crack_van | The Bird's Nest by Mirabile Dictu (PG-13)

Fandom: LOTRIPS
Pairing: N/A
Author on LJ:

mirabile_dictu
Author Website: LJ
Why this must be read: Someone sends Sean Bean a bird's nest, and in solving the mystery of this gift he draws the fellowship back together. The mystery's intriguing enough in its own right, but it's Sean's engaging interactions with his old friends that make this story extra special. Well-defined, spot-on, lovable characterisations wherever you look, cracking dialogue that'll ring true in your ears, and a moving conclusion - this story's a joy to read.

"You hear much from your cousin?"

Billy looked blankly at him for a moment, then Sean saw the penny drop. "Just two days ago. Tried to claim he surfed Pipeline, the lying sack of shit. Why?"

"Got this package and can't figure out where it's from."

"So you immediately thought of Dom?"

"Well, no, but it's got a something he might send in it."

"Lady's knickers?"

"Lady's knickers? What the fuck are you on about?

"Well, you said something that Dom might send. He might send lady's knickers. Then again, he might send his own knickers."

"For Christ's sake, it's a nest, not knickers."

"A nest."

"Yeah, you know, like birds sit in. Twigs and shit."

"Someone sent you a nest, and you're thinkin' it's Dom."

"Well, he's the Nature Boy of the Fellowship, yeah?" Sean pointed out grumpily. "Always gabbin' on about trees, writin' it on his hands. Thought he was talkin' about Elijah, actually."

"Oh, for fuck's sake --" Billy started, but Sean waved him quiet.

"Joke, joke. But who else would send me a nest? Seems a Dom thing to do."

"Seems a daft thing to do."

They grinned at each other. "Exactly," Sean said.

The Bird's Nest