Wilderloves by Dwimordene

[dwimordene-2011.livejournal.com]

B2MeM Challenge: O68: Powers of the World: Oromë makes the horses of Rhovanion; Economy: War
Format: Drabble
Genre: Character Study
Rating: Teen
Characters: Oromë
Pairings: Oromë/all good beasts
Warnings: Bestiality; metaphysics
Summary: Eat your heart out, Socrates - this worked for Penía.


Wilderloves

Eä was young, and Oromë rode far, roaming with the beasts. And he saw how Melkor could twist all good creatures.

Love must act. So Oromë goes among the beasts: allures the vixens with his black-tipped ears and nine tails, leaps a great-pronged hart among the hinds; he nests with red-tailed hawks, rolls with bitches. But among horses, he finds his form – a great, silver stallion, like unto Brother Nahar.

Thus he gives them children – wondrous children, and wise, to save their kind.

And to horse and hound a greater love he gives: when Speakers call, companions, they shall come.

Comments

[huinare.livejournal.com]

Ooh, well-done! These smarter-than-average animals always are an anomaly that wants explaining, and this is a feasible and unorthodox explanation indeed.

Your summaries. They are art unto themselves.

[aliana1.livejournal.com]

Oh hey we both posted B2MeM entries with bestiality warnings today! Great minds think...alike?

I love that this is Oromë's response to Melkor's threat--your list of animals is great. Reminds me a bit of Zeus, changing shapes to seduce mortal creatures. Though Oromë is far more altruistic.

I think.

[mrowe.livejournal.com]

Not that I expected otherwise from you, but it's such a relief to see bestiality spelled right.

*looks at sentence*

*blinks*

*looks again*

*that's just going to look wrong, no matter how I stare at it, right...?*

*blames lack of sleep*

Great story and explanation, though. And I suspect the shape-shifting ability in Beorn's line would have a similar origin.

[engarian.livejournal.com]

It's hard not to love horses and hounds.

- Erulisse (one L)

[silver-trails.livejournal.com]

My comment from yesterday was eaten, apparently. I was saying that I liked this. Very creative. =)

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

This is just lovely. :)

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

Lovely writing, and I adore the idea of Orome in animal shape. It's such a nicely mythological explanation for all the strangeness going on in Rhovanion.

And now you have me wondering about Huan... best not go down that road...

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

Oh, Dwim, you have done it again! How you've caught in such exquisite language the situation and how Orome sought to put himself into created animals to help save them from Melkor's fell arts!