Bonus spooky!

[illwynd]

Turns out I have more than six pieces, so here's an extra for tonight. ^_^

Spectre
By illwynd
Disclaimer: Not mine, just playing.
Rating: soft R for not particularly explicit slash and spookiness
Pairing: Faramir/ghost!Boromir
Notes: Double drabble. Follow-on (but not really sequel) to “Fortune Favors the Bold”
x-posted to sons_of_gondor, faramir_fics, and gondorcest

It was different now, naturally. No more the frantic sweat and quickened breaths, no more skin scoured against each other or living heat shared, but instead a slow and strange ritual that seemed to draw them both in, beyond their control. If this was what was left to them, he would not refuse it.

He could only feel it if he closed his eyes, called up old memories, aching and brilliant, and let his thoughts wander. Only then would Boromir’s ghostly touch begin. It felt cool, almost mistlike, tantalizing. At first only those hands stroked him, but then he felt his brother’s kisses upon his mouth. For some time he feared to breathe, but when his head went light he would have to gasp for air. The cool touch enveloped him, until he felt it on every inch of his skin. It even seemed to reach inside him, to weave through his blood. He writhed and shivered against it, helpless as a man caught in an undertow, desperate…

When it was done, he would wonder how it was all possible. Once he had asked this… but Boromir’s ghost had only stared through him with doleful eyes, and refused to answer.

Comments

[caras-galadhon.livejournal.com]

Oooh. Refused to answer, or could not answer, I wonder? My goodness. I love how there's so much ambiguity in this piece. It could be a literal ghost, or it could be Faramir's memories carrying him away, or really, somewhere in between. Wow. I like this take on Ghost!Boromir; I'm not sure if he's a comforting spectre or a frightening one. Wonderful.

[illwynd.livejournal.com]

Refused to answer, or could not answer, I wonder?
Y'know, he wouldn't tell me which of those it is. ^_~

I'm not sure if he's a comforting spectre or a frightening one.
Maybe a little from column A and a little from column B? :p

Anyhow, thank you for the comment--the idea of ghost!Boromir is rather intriguing to me, and I'm very pleased to hear that this worked for you here.

[brigantine.livejournal.com]

Oo. Is Brom real, or just in Fara's wishes?

And as much as he misses his brother, might he better off without his ghost? Kewl!

[illwynd.livejournal.com]

Is Brom real, or just in Fara's wishes?
That could go either way, I think. *is sneaky* :p

Glad to hear you liked this! Thanks for the comment. ^_^

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

A connection that cannot end even after death. Very nice.

[illwynd.livejournal.com]

One way or another, yeah. ^_~ Thanks, and glad you liked this!

[roh-wyn.livejournal.com]

Heh. I'm glad you found a way to work your OTP into a spooky fic, although really, this is more sad than scary, esp. for Faramir. Poor guy.

[illwynd.livejournal.com]

Heh, how could I resist? They make it kinda easy to write spooky, one of them being dead and all... >_> But yeah. Poor Faramir, indeed.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Wow--what a dark and intense drabble. Very haunting.

[illwynd.livejournal.com]

Ooh, thanks! I'm glad to hear that this worked for you.

[edoraslass.livejournal.com]

That's downright incubus-like, isn't it? Not a pleasant thought for Faramir, if so. *shivers*

[illwynd.livejournal.com]

Pretty much. :p And heh, yeah, not very pleasant in the usual sense of the word... ^_~

[patih.livejournal.com]

Kind of sad. Poor Faramir, and you have captured the ... well, essence of them so well.

[illwynd.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm glad you think so. And yep, poor Faramir...

Thanks for reading and commenting! :D