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sophinisba) wrote2006-09-19 11:14 am
sophinisba) wrote2006-09-19 11:14 am
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Three gen ficlets (with hobbits)
Well, I had intended to finish up that meme sooner than this. On the other hand, it's nice to have mathoms to post on one's birthday. All rated G.
A double drabble for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
shirebound, Asfaloth
Frodo thinks he was probably too desperate to be scared when he rode those last miles to Rivendell. It's difficult for him to remember any of it, and he doesn't think that's only because of the wound or the sickness or even the Ring or the shadow. There was some other presence moving him then, guiding his mouth to speak those words and giving him strength to raise his sword, not to mention getting him across the river on top of an animal that now looks to him so very large and intimidating it may as well be an oliphaunt.
"You are very kind," Frodo says, "but I'm much stronger now. I'm happy to walk." The Elf insists though, and the other hobbits too think it would be grand to see, so Frodo says he will ride, but not alone. Glorfindel mounts first and Strider helps Frodo to join him. And although the height is rather startling when he looks down, (and sees Sam's look of awe, and Pippin's delight, and Merry's pride), Frodo feels perfectly secure here, with Glorfindel's arms around him, and the horse as strong and graceful as another Elf. They ride through the valley without fear.
Forslightlytookish Five Things Frodo Knows about Pippin
Never mind that Frodo and Merry were both their parents' only children. Frodo knows Pippin knows they grew up almost as brothers, and Pippin, though he loves his sisters well enough, always wished he had a brother or two. And if he could choose any two hobbits in the Shire to be his brothers, there's no question who they would be. Since he can't choose his siblings, he chooses his two best friends, and they are happy to be chosen. Frodo isn't surprised, then, that Pippin comes along, and Elves and Orcs aren't enough to send him back.
He likes spying but isn't very good at it. Frodo and Merry always catch him, but they tend not to scold very much, because really it's difficult to stay angry at Pippin for very long. And when he wants to know a secret Frodo nearly always tells him, for it's more of a bother to keep telling him no all the time than to share the secret with one more.
He likes his mushrooms as much as the next hobbit, and he also has an insatiable desire for cherries. From May to July he cannot be left alone with a bowl of them or near that tree by the gate, for he'll eat until he's lying on the floor (or the ground), clutching his belly and moaning. "Why should something so good make a hobbit ache so?" he complains. There are no cherries at Rivendell or at Cormallen, but there are enough other rich foods that in both places Frodo, only starting to recover from his own injuries, needs to hold Pippin's hand through the aftermath of the feast.
He is charming and polite, even in the most extraordinary circumstances such as those involving honey, and insects, and great aunts. Frodo is pleased but, again, not surprised, when they reach Minas Tirith, to find out how many friends Pippin made among its people in such a short number of days.
He's never lorded it over anyone, but he's always known he'll be Thain someday, and when others call him mischievous, irresponsible, immature, Frodo knows he is simply having his fun while he can. When Pippin comes riding to Bywater with an army of Tooks behind him, Frodo knows he's the same hobbit he always was, only come into his own. He'll spend a few more years with Merry and he'll live them for all they're worth, and then he'll live at Great Smials with his bride, and he'll be the leader his people need, and his love of life will never fade.
Foralchemilla, Five Secrets Sam Knows about Frodo
He says it will be easy for the three of them to live together, and certainly there's room enough at Bag End once they set the place to rights. Sam knows things aren't ever easy for Frodo anymore, and after the months they've spent in the Cottons' home, Rosie understands well enough too. But at the wedding, in the presence of another gross of hobbits (though they're not referred to as such), everyone smiles and Frodo kisses them both. Nothing is easy, but they'll manage, for a time at least.
Most of his friends, if not the townsfolk at large, have seen him touching the pendant when he worries. It's an absent gesture and could well be an innocent one, and he doesn't bother to stop himself. Sam thinks he's the only one to have seen Frodo touching what's left of the finger he lost, circling around the strangely smooth tissue just where he used to caress the gold. Frodo sometimes stares at the rings Sam and Rosie wear as signs of their marriage, but he never reaches for them, keeps his longing to himself.
Sam and Rosie take care of him when his illness returns in the fall and again in the spring, for there's no question of keeping it secret from them. But they don't tell the neighbors or the cousins, nor the doctor or guests who come to see Rosie in the weeks after, and no one mentions the date.
