Werelemur's Lair

With everything that's going on, there's a big part of me that wants to retreat. To burrow under the blankets, to watch Netflix and sip a cup of hot chocolate. To hide out in a world where I already know the ending, so I know that evil will be defeated, at least this time.

But those stories can also be a source of inspiration. When I was a Christian, I tried to ask myself "What would Jesus do?" Trite though that may seem.

(Of course, if you asked different Christians what they thought Jesus would do, they would often come up with different answers. Funnily enough, Jesus generally ended up agreeing with whatever Christian was asking themself the question.)

Being a Christian, I thought, meant that I did already know the ending. That the triumph of good over evil was preordained. I found that comforting.

But now, when I no longer believe I know the ending? When I'm groping my way forward, blindly, in the dark? It's the stories that I have that inspire me. Because the heroes, the ones I truly love, don't always know that they are going to win. Sometimes they honestly believe that they are doomed to go down fighting, but choose that rather than surrender.

Sometimes, like Samwise Gamgee, I am only holding onto the belief that there are things -- ideals, and people -- worth fighting for.

Lord of the Rings, Denethor, all ages, not mine. Denethor finds his granddaughter, who's found a kitten. Happyverse!

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Hard Job

Dresden Files, Harry Dresden, teen and up, not mine. Harry's been hit by a spell. CRACK!

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Alone in the Wilds

Lord of the Rings, Aragorn(Arwen), mature, not mine. Aragorn misses Arwen.

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Mutual

Doctor Who, First Doctor/Second Doctor/Third Doctor/Fourth Doctor/Fifth Doctor/Sixth Doctor/Seventh Doctor/Eighth Doctor/Ninth Doctor/Tenth Doctor/Eleventh Doctor, mature, not mine. How NOT to cause a paradox. CRACK!

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Busting Loose

Doctor Who, female!Doctor, teen and up, not mine. The Doctor gains new respect for his female companions.

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Lord of the Rings, Faramir, all ages, not mine. Even in the ruins of Osgiliath, life exists.

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Lord of the Rings, Eowyn/Faramir, all ages, not mine. Babyfic.

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Lord of the Rings, Aragorn/Arwen, all ages, not mine. Being king is hard, but at least he has Arwen.

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Lord of the Rings, Eowyn/Faramir, all ages, not mine. They have each other to lean on.

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Lord of the Rings, all ages, not mine. Sam sees his daughter for the first time.

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Me playing around in MS Photo Editor's watercolor effect again. The original screencaps came from Moraya's Annon nan Galadh. My new icon (not a GIP if I've got actual content, though!) is from the same pictures.
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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
My FanFic Masterlist
December Drabbles 11/50
Disclaimer: Tolkien’s. Just borrowing. Please don’t sue!

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