"I don't know if Thingol's daughter agrees with his policies, it's not as if she'd have a say in them."

"Yes, but imagine if she slipped up around him by mistake."

"Yeah, maybe not the best choice of lovers. Thingol might disown his daughter for being with a woman, most parents would."

"Ugh."

"We can change that too. You're going to rule the world, dear."

"Hah. I'll get Illia to do it, that sounds like an awful lot of caring what people think of me."

At that he grabs her and kisses her some more. A lot more.

Oh, good. I care what you think of me, and don't mind that one bit.

Would recently have said I don't care what you think of me. Would have been lying. Also had insufficient information about what you liking me is like.

Having only had two previous partners I was honestly kind of worried about that. Maturity aside I would have expected this to be one area where your greater experience made a bigger difference than it did.

Being in love matters a lot.

Yeah. Warm fuzzy feelings. I've never been in love before, so I didn't realize how much better it made this.

Thaaaat could also be the relevant thousands of years of experience, he says a bit smugly.

I love you.

I love you.

Not gonna pine forever. But I don't think I'd find anyone else, either.

Clearly this is a response that requires cuddles. Then I guess if you ever have children only one of their names apiece are going to be in Quenya. Probably.

Right to tell you? I really was not sure. 

I'd rather know. It doesn't bother me. I'm not going to commit to forever until we've had--this--longer but I don't mind--assuming it is, talking like it is.

I don't want a commitment. I want - you, today, and I'll want you tomorrow, and I will keep on wanting you. It's not about promises.

If we ever have kids, that will be a commitment, but that's waaaay off in the future. Subjectively at least.

Not in wartime, not in even mildly troubled time, Elves usually don't in the first twenty years of marriage lest you're too distracted by each other, and not until I have absolutely no political responsibilities whatsoever. 

So objectively too, good to know. Not something we need to worry about. Pause. Except I suppose to tell you that I decided when I was seven that I wanted to name my firstborn daughter 'Magdala' and haven't found a compelling reason to change my mind since.

"Magdala Istanáro?

I like it, what does it mean.

'magician of the house of Feanor', it'd be, literally 'magic-fire'.