B-10 Life Events Bingo Card, Sex

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

B2MeM Challenge: B-10 Life Events Card, Sex
Format: Ficlet
Genre: Het fic
Rating:PG-13
Warnings: sex
Characters:  Told from Lobelia Sackville-Baggins POV with mentions of Otho
Pairings: Lobelia and Otho
Title:  The Last Time
Summary:  Lobelia recalls the last time she had sex



B-10 Sex on the Life Events Card

That night, they had argued.  Their voices had been so loud that she feared they might wake the whole Shire.  He didn’t usually dare to challenge her anymore, but on that occasion, he had been more like he’d been in the beginning.  She’d seen more of the prideful, ambitious, strong-willed, young hobbit who had dared to insist upon his right to court her.

He had not merely sat there in his chair staring straight ahead, letting her words wash over him like soapy water over dishes.  He had stood, looked her in the eyes and argued for what he believed.  Never mind that he was clearly wrong.  He was standing his ground.  It was something he had not dared to do in years and it made her wonder when he had stopped fighting with her and just decided to give in.  When had she become the only strong-willed one in their marriage?  When had he given up?

On that night, they had argued until they had fallen into each others’ arms, still in complete disagreement, and yet strangely aroused.  They had given themselves over to their darker passions and had sex right there on the parlour floor.  

It had been wild, both exciting and frightening.  He had hurt her several times that night, but she didn’t care.  It was not soft or sweet and she felt no love or tenderness for him or from him.  She drew her fingernails down the skin on his back until he bled.  He held her arms down and left finger-shaped bruises on her wrists.  It was as if they were trying to kill one another with their lust.

During those few wild hours, he was the hobbit she had married.  She wanted him like she had not wanted him in years. There was no love in this sexual frenzy, but she respected him and desired him. When it was over, and they were both completely spent, she never wanted him again.  For them, sex was officially over.  It was as if they had burn up all they had to give in one desperate evening.

Nine months later, their passions long since cooled, she had delivered him a son.  Born out of a desperate need to hold onto something that was no longer there, and into a loveless home, it was little wonder that her only child had been cursed with an evil nature.  Lotho Sackville-Baggins was the product of a very dark beginning.


GW

03-08-2012

Comments

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

What a brilliant insight into Lobelia's character.

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

I figured that just had to be a reason this hobbit lass was so unhappy and so unpleasant. The prompt gave me a chance to explore. Thank you for reading!

[azalaisdep.livejournal.com]

Kudos for having the courage to contemplate Lobelia and Otho's sex life, which isn't something I've ever wanted to do... and for giving hobbits the chance to be something other than twee. Strong stuff.

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, I have given Lobelia a sex life before. LOL I let her have sex with Merry once in a very disturbing moment of weakness.
I like strong hobbits when possible. I think they had to be something more than twee or none of them would have been able to make it through the Quest. I'm glad you liked it.

[surgicalsteel.livejournal.com]

Wow, GW, this was like good chocolate - bitter and dark and satisfying all at once.

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

OMG, I love your review far more than the story! That is so excellent the way you put that. Thank you for the lovely review. I have a hard time doing serious and so I am always thrilled when it works.

[engarian.livejournal.com]

Awesome and excellent backstory.

- Erulisse (one L)

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I almost played this one for laughs and then the next thing I knew, I had a serious story going. That is very rare indeed for me. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

This is stunning. Poor Lotho, I ever felt sorry for him.

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

As do I. I wonder what could have been for him if he had loved someone else or had someone to love him. Thank you for reading.

[dreamflower]

Oooh! Dark and sad and strangely feasible. Great job!

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

Thank you! As you know, dark is not my area but now and again I enjoy visiting it.

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

Do not lie about yourself again, GW. This time you touched on a very serious issue and did most excellently by it. The very fact that you did it so well shows that you are far more capable than you've believed.

No wonder Lotho turned out such a rotter!

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. It's always nice to hear that the story has hit its mark and especially with the serious ones. Thanks for the encouraging words. : )

[pandemonium-213.livejournal.com]

In the source texts, hobbits always struck me as the most human characters of all, and thus, they must possess very human frailties. These frailties are amply illustraed in your story of a raw, intense, and bitter encounter of anger-sex, for lack of a better term. Yes, it seems that Lotho is doomed, having been born to parents in a loveless marriage. Don't know if I'd call Lotho evil though. Very human, yes, as are his parents.

Excellent work.

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

I agree about the hobbits and how very close to humans they are by nature. Also they have their emotions more on display than we tend to as they seem less likely to try and hide what upsets them or makes them happy. We tend to protect our feelings more.

I don't think Lotho was evil either, but for the purpose of this story, since it was Lobelia's own POV mainly, I thought she might choose to believe him to be so, rather than take her share of the blame for who he was and how he turned out.

I am glad you enjoyed this and thank you so much for reading.

[addie71.livejournal.com]

What a sad story. No wonder Lotho turned out as he did. Nicely done.

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for reading and I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[aliana1.livejournal.com]

Wow--this is a really brave look at Lobelia's character, and also Otho's. It makes sense that his show of will would be attractive to her, but their lovelessness is really sad, indeed, and explains a lot about that whole family.

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

Thank you for reading this one. It's not my normal style. Serious is a place I don't often visit but this one just jumped out and demanded to be written.