[That chair isn't made to be comfortable and Kili will be sitting in it for a while. Only at certain points can Thorin pause in his work altogether; neither Kili nor Fili can interrupt him once it's begun. Asking for near silence from Kili, who is expected to keep still through each jab of the needle, the ritual seems a test of endurance more than it does a celebration of a milestone reached.
Fili stands to the side not far from his brother's chair. He's close enough that Kili's gasp doesn't escape him, and again, his eyes meet Kili's.
Kili is ready for this. There's no need to be nervous, he tries to convey in the look.
Truth be told, the reminders are for Fili himself, too. He wants to touch his brother's hand, no different a gesture than any other time, but no one did that to him five years ago.]
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Date: 2014-03-24 09:57 am (UTC)Fili stands to the side not far from his brother's chair. He's close enough that Kili's gasp doesn't escape him, and again, his eyes meet Kili's.
Kili is ready for this. There's no need to be nervous, he tries to convey in the look.
Truth be told, the reminders are for Fili himself, too. He wants to touch his brother's hand, no different a gesture than any other time, but no one did that to him five years ago.]