Faramir Fiction Archive

Senses (PG)

03 March 2008 | 827 words

Prompt 15: Angry
Title: Taste
Author: Bell Witch
Fandom: Lord of the Rings
Characters: Faramir
Rating/Warnings: PG, none
Word Count: 100
Disclaimer: I own nothing and am making no profit from this.
Author’s Notes: Prompt 15: Angry in the 50_darkfics challenge. Written 21 November 2006. Unbetaed. Fifth in the five senses arc. Written as part of a writer’s workshop for an online RPG (role-playing game.)

Harsh, burnt, unsavoury essence. My tongue is surrounded with bile, no sweetness of wine to wash it away. Not even the cool, clear flavour of water to clean my mouth of this last meal. What was it that I feasted upon? The cooks burnt the meat on the outside, left in raw within. It tastes of metal, blood and… seasoned with sorrow and despair. Who gave such a last meal, so unfulfilling and sour? The table was laid for one only, it was not for the soldier to eat. The food you enjoyed was well-prepared, my lord: mine was bitter.

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