Author: Armariel
Title: A Portrait of the Artist
Rating: PG
Theme: Hit the Books
Elements: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
Author's Notes: This story did not quite go as planned. I conceived it as a sort of follow-up to "Elanor's Yuletide", in which she is presented as a gifted artist, and in this one, taking place a
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What a beautiful line. This is a lovely romance.
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- Erulisse (one L)
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I'm glad he decided to return the vase to his grandfather (who clearly knows his Fastred), and love the description of Frodo's portrait. I'd love to have that in my own collection!
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Yes, I do love a good redemption story as I'm sure you've figured out by now. I wanted this tale to be about the turning from the false, embodied by the prettified and insubstantial milieu in which Iris exists, in order to embrace the true, exemplified by the vital and natural and solid world of Elanor Gamgee and her family. It stands to reason that Fastred could not long hide what he truly is with so many eyes upon him!;)
Thanks so much for commenting Larner!:):)
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