B2MEM

[dreamflower]

And the letter "O":

Rating: G
Summary: Faramir Took has a gift from Faramir of Ithilien...

O: LIKE AN ORNERY OROMË

Peridoc Brandybuck made his way to the pony paddock where his cousin Faramir stood beside the fence, a grin on his face, and the breeze whipping his dark curls.

“Well, Fam, do I finally get to see this magnificent gift your namefather sent you for your coming-of-age?” asked Perry.

Fam turned with a start. “Hullo, Perry! I’d no idea you’d arrived!”

“We left earlier than we had first planned. Da’s been chaffing to see Uncle Pippin for a while now.” Perry came over, and leaned against the fence as well. “So, now, about that gift…”

Fam gestured towards the stable, where the head groom, Wat, appeared leading a high-stepping pony. His coat was a glossy black, save for an arrow-shaped blaze upon his forehead. He was champing at the bit and tossing his head, and it was all Wat could do to keep hold of him. He finally jerked his head hard enough to pull away, and then skittishly trotted around the paddock. He approached the two young hobbits and stood just out of their reach, eyes rolling.

“Spirited, isn’t he?” said Fam smugly.

Perry laughed. “Spirited? I’d call him ‘ornery’!”

“His name is Oromë.”

Comments

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

How lovely to think that Faramir sent his namesake such a kingly gift.

[dreamflower]

I think that Faramir would have been very pleased at having a hobbit namesake, and probably sent young Faramir quite a few marvelous gifts over the years; but a coming-of-age would be extra special!

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

aww...I like the idea of Faramir sending his namesake a gift. :-) And name father. Like that term a lot! :-)

[dreamflower]

I've used it from time to time--it seems to kind of fit, and "godfather" would not be appropriate, as JRRT says hobbits are not religious. So, I thought of "namefather".

[elandulin.livejournal.com]

I like 'namefather', too--wish I'd thought of it!

[dreamflower]

Feel free to appropriate it, if you wish. *grin*

[garnet-took.livejournal.com]

Something tells me that a lot of thought went into this gift. A spirited horse/pony for a spirited lad.

[surgicalsteel.livejournal.com]

Perfect!

[lily-the-hobbit.livejournal.com]

Oh, I've missed those ficlets!!

A wonderful present for young Faramir. Spirited indeed :)

[aspenjules.livejournal.com]

I loved this! The pony sounds marvelous, and I am with the others who love the term (and idea of) 'namefather'.

Just one problem... *pulls out her LotR references and looks up Orome* (sorry, don't know how to add the two dots...)

[danachan.livejournal.com]

What a wonderful gift, and what a wonderful drabble. (Or ficlet, I don't know the word count here.) That pony really is rather well named. *grin*