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DI9: The Captain's Last Gift by Lady Aranel

Ack! I finally found it. I had mislaid the number for this one and had
looked for it but somehow my eyes just skipped over it in drama. I'm
glad I finally found it, because this is one I would definitely
recommend to a friend.

In this fandom Legomances are almost a cliché. Add to that the fact
that the OFC in question is a prostitute and a past lover of Faramir,
and you have a plot line you would think has been done a thousand
times and whose leading female could very easily turn into a Mary Sue.
But not in Lady Aranel's masterful hands.

The erotica is of course delicious. Sulriel wasn't kidding when she
said that there are many of us who are waiting for the long-promised
bath. I have had the pleasure to beta this piece, so I can tell you
that (for me at least) the piece does not grow dull on repeated
reading. (And the mental image of Faramir on that rug is nice, too...)
But more than that, they are entirely in-character for Legolas and the
OC. This is one of the very few fics that gives a convincing
explanation for promiscuity in an Elf (albeit not a Noldo).

What really gets me, though, is the details. Not just the physical
details of their surroundings (those are nice) but I'm thinking mainly
of the back story. Both Lalaith and Legolas have well-defined
backgrounds - and intriguing ones at that! - that effect how they
interact. It's details like that that make "Gift" stand out.

Marta