Trio by Cuthalion
periantari · 12 June 2007 · Chapter 2: Sam's Home
::rereading this and melting:: i just love the last bit about Sam reiterating to Rosie that she is his home... awwww~! I loved these so much and am still loving these Sam/Rosie ficlets. :)
Author's reply
Thank you so much, sweetie! *hugs*
periantari · 14 November 2005 · Chapter 2: Sam's Home
I love this one especially so much~ so melancholy yet the love Sam has for Rosie is so very well portrayed. I was rereading these on LJ again last night and was just.. a puddle of goo. :D ::loves these soooo much:: =)
Author's reply
Thank you, Peri! I love them, too!
Andrea · 13 November 2005 · Chapter 3: First things first
Those three were beautiful, Cuthalion! I think, Frodo was right, when he told Rosie, that her love rooted Sam in the Shire. Sam was able to live a life full of joy in his beloved Shire and to grow old happily - and all because of Rosie. She's a wonderful woman. When she died, Sam could part with the Shire without regret. I wished, that could have been true for Frodo, too.
Author's reply
Thank you, Andrea! One of the biggest joys while writing Before I go to sleep was being able to follow the footsteps of a few of my favorite authors and to create a strong, believable, vivid Rosie. The are very few female characters in LOTR, and she is one of the most underestimated ones - not by Tolkien (who loved and honored her in letters and materials) but by many of his readers. I'm glad that you liked this Trio of tales!
Larner · 11 November 2005 · Chapter 3: First things first
The embodied conscience! What a wonderful image! And knowing it will all blow over so quickly! As for memories of feasts before love--I love it. These three are superb, Cuthalion.
Author's reply
Thank you *blushes*. They were written for rabidsamfan, the probably best Sam-writer I know, and it was a joy to play with her favorite toy! And I love both, Sam and Rosie, but perhaps I love Rosie a little bit more - she is one of the most underestimated characters in LOTR, and she is such a delighful, deft, clever and loving woman. I'm very glad that you liked my Trio as much as I do!
Larner · 11 November 2005 · Chapter 2: Sam's Home
Oh, yes--I agree. The Shire needed Sam, and had Rosie not been his roots, he'd have left it betimes, gone to follow Frodo across the Sea to the Shire's great loss.
Larner · 11 November 2005 · Chapter 1: First morning
Oh, so sweet a first morning for the bride and groom.