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illwyndPosting this in the superstitious hopes that posting today will mean much inspiration in 2007. I was going to expand it, but, ehh, I guess I can do that later if I want.
Waves of Dol Amroth I & II (drabble and double-drabble)
by illwynd
Disclaimer: Belongs to Tolkien; I'm just playing.
Rating: G
Characters: Faramir, Imrahil, Boromir
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T.A. 2992
Faramir awoke in the dead of night, and immediately leapt out of bed in panic. His breaths came fast and hard as he hurried barefoot across the room to the window. It was too dark to see, and his heart pounded too loudly in his ears to hear anything. Out into the hall, through a maze of unfamiliar passages he walked quickly, just barely not running.
Once outside, the sea wind hit his senses. He stood there, still as stone, staring into the night. The moist salt air wove around him, and he felt out of place, and terribly small.
~*~
The next evening, after the sun had set, Imrahil told Faramir and his brother to put on their warm cloaks.
“Something special to see. You’ll like it, I think.”
They walked down to the edge of the coast. From some distance, the lanterns on fishing boats out in the water could be seen, shivering specks against the darkness. But there was something else…
“The sea… it glows!” Boromir cried out as they approached. Faramir said nothing, but only stared at the waves. As they broke on the shore, they shone as if lit from within with a crackling green-blue flame, and the whole sea glinted with a tracery of strange light.
“We don’t often see this from land, but if you sail out far enough, it is common,” their uncle told them.
Boromir dashed off to inspect the water up close, carefully keeping short of the point where it lapped over the sand. The places where he stepped glowed dimly with the sea-light as he passed.
Briefly, Faramir recalled his dream of a dark wave towering above him, its edges glinting with light.
Then he put the thought aside and walked down toward the water, glowing bootprints trailing behind him.
~*~
Waves of Dol Amroth (art)
by illwynd
Rating: G
Characters: Faramir
Notes: the "sea-light" actually exists--it's the result of a red tide with bioluminescent phytoplankton, and it's really spectacular-looking at night. To my knowledge, it is more common away from the coasts, but I haven't personally seen it there. The background for the artwork is a photo (not taken by me) of a red tide at night from when that happened around here a few years ago, which I messed with a bit in Photoshop.
Waves of Dol Amroth I & II (drabble and double-drabble)
by illwynd
Disclaimer: Belongs to Tolkien; I'm just playing.
Rating: G
Characters: Faramir, Imrahil, Boromir
x-posted to
sons_of_gondor and faramir_ficsT.A. 2992
Faramir awoke in the dead of night, and immediately leapt out of bed in panic. His breaths came fast and hard as he hurried barefoot across the room to the window. It was too dark to see, and his heart pounded too loudly in his ears to hear anything. Out into the hall, through a maze of unfamiliar passages he walked quickly, just barely not running.
Once outside, the sea wind hit his senses. He stood there, still as stone, staring into the night. The moist salt air wove around him, and he felt out of place, and terribly small.
~*~
The next evening, after the sun had set, Imrahil told Faramir and his brother to put on their warm cloaks.
“Something special to see. You’ll like it, I think.”
They walked down to the edge of the coast. From some distance, the lanterns on fishing boats out in the water could be seen, shivering specks against the darkness. But there was something else…
“The sea… it glows!” Boromir cried out as they approached. Faramir said nothing, but only stared at the waves. As they broke on the shore, they shone as if lit from within with a crackling green-blue flame, and the whole sea glinted with a tracery of strange light.
“We don’t often see this from land, but if you sail out far enough, it is common,” their uncle told them.
Boromir dashed off to inspect the water up close, carefully keeping short of the point where it lapped over the sand. The places where he stepped glowed dimly with the sea-light as he passed.
Briefly, Faramir recalled his dream of a dark wave towering above him, its edges glinting with light.
Then he put the thought aside and walked down toward the water, glowing bootprints trailing behind him.
