Drabble: Two Tongues

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Two Tongues
Characters: Faramir
Author notes: Chris says I write too many notes...
for the "Meaning Of A Word" challenge at the lotr100
edit: reposted from the defunct lotr100




She shone, rays of sunlight glinting off skin and sword in a way that made him understand he could still love fire.

He whispered a single word, then blushed as he realized he had spoken aloud, hoping she had not overheard lest she misunderstand. “Idril.”

She turned, a curl at the corner of her mouth. For a moment, he was afraid of what he had unconsciously done; she was not someone who would step willingly into some man's fantasy.

But she smiled and placed her fingertips against his lips, whispering the word back to him in a different tongue. "Beloved."

Comments

[evening-glory.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think fingertips is nice:)

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