Beautiful... *sniff* tender and gentle and still bittersweet. I shouldn't read this at work, I really shouldn't. But how can I resist such wonderful writing... and without a single "l", yet?

Thank you! Though the first half of this ficlet went through several changes, tender, gentle and bittersweet was what I was after. I'm so glad you liked...as far as I know there are no l's...at least that's my story and I'm sticking to it. *g*

sniffle* Gorgeous line--and I love the slightly altered repetition at the end... even Aragorn knows it can't last.

Thanks again! That was one of the very last additions...and now I think it's time to go work on that smutty A/B AU, ;)