see him, trying not to smile or laugh to see him in such a manner. It only added to the hilarity as he jingled when he moved, holding a doll in one hand with other hand on his hip, dressed with bangles on each wrist and jewelry draping from his neck.

From what he could see there was red lipstick smeared across his face, and his eyes were hastily done with lots and lots of blush… In fact almost his whole face was pink. He really had been trying to do anything to make things better for their baby sister. Carnistir would certainly credit him with that much at least. Any other time he’d have a slew of insults and would laugh at him, but Tyelkormo spoke next;

“Vani, you are clearly tired. You need a nap.” Tyelkormo said in a firm but exasperated voice, but the little elfling only humphed out folding her arms even tighter across her wrinkled red dress.

“I want Atya.” She rebutted in a sad voice, her little lip poking out and quivering slightly. Making Tyelkormo sigh out again, trying to reason with an elfling who had their mind set on something was impossible. Especially one with a will like their father’s.

“Vani… Atya is busy working, he cannot be here for you today.” Tyelkormo tried to reason despite himself, knowing it was only going to fail. But Vanifinwe only began to sniffle, bringing her hands up to cover her eyes with the heel of her hand. Something she did when she tried not to cry,

“Vani… Don’t cry…” Tyelkormo said in a surprisingly soft voice, moving to approach her with a little swoosh coming from his cape, Carnistir watched as he kneeled down and brought his hands to her shoulders. Trying to pull her into him for a hug, but he was met with resistance. Vanifinwe immediately began to pull away from Tyelko.

“I want Atya! I don’t want you!” The elfling rebutted in a weepy voice, Carnistir watched as his hasty tempered brother was quickly losing his patience and he found it was his cue to step in. Before Tyelkormo couldn’t handle anymore, seeing as he had been the sole person to spend time with her in an effort to make up for what his pup had done to Sir Rabbit. He knew when his brother was at his breaking point and Vanifinwe was quickly driving him there.

“Vani-” But before he could say anything else, Vanifinwe was already there hugging his leg sniffling.

“Moryo, tell Tyelko I don’t him, I want Atya.” He heard Tyelkormo groan and when Carnistir looked up at him he couldn’t tell if his face was reddened with frustration or not. For the love of Eru… Generous with the makeup had been an understatement of what was going on with his face.

Regardless Carnistir began to squat down and held one arm out to coax her into a hug, and though she was reluctant Vanifinwe went into his arm immediately. Bringing Tyelkormo to both feel frustration that it was so easy for Carnistir, and relieved that she wanted someone other than him. Everyone had certainly shouldered some of the blame onto him, even if they hadn’t said it directly.

So he went and sat down at one of the tiny chairs in the room, resting his head in his hand and watching Carnistir and Vanifinwe interact.

“I know Vani, but Atya said he was busy today.” Carnistir said in a gentle voice, and he could hear her whimper out. Before burying her face into his chest, she was exhausted and it was clear in the way that she acted and from what he had seen on her face too. He only wrapped his arm a little tighter around her shoulders and hugging her close.

For a long moment the pair stayed like this, with his arm wrapped around her letting her keep her face buried into his chest. She was unmoving from her spot, and after sometime Carnistir and Tyelkormo both shared a look, both wondering if she had finally fallen asleep before he felt her shift in his hold. Starting to fidget and bring her arms up to hug his neck, her little fingers fiddling with the collar of his tunic.

“Vani, I have something for you.” Carnistir said softly, feeling her only continue to hold him for a long moment, before she finally pulled away. Her hand coming to gently wipe away the tears that wet her lashes,

“You do?” She asked sniffling still, and Tyelkormo shot him a look telling him no. Due to the fact he knew where this was going, Tyelkormo didn’t want to deal with a full blown meltdown because the stuffed animal didn’t work out. He vigorously shook his head at Carnistir’s words in an effort to deter him. But it was too late.

“I made this for you.” Carnistir answered, looking at his little sister who looked up at him with big blue eyes watching him with sleepy curiosity. Quietly bringing out the new floppy velveteen rabbit out from behind his back. For a moment there was silence as her big eyes moved to land on the rabbit that he was holding out to her.

Like all the others for a moment she brought her hands up to her eyes, before Carnistir watched her peek out from behind them looking back at the floppy rabbit again. All was still as they both held their breath waiting to see how Vanifinwe would react to the rabbit, even Tyelkormo had to do a double take seeing as it looked strikingly similar to the last rabbit.

