drabbles: At the Lockholes

[sophinisba]

Hurrah! Just set up wireless Internet in my parents' house, so I'm back, and with much reading to do.

In celebration of my newly recovered freedom, here's another pair of drabbles (which I actually wrote back in April). G and gen, although not exactly fluff.
ETA: Read Left Behind in the Lockholes (The Outlook Remix) by hyel, written for remixthedrabble in October, 2007./ETA.

At the Lockholes

It wasn’t her age, thank you very much.  And she had never been weak.  The lack of food had had an effect, it was true, and the darkness was disorienting.  But that wasn’t what did her in. 

He was less than half her age, four years younger than her Lotho, even, and had always seemed much younger.

But as he looked at her now she saw a look of such age and experience, such wisdom, and also pity, that Lobelia’s stubborn strength finally abandoned her.  She took a deep breath, leaned on Frodo’s arm, and staggered out into the light.

***

"My son," she whispered, standing still and staring at him as her eyes adjusted to the sunlight.  Frodo smiled sadly and tried to guide her towards a waiting carriage.  She glimpsed Peregrin Took tending to the ruin of Fredegar Bolger, and wondered if she looked as destroyed.

"Come, Aunt, we must get you some food and rest," said Frodo, and then she realized what she'd meant. 

Not that fool she had raised, who had bargained the Shire away for the privilege of being lied to.  She wasn't asking for him. 

Frodo needn't understand, though.  "My son," she called him again.

Comments

[grapeofdeath.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow. That was really good! :)

[fictualities.livejournal.com]

Oh, these are terrific. I love your Lobelia; tough, and yet there's more to her and than that. These provide a persuasive and moving backstory for the Lobelia in canon who left her money to build homes for hobbits made homeless after the Scouring.

[kitcat72.livejournal.com]

Glad to see you have returned. Was beginning to wonder where you'd gone. Enjoy your reading.

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love these!! I do love Lobelia done with heart, which she did end up er...finally gaining after her experience. Poor thing probably did mourn her son, however awful he may have been. Whee! Sophinisba's back!

[suzy-74.livejournal.com]

Hi! Welcome back.

These were great. Loved them.

[shirebound]

My goodness, these are wonderful! Very powerful and emotion-packed. Poor Lobelia.

*wants to hug her*

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

claudia603 sent me here, and these are utterly wonderful.

Have you considered posting them to tolkien100?

[mariole.livejournal.com]

Oh. You made me cry.

Really, really moving. *weeps*

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

I love your Lobelia too. And that she called Frodo "My son. . ." you made me sniffle here. Thank you.