crack_van | The Fates by Puddle Took (PG)

Fandom: Lord of the Rings crossover with Lotrips
Pairing: Merry/Pippin, Dom/Billy
Author on lj:

puddle_took
Author website: Puddle Took's lj seems to be fic only.
Why this must be read:

This is a really eerie and bizarre little story. It's very brief, just over 1500 words, but it sticks and reverberates inside your head. Despite how short it is, the characterisations kick ass and the ending left me gasping and smiling and stunned.

Simply, it's one of those stories that make you go: Gah!

Excerpt:

Merry and Pippin have been hanging around in a great big stone city for a while, now. It's on the eastern side of a mountain and there's a field enclosed by a wall at the bottom. A river flows in the distance, and beyond that, there's another congregation of mountains that looks healthier with each passing day.

Except that's the thing; Merry and Pippin aren't sure there are days here. Just like they aren't sure if this place is called Minas-something-or-other. They used to know. Then Merry forgot, and Pippin forgot too, and now they're just like everyone else, floating around aimlessly but happily, enjoying each others' company.

The Fates by Puddle Took

Thanks to

sunsetmog for reccing this to me.