Awwww! I hadn't been getting them for some reason, but went and looked - and thank you so, so much. Your comment on this new one just took my breath. <3 High praise from a master of fanfic! :D It was such a joy to write. I had tears streaming down my face from about a third of the way through or so through the end - what a wringer! My mom is still with me, thankfully, but I'm getting to an age where I'm realizing my time with her may come to close in the next 25 years, more or less, and I had on my mind Frodo's pain and how natural it would feel to want to be cuddled and rocked and fed warm milk and told he was safe. And goodness knows he deserved it.
I'd never touched the idea of Bilbo's grief over Frodo's quest being quite like this before. It was a thrill, and something I think I might well do again, b/c it felt powerful to me.
And yes...I've wondered...if Arwen gave Frodo her place, how did Bilbo and Sam get on? There is no record of the sons of Elrond sailing with them, so I've always wondered whether they, too, chose mortality - like their sister and like Elros. That would explain the two other hobbits, though not Gimli's rumoured departure with Legolas. I'm afraid I can't quite explain that one, but since it's not a hobbit issue, I don't tend to stress about it!
*snugs* Thank you, darling, for your kind and beautiful words. <3
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Date: 2015-05-11 01:40 am (UTC)I'd never touched the idea of Bilbo's grief over Frodo's quest being quite like this before. It was a thrill, and something I think I might well do again, b/c it felt powerful to me.
And yes...I've wondered...if Arwen gave Frodo her place, how did Bilbo and Sam get on? There is no record of the sons of Elrond sailing with them, so I've always wondered whether they, too, chose mortality - like their sister and like Elros. That would explain the two other hobbits, though not Gimli's rumoured departure with Legolas. I'm afraid I can't quite explain that one, but since it's not a hobbit issue, I don't tend to stress about it!
*snugs* Thank you, darling, for your kind and beautiful words. <3