RedHairedShanks
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Love is the Greatest House of Healing by RedHairedShanks
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
28 Jul 2024
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Aragorn had truly thought Boromir was dead.
They all did, but especially Aragorn — he was the one who broke the arrows, he was the one who laid his mouth upon his fallen brother-in-arms, his friend, and tried to become as Boromir’s breath, again and again, continually breathing for him, checking for a pulse that wouldn’t come.
Gimli had to pull him off of Boromir’s cooling body. Strong, thick dwarvish hands shaking even as he so firmly pulled Aragorn into a firm hug, red beard wet and shining with his weeping even as he held Aragorn close to him and consoled him, telling him, You’ve done all you can for him, laddie — all you can. By Mahal, I know this is true, lad. You’ve done all you can, and none can do naught for him more. Gently, into Aragorn’s heaving chest, No, not even you, Aragorn.
…a mournful and bitterly sweet laugh barks out of Aragorn’s aching throat as he sits beneath the white tree and weeps, “and yet he lives,” Aragorn whispers to himself, to all of Gondor, to no one in particular. He laughs again, cries even harder,
“And yet he lives.”
June 12th, 2024 - summary updated
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An Ocean's View by RedHairedShanks
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
25 Oct 2023
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Boromir and Faramir are just two little children when their mother, Finduilas, succumbs to her death. Their father, warm only to the first and cold to the other, becomes yet colder to both within his grief. It is in the wake of Finduilas' death that her brother, a stunned and concerned Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth, knows it is time to intervene on the behalf of the children and their well-being;
He sends a most encouraging letter to the Steward of Gondor, offering to take charge of his sister-sons for a season or two, providing a new and novel ocean coastal scene for the boys to ease their own pain, and himself the opportunity to hold close the last living parts of his sister left on this earth.Denethor obliges, and soon the boys are away to their mother's home and seaside city, Dol Amroth, where they are welcomed into the compassionate arms of family they've never known. And while there, through sneaking off some nights to stargaze along the shore, they come upon a specter of a man singing sad elven songs on the rocks. In time, Boromir will find the man closer to them than he ever could have imagined.
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Seven long, slender fingers reached out.
Leonard was helpless to stop them from grazing his temple.
“Your mind,” the alien said, voice so soft, it sent shivers down the doctor’s spine, “it is so… intriguing. Tell me, how long has it been in such turmoil?”Following the events of Mirror, Mirror, the Triumvirate beams down to Cursioa for extended negotiations. Above all else, Kirk wants the elusive planet to join the Federation. Spock merely wants to piece back together a mind that was shattered in another universe. And McCoy wants more than anything for the past to die a swift, quiet death. Fate has other plans...
Because he’s not crazy—it just feels like it sometimes.
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Bookmarked by RedHairedShanks
19 Feb 2024
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Absolute FAv!!!!! As a survivor of rape, thank you for this. Made my heart ache in a good way/cathartic way. 3
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A late night in the kitchen mixed with Brook’s music leads to an impromptu dance lesson.
EDIT! There's now art for this piece! The link's inside.
Bookmarked by RedHairedShanks
27 Jul 2023
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LITERALLY LOVE AND MY HUSBAND PERSONIFIED
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Sanji'd never had an assistant before, but now, at least once a week, Nami was there to keep him company.
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- Part 1 of Potato Peeling
Bookmarked by RedHairedShanks
27 Jul 2023
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This is literally like ?!?!? love goals and absolutely so sweet. Thank you for writing such a gentlemanly and adoring example of how a man ought to think about, respect, and treat a woman - especially one he may grow to even love. It's both healing AND guiding for me, to have high standards for a kindhearted man of respect as you wrote Sanji in this. Thank you for your beautiful interpretation of both of them. I enjoyed the sharing of their childhoods a lot - that's where a lot of development and vulnerability comes into play for me with whomever the Lord has made my future husband to be!
I saw so much of myself in Nami, how she holds herself with class and restraint, yet also appropriate 'womanly wiles' and modest, but still teasing, teases. We women are meant to play up our feminity in beautiful ways just like this! And yet she still left it to Sanji to initiate the kiss/leading of their relationship developing more so. I really look up to that and find this such a healthy example of sweet and true love. Thank you for writing and sharing for us all such a wonderful expression of cherishing hearts!
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A young and headstrong Boromir runs into more trouble than he can handle.
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- Part 2 of Chance Encounter
Bookmarked by RedHairedShanks
08 Sep 2019
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A really sweet and near story about Boromir and Aragorn crossing paths when Boromir is young. It is soo in character and so beautifully written. I love it!