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[frodo_naatulien]

SQUEEEEEEE! *ahem* I mean... SQUEEEEEEE!

It's here. It's finally here. : D

Special SPECIAL thanks to you lyrastar77 for finding the time to beta for me, despite the tremendous stress you've been under. Sweeter than sweet you are - and a true friend to cherish. Mmmmwahhhh!

Watchin’ and Wonderin’

Author: Frodo_naatulien
Pairing: F/S
Rating: PG-13

Comments

[siouxieq]

Poor Sam is a bit worked up. I hope he doesn't have to wait too long to do a horizontal tango.

Loved the fic.

[frodo_naatulien]

Hi Siouxieq

Thank you! Thank you for reading. So glad you liked it. *meep* Nope, Sam won't have to wait long. : ) He is in for a bit of a surprise though.

[frodosweetstuff]

Oh, Juliana! What a beautiful story!! *hugs* I love how Sam watches Frodo, love Sam's little adoring observations about Frodo, could so understand the jealousy, and was soooo happy about this “Sam, I think I’ve one more dance left in me. Let’s go home.”

Your Sam is lovely, warm and very Gamgee, and your Frodo is a delight.

This one's been a pleasure to read and I can't wait to read more. :)

[frodo_naatulien]

Sweet Frodosweetstuff : )

Thank you so much! So very kind you are. It means a lot. : )

“Sam, I think I’ve one more dance left in me. Let’s go home.”

Ahhhhh, the only spoken line in the story (and my favorite part). *hugs* So happy you liked it : D

But Ooooh! That last line just screams for more, doesn't it? And more there will be. SOON! : )

[frodosweetstuff]

*hugs* It was such a pleasure to read - but now I'm having high expectations for the sequel. *grins*

btw, am thinking about changing the layout of my LJ. What is the one that you have called?

[frodo_naatulien]

but now I'm having high expectations for the sequel

Oh, please! Don't do that to me. That makes me nervous. *crosses fingers, holds breath*

The layout I'm using is called 'component'. And I'm just using it's default colors. : )

[myladylyssa]

Oh, wow! I love your Sam voice, and all the longing and beauty in this. Quiet seductive, so wonderful! And yay--a sequel to come!

[frodo_naatulien]

Dear Myladylyssa,

Thank you! Thank you so much for reading.

I love your Sam voice

*squee* I'm so glad! I love the way Sam's character speaks (in the book and movie) so I don't find him very difficult at all to write. Except for maybe one word that I seem to always want Sam to use. And that is the word gonna -for going to. My beta tells me it's too modern sounding and Americanized, and I suppose she might be right, but I can see him saying it anyway. What would your thoughts be on that, if you don't my asking? The follow-up has quite a few gonna's in it, so any suggestions I would love to hear.

and all the longing and beauty in this

Not hard to see why, what with Sam's object of affection ; )

Thanks so much for your kindness! Very happy you liked the story. More and better to come! : )

Just gonna say a few words ..

[lyrastar77]

.. about "gonna". Well, everyone has their own opinion & I don't have all the answers! Nor do I have every LOTR FPS fic ever written stored on my hard drive -- far from it. However I did search through fics by writers I know & admire, such as Elanor G, Fennelseed, Elenya, Nota, Elderberrywine & others, and didn't find any use of "gonna" by them. Nor have I ever seen it used in Tolkien's writings.

However, if you feel strongly enough about it, you could either decide that's how "your" version of Sam sounds & use it as you wish, whatever, or you could start a "Discussion of interest" about it, plug it on MEN, and find out what others think.

~Lyra

Re: Just gonna say a few words ..

[frodo_naatulien]

Hi Lyra : )

Ok, about this gonna thing. My god, can you believe this is still such a damn dilemma for me?!

Here is what I've decided! I presented this question to another very reputable writer in the fandom, who I won't mention, but this is what she said on the matter:

If you're doing movie-verse, I think 'gonna' is fine and would fit with Sam's dialect. If you're doing book, I would actually go with 'going to' because, though Sam DOES have a different sort of grammar in the book, it's hardly ever the abbreviated speech of the movies. Sam of the books would say neither 'gonna' or 'goin' to' - he'd say 'going to'. But I can definitely 'hear' Sam of the movies saying 'gonna' so if movie-verse is what you're doing, I say go with whichever makes YOU feel better.

So 'movie-verse' it will be. I've tried to replace all my gonna's with going to and goin' to and, after reading it over and over and over, it just doesn't work for me - at all. And, you're right. He's my Sam and he's just gonna have to say gonna ; ) At least in this next

[abby_normal]

Juli, love, this is so sweet! Sam's voice is very 'Sam' and the sentiments behind his thoughts... Well... I don't suppose there are many Frodo fans who can't sympathize, eh? Really nicely done, sweetie, and I look forward to that sequel!

[frodo_naatulien]

HI Aratlithiel!!! : D

OMG! OMG! Omg, I am so beside myself with giddiness right now! *yes, feel free to smack me upside my head at anytime to bring me down*

Ohhh, but seriously, thank you so much for taking the time to read my story. I'm very glad you found it enjoyable. Your kind words mean... well... wow, they mean a lot to me. Thank you very, very much! : )

[withywindle01]

Awwwww...this is really sweet.

And then you look at me with those big, beautiful, sparklin’ eyes -shinin’ so under this big ol’ harvest moon out tonight- and that one look alone has pierced clean through me; has stabbed me straight through my heart, and twisted my stomach all up in knots, even taken my breath away; and all at the same time, it has; all from that one, beautiful, I-want-you-now look.

*swoons*

[frodo_naatulien]

Hi Withywindle : )

Awww, thank you! Very happy it made you *swoon* : ) Frodo sure has that effect on a body, doesn't he? Can't blame Sam one bit for not wanting to share him. ; )