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One Fine Autumn Day by Dreamflower

Sep 22, 2009 16:53

Author: Dreamflower
Title: One Fine Autumn Day
Rating: G
Theme: September the twenty-second
Elements: This story starter sentence: The leaves had already turned, the colours giving the wood the appearance of being ablaze.
Author's Notes: I'd like to thank lindelea1 for the beta!
Summary: Bungo Baggins has a lot to think about on this momentous day...
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2009, challenge: september 22, september, month: 2009 september

Comments 16

elandulin September 23 2009, 13:29:48 UTC

I loved reading this story. Occasionally stories appear that FEEL like canon and this is definitely one of them. This glimpse of "the fabulous Belladonna Took" is very intriguing; I hope you will tell us more about her one day!

The portrait of the Old Took is wonderful; I like him especially because he is very like my elderly Pippin! Patient, thoughtful, sympathetic, not unmindful of his personal power but judicious in its use. Very nicely drawn!

dreamflower02 September 23 2009, 13:58:54 UTC

Oh, wow! Thank you! I had to figure out why Bag End was partly built with Took money as was stated in The Hobbit, and I figured the courtship of a Took lass would not be without a few bumps in the road to romance.

And it makes me feel so good to hear your thoughts about "my" Gerontius and Pippin, for it's always been a large part of my own fanon that Pippin "took after" his illustrious ancestor even more than most of his other cousins, so I kind of "reverse-engineered" my Gerontius based on what we know of Pippin himself. It makes me smile that you noticed!

lindelea1 September 23 2009, 14:37:12 UTC

Oh! And it turned out beautifully! I love the reconciliation, especially, and the way she almost seemed to be waiting for him at the inn.

Gerontius is just as I'd imagine him, wise, somewhat abrupt, understanding but also under the surface you can feel that he is stern, holding high expectations and *expecting* them, no less.

Hope I'm making sense, my first cup of tea is still brewing. Happy birthday, Bilbo!

dreamflower02 October 7 2009, 03:13:26 UTC

Yes, well I had some excellent advice on that scene! ;-D

I think to keep a clan like the Tooks in line, and especially with twelve of his own children, Gerontius would *have* to be all of those things and then some!

(And you made perfect sense!)

addie71 September 27 2009, 11:59:14 UTC

Aw, this was so sweet. I love stories of Bilbo's parents. I didn't stop smiling from start to finish.

dreamflower02 October 7 2009, 03:14:05 UTC

I love them too, and there just aren't enough of them around! I'm so glad it made you smile.

telstar_gold September 28 2009, 10:13:45 UTC

What a lovely story! Nice to get a bit of Baggins family history :))

dreamflower02 October 7 2009, 03:14:59 UTC

The Baggins family tree is just full of possibilities! I love exploring it.

And thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it.