But after a moment, Vanifinwe pulled her hands away from her eyes and gently reached out for the rabbit. Quietly she held the rabbit in her hands, looking down at it’s glass eyes before she began to grow emotional. Not because she hated it, because it was just like Sir Rabbit, except he was brown instead of blue and gray.

“You made this for me?” Vanifinwe asked tearfully, slowly beginning to bring the rabbit up to clutch tightly to her chest in a hug. Carnistir began to nod at her words, letting a little smile come to his lips seeing that she was so accepting of the stuffed rabbit. Tyelkormo threw his head back, sighing in relief as he leaned back in the little chair. Finally the reign of terror from the inconsolable elfling was over.

“Thank you hanyo, I loves hims so much.” She began in a weepy voice, starting to cry as she moved back in to hug Carnistir. Even hugging the rabbit, felt just like Sir Rabbit. Carnistir came and brought both of his arms around her, picking her up from the floor as she rested her head against his shoulder. Still tightly clutching the new rabbit.

“Thank Eru Iluvatar.” Tyelkormo breathed out, relieved that finally someone had come up with something to soothe her. He didn’t even have the heart to chastise Carnistir for taking so long, just glad that it had finally been done.

It took hardly any time for Vanifinwe to grow comfortable on her brother's shoulder, closing her eyes as the tears finally quelled themselves and growing limp in his hold as she fell asleep in his arms. Carnistir simply held her close before the pair looked at one another,

“Don’t say it.” Tyelkormo said defensively, seeing the faint smirk on Carnistir’s lips. Knowing that he was going to tell him how he looked like shit, and that was perhaps the understatement of the century. Tyelkormo rose to his feet, his pigtails flopping about from the force in which he stood, ready to defend himself from his brother.

“You look like shit.” Carnistir said it anyways and Tyelkormo shot Carnistir a glare,

“I know. But what was I supposed to do, tell her no after what happened?” He grumbled out, folding his arms over his chest. Vanifinwe only stirred slightly in his hold, taking in a deep and shaky breath, squeezing the new rabbit in her hold even tighter to her. Both ner grew quiet for a moment, watching her on baited breath a little fearful she would wake up.

“I am taking a break. To get this-” Tyelkormo began to wave and motion to his face that was slathered in makeup, “Off my pretty face.” Carnistir snorted at Tyelkormo’s words,

“I don’t know, I think it is just better hiding what’s under there.”

“ Watch it. ” Tyelkormo growled out angrily, coming to undo the tie on the little cape around his neck, making Carnistir release a breathy chuckle. Happy to see him so riled up and upset for once, rather than causing Carnistir to be so upset.

Tyelkormo grumbled out, snatching the little cape from around his neck and setting it on the table, before he began to walk out of the room. While Carnistir began to move to the bed to sit on while Vanifinwe napped against him, he supposed he could take some time to cuddle with her. It wasn’t often Vanifinwe wanted anyone to cuddle with her while she slept- except Atya recently.

Tyelkormo paused at the threshold of the door for a moment, debating on what he should say.

“Thanks, I guess.” He said turning to look at Carnistir, who looked back at Tyelkormo as if he had grown a second and third head. Did he just thank him? For giving Vani her new toy? Or was it because it had spared him from having to argue with the elfling?

“Don’t look at me like that. And don’t get used to it, it’s the only thanks you’re getting.” Tyelkormo said in a temperamental tone, before he stormed out of the room with Huan right on his heels following him. Carnistir only leaned back against the headboard of the bed and closed his eyes, holding his little sister. Wondering if he too would be partial for a little nap with her.

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theelvenhaven · 1 year

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Unexpected Farewell

Little!Vanifinwe x Brothers

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A/N: Sorry that I didn't post this yesterday @noldorinpainter

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Vanifinwë sat in the sitting room with Sir Rabbit floppily sitting across from her as they sat on the blanket with a wooden teacup sitting in front of him. Filled with water, and her little teapot sitting in the center of the blanket with snacks shared between the two of them that Maitimo had fixed for her… And Sir Rabbit as she had been insistent he would need them too.

“Sir Rabbit you haven’t dranken any of your tea.” She said to Sir Rabbit who only seemed to fall over at her words, making her huff out some as she reached across the blanket to sit him back up. Wishing to chastise him for his poor table manners, but instead she asked;

“Are you tired Sir Rabbit?” She asked, reaching to bring over the large stuffed rabbit to cradle him in her arms as if her were a baby. Her head angling down as if she were listening to him speak to her, nodding her head and bobbing her curls.

