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Aragorn smiles and changes the subject as one of the neighbors invites them to her birthday party and makes not-so discreet inquiries as to when the ranger's birthday will be.
Later, as alone he walks on the beach, he thinks that he doesn't really know when his birth-day is. He only remembers his mother telling him that it was in the winter, that he was hope being born right when the earth was dead and the sky at its darkest.
He knows it is a tradition in this world to give gifts on the day one is born, but has not really thought about it until now.
His first thought is to wonder when his lover's birthday is and what he might like to receive on that day. He thinks of the gold still buried at the bottom of one of his Middle Earth packs and wonders how much it might cost to buy a piece of land up in the hills, in that area his lover likes so much. They could build a little place up there, just one room and a fireplace, go there now and then, maybe one day have Jed visiting and take him fishing. He could teach them to track... There would be deer, squirrels and foxes wandering around the cabin.
The beach house is lovely, it's home in a way no other place can ever be, but he misses the wilderness, the wildlife and the scent of the earth under the trees..
It would be a gift to his lover, but it would really be a gift to himself.
Later, as alone he walks on the beach, he thinks that he doesn't really know when his birth-day is. He only remembers his mother telling him that it was in the winter, that he was hope being born right when the earth was dead and the sky at its darkest.
He knows it is a tradition in this world to give gifts on the day one is born, but has not really thought about it until now.
His first thought is to wonder when his lover's birthday is and what he might like to receive on that day. He thinks of the gold still buried at the bottom of one of his Middle Earth packs and wonders how much it might cost to buy a piece of land up in the hills, in that area his lover likes so much. They could build a little place up there, just one room and a fireplace, go there now and then, maybe one day have Jed visiting and take him fishing. He could teach them to track... There would be deer, squirrels and foxes wandering around the cabin.
The beach house is lovely, it's home in a way no other place can ever be, but he misses the wilderness, the wildlife and the scent of the earth under the trees..
It would be a gift to his lover, but it would really be a gift to himself.
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Date: 2004-12-09 04:08 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2004-12-12 08:12 pm (UTC)From:Do you think Jed would like to learn how to read the tracks of wild creatures?
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Date: 2004-12-13 06:22 am (UTC)From:*Pauses* You must know how much I love you by now - you must.
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