Memorial fics: Drabble: Guilt

[illwynd]

I wanted to have some longer stories ready for this day, but I don't, so here's the first of a smaller handful... to be posted in between my mourning, weeping, wailing, hair-tearing etc on this day of angst and memory. Yeah, I'm weird.

Title: Guilt
Author: illwynd
Disclaimer: Tolkien's universe, I just added some angst
Rating: PG
Characters: Boromir
x-posted to sons_of_gondor


Boromir knew guilt.

It had gnawed at his stomach, when he was young; he could remember his mother, but Faramir could not. It clutched at his heart whenever Faramir was viewed with a critical eye by their father. Did he deserve to be the favored son? He had pushed it down violently after the loss of Osgiliath- and many of his men. Could he have done anything differently?

It froze his being as he walked slowly back to his companions, and he knew it was well-deserved.

His guilt poured out onto the ground and fled with his final breath.

Absolution.

Comments

[lilan14.livejournal.com]

*thumbs, toes, and rest of body parts up* Great! The rest you know from the chat :)

[illwynd.livejournal.com]

Yay thanks! ^____^

[sealover-astara.livejournal.com]

Oh wow!

[illwynd.livejournal.com]

^__^ Thanks!

[caras-galadhon.livejournal.com]

Oooh, ouch. Nice take on being the favoured son. Love it. And this--
His guilt poured out onto the ground and fled with his final breath.
--is a wonderful and horrifying ending (horrifying because, of course, of what happened).

[illwynd.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I just couldn't avoid angsting yesterday... heheh. Glad you liked it!

re: Memorial fics: Drabble: Guilt

[lanthirel.livejournal.com]

Tragic. Poor Boromir.

Re: Memorial fics: Drabble: Guilt

[illwynd.livejournal.com]

He's good at tragic, poor guy. ;) And thanks!