crack_van | She Follows, by Victoria P (R)

Hello, my name is Lilian and I’ll be driving the van for LOTR this month. My main focus on this fandom is Men (and most of all, the Women) and to a lesser extent, Elves, so most of my recs will focus on those two races. Although a hobbit or two might make their way as well! And off we go!

Fandom: LORD OF THE RINGS
Pairing: Aragorn/Legolas/Eowyn
Author on LJ:

musesfool
Author Website: Achromatic
Why this must be read:

Surely most of your have already read something by Victoria P. She’s a most prolific writer, and her works span as many fandoms as fans she has. In this particular story, she gives as a glimpse into something that could have happened at Helm’s Deep: as Legolas and Aragorn attempt to find comfort in the eve of battle, Eowyn watches and mourns for something she never really had.

A little excerpt:

She understands about the bonds between men at war together. She's lived long enough amongst the men of the Rohirrim to know that fighting side-by-side creates its own intimacy, one that women will never be able to match, even inside the bonds of marriage. When she was younger, she had often been jealous of Éomer's men, who had become even closer to him than she, the closest of bloodkin, born of the same womb.

So yes, Éowyn understands that she has no place in the reunion between Aragorn and Legolas. But still she follows.

She Follows