"Small Sizes", by Himring (Upon this Hither Shore - challenge)

[hhimring]

Title : Small Sizes
Author : Himring
Fandom/Source : Silmarillion, History of Middle-earth
Rating : PG13
Characters : Salgant, Maeglin
Disclaimer : Tolkien's characters (no offence intended, no monetary recompense received).
Spoilers/Warnings : Crossing of the Helcaraxe, referenced. Body dysphoria. Racial prejudice. Slightly counter-intuitive use of the prompt.
Summary: Salgant and Maeglin in conversation, in Gondolin, at a more advanced stage of friendship.

‘I was slender just once in my life—when, after long starvation, we reached the Hither Shores, crossing the Ice.’
Salgant actually sounded wistful, even though all Gondolin agreed about the horrors of the Crossing. Maeglin looked sceptical.
‘You don’t believe I could ever be slim, under any circumstance?’
‘What I think is: half-starved would not be a good look on you. Your bones are more—dwarvish than other people’s.’
‘Thanks for the compliment!’
‘You think dwarves are ugly? But you’ve never been to Nogrod. A few days completely surrounded by dwarves—Salgant, you’d start feeling impossibly spindly. Even you!’

Comments

[fififolle]

Hee!

[hhimring]

Glad this appealed to you! Thank you!

[liadt]

Lol, although I do feel a little sorry for Salgant looking fondly back on days of starvation!

[hhimring]

Sadly for Salgant, he has no chance at all of winning either a "Miss Gondolin" or "Miss Nogrod" competition!
And one does get the feeling that looks were very important in Gondolin...

[fredbassett]

Poor Salgant! I do like the way you evoke the friendship between these two. They spark so well off each other.

[hhimring]

Salgant does need to start ignoring fashion models on the cover of magazines. Or whatever the Gondolin equivalent of that is!
Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying their interaction!