(Depending on how you want to take it, this prompt could contain underage content.)
Earendil and Elwing got married at the age of 22, which for humans would be fine, but for Elves is ridiculously young, probably not even at the age of puberty yet. Elves are roughly the equivalent of 18 years old at/about age 50, so age 22 for a full elf would be about 8 or 9 for a human. Considering that both have some human blood, they probably at least went through puberty before getting married, but it really doesn't seem like much more than that.
So, how did they figure out their relationship, given their unique statuses as part-human, part-elven (and for Elwing, part-Maia)? And who, if anyone, gave permission for them to be married, or did they just get carried away by their hormones and have a marriage ceremony 'in the moment'?
As explicit or not, as you like and feel comfortable with! It's something I've not really seen much treatment of, and I have a lot more sympathy for Earendil and Elwing after figuring this out.
Earendil/Elwing, het, their canonically young marriage
Earendil and Elwing got married at the age of 22, which for humans would be fine, but for Elves is ridiculously young, probably not even at the age of puberty yet. Elves are roughly the equivalent of 18 years old at/about age 50, so age 22 for a full elf would be about 8 or 9 for a human. Considering that both have some human blood, they probably at least went through puberty before getting married, but it really doesn't seem like much more than that.
So, how did they figure out their relationship, given their unique statuses as part-human, part-elven (and for Elwing, part-Maia)? And who, if anyone, gave permission for them to be married, or did they just get carried away by their hormones and have a marriage ceremony 'in the moment'?
As explicit or not, as you like and feel comfortable with! It's something I've not really seen much treatment of, and I have a lot more sympathy for Earendil and Elwing after figuring this out.