The Hands of the King Are Still the Hands of a Healer by Dreamflower

[dreamflower02]

Author: Dreamflower
Title: The Hands of the King Are Still the Hands of a Healer
Rating: G
Theme:  Spring Fever
Elements: Chicory
Author's Notes: Notes on my resources can be found at the end of the story.
There are hints at unpleasant medical details. I tried to be subtle, but if those squick you, be warned.
Summary: The King is sometimes the

Comments

[lindahoyland]

Poor Merry! Aragorn is so kind and caring for his old friends.

[dreamflower02]

I think the bond between the remaining Fellowship is as tight as family, and that Aragorn still feels as protective of the hobbits now at their age as he was on the long-ago days of the quest.

[kayleelupin]

Oh goodness, poor Merry! I'm so glad Aragorn and Pippin were there to give him the help he needed.

[dreamflower02]

Poor Merry, indeed! But his friends will always be there.

[lynndyre]

Aww! This is sweet, and genuine. I'm glad all three of them are there looking out for each other. This makes me want to read more set in this time period- when Merry and Pippin are in Gondor again.

[dreamflower02]

I really think that they would always look out for each other; it seems to me that after the Quest, all the Fellowship would consider that a second family, after all they'd been through together.

This makes me want to read more set in this time period- when Merry and Pippin are in Gondor again.

I have a few other stories set in Gondor after their retirement:

L: Like a Nimble Nimrodel
Sandcastles
Yestarë in Dol Amroth

I have always imagined them spending several years in Minas Tirith, living in the Citadel, and being spoiled rotten by the King and his court. For some reason, I have always thought of Pippin becoming good friends with Amrothos of Dol Amroth.

[shirebound]

"Thank you, Strider. You are uncommonly good to us, when you have so much more important things to deal with."

"I cannot think of any at the moment," he replied

I love that. What a sweet h/c story, most delicately related! *beams*

[dreamflower02]

*grin* When I write this sort of cozy h/c, I kind of always have you in the back of my mind, so I'm always glad when you like it.

I try to be delicate, partly to make it less likely I'll trigger a reader, but also because I think it's fun to come up with ways to be subtle. I think euphemisms are among the most clever uses of language.

[shirebound]

"Thank you, Strider. You are uncommonly good to us, when you have so much more important things to deal with."

"I cannot think of any at the moment," he replied

I love that. What a sweet h/c story, most delicately related! *beams*