Tumblr crosspost (30 September 2020)

[anghraine]

Back on 3 June 2019, I posted a pair of quotes about Éowyn and Faramir:

1: Éowyn

“In whom do my people trust?”

“In the House of Eorl,” answered Háma.

“But Éomer I cannot spare, nor would he stay,” said the king; “and he is the last of that House.”

“I said not Éomer,” answered Háma. “And he is not the last. There is Éowyn, daughter of Éomund, his sister. She is fearless and high-hearted. All love her. Let her be as lord to the Eorlingas, while we are gone.”

2: Faramir

at last the red sunset filled all the sky, and the light through the windows fell on the grey faces of the sick. Then it seemed to those who stood by that in the glow the faces flushed softly as with health returning, but it was only a mockery of hope.

Then an old wife, Ioreth, the eldest of the women who served in that house, looking on the fair face of Faramir, wept, for all the people loved him. And she said, "Alas! if he should die.”

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

Tagged: #peak power couple who marry for love! #what a ship #there's something deeply satisfying about everyone in-story loving my faves ;kjafd;jkaf #and that's separately

Then, in Sep 2020: I reblogged this and added:

#my extremely lovable beloveds :) #also #háma #ioreth #i love them both a lot too! #i was just re-reading ioreth's section for the éowyn-merry-fíriel fic and she's just...bless her

Comments

[chestnut_pod]

This is why they have to get shipped off to Ithilien, STAT! Too much charisma in one place to be comfortable for a newly instated king :D

[anghraine]

HONESTLY I do headcanon that that's part of the reason Faramir stays in Rohan for so long. I mean, yes, he wants to be near Éowyn, and is being supportive and all, but it also takes them out of the picture while Aragorn is establishing himself in Minas Anor in a way that's not going to offend anyone.