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[livejournal.com profile] gwynnyd asked How did the captives feel about the dead coming on board the Corsair ships?

as part of the The Oarsman series.

Day 32

Cold comfort

The river-mist cold had stolen into his bones. Even where his shoulders pressed tightly against the men either side, there was no warmth.

He did not know their names: here it was best to forget name, home, kin – and to what end they rowed. The only thing to remember was how to avoid the sting of the lash, ever-ready in the master's hand.

Hunched over his manacled wrists, he dozed fitfully. The chill increased. Suddenly screams, splashes, leaping flame woke him. He saw pale figures wielding ghostly weapons.

Numbed beyond fear, he grinned mirthlessly at the torment of his tormentors.

***

Blame [livejournal.com profile] mooncross for this and her musings after Day 21: The Swan's Nest: Is it very bad of me, that overlaid with your imagery I also imagined two very different brothers in a similar big brother/little brother situation? There must be something you can do with the similarities... *hopes for LotR/SPN crossover drabble*

This didn't come out Tolkien enough to be a Tolkien drabble-a-day drabble, but I thought people might like to see it.

Trading Places

Sometimes, re-reading Lord of the Rings under the bedcovers by torchlight, Sam wished he was Boromir. The one who got to go hunting orcs and then come home and boss his baby brother around. Dad's favorite.

Sure, Boromir was brought low by the ring, but who wanted to be a goody-goody like Faramir? Or – the thirteen-year-old Sam recoiled – get the girl or all that boring responsibility as Steward.

As he grew older, he came round to the idea that maybe being Faramir was cool after all. And then the movies came out – and Boromir not Faramir got all the attention....




Date: 2007-05-18 05:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] phyloxena.livejournal.com
Cold comfort -- a great title.

I don't know what is "Supernatural", but even as a reflection of a modern boy reading LotR it was nice. Does this Sam have a baby brother?
Can you do LotR/HP crossover?

Date: 2007-05-19 10:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] phyloxena.livejournal.com
I thought Hermione could have read LotR some summer. Say, after year 2. I guess she wouldn't like it too much, because of all this true blood emphasis. And she would think Gandalf is such a poor caricature of Dumbledor, who is much better informed. And LotR's magic is so unscientific and poorly understood. And she might have an onsanwe conference with Faramir.
Or, for fun -- Hermione pestering Feanor with questions.
I guess you have an idea who are my favorite characters.

Date: 2007-05-20 05:29 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] phyloxena.livejournal.com
On seconds thoughts -- Elladan&Erlohir+Fred&George. Pranking is not mandatory.
Sirius and Any*mir: reflections on pure blood.

Date: 2007-05-21 09:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] phyloxena.livejournal.com
One [personal profile] sam_storyteller in his
http://sam-storyteller.livejournal.com/tag/cartographer%27s+craft
Cartographer's Craft produced a great image of Wisley twins grimly and scientifically dissecting Dementors. CC is a fantastic version of year 7; for one thing it's Harry/Sirius I could buy, and I generally don't like slash, esp. between major and favorite characters.
Actually, Wisley twins general attitude towards Harry (in this fic) is very much the same some ficwriters attribute to Perehdrel twins towords Estel.

I'm so glad you consider these prompts

Date: 2007-05-22 07:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] phyloxena.livejournal.com
kill me now, or delete the comment: here's my first ever written down to show somebody ficlet. Not X100 words, it takes discipline I don't possess. Osanwe conference, takes place late June after HP&OP/late June 3018 after attack in Osgiliath.

Faramir stretched and startled. On the other side of his table sat,
haunched over a large tome, a young girl in dark robes. She didn't
look a noble's daughter, nor a maidservant, and any girl had no
business in this distant corner of Minas Tirith library. She could be
dream, he thought. A vision. As a girl looked up, he saw a kindred
spirit, a naive quest for knowledge. As if it ever helps, he thought
bitterly. "I would that I had foresight of my ancestors", he
whispered.

The girl looked calculatingly, just like Mithrandir before giving his
partial answers. "Gondor will stand", she said, "and you will marry for
love".

*****

Hermione stretched and startled. Her table suddenly extended beyond
the window in some unfamiliar room, and that new half of it was
scattered with scrolls and volumes stamped with stylized tree. She
squinted at vaguely familiar rounded runes. Looking up from the
table, she saw a young man staring at her with same surprise she felt.
She took in his dark hair, sharp, pale handsome face, haughty and
intelligent and haunted expression, reminding her of Sirius. Haughty
enough to remind of Malfoy, she thought, suddenly annoyed. The guy
looked so pureblood she wanted to heck him on the spot. Suddenly she
realized there she saw these runes: in that book about lost kings and
small hairy-footed heroes. Upside-down letters he just written down
formed "Osgiliath". This must be, she raked her memory, Faramir of
Gondor. The only guy in that book she really liked.

Hermione thought hard. She wanted to comfort brave captain, not
create another paradox. "Gondor will stand", she said, "and you
will marry for love".

Date: 2007-05-18 09:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lindahoyland.livejournal.com
I enjoyed both of these, I've not seen Supernatural but a friend has told me about it and I loved the glimpse of the ghosts and the galley slaves !

Date: 2007-05-19 03:26 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gwynnyd.livejournal.com
ohhh - wonderful! That came out great!

Date: 2007-05-19 10:53 am (UTC)
scribblesinink: Still life with cat (supernatural peekaboo)
From: [personal profile] scribblesinink
Blame [livejournal.com profile] mooncross for this

*smug grin* All part of my nefarious plan to convert you to SPN fandom. And a nice take on the similarities between the two sets of brothers!

Date: 2007-05-21 09:37 am (UTC)
scribblesinink: Still life with cat (sharpe o rly)
From: [personal profile] scribblesinink
I could threaten to withhold the Shepsmut if you hassle me too much about SPN.

*snorfle* I fear that's not a very effective threat. If I had to choose between your Shepsmut or SPN... Now, other people might be quite put out with me if that happened... ;-)

Date: 2007-05-20 04:16 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] erinrua.livejournal.com
I can't remember how I found this fic, LOL, but I wanted to say that as both a LOTR and an SPN fan, I love your second drabble. Just a perfect little blending and I can so imagine Sam being a secret LOTR fan. Very nice! :-)
Cheers ~

Erin

Date: 2007-05-23 05:21 am (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
Oh, brrrr! Nice lead-up to the prisoner's final thoughts, and makes his own lack of fear quite believable.

Denise

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