He's grateful for the first conspiracy (of course he is), but when he makes his plans to leave for the last time, he swears Sam to secrecy and specifically says that Merry and Pippin are not to know. He can't stand to say goodbye to them again, he says, certainly not to all of them at once.
And for all that, he's glad to see them again (of course he is) when they appear, and when they tease him, and act as if this isn't the end of all things. Gandalf says he told them so that Sam wouldn't need to ride home alone, but Sam knows Frodo was glad to kiss each of them one last time.
A double drabble for
shirebound, AsfalothFrodo thinks he was probably too desperate to be scared when he rode those last miles to Rivendell. It's difficult for him to remember any of it, and he doesn't think that's only because of the wound or the sickness or even the Ring or the shadow. There was some other presence moving him then, guiding his mouth to speak those words and giving him strength to raise his sword, not to mention getting him across the river on top of an animal that now looks to him so very large and intimidating it may as well be an oliphaunt.
"You are very kind," Frodo says, "but I'm much stronger now. I'm happy to walk." The Elf insists though, and the other hobbits too think it would be grand to see, so Frodo says he will ride, but not alone. Glorfindel mounts first and Strider helps Frodo to join him. And although the height is rather startling when he looks down, (and sees Sam's look of awe, and Pippin's delight, and Merry's pride), Frodo feels perfectly secure here, with Glorfindel's arms around him, and the horse as strong and graceful as another Elf. They ride through the valley without fear.
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slightlytookish Five Things Frodo Knows about PippinNever mind that Frodo and Merry were both their parents' only children. Frodo knows Pippin knows they grew up almost as brothers, and Pippin, though he loves his sisters well enough, always wished he had a brother or two. And if he could choose any two hobbits in the Shire to be his brothers, there's no question who they would be. Since he can't choose his siblings, he chooses his two best friends, and they are happy to be chosen. Frodo isn't surprised, then, that Pippin comes along, and Elves and Orcs aren't enough to send him back.
He likes spying but isn't very good at it. Frodo and Merry always catch him, but they tend not to scold very much, because really it's difficult to stay angry at Pippin for very long. And when he wants to know a secret Frodo nearly always tells him, for it's more of a bother to keep telling him no all the time than to share the secret with one more.
He likes his mushrooms as much as the next hobbit, and he also has an insatiable desire for cherries. From May to July he cannot be left alone with a bowl of them or near that tree by the gate, for he'll eat until he's lying on the floor (or the ground), clutching his belly and moaning. "Why should something so good make a hobbit ache so?" he complains. There are no cherries at Rivendell or at Cormallen, but there are enough other rich foods that in both places Frodo, only starting to recover from his own injuries, needs to hold Pippin's hand through the aftermath of the feast.
He is charming and polite, even in the most extraordinary circumstances such as those involving honey, and insects, and great aunts. Frodo is pleased but, again, not surprised, when they reach Minas Tirith, to find out how many friends Pippin made among its people in such a short number of days.
He's never lorded it over anyone, but he's always known he'll be Thain someday, and when others call him mischievous, irresponsible, immature, Frodo knows he is simply having his fun while he can. When Pippin comes riding to Bywater with an army of Tooks behind him, Frodo knows he's the same hobbit he always was, only come into his own. He'll spend a few more years with Merry and he'll live them for all they're worth, and then he'll live at Great Smials with his bride, and he'll be the leader his people need, and his love of life will never fade.
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alchemilla, Five Secrets Sam Knows about FrodoHe says it will be easy for the three of them to live together, and certainly there's room enough at Bag End once they set the place to rights. Sam knows things aren't ever easy for Frodo anymore, and after the months they've spent in the Cottons' home, Rosie understands well enough too. But at the wedding, in the presence of another gross of hobbits (though they're not referred to as such), everyone smiles and Frodo kisses them both. Nothing is easy, but they'll manage, for a time at least.
Most of his friends, if not the townsfolk at large, have seen him touching the pendant when he worries. It's an absent gesture and could well be an innocent one, and he doesn't bother to stop himself. Sam thinks he's the only one to have seen Frodo touching what's left of the finger he lost, circling around the strangely smooth tissue just where he used to caress the gold. Frodo sometimes stares at the rings Sam and Rosie wear as signs of their marriage, but he never reaches for them, keeps his longing to himself.
