'Slightly AU'

[queerlyobscure]

Comments

[lady_bracknell]

...ok, I was sniggering by the end of the first line. But it's totally just a slight AU. I DISTINCTLY remember Aragorn following his big speech to Frodo with 'would you like a hot towel?'

[queerlyobscure]

What I wonder is why they didn't take the plane to Mount Doom and just drop the ring out of the side door...

[lady_bracknell]

Oh well they would have, except Frodo was unfortunately restrained by an air marshall, who was shouting 'you put that seatblet on now! It's for your own good, Mister Frodo!!!'

[queerlyobscure]

Sam would be an adorable air marshall, though.

[roh_wyn]

Not reading the fic at work, but just from the summary (and ignoring for the moment the tiny issue of Aragorn/Boromir being clearly AU), I think it all turns on how you define "slightly." And how you define "flight attendant," lol.

[queerlyobscure]

Pfft. Boromir/Aragorn was CLEARLY CANON /die-hard shipper impression

I suppose one could potentially fly a horse. But I suspect it would be messy.

[roh_wyn]

I once read this fic where Aragorn and Boromir were childhood playmates. It was based around the fact that Tolkien clearly states that Aragorn lived in Minas Tirith "in his youth." This is CLEARLY CANON and never mind the fact that Aragorn is 40 years older than Boromir. ;)

I suppose one could potentially fly a horse.

This has clear canonical support. Gandalf tells Shadowfax to "show [him] the meaning of haste," and I'm pretty sure Glorfindel tells his horse to fly at the Fords of Bruinen too. (Actually, he says "run quickly" but that's only slightly different than flying, y/y?)

[queerlyobscure]

Boromir was obviously an exceptionally precocious child.

Would that be 'slightly' different under the same principal as 'slightly' AU?

[engarian]

This was too precious, and of course rotates delightfully around the definition of 'slightly' without ever truly pinning the word down. Most certainly NSFW though. And you are correct, sleep is highly overrated.

- Erulisse (one L)

[queerlyobscure]

I suppose reincarnation is only a slight difference. And reincarnation into a totally different universe must therefore only be a slight AU.

Sleep is definitely overrated!

[delphipsmith]

I think someone is confused about the meaning of 'slightly'. I hope it's not me.

*snort* Nope, it's for sure not you.

"Mad man ravaging as the plane takes off into the wild blue younder. They plunder each other senseless, breaking all the world's Mile High Club records in one go."

I very much like "wild blue younder" and "plunder each other senseless." Thanks for the giggles :D

[queerlyobscure]

I particularly like the phrase 'plunder each other senseless', partly because it is a supreme example of purple prose getting married to euphemism and living happily ever after, and partly because it reminds me of pirates and everything is better with pirates.

[delphipsmith]

everything is better with pirates - Yaarrrrrrr!!!

[lil_1337]

No words...none....

[queerlyobscure]

You don't think that Boromir would make an excellent flight attendant? And Aragorn the perfect dildo salesman??

[lil_1337]

Honestly, I don't see Boromir as having quite the right personality for flight attendant, Faramir would be much better if only daddy was willing to pay for him to go to school too. Besides, he would sneak into the cockpit at the crucial moment and try to convince the ring bearer pilot to fly to his home town instead.

Aragon would probably do a lot better at selling the real thing.

[queerlyobscure]

I dunno. Boromir would also be excellent with the kiddies and maybe everyone could have a peaceful flight while he entertained them by teaching them to swordfight.

Y'know, I've made similar comments about Aragorn before.