Fidelity

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Title: Fidelity
Author: mooms
Rating: PG13
Warnings: None
Beta: govi20
Prompt(s): #20: trust, "stirring the concentric circles" and a picture of Fidel's
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. It's make believe and completely untrue.



Sitting alone in the dark, cool, leafy courtyard at Fidel's in Wellington, Viggo drops a sugar cube into the strong Havana coffee, stirring the concentric circles and brooding.

Aragorn needs to gain Boromir's trust, because with that trust will come fidelity. How bitter a draught that in the very moment Aragorn will gain both trust and allegiance, he will lose Boromir for ever.

Blinking back sudden tears, Viggo looks up to see his Faithful Jewel finally approaching the table, his smile a shaft of sunlight slicing through the gloom.

"Trust you to be early the one time I am late!"

Comments

[alex-quine.livejournal.com]

There's a balance between the over-arching mismatched timing, Aragorn's need to Boromir fidelity, the unspoken and upcoming loss of his friend that your Viggo can see on the horizon and the everyday missed appointment. They can catch up with the last, small, moment in the cafe, but they cannot make the other things right. thanks for posting.

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Thank you for reading and for your thoughtful feedback.*Hugs*

[caras-galadhon.livejournal.com]

*G* Oh, this is nice. You really get a sense of Viggo's surroundings, and I do love the reflection on Aragorn and Boromir's relationship, and how poignant it is. *siiiigh* I love how Viggo lets Boromir leak into how he views Sean, his "faithful jewel," and I adore the lovely note of joy it ends on. Wonderful!

Oh my goodness, and I can't believe I missed what Alex pointed out above: the mirroring of Aragorn losing Boromir the moment he gains his trust, and the slightly out-of-synch timing of Sean and Viggo's meetup. That's perfect! I love it.

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your kind comments, including the edit. That was so sweet of you! :) Alex did pick up on everything I hoped to convey.

[splix.livejournal.com]

Wow. That was perfectly balanced, and it broke my heart a little.

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Sorry to break your heart, but glad that it worked for you! *Hugs*

[nverland]

Meloncholy Viggo, Perfect

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. The lines between Viggo and Aragorn were often blurred, I think. :)

[govi20.livejournal.com]

So beautiful and so cleverly written!

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Thank you, dear! *Hugs*

[shegollum.livejournal.com]

i realy like this and find myself reading it over and over. it's like there is a secret hidden in it that i can't quite nail down and i love that. lovely.

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Oooh, that's a lovely compliment. Thank you! *Hugs*

[savageseraph.livejournal.com]

This fic just works soooo well. I love how the details from the world of the films ripple out into the characters' world, intensifying and adding to the events there.

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Thank you. So pleased that it worked for you. :)

[rifleman-s.livejournal.com]

I like the contrast of Viggo thinking about ancient things like Boromir and Aragorn, and Sean being so modern, with a joke.

The poetry was lovely - and I really liked your incorporation of the concentric circles as a sort of 'brooding' aid.

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Sorry to be so late in responding. I don't know how I came to miss these lovely comments.

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

I think what I love the most is the underlying sense of loss Viggo is feeling about the prospect of Sean leaving New Zealand. I love that. And calling him his 'Faithful Jewel' is beautiful.

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Thank you! So sorry to be late! :)

[kittylass.livejournal.com]

Beautiful *sniffs* Such a touching moment, that Viggo is feeling mournful and Sean arrives, smiling and with such a lighthearted comment.

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Viggo is a little given to melancholy introspection! Sorry it has taken me such a long time to catch up with comments. :)

[helena-s-renn.livejournal.com]

isn't that just like life, when people's moods are so different in the same moment, both coming at it from very different perspectives. sean's appearance, all happy and smiling, was almost like the proverbial blade of a knife into 'aragorn's' reflections.

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Thank you, helena. That is very perceptive of you! Sorry to be late responding. :)

[stormatdusk.livejournal.com]

this is deceptively brief but so very thought-provoking. bittersweet, despite or maybe even moreso because of sean's cheerful mood. *sigh...*

[mooms.livejournal.com]

Thanks for reading and commenting. Sorry to be late in responding.