Unaware of the little audience she was gaining from Maitimo who stood in the threshold of the doorway. Smiling as he watched her nod her head and hum along,

“Okay then you can take a nap.” She said, moving to stand from her place on the blanket and grabbing her comfort blanket that she drug around everywhere, wrapping up Sir Rabbit and going to the couch.

“What are you doing Vani?” Maitimo asked her, watching her arrange the pillows to make a little “fort” or “house” for Sir Rabbit to sleep in.

“Helping Sir Rabbit takes his naps hanyo.” She answered him, sticking him haphazardly into the little fort, with the blanket still hanging out from the edge of the couch. It was then she moved the pillow out of the way and leaned over to press a kiss to Sir Rabbits face, before putting the pillow back.

“I love you.” She whispered to the rabbit with a big smile before turning to her brother, putting a finger over her little lip as she watched him open his mouth to say something.

“Shhhhh he’s sleeping hanyo.” Vanifinwë continued in a harsh whisper, making Maitimo hum softly at her words, nodding his head.

“How about we clean up our snack while Sir Rabbit sleeps?” Maitimo asked as he came to kneel down on the blanket to start gathering up the plates, Vanifinwë sighed out clearly not wanting to do it. But the elfling got down on the floor and helped Maitimo picking up plates and snack bits that had to be thrown away or taken down to the kitchens to be put away.

Her little hands piling it up on the plates that Maitimo held out, before she grabbed their teacups knowing they would need to be washed now that they had been played with and filled with water.

“You have everything?” Maitimo asked as he stood from the blanket and Vanifinwë did too, nodding her head.

“Yes hanyo.” She answered him still in a whisper so as not to disturb her “sleeping” companion. Following right behind her big brother as they left the sitting room, leaving the door open as both of their hands were full of things to be taken to the kitchens.

“Hanyo when we get done can we play dress up?” Vanifinwë asked, turning her head to look up at her elder brother, who only smiled looking down at his littlest sibling with a nod of his head. Seeing as he was the one was given the task to watch over her today, he didn’t see why they couldn't. She had played so well and quietly with herself in the sitting room.

“Of course we can, onore.” He answered with a soft smile,

“Yay!!” She said out with excitement in her voice, jumping some in response. Sloshing water onto the floor accidentally but neither of them really seemed to notice as they continued to walk down the hallway.

“I am going to make you the prettiest elf ever!” She said with glee, and it made Maitimo smile only nodding his head a few servants that passed them by with smiles as they watched the two of them interact.

“Oh you are? And how will you do that onore?” He asked her with a hum, trying to keep the conversation flowing with her,

“Yes! I am! I am going to put pretty fabrics on you and lickstips and make up your hair! And give you a crown! And jooleries!” Vanifinwë said with a big smile, bouncing again as they neared their destination, while Maitimo simply sighed. Glad that she was going to be ever so creative when it came to dressing him up.

“Oh it sounds like I will be the prettiest elf ever, will I be prettier than Tyelko?” Maitimo asked with a grin as they entered the kitchen. The two of them going to the nearest counter to set everything down there, Vanifinwë struggling to reach the counter tops, but Maitimo helped her. Before she answered, Vanifinwë approached him holding up her arms to be picked up and like clockwork, Maitimo reached down to pick her up.

The elfling brought her hands to his face to hold, gently leaning in to press a kiss to his cheek. Before her little hands gently patted against his cheek, moving in to hug his head, and rest against him as he began to leave the kitchens just as quickly as they came.

“Yes, even prettierer than Tyelko.”

“I am so lucky that you are going to make me even prettierer Vani, you are such a wonderful stylist.” Maitimo answered her out simply enough, and Vanifinwë grinned at his words. No sooner than he said that, did the two of them see Tyelko hurrying in their direction, with Huan in tow and a big grin on his face.

“There you are!” He greeted out, with his arms coming out to reach to take Vanifinwë from Maitimo’s hold. Readily did the elfling reach out to let Tyelkormo take her before he tossed her into the air catching her. With Maitimo watching intensely ready to catch her in the event that he missed.

Fortunately he did not.

“You were looking for us?” Maitimo asked, smiling as the little elfling squealed out gleefully before he caught her and hugged her close to him.

“I have a surprise for Vani.”

“For me!? What is it?” She asked quickly, kicking her feet with excitement and bouncing in his hold. Maitimo only raised a brow as he watched as Tyelkormo began to laugh, shaking his head and swaying his platinum hair at the motion.