~*~
Waves of Dol Amroth (art)
by illwynd
Rating: G
Characters: Faramir
Notes: the "sea-light" actually exists--it's the result of a red tide with bioluminescent phytoplankton, and it's really spectacular-looking at night. To my knowledge, it is more common away from the coasts, but I haven't personally seen it there. The background for the artwork is a photo (not taken by me) of a red tide at night from when that happened around here a few years ago, which I messed with a bit in Photoshop.
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Date: 2007-01-02 01:20 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-03 02:09 am (UTC)It gives a strong sense of Faramir as having a particular sensitivity to the world around him from his earliest years
*nods* He's good at that. ^_^ I'm glad it came across in these!
Gorgeous art! And excellent drabbles
Date: 2007-01-02 01:43 pm (UTC)In the picture I like how Faramir's position emphasizes his aloneness...
As readers, who know what Faramir's ultimate fate will be as the sole survivor of the House of Hurin from the Ring War, the premonition of his isolation hits hard.
Funny, that had never actually occurred to me before I saw your picture, and I've been reading LOTR for 35 years...
Re: Gorgeous art! And excellent drabbles
Date: 2007-01-02 10:14 pm (UTC)In the picture I like how Faramir's position emphasizes his aloneness...
Ooh, neat! I hadn't even really noticed that. My first sketch had Boromir in it also, but I decided that didn't look right so I took him out; fortuitous, I guess. ^_~
I'd never really written anything with Faramir's nightmare in it before, so I'm glad to hear that this worked. And it's really cool that this gave you a new thought--that's a wonderful thing about LotR, always more aspects of it to uncover. ^_^
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Date: 2007-01-02 05:42 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-02 09:59 pm (UTC)Somehow I thought you'd be intrigued by that. ^_^ It really is something--I hope you get a chance to see it!
And yeah, it was little bit eerie even to me, so how much more so to Faramir? Though I'd bet that a little bit later, he would have been plaguing Imrahil with questions as to why it happens... ^_~
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Date: 2007-01-02 11:23 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-03 02:11 am (UTC)And yep, although when I saw that I only lived a couple miles from the coast and now I'm a bit further away, it's still a nice place to be. ^_^
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Date: 2007-01-02 11:33 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-03 02:21 am (UTC)Very true! And so intriguing to figure out how they might have felt about those things at different points in their lives. ^_^ Glad to hear you liked these, and thanks for the comment!
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Date: 2007-01-03 03:37 pm (UTC)(reposted to fix a typo)
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Date: 2007-01-04 04:04 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-04 12:04 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-04 03:58 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-07 03:24 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-07 07:27 am (UTC)Thanks! ^__^ Just the thought of that gives me warm fuzzies! *does a little dance* I'm really happy to hear you liked these.
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Date: 2007-02-15 10:01 pm (UTC)Hey, the rocks at the side look kind of like a foot! :-D
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Date: 2007-02-18 01:41 am (UTC)Hey, the rocks at the side look kind of like a foot! :-D
Heeh! You're right, they kinda do! :p
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Date: 2007-03-14 11:18 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-03-14 07:24 pm (UTC)Plus I love fics that show other relatives stepping in to give the boys some much needed love and attention.
*nods* I'm not sure if I've ever written anything with Imrahil in it before, but I'd bet the boys endeared themselves to him right quick, yup. ^_^
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Date: 2007-03-14 04:42 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-03-14 07:13 pm (UTC)I think that the drawing would make a good icon.
Ooh, neat idea!
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Date: 2007-03-14 06:14 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-03-14 06:48 pm (UTC)You're a pretty good artist!
^___^ Thanks!
re: Waves of Dol Amroth I & II (drabble and double-drabble)
Date: 2007-09-22 09:12 am (UTC)Re: Waves of Dol Amroth I & II (drabble and double-drabble)
Date: 2007-09-22 06:24 pm (UTC)