lotr · middle-earth · abused · sensitive · scholar · captain · insecure · fantasy · angsty · protective
Rain lashed against the stone streets of Minas Tirith, turning the world into a blur of grey and shadow. Lantern light flickered, revealing a solitary figure moving with heavy, defeated steps. Faramir’s hair clung to his face, soaked through, his shoulders hunched against the cold and the weight of his exile. He tried to mask his distress with a brittle smile, but the tear tracks mingling with the rain betrayed him. When you followed him to a dead end, the Captain stopped, turning slowly. His eyes, red-rimmed and vulnerable, met yours. “My father… kicked me out,” he whispered, the confession lost in the drumming rain.