“If I tell you, then it won’t be a surprise. Come let us go see it.” Tyelkormo smiled, and began to take long and quick strides down the hallway. Making Vanifinwë bounce again in his hold and she began to giggle out gleefully,

“Guess what Tyelko?” She managed in between breaths,

“What Vani?” He asked with a grin looking at her for a moment.

“I am going to make Maitimo the prettiest elf ever!” Vanifinwë said with great exaggeration as she spoke, throwing her hands up with excitement at the very idea that he was going to be so pretty when she got done with him. But Tyelkormo gasped out slightly,

“Even prettier than me!?” He rebutted with feigned exaggeration, and Vanifinwë began to laugh, throwing her head back as she giggled. Nodding her head,

“Yes! Even prettier than you!” She snickered out, looking at her brother with a big bright smile, but Tyelkormo put on a fake frown looking at her. Shaking his head no,

“I simply won’t let you, my surprise will be so amazing that you won’t want to make Maitimo even prettier than me.” Tyelkormo said to her with a feigned deviousness in his voice, knowing that as soon as she saw what it was, she’d be giddy and excited. Too caught up in playing with them than making Maitimo prettier, Maitimo only sighed out rolling his eyes as he smirked and shook his head at Tyelkormo’s words.

“Tell me Tyelkooooooo.” She said with another laugh as they began to near the sitting room that her and Maitimo had left to go put away dishes,

“You’ll just have to wait and see.” He rebutted again with a grin,

“Pleeeeeeease Tyelko! Tell me, tell me, tellllllll meeeeeeeeeee.” Vanifinwë pleaded pressing her face into the side of his, making both Tyelkormo and Maitimo laugh out at her reaction and her efforts to try and get Tyelkormo to tell her what it was she wanted to know. But he didn’t budge, only shaking his head no.

“Here, why don’t you go and open the door and find out.” He said putting the little wiggle worm down as she gasped out and hurried over to the door. Moving to open the door handle, while Maitimo and Tyelkormo lingered behind one another,

“Tyelko, if you’ve done what I think you’ve done… Amme and Atya are going to kill you for getting her a dog.” He muttered to his brother, and Tyelkormo shrugged with a smile.

“I’ll help take care of it.” Suddenly they heard Vanifinwë gasp out as she entered the room, but her gasp of excitement quickly turned into a shriek. One that didn’t sound like it was full of excitement at all, quite the opposite in fact. Bringing both brothers to hurry over towards the door.

Inside they found that the pup had stopped in whatever it was doing and had toppled Vanifinwë to the floor, with Vanifinwë beginning to cry even as it licked her, Tyelkormo was the first to rush into the room. Grabbing it by its collar and chest and gently pulling it away from her while Maitimo hurried over to help Vanifinwë up, but the elfling was already to her feet and hurrying away from the dog.

Both were confused by her sudden aversion to the puppy, she had never been scared of dogs or puppies before. That was until Maitimmo began to look around the room and noticed how there was stuffing everywhere and Vanifinwë began to wail out as she picked something up off the floor.

“Sir Rabbit!” She cried out in great distress and both brothers felt their heart sink to the depths of their stomach as they connected what had happened.

Scrap bits of blue and grey were everywhere, two little glass eyes were strewn across the floor… Stuffing filled the room with little tumbles of it strewn across the floor. Even the blanket the rabbit had been wrapped in had been shredded and destroyed and it had taken the pup absolutely no time to have done this…

“Hanyo!” Vanifinwë cried out in panic, turning to look at her brother with tears running down her face, and in her hands was the last little bit of remaining scraps were put together, while the puppy only began to bark with excitement wagging its tail.

Tyelkormo only watched with a heavy heart as Vanifinwë sat there in the floor trying to hug the last little pieces of her stuffed animal. Something Moryo had crafted for her a few years ago, that had become quite the fixture in Vanifinwë’s life and her constant companion.

And in his haste, seeing their stuff in the floor, he hadn’t bothered to have checked for Sir Rabbit to put him away when he had put the pup in the room. Guilt began to weigh heavy on him for what had happened. Feeling utterly responsible for the loss of her treasured possession.

Maitimo hurriedly went over to Vanifinwë and reached down to pick her up as she sobbed out at the loss of her friend. Throwing herself into his shoulder and wrapping her arms around his neck still clutching on the remnants of Sir Rabbit.

Both brothers simply looked at one another, unsure of what it was they were going to do. Or how they would even comfort her, even Vanifinwë must’ve known that he wasn’t fixable for she didn’t ask for Moryo and his help. She didn’t plead to take the scraps to him, only able to do one thing- and that was cry at the loss of her closest friend.

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