(Court)ship

[were_lemur]

This fic is rated: G
Fandom: Lord of the Rings
Characters: Finduilas, Denethor
Summary: an early moment in their courtship
For tolkien_weekly's prompt: Career Paths: Sailor
Word Count: 100
Feedback: yes, please! Concrit welcomed.
Distribution: archiving, linking or remixing ok, just credit me and drop me a line!
Cross-Posted were_lemur, tolkien_weekly, sons_of_gondor
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Disclaimer: Tolkien’s. Just borrowing. Please don’t sue!

It's a good thing he's going to be Steward, because he'll never make a sailor, Finduilas thought, seeing the tinge of green in her suitor's face. Though she had to admit, she admired the way Denethor held to his dignity, breathing deeply and keeping his eyes focused on the horizon.

It was for her, she realized, that he was enduring this. Because he wanted to share this with her.

Though she'd been out in far rougher seas, she turned to the captain. "The weather looks as if it could turn," she said. "You had better take us back into port."

Comments

[emavalexis.livejournal.com]

I really love your Denethor. You give him a kind of dignity he wasn't given in canon, considering how things ended up.

Well done, as always.

[were-lemur.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Denethor is one of the harder characters for me to write (like walking a tightrope) so I'm glad my interpretation works for you!

[sealover-astara.livejournal.com]

*chuckles* Poor Denethor!

It was for her, she realized, that he was enduring this. Because he wanted to share this with her.
This line just makes me want to squee. At times, this guy can be truly huggable sweet. :-)

[were-lemur.livejournal.com]

Definitely, though more in actions (and understated ones at that) than words. I'm glad you liked it!

[sealover-astara.livejournal.com]

Definitely, though more in actions (and understated ones at that) than words.
Well, that's what counts in the end, doesn't it? *wink* Though I admit that 'huggable words' nwo and then are great, too. :-D