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archet ([personal profile] archet) wrote2005-03-03 12:12 am
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short ficlet, Faramir

Have been raiding the old fic folder again...this time it's Faramir's turn.

Title: Faith
Author: Archet
Pairing: Boromir/Faramir
Summary: Faramir’s faith.
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I neither own nor created these characters.
Feedback: welcomed and appreciated

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I’ve heard it said, more than once in my life, that the great walls of Minas Tirith could withstand any storm, any enemy. Standing before them in my youth, I remember wondering that what indeed, might topple a place of such strength.


I’ve heard it said by fresh young men on the practice fields, as their blades flashed in the sunlight of my youth, that the Steward was a great man who would lead them to glory. I might have shared their belief, then.


I’ve heard it said by drunk old men warming themselves by a tavern’s hearth that Gondor’s army is too mighty to fall, that in the end it is they who will smite the enemy, who will claim victory. I’ve sat and drank, and have wanted to believe this.


Now I hear different things, whispers of dread, fear, of mistrust. I listen and I remember those people who had placed their faith in stone and mortar, in the might of a valiant army, in the glory of their Steward. I remember, and I know that my faith is in neither stone nor steel nor glory; it is in none of these things.


I placed all my faith in my brother, my lover, long ago. Boromir. Should the stars go out, let him be my guide. I would follow him into whatever night might fall, and I would follow, unafraid.

[identity profile] liars-dance.livejournal.com 2005-03-03 07:10 am (UTC)(link)
Lovely ficlet, so full of love and faith in one person. *sighs* I adore Faramir...

[identity profile] archet.livejournal.com 2005-03-04 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
Many thanks, I'm glad you liked...I envision Faramir has having just so much love and faith in his brother, and it isn't placed there lightly or blindly....I think I'm beginning to adore Faramir as well. ;)
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[identity profile] archet.livejournal.com 2005-03-04 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, thank you...I'm so pleased that you enjoyed this, I know I've truly enjoyed your B/F fics in the past, yours was one of the very first that I'd read so I owe you another big thank you! and a *Mammoth Hug*

Do you think you'll return to writing B/F one day?
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[identity profile] archet.livejournal.com 2005-03-04 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, that makes me happy. ;) I'm definitely still devoted to Aragorn/Boromir, though Boromir/Faramir is fast becoming too good to resist. Like you said, can't get any closer to perfection, *g*

[identity profile] rinsbane.livejournal.com 2005-03-03 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
*happy sigh* That's just it, isn't it. Faramir's devotion, almost worship but not in any way subservient. I'm with [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]. I adore Faramir.

[identity profile] archet.livejournal.com 2005-03-04 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
That's just it, isn't it. Faramir's devotion, almost worship but not in any way subservient.

Oh, yes that's it exactly. I don't see Faramir placing his trust lightly, and I like to think of their love as being filled with such devotion, but not as you said, subservience. I'm so glad you enjoyed my take on Faramir. Thank you! ;)

[identity profile] stillwell.livejournal.com 2005-03-03 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Such a beautiful POV, and of course, F/B is more than slightly better than heaven *

[identity profile] archet.livejournal.com 2005-03-04 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
*g* Thank you! It's really great to know that you've enjoyed this so, makes me want to write more, ;)

[identity profile] stillwell.livejournal.com 2005-03-04 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Pleasepleaseplease :)

[identity profile] faramir-boromir.livejournal.com 2005-03-03 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Lovely structure, and a wonderful sense of what Faramir would see or hear: the "fresh" young men, the "whispers", and the way that he once believed those things too. The counterpoint at the end, where he chooses to place his faith, is so telling. This is great--thanks for posting it.

[identity profile] archet.livejournal.com 2005-03-04 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, thank you...I'm really enjoying writing Faramir, and B/F more and more...in my mind they share such an all consuming, devoted love that is really timeless. Thanks for letting me know what you liked, it's appreciated, ;)

[identity profile] fallonx.livejournal.com 2005-03-04 10:55 am (UTC)(link)
Oh wow, this was really sweet. I love it! Faramir's just so adorable. :)

[identity profile] archet.livejournal.com 2005-03-07 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I'm glad to hear that you liked Faramir here. He really is pretty adorable when you get right down to it, ;)