Sam and Rosie take care of him when his illness returns in the fall and again in the spring, for there's no question of keeping it secret from them. But they don't tell the neighbors or the cousins, nor the doctor or guests who come to see Rosie in the weeks after, and no one mentions the date.
He's grateful for the first conspiracy (of course he is), but when he makes his plans to leave for the last time, he swears Sam to secrecy and specifically says that Merry and Pippin are not to know. He can't stand to say goodbye to them again, he says, certainly not to all of them at once.
And for all that, he's glad to see them again (of course he is) when they appear, and when they tease him, and act as if this isn't the end of all things. Gandalf says he told them so that Sam wouldn't need to ride home alone, but Sam knows Frodo was glad to kiss each of them one last time.
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Anyway these were all so gorgeous. I especially liked the last set, even though the angst...the ANGST! :-)
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Shirebound's is lovely - I realize that Frodo doesn't spend much time on a (full-size)horse in the book, and his realization that he hadn't been in any shape to be afraid is set off so well by his pleasure in being held safely by Glorfindel.
I love the way you present Pippin as all of a piece, so it's not astounding that he becomes the leader not indicated by the irresponsible scamp!
And the Sam piece is heart-touching. I like Frodo eying the wedding rings while feeling his missing finger. And, oh, that Gray Havens good-bye. *sob*
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It took me a while to get through all those requests and it is a nice feeling to hae them done!
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When Pippin comes riding to Bywater with an army of Tooks behind him, Frodo knows he's the same hobbit he always was, only come into his own. He'll spend a few more years with Merry and he'll live them for all they're worth, and then he'll live at Great Smials with his bride, and he'll be the leader his people need, and his love of life will never fade.
That's absolutely marvelous. Thank you for these wonderful mathoms.
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Never mind that Frodo and Merry were both their parents' only children. Frodo knows Pippin knows they grew up almost as brothers, and Pippin, though he loves his sisters well enough, always wished he had a brother or two. And if he could choose any two hobbits in the Shire to be his brothers, there's no question who they would be. Since he can't choose his siblings, he chooses his two best friends, and they are happy to be chosen. Frodo isn't surprised, then, that Pippin comes along, and Elves and Orcs aren't enough to send him back.
:D
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And the Sam and Frodo ones are just heart-breaking. *sigh*
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(Grey Havens angst is killer. *hugs*)
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I wish it could be your birthday every day if it means we could get such lovely mathoms as these!
*birthday hugs for Sophinisba*
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Gandalf says he told them so that Sam wouldn't need to ride home alone, but Sam knows Frodo was glad to kiss each of them one last time.
:*(
Happy Birthday, dear! =)
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And although the height is rather startling when he looks down, (and sees Sam's look of awe, and Pippin's delight, and Merry's pride) Oh yes, the awe and the delight and the pride - I can absolutely see these expressions on Sam's, Pippin's and Merry's.
Frodo isn't surprised, then, that Pippin comes along, and Elves and Orcs aren't enough to send him back. Nor, for that matter, trolls or even Sauron himself.
He'll spend a few more years with Merry and he'll live them for all they're worth, and then he'll live at Great Smials with his bride, and he'll be the leader his people need, and his love of life will never fade. Simply perfect.
Gandalf says he told them so that Sam wouldn't need to ride home alone, but Sam knows Frodo was glad to kiss each of them one last time And that is the most moving line of all.
Thank you!
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And thank you, thank you, thank you for these gorgeous mathoms. I love each and every one of them: the contrast between the chaotic ride on the first paragraph and the fearless one in the second of the first droubble; looking at Pippin, exuberant, full of life, devoted Pippin, through the loving eyes of his older cousin (I know it's about Pippin, this piece also tells much about Frodo's ties with Pippin, his attachment and fondness and how much he understood Pippin--I love Frodo in this piece). And of course, the last one. The part about Frodo gazing at Sam's and Rosie's wedding rings gave me the chills. And the last one, that very last line, is wondrously beautiful, bittersweet, but beautiful. Thank you very much for these mathoms. I really enjoyed reading them.
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Ow ow ow
Re: Ow ow ow
And found healing in the West and so on. It *is* a happy ending, really. Shirebound convinced me.
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