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Bond of Honor by Tirinwe (NC-17)
Sep. 23rd, 2007 10:45 pmFandom: Lord of the Rings
Pairings/Characters: Eomer/Haldir
Rating: NC-17
Wordcount: 24,400
Author: Tirinwe aka Meri
Website: Other Oddities of Fiction
Summary: When Eomer agrees to a healing bond in order to save Haldir's life, he has no idea that it's going to end up having such a profound effect on his own.
Why: So, a short while ago I came down with a longing for Lord of the Rings fic. However, as is sometimes the case, I wasn't willing to wade through miles of bad just to find something good. So I went trawling through painless_j's LotR recs, and I eventually settled on reading this. It's based on the idea that Eomer volunteers himself to take part in a healing bond that will save Haldir's life. Only the bond has some unexpected consequences, and Eomer and Haldir end up spending a lot of quality time together. Romance ensues.
I liked this story for a variety of reasons. A big one is that I like forced bonding stories a lot. I like seeing how the characters learn to deal with each other and what kind of compromises they have to make to do so, and I think this story does a really good job of that. I was really convinced by both the issues that rise up between Eomer and Haldir and the resolutions to those issues. I also liked this because I like unconventional pairings. Sure, classic is great, but new and intriguing is great as well. Finally, I just really liked the way that Tirinwe handled things. She satisfied both the romantic and the realist in me, which is sometimes pretty hard to do. With all those things in its favor, is it any wonder that I loved this story?
Bond of Honor by Tirinwe
Pairings/Characters: Eomer/Haldir
Rating: NC-17
Wordcount: 24,400
Author: Tirinwe aka Meri
Website: Other Oddities of Fiction
Summary: When Eomer agrees to a healing bond in order to save Haldir's life, he has no idea that it's going to end up having such a profound effect on his own.
Why: So, a short while ago I came down with a longing for Lord of the Rings fic. However, as is sometimes the case, I wasn't willing to wade through miles of bad just to find something good. So I went trawling through painless_j's LotR recs, and I eventually settled on reading this. It's based on the idea that Eomer volunteers himself to take part in a healing bond that will save Haldir's life. Only the bond has some unexpected consequences, and Eomer and Haldir end up spending a lot of quality time together. Romance ensues.
I liked this story for a variety of reasons. A big one is that I like forced bonding stories a lot. I like seeing how the characters learn to deal with each other and what kind of compromises they have to make to do so, and I think this story does a really good job of that. I was really convinced by both the issues that rise up between Eomer and Haldir and the resolutions to those issues. I also liked this because I like unconventional pairings. Sure, classic is great, but new and intriguing is great as well. Finally, I just really liked the way that Tirinwe handled things. She satisfied both the romantic and the realist in me, which is sometimes pretty hard to do. With all those things in its favor, is it any wonder that I loved this story?
Bond of Honor by Tirinwe
