This vignette is particularly timely in its setting, because today is the Gondorian New Year!!! Happy New Year to all who celebrate. ;)

Title: Elusive Scents in Wartime
Fandom: Lord of the Rings
Rating: G
Word Count: 1350
Prompt: Smell
Summary: Reassurance and comfort can appear unexpectedly, especially during time of war.

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Yup. Thanks to llembas's very fast and thorough beta, I finally have another Ardaverse story to share. I began it in December of 2003, I got stuck, and then revisited it in the spring of 2004 and gave it a major overhaul (but no ending) and finally finished it over the weekend. For only being 6 pages, it's taken quite a while. At any rate, 'tis here ( Read more... )

I actually got up this morning after a pretty dismal night's sleep and went for a walk at 6 a.m. It was pretty cold, but the moon was full, and golden, and low in the sky. It made me think of Lupin first, of course, and how sad that he would never think (as I did this morning) of the moon as a companion. There was something about being out alone in ( Read more... )

This one is dedicated to altariel1 as a belated birthday gift, but it works with the others recently posted.

Day Two: ApproachFaramir paced his room, the walls, the courtyards. Despite his many footfalls, restfulness remained ever ahead of him; tragedy lurked behind in his dim shadow. His feet took him to the Houses' kitchen, where, unsurprisingly, he ( Read more... )

Now complete. I'll be emailing it to qowf momentarily and hoping she doesn't rip it apart, because I don't think I'm willing to change much of it. But here it is, complete. Hope you enjoy.

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