Faramir Fiction Archive

Alcardilme, oh, me so glad you like! Thanks!

Настя, спасибо за коммент)) Да, я действительно отступила довольно сильно от описания Фарамира в исходном тексте, где он практически бьётся в истерике. По идее, его нужно было изображать с перекошенным, залитым слезами лицом, вытаращенными глазами и т.п. Но мне не хотелось рисовать его в таком виде, тем более что “испуг” это, на мой взгляд, не совсем то, что человек испытывает в такой момент. Мне хотелось передать как раз то, что ты описываешь покорностью перед судьбой и некую застылость его положения. Потому что именно ощущение неизбежности, беспросветности, невозможности хоть как-то защититься произвело на меня в данной истории сильнейшее впечатление.

Ooh, I’m humbled! (I’m kind of overusing this word lately, but what can I do when faced against one so generous with compliments ;) )
I’ve had mixed feedback on this one, so your kind words are especially appreciated!

And yeah, I wanted to make him appear a little more stoic and determined to live through everything than was the feeling that I was left with after reading the story this is as illustration for. Inaccurate and self-indulgent, surely, but I wanted to give myself hope :)

Thank you for that comment, Raven! And thank you double for your point about dignity. It always felt to me that for the absolute majority of the prominent characters in the Book dignity was sort of über alles. In fact, some of them went to such lengths to save it that they actually lost it. There’s of course a line where dignity turns into unhealthy pride, like it happened to Saruman, for ex. Still, you know, I was quite impressed that he denied Gandalf’s offer of help after his complete fall from power, and chose to be an opportunist tramp, but on his own, rather than seeking redemption at the grace of someone else. Likewise for Denethor, as I said elsewhere I believe, he was blinded by his need to go down with dignity.

And Faramir, it had always felt to me, had an amazing measure of very good dignity in him – and that portraying that was a necessary part of fanfiction-ing him in character. (Well, I guess we could make an exception here for voluntary suspension of dignity in certain intimate situations, although on the other hand, if it’s volunatery, it doesn’t quite count as a loss of dignity, right? ;) ) We see him go through very tough and controversial situations in the Book, and yet he does not lose face for a second. Whereas his brother… well, much as I love Boromir to bits, just how dignified is it to chase a defenseless little hobbit and shout vile curses at him (not to mention falling face-first on the ground)?

Thanks again!! Your kind words are endlessly inspiring. In fact, I have another piece of fanart underway, should be up in a day or two ;)