FIC: 2005 Gift for LilyFrost

[tarotgal]

Title: 2005 Gift for LilyFrost
Author: tarotgal
Fandom: Lord of the Rings
Rating: G
Disclaimer: These characters and their world are not mine. I’ve no rights and no money.
Summary: Before an important journey, Elladan comes down sick. Naturally, the twins come up with a solution.
Notes: Written as a gift fic for LilyFrost during the 2005 holiday season. Many huge thank you's and hugs to Lady Korana who suggested the destination for the party in this story, when I felt quite stuck! I couldn't have done it without her!

Story: 2005 Gift for LilyFrost


Oh boy am I worried about this fic!!! The ending is far too short for my liking and I still don't feel I got a good handle on the characters. And the story's plot is silly and contrived and I could go on and on about how worried I am about it... but I'm honestly very glad you gave me an excuse to finally play around with the twins. I enjoyed them and I look forward to getting to know them better when I have more time to play. I really hope you enjoy this and that the characterizations and story isn't too far from what you've expected! Happy Yule to you! Blessed be!

Comments

[lilyfrost.livejournal.com]

Ee! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! *hugs* I really enjoyed that. Love the switch-idea... it's a classic. You captured them well.

I look forward to you playing with the twins more. :)

Merry Meet and Merry Part,
Bright the cheeks and warm the heart.

[ladykorana.livejournal.com]

Not one, but two sick elves with sexy sleek raven-black hair for the price of one! Legolas is my passion, but I still find the twins irresistable, particularly when one is protecting the other, or when they feel the need to be together. I knew you were going to make them both fall ill, but it still made me squee with happiness when Elrohir starting feeling sick too!

And don't feel bad... I really enjoyed the switch! I do think it would have been fun if Aragorn had connected the dots and called them on it, but even so, I like how he could tell something was off, even if he wasn't 100% sure what.

As for your characterizations of the twins, I thought they were fine. There's very little canon to pin them down, one way or another, so you really do have a lot of room to work. You made them come off as competent adults, yet younger than a lot of elves, which is true, so I'd say you did a good job.

Loved the reference to Cirdan's beard slipped in there! Yes, I'm a canon-whore... *G*

Nice job with the names of the original character elves. Alfirin is such a pretty name, with a pretty meaning (the Simbelmyne flower, like on Theodred's burial mound...looked it up!), and I really like the name Laerglad. He sounds like a Wood-elf to me (name means 'Summer woods/forest'), and the name feels Tolkien-ish. I couldn't figure out the third name though. Care to enlighten me? :)

Finally, I have to thank you for the Prancing Pony scene where Elladan is holding the tankard of water to his face and trying to pass the evening attempting to contain his misery and illness. I totally melted at that part...classic example of what I love best in your fics! *hugs*

[tarotgal]

I'm so glad you liked the concept- I had hoped it wouldn't be too predictable for a plot... but it seemed like something the twins would do. I'm glad you enjoyed your story, and that you didn't mind my characterizations and would like to see more eventually. *hugs back*

[tarotgal]

Not one, but two sick elves with sexy sleek raven-black hair for the price of one! Legolas is my passion, but I still find the twins irresistable, particularly when one is protecting the other, or when they feel the need to be together.
I tend to write twins to be a bit clingy in general because I just love that connection... and I totally agree with you here on all counts

I knew you were going to make them both fall ill, but it still made me squee with happiness when Elrohir starting feeling sick too!
*G* I'm so glad!

And don't feel bad... I really enjoyed the switch! I do think it would have been fun if Aragorn had connected the dots and called them on it, but even so, I like how he could tell something was off, even if he wasn't 100% sure what.
In MY mind, he figures it out about halfway through (if not sooner) and keeps silent on the issue so as not to ruin the twins' attempt. And then he keeps the info to himself after that in order to use against them on a later date (playfully, of course, not mean-spirited). I refuse to believe he was as oblivious as I portrayed him here (even if he wasn't completely oblivious)... and this opens it up to the possibility of a nice follow-up fic!

As for your characterizations of the twins, I thought they were fine. You made them come off as competent adults, yet younger than a lot of elves, which is true, so I'd say you did a good job.
Thank you! That is very encouraging! I'm sure after I spend even more time with them, I'll get them nailed down better.

Loved the reference to Cirdan's beard slipped in there! Yes, I'm a canon-whore... *G*
*EG* Well, I've got to thank you for that suggestion in the first place. OMG didn't I acknowledge you in the notes? Grrr! Bad TG! Will do so right now!!! *kicks self*

Nice job with the names of the original character elves. Alfirin is such a pretty name, with a pretty meaning (the Simbelmyne flower, like on Theodred's burial mound...looked it up!), and I really like the name Laerglad. He sounds like a Wood-elf to me (name means 'Summer woods/forest'), and the name feels Tolkien-ish. I couldn't figure out the third name though. Care to enlighten me? :)
The other one just fell out of my head in about a second while I was writing. You're free to make up your own meaning :-) I wanted a flower name for one of them and thought a nice seasonal reference might be nice for the other... so I used the elvish dictionary for those two. But the third just kind of fell out without my needing to go through the lists of words. Sorry I couldn't offer more elightenment! :-)

Finally, I have to thank you for the Prancing Pony scene where Elladan is holding the tankard of water to his face and trying to pass the evening attempting to contain his misery and illness. I totally melted at that part...classic example of what I love best in your fics! *hugs*
I do that myself, with glasses/bottles when I'm hot or have a bad headache, so I thought it was appropriate for him. A quiet suffering seems appropriate for an elf... and especially in this case. Poor Dan. *snuggles*

I'm so glad you enjoyed this! Thanks for the great feedback, as always :-)