Fic Teaser: (Untitled) (PG-13/T) by Febobe

[febobe.livejournal.com]

Just a little teaser from the fic I added to for today's I22, Food (sandwich)...not that this teaser has much to do with sandwiches. ;)

"Mad, you mean."

Lord Elrond was quiet for a minute, but he looked right at Mr. Frodo. "Frodo, I did not say that."

"But it's what you're thinking. Isn't it?"

"Frodo, what do you think madness is?"

"It's - " Mr. Frodo gestured helplessly. "It's people who've lost their wits. People who do strange things. People who haven't any decency left."

"Is it?"

The way he looked at Mr. Frodo, I could tell he was getting at something, but I kept my mouth shut even though I felt like I knew where he was going.

"Isn't it?" asked Mr. Frodo after a moment. "I mean, what else would it be?"

"What if it were a sickness? Something which you did not ask for any more than you asked to catch the measles, or come down with pneumonia?" He took Mr. Frodo's poor hurt hand. "Something which you did not ask for any more than you asked the Ring to whisper to your mind? What if madness were something you could not help?"

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[blslarner.livejournal.com]

At least Frodo has reason to realize that such problems are not always due to personal deficit. Most thought provoking, I must say, Febobe! Don't know if I'll be able to go back and read the whole thing, but will try when I have time.

[febobe.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, Larner! :D I'll probably post the complete thing over at ff.net and just post a link...it's a many-chaptered fic that I think will be too long to post here. If I post it on LJ it'll be on my personal LJ, but wherever I post it I'll post a link here, and it would be an honour to have you read it. :)

*thankies delightedly*