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CrayonMentality 2008-06-01 ch 2,	abuseYou're very talented. ^_^
Faenaduial 2004-05-28 ch 2, anon.	abuseWow! Its wonderful to read a well written male/male slash where the men don't wind up acting like a bunch of sixteen year old girls. Very powerful.
faramir_boromir 2004-05-23 ch 2, anon.	abuseFantastic! I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed reading this story. It takes into account the difficulty of a male leader finding another man, when he must avoid searching for love within the chain of command. Boromir's quest to understand his own sexuality rings true at every point. Great work! (within livejournal.com, I go by faramir_boromir)
SlashyEstel 2004-01-23 ch 2,	abuseWow! first one of this type i have seen. very good.
Soledad 2003-12-16 ch 1,	abuseWhat? I haven't reviewed here? Shame on me! And no, private feedback isn't quite enough for a story dedicated to me. :) Anyway, as you know, I'm a devoted fan of Andrahar, and I like your story. You write Boromir very well. I like the differences between your take on him and mine. It's like watching the same pictures on different sorts of light. Belatedly, thanks for the story and for being such a wonderful friend. hugs
sailingtobyzantium 2003-12-13 ch 1, anon.	abuseNo more compulsory than writing het, I reckon. This isn´t a story about two men bedding each other senseless: it´s about realization, truth, and consequences, with homosexual desire and nature vs. nurture as a reference frame. As such, I would contest the label "slash" applied in such a narrow sense. Unless we label the books themselves "het" just because the characters behave as heterosexuals, that is.
rohandove 2003-12-11 ch 2, anon.	abuseThis was a beautiful story, and you captured Boromir's character just as I see him. Thank you for sharing.
nono 2003-12-11 ch 2, anon.	abuseObviously it´s compulsory for fan fic writers to write slash. I think there´s so many writers who write such a lot of (mostly bad) slash already that you wouldn´t feel the need to join in - even if you´re one of the best writers.
valin 2003-12-07 ch 2, anon.	abusereal good story! i mean normally i avoid slash stories but this one is great! boromir and andrahar they fit perfectly or you make them fit perfectly! it also explains a bit boromir´s later behaviour. keep on writing this story i liked it that much that i read it twice! concerning captain my captain: you do continue it, don´t you? it´s my favourite story on fanfiction.net. heth is a real great character and i long to know what decision she will make, please continue and write very quickly some new chapters!
Amauros Thoughts 2003-12-05 ch 2,	abuseWoah. Unexpected how much I liked that...creepy infact. Hoping you continue the story, but if you werent planning it and it would prevent you from working on Blackbow and the sequel to Captain then...bad bad Isabeau for starting another great story to taunt meh! But also you can take a break from Heth if you feel need and work on this ^.^ Or some other story with Eomer? ...Ok now bad meh
Amauros Thoughts 2003-12-05 ch 1,	abuseOk, I must say that Im not the biggest slash fan, but I've read a few and love your writing so I started to read this... Now I am intrigued, so I will continue. Feel complimented that I even clicked on the story name! Mwahahahah!
hobbitlove 2003-11-24 ch 2, anon.	abuseI never read slash but I was really curious to see how you would write it. I really enjoyed the story. The characters and Boromir's dilemma seemed so real. Now, I echo what the previous reviewer said. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE finish CMC!! I'm dying too! You're killing your fans!!
erunyauve 2003-11-23 ch 2,	abuseI'm glad I kept your post to remind me to look for the story on ff.net. Boromir's dilemma, I think, is realistic: we know that soldiers and other groups of men long separated from women have sought out one another, but Boromir, as the Steward's heir, is in a bit of a different situtation. Perhaps there is something of the King and Queen's symbolic role as icons of fertility in pagan times that remains in our subconcious, and of course there is the practical matter of the need for an heir, particularly with Gondor's history of strife whenever the line has failed. Andrahar's unrequited love for Imrahil is touching, and I particularly appreciated the arms master's effort to put his relationship with Boromir in a new context, of man to man rather than master and pupil or family friend and Imrahil's nephew.
Adara of Middle Earth 2003-11-09 ch 1,	abuseI wasn't sure I would like this, since its theme is Boromir as a "lover of men." But the story is beautifully written and not offending to someone who sees Boromir as someone who lusts for women. The sex scene was awesome and powerfully written. I really do like Andrahar. He is a person that can be trusted and there are too few of those about. In stories and out. thanks for the story, and please update your story about Imrahil, Ultimatums, soon.
Dagmar Jung 2003-11-08 ch 1, anon.	abuseAbsolutely brilliant! - "Discretion" is a shining example of - how to write male/male slash that is believeably about testosteron, not about oestrogen; - how to write about homosexuality in Tolkiens world and using Tolkien's characters; - how to write an interesting OC that fits into Tolkien's world and catches the reader's interest ar once; - and of course: how to write explicite sex well and balanced within story and characterization. Needless to say that your characterization and dialogue are as excellent as ever. I like the matter-of-fact conversation throughout, nearly businesslike, that hides not the trust and affection between both. Hints of humour, for example when Boromir leaves his breeches on the floor for Andrahar to pick them up, and Andrahar's reaction when he realizes. Or the quite daring beginning, when we get a much less than good first impression of Boromir. The third night with the bondage: From Boromirs nod of consent to his completion with the speed of a running train in just 7 powerful lines. Who else could have withstood the temptation to go into extended detail to describe what is a most profound experience for Boromir? Yet the reader is kept at a certain distance throughout this scene by the very speed and compression of it, and it does the story SO immensely good. Also the way Andrahar's background story is into the text by little hints and dialogue. We are full aware that this character has a life and a past of his own. And the end is just charming.

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