Don't Worry, Be Happy
Challenge Details
Faramir. His mother died when he was a small child. His father clearly favored his older brother his entire life. His brother Boromir died on a mission spawned by Faramir’s dream. His father went so far as to say he wished Faramir dead instead, and when Faramir couldn’t even die properly in battle, his father tried to finish him off. And then there’s little bit about his being attacked by the Witch-king and breathing more of the Black Breath than is healthy.
But you knew all that already.
Faramir experienced his share of trauma, true, but no one thinks about the bad things all the time. He had to have some happy things happen to him. Yet, so much of the Faramir-centric stories seem to ignore these happier times. As Liz said, “I do wonder if it’s really necessary to include angst warnings on Faramir fics, since it’s almost part of the definition of such a story.”
So write Faramir a story, any length, any genre you want, any POV, any time in his life. Just make him happy. He’s to feel no angst. None. Not even a smidgen. (What you do with the other characters is your own affair.)
Thanks to Liz for this wonderful story idea.
But you knew all that already.
Faramir experienced his share of trauma, true, but no one thinks about the bad things all the time. He had to have some happy things happen to him. Yet, so much of the Faramir-centric stories seem to ignore these happier times. As Liz said, “I do wonder if it’s really necessary to include angst warnings on Faramir fics, since it’s almost part of the definition of such a story.”
So write Faramir a story, any length, any genre you want, any POV, any time in his life. Just make him happy. He’s to feel no angst. None. Not even a smidgen. (What you do with the other characters is your own affair.)
Thanks to Liz for this wonderful story idea.
Entries with Stories
The following authors have entered a story in the Challenge.
- AmandaK - Cold Memories
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 24 Jul 04
- Inspired by a discussion on winter in Minas Tirith. A rare event occurs in the capital of Gondor. Boromir teaches Faramir a new skill, and the steward bonds with his sons. Light fare.
- Berzerker prime - Steps
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 29 Nov 04
- Faramir and Aragorn speak of children and the miracle of standing on your own.
- dragonlady7 - Touche
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 21 May 04
- Eomer and Faramir decide to settle things like civilized human beings: with a friendly 4th Age fencing match. Action / humor.
- Eowyn77 - Entertainment
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 06 Sep 06
- What happens when a newlywed Faramir gets stuck in meetings all day? Eowyn gets creative! PG-13 for suggestion and innuendo, but nothing explicit.
- Lariren-Shadow - Bedtime Story, A
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 15 Dec 04
- Faramir tells Elboron a bedtime story.
- marastar - Translation
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 06 Mar 05
- Faramir learns a new language.
- MerryK - Happy Yuletide Indeed
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 26 Dec 06
- Finduilas shares a custom from Dol Amroth with her family...and even Denethor enjoys it
- Stargazer Nataku - Mischief
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 01 Jan 05
- Boromir and Faramir discover a new game, using some very interesting toys.
Placeholders
The following authors have entered a placeholder in the Challenge.
- nrink
- Entry Date: 26 May 04
