Faramir Fiction Archive

Senses (PG)

03 March 2008 | 827 words

Prompt 35: Oath
Title: Touch
Author: Bell Witch
Fandom: Lord of the Rings
Characters: Faramir
Rating/Warnings: PG, none
Word Count: 100
Disclaimer: I own nothing and am making no profit from this.
Author’s Notes: Prompt 35: Oath in the 50_darkfics challenge. Written 21 November 2006. Unbetaed. Third in the five senses arc. Written as part of a writer’s workshop for an online RPG (role-playing game.)

Smothering, crushing, all-encompassing heat. A hard bed made of rough wood but not a boat to float down the Anduin as did my brother’s body. Unfinished boards, logs with bark on them and nothing to soften my rest. The blistering air is not the only thing filled with fire. My side, my shoulder smoulder within and my head throbs in time with my heart. The ache there is the most unbearable thing, shattered and hollow now, knowing my father’s wish that I be the one to die. I went as you ordered, having the courage to do my lord’s will.

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