#yes im sure they talked about boromir a lot

[rohirric-hunter]

You know I’m here for fanfics that have Aragorn and Faramir becoming very good friends but the thing is that early on, given the circumstances of their first meeting and also the way that Faramir was about everything Aragorn represented, things would be sort of weird between them.

Éowyn, on the other hand, looks Aragorn in the eye during a diplomatic dinner, just after he’s casually remarked that Gimli has agreed to bring architects from Erebor to rebuild the gates and rework some of the stonework around the city, and says, “Have you decided what to do when he turns your refugee boltholes into museums?” to his face.

(She’s definitely listened to Éomer drunkenly rant about the logistics “discussions” he’s had with Gimli about the fact that Helm’s Deep is still a military fortress and yes, the rocks are beautiful but we need somewhere to store emergency medical supplies.)

(Éomer starts crying as he recounts how Gimli, offended, said something in Khudzul and a previously invisible door appeared and opened to reveal medical supplies, food stores, weapons stores, a source of clean fresh water, etc. etc. etc...)

Anyway Faramir is more than a little intimidated by this figure who came striding out of legend and ushered in a new era of prosperity and peace, but he’s made more comfortable by the fact that his fiancé, who he’s somewhat more comfortable with, is apparently on “casual roasting” terms with Aragorn. This is definitely how that friendship got off the ground.

(Later, when Legolas moves some of his people into Ithilien and Éowyn and Faramir have to smooth over a diplomatic incident when the elves didn’t realize that putting up magical defenses around their feasting grounds and then running away when they were triggered was a bit of a social faux pas in Gondor, Aragorn gets perhaps a bit too much enjoyment out of asking how that whole wood-elf thing is going.)

#lotr #yes im sure they talked about boromir a lot #and would have regardless #but eowyn absolutely broke the ice between them #also i wish there were more fics playing with the friendship that definitely developed between eowyn and aragorn #who do you think helped her realize her new life goal of being a healer #it wasnt mr oh hey that stinky old people weed has a use houses of healing i can tell you that