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[edoraslass]

Unexpected Nanny!is Unexpected! Holy crap!

And you may blame her re-appearance on one soubie, who, in response to a meme, suggested "What about Nanny listening to the boys making an in-depth analysis of killin' stuff, maybe over lunch?" and well, it kind of just asploded.

Title: Visit
Characters: Nanny, Boromir, Faramir
Totally G for Gen

Comments

[soubie]

AHAHAHA! I HAZ POWERZ

[edoraslass]

YES YOU HAZ A MAJICK. YAY thank you! :)

e likes his own life free of clutter...and expresses it in giving them to other people.
Okay, that is SO near what I almost wrote and then decided to leave out that I am fairly creeped out, m'dear.

e may not be as horrified as Nanny imagines
Well, you know - Nanny is always going to assume non-flattering things about Denethor. :)

It's possibly Faramir's way of being cheeky.
Actually, I also had the sense that this is the boys showing off; you know, each trying to get Nanny's attention away from the other. She realizes it, even if they don't.

[edoraslass]

It's also just occurred to me that, considering Boromir's age, that Rohirric table may have come to Faramir's attention via a certain *cough* friendship of his brother's. Dammit, woman, there may be a story in that.

[soubie]

Well, the Diplomatic Relations Cycle, if Faramir is only 13, happens only a year after Nanny finally moves out, and he's considerably older than that here. But then he'd still have been a teenager when she got married (I know she was only in her teens herself when she came to work for the Hurins, and the Gondorhrim marry later than you might think, but she must be at least 22 years his senior) so he may have had help with the buying of it, yes.... and... yes.....

[roh_wyn]

OMG! It's Nanny. She's been gone far too long, but I see why now. :) Marriage will do that to people, lol.

I love the small hints here of the serious men Boromir and Faramir will eventually turn into, but it's fun to see them all young and still somewhat carefree too.

I loved this so much, I will now read it six gazillion more times, lol.

[edoraslass]

She's also got at least one, maybe two bitties of her own at this point; I'd have to do the math.

It is a bit of a challenge for me to write them between the ages of 12 & 17 and as full-grown adults; somehow it comes much easier when they're still small!

Thank you!

[aliana1]

OMG YAY NANNY! I love this picture of her with an older Boromir and Faramir, their adult personalities already in formation. I also like the details about their wedding gifts to her; shows that, despite their jesting, they've also definitely grown into thoughtful, mature young men at this point. And of course Boromir would ask for booze, wouldn't he? And Faramir is totally 100% right--one of the main privileges of being an adult is being able to start with dessert if you want. LIVE THE DREAM, FARAMIR.

[edoraslass]

TEA IS FOR KIDS AND NANNIES, OKAY.

And Faramir turned out far more playful than I was expecting him to; a very nice surprise!

Thank you!

[foxrafer]

This scene, their interactions, even just the idea of them visiting her like this (and having picked out wedding gifts for her), all of it makes me smile. It's absolutely gorgeous and sweet, and I love seeing them in these happy moments together.

[edoraslass]

I don't know if I over-estimate how much they'd be likely to keep in touch with her, but I prefer to think that Faramir, at least, writes her fairly regularly, and Boromir probably doesn't instantly think about visiting until Faramir bullies him into doing so, and then he always enjoys himself. :)

Also there is now a story simmering about the wedding gifts themselves, because apparently Soubie's prompts only spawn other prompts.

Thank you!

[just_ann_now]

Hooray, Nanny and the boys are back! And interesting dynamic, too; they seem almost-but-not-quite out of control, as if wanting to show off how very grown up they are, while at the same time, not completely stepping over the line, 'cause, after all, it's Nanny.

I love all the little twists and turns here; it's really not about the boys arguing over anything, it's a showcase for how Time has Marched On. And Married!Nanny! with wedding presents, eee!

Let us proceed now to What I Loved:

"Some of us are more suited to not painting a giant target on our chest," Faramir points out

Oh, my heart stopped right there, you evil, evil woman, you.

“You cheeky boy,” I say, fondly despite my intention to hold on to my severity, and Boromir grins so widely that I can’t resist ruffling his hair and planting a kiss on his forehead.

followed of course by

Faramir bursts out laughing again, spraying tiny bits of pastry all over himself and the tableI nearly sprayed my wine all over myself at that. Oh, Nanny, did you wonder why you even bothered

[edoraslass]

I totally missed replying to you here!

I must honestly say that I didn't even realize what I'd written about "not painting a giant target on our chest" - accident! accident, I swear!

I rather suspect Boromir's thought processes with gifts is, "That's pretty; who can I give that to who won't take it as a declaration of my intent as a suitor?" Mag probably has some out-of-left field, insanely expensive dishes/pots or something that he loved and wanted to give to someone. :)

Thank you!