Target Practice by spookystoy
Fanwork Notes
Another one for the Stories100 drabble challenge. Prompt was 'sixth sense' and I leaned toward this definition: "Keen intuition; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively." I'm not sure I pulled this one off, but I did enjoy playing with the level of condescension Curufin displays at the end.
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Summary: Archery practice at Nargothrond. Curufin + bow = OTP. Set not long after Curufin's people settle at Finrod's halls. Major Characters: Curufin Major Relationships: Genre: Fixed-Length Ficlet, General Challenges: Rating: General Warnings: |
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| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 102 |
| Posted on 28 June 2007 | Updated on 28 June 2007 |
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Chapter 1
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Curufin drew back his