Salt for Keiliss from Red Lasbelin

[red_lasbelin]

Author: Red Lasbelin
Title: Salt
Rating: PG
Theme: Yuletide Exchange
Elements: Erestor, dawn, ochre, salt
Author's Notes: They would not cooperate with dawn, dear. I really hope you enjoy this.
Beta: E. Moulan
Summary: Erestor and Gil-galad take a mental health day at the beach.
Word Count: 2,012

Comments

[keiliss]

Okay, where do you get this thing from that you can't write Gil? That was just right, I could hear him talking while I was reading. And the way you wrote Erestor, they just fitted together as they should. Really liked the chosen setting and the whole idea of life in Tirion with all its complications and family involvement and poor Erestor having to adjust to living with royalty - ouch!!

The idea of a break at the beach is good, it's certainly exactly what I think Gil would like, and the image of him wading out of the sea is quite striking and very clear (though not quite as clear as to Erestor, lol). Don't know why you think you can't do descriptive :| Love that you put a few gulls in there -- my thing, yes :D. It would not have been right without them (sorry, Gil).

Thank you so much for writing them in Aman, for opening a window into a world that I always love. It's a gorgeous gift.

[red_lasbelin]

Aaaaaaah, I am so thrilled you liked this, dear. I knew I wanted to write them for you, even though you write them so well that it scared me. Your Gil is sheer perfection and if I managed to capture some of him, then I am dead pleased (him coming out of the water? Lucky, lucky Erestor!!!).

I really wanted you to get a summer story (for reasons you well know, lol) - I tried writing it in the palace at wintertime, but it was Wrong so I went back to my original idea. I'm sorry it's not longer - my time management sucks, and I only could touch on some of the family/politic stuff. Glad the sea descriptions worked too.

(It didn't translate to paper except for the barest of touches, but I sort of thought of this as much, much, much later after Winter's End.)

Just - really pleased that you like it and the voices felt right.

[keiliss]

Well you could always try the 'palace in wintertime' theme later and throw in all the politics you didn't have time for.

*hides*

[curiouswombat]

What a lovely picture of them together and content; they are just the perfect pair together. I could just see them, and the gulls, with their wicker basket and their blanket.

It reminded me of my daughter - but that is a story for another place and time :)

[red_lasbelin]

Thank you, Wombat! They do fit each other very well - I wanted them to find each other again. I'm glad the picnic on the beach worked for you.

Curious about your daughter now. :P

[curiouswombat]

This was what she wanted for Christmas, and got. She and her partner will use it quite a lot as their idea of a romantic evening it to take a picnic and a blanket to the beach and eat as they watch the sun go down. :)

[red_lasbelin]

Oh that is an absolutely stunning picnic basket, filled with everything you need. They must have had many lovely evenings with that. :)

[indy1776]

I love their banter.

[red_lasbelin]

Thank you! I love writing banter, it's one of my favorite things.

[ysilme]

I enjoyed this so much! Just the right kind of setting and type of break for those two to unwind, even though Erestor doesn't make full use of the "beach" thing. *g* I love Gimli and the Dwarven whisky, and Erestor's idea of perceiving Gil-galad as salt.

“Well, let me check your feet…” Gil made a show of trying to look and Erestor smacked him on the shoulder.
“Just because I’m on the short side for an elf does not mean I’ll ever stand for hobbit jokes.”
Brilliant! :D

[red_lasbelin]

Yay! I'm glad you liked these too. I was intimidated to write it for Kei, she writes them so well.

I couldn't resist the short joke, I'm a tall person and it's too much fun. Glad you liked the bit about Gimli too, it was one of my favorite little touches.

Thanks, Ysilme!

[talullahred]

A summer day! It was so unexpected and yet so lovely. I forgot how cold my feet are, reading about the two of them, the lively exchange, so true to life, the setting so well composed. I loved how much you covered here about life in Aman and family business.

Lovely fic!

[red_lasbelin]

Kei has written so many dead-of-winter stories in 100F temps that I really wanted to give her something seasonally appropriate. And I hear you on the cold feet!

It really is lovely to hear you think it is well composed, because I swear, I am always up against the deadline and throwing things together and praying it works somehow, lol. I would have liked to do more about life in Aman had there been more time.

Thank you, Tal!