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Dust by Melina (PG13)
Fandom: LORD OF THE RINGS
Pairing: Implied Aragorn/Arwen/Faramir/Eowyn and various combinations thereof
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melina123
Author Website: Melina's den of fine repute
Why this must be read:
Because the Men of Númenor are longlived - as are Elves - but Eowyn is not; she ages while the others don't. This shows Eowyn just before a birthday celebration - concerned at feeling she is leaving the other three behind - remembering the past and worried for her husband's future.
The language draws you into Eowyn's mind, and the conversation with Aragorn is a welcome, hopeful relief to her concerns. The description and dialogue is great - it builds a real sense of a long history between the characters.
She had always known that Arwen would retain her youthful appearance, and that Aragorn would age far more slowly than other Men. But she had not known that Faramir, too, bore so much of the blood of Númenor; though he was twelve years her senior, he now appeared to be ten years younger than she. How much longer would it be before he was mistaken for her son?
That was not the worst of it. She would die long before him; he would be left behind, as he had been by his parents, his brother, his comrades, most of his childhood friends. He would live for years and years once she was gone, delivered into the earth, turning to dust. How many more years could he have shared with a wife, had he married a woman of Númenorean descent?
In the past years these thoughts had become ever present, a sorrow that descended around her like a veil, blemishing all the other joy in her life.
Dust
Pairing: Implied Aragorn/Arwen/Faramir/Eowyn and various combinations thereof
Author on LJ:
melina123Author Website: Melina's den of fine repute
Why this must be read:
Because the Men of Númenor are longlived - as are Elves - but Eowyn is not; she ages while the others don't. This shows Eowyn just before a birthday celebration - concerned at feeling she is leaving the other three behind - remembering the past and worried for her husband's future.
The language draws you into Eowyn's mind, and the conversation with Aragorn is a welcome, hopeful relief to her concerns. The description and dialogue is great - it builds a real sense of a long history between the characters.
She had always known that Arwen would retain her youthful appearance, and that Aragorn would age far more slowly than other Men. But she had not known that Faramir, too, bore so much of the blood of Númenor; though he was twelve years her senior, he now appeared to be ten years younger than she. How much longer would it be before he was mistaken for her son?
That was not the worst of it. She would die long before him; he would be left behind, as he had been by his parents, his brother, his comrades, most of his childhood friends. He would live for years and years once she was gone, delivered into the earth, turning to dust. How many more years could he have shared with a wife, had he married a woman of Númenorean descent?
In the past years these thoughts had become ever present, a sorrow that descended around her like a veil, blemishing all the other joy in her life.
Dust