"Little Mercy" by Suzelle

[suzll.livejournal.com]

B2MeM Challenge: B2MeM 2012: Bingo (Evil monsters and villains card, number B13)

Format: Short story

Genre: Adventure/Drama

Rating: Teens

Warnings: Some depictions of violence and illness.

Characters: Aragorn, Gandalf, Original Female Characters

Pairings: NA

Summary: Something stirs in the barrows of the Dúnedain.
A/N: Many, many thanks to pandemonium_213 for the beta!

Read on MPTT

Comments

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

I have yet to make an account at MPTT (my bad!! I need to rectify that), so I'll leave my review here.

I loved this. Absolutely loved it. I've been on a little bit of a 'I wanna read creepy stories' tear lately and this had such a nice creepy feel to it, and as usual with your stories, the characterizations were all superb. I've read and enjoyed your OC's for so long now that I forget they're not canon characters, they blend so seamlessly with all the canon folk. I've always liked how you write Aragorn and you did him great service here, as usual, and Gandalf! *flails* You need to write more Gandalf. *bribes you with miruvor*

I like how this explored the Dúnedain's lack of knowledge about the barrow wights and how to fight them; they all showed the remarkable bravery of their race even in the face of such terrifying unknown. I also like how Nethril is a balanced character: no damsel in distress but nonetheless succeeding as much by luck and pluck as by skill. I'm glad you created such an interesting OC, especially given the anti-OC climate that pervaded LOTR fic for so long (and maybe still does? I'm a little out of the loop these days). Nethril is as far from a Mary Sue as a character can be, and it's wonderful. :) (And can I also add, selfishly, that it was fun to read your fic without having to don my beta hat? READING FOR SHEER UNADULTERATED PLEASURE FOR THE WIN!!)

Well done on all counts, my friend!

[suzll.livejournal.com]

This was such a nice review to wake up to this morning--thank you so much!! I take your comment about my OCs as the highest of compliments, omg. And Gandalf!! I wasn't expecting to have so much fun writing him, but I want to do it more now.

And haah, I'm glad you were able to read this for the funs and not for the betas!! <3

[hhimring]

You go, Nethril! No wonder she gets to be deputy chieftain!

I really liked this--you added such different components to the mix (Gandalf, Adanel, Fannael...), but they are so skilfully integrated that they make up a very satisfying whole.

[pandemonium-213.livejournal.com]

Little Mercy is awesome! Really a great addition to Nethril's overall story and to your women of the Dúnedain. Love your Undead! :^D I left a review at MPTT.

You and huinare made my day yesterday while I was wallowing about dealing with Mr. Rhinovirus and the FDA on top of that. I was able to "live deliciously" despite my cold by reading two deliciously creepy fics.

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

A good showing by both Nethril and Aragorn here.