Good to read this again here, Altariel. Still as chilling as when I read it first. An excellent might-have-been story.

A truly chilling drabble!

Oh! Spooky!

These are beautiful. Thank you!

A very clevery written AU.As an Aragorn fan(and someone who admires our Queen)I'm glad Aragorn was king, but you portray a different outcome brilliantly in so few words.

A wonderful AU highlighting the political and ideological differences between Middle earth and our democracy.

It's certainly made me realise that even if Aragorn was to come to our word, we'd never be happy with the absolute monarchy that he wielded, no matter how tolien described it. It's made me wonder how exactly LoTR relates to our own world. Thank you for encapsulating so many ideas in such a short, well written space!

Happy Birthday to Dwim too! I'm sorry I missed it.

A scarey-good look at Faramir succumbing to Ring-allure, and the consequences to Gondor. Very troubling AU, skillfully sketched in 100 words.

Wow!

What a stunningly chilling drabble - so much conveyed in a few lines. I really liked how you did not use names, just references like 'his father', etc... It really forced the reader to interact with the story and work out what happened, and it created a cold, distant tone very suited to this bleak AU. The symbolism was very powerful and vivid too.

The fact that Aragorn became King still is very interesting - so it's not the fact that the king returns but rather the manner in which he returns that matters, eh? And who actually ends up holding power. Hm...it really puts a new angle on issues of right, authority and kingship that Tolkien put forward in his portrayl of Aragorn.

this drabble is a really thought-provoking piece. thank you!

Also, is this drabble linked to a story or a challenge?

Scary, and good.

A chilling and intriguing drabble, I liked it while being glad events turned out differently.

Well, you gave it a very good shot. An AU of 100--wow. Impressive.

~Calenlass

Oh, this is a lovely piece. For Faramir, Aragorn is more than king and friend; he is a living window into the past, closer even than Imrahil to the grandfather Faramir never knew, and someone who viewed Finduilas and Denethor with a unique perspective.

I ADORE your LotR stories! The Faramir/Eowyn one was brilliant, and those are so cute! My favourite (being a Watership Down fan) was "Of herbs and stewed rabbit". The idea is so great and it's so well done. I am very impressed.

I'm probably biased but I love Watership Down (see name) and the rabbit's point of view is beautifully integrated in LotR. Their innocent insight is tremendous.

I very much enjoyed all these drabbles - all managing to say so much in so few words. Consider me impressed.

I did especially like 'Homeward Bound', though. Now there's two worlds I never thought I'd see crossed. This deserves to go into my favorites for that alone.