Day 24 - Couple you like, but is overshadowed by another couple in a fandom



Faramir/Eowyn

I adore this couple, and they are definitely overshadowed by Aragorn/Arwen (or the multiple non-canon ships fandom comes up with). He is such a...warrior poet is the term I want I think. He's obviously a good leader of men - his Rangers follow him without hesitation - and he's a scholar, someone who is looking beyond the surface. He doesn't just want to be a fighter, a simple man. He's got layers of complexity when you start breaking down his interactions with Frodo, Sam, Gandalf, Pippin, and even Gollum, let alone his family and followers. She, on the other hand, wants to be someone simple. She is tired of bearing the burden of womanhood, court, caretaker, niece, sister, etc. She just wants to be free.

I find it amazing the two are able to find each other. He would be exactly the sort to let her test her wings while always ready to welcome her home - because of that, she will not need to fly away. She knows the door is open and can stay in confidence. On the flip side, she will guard his poet's heart with the ferocity of a mother wolf. He would not always have to be the fighter, the strong man, because he has a partner who can take the burden from time to time.

Depends on how you look at it.

I'm working on stocking stuffers (art and fiction) and listening/watching to the Barbie version of the Nutcracker while trying to decide on buying the Muppet Christmas Carol. My niece, nephew and friends are about to go caroling in the neighborhood.

Other than that, we're in laid-back mode.

I've got some Big Bangs to work on - both art & fic - and I really need to catch up with some other fic. I swear, I seem to think I should have too, too, TOO much on my plate at any given point in time.

People seem to be liking the stuff I turned in for fests, and I'm looking forward to being able to claim them after the reveal dates.

Went to Confession today, and I'm feeling much better. Now I have to concentrate on my part and work on avoiding the attitudes and actions that sent me there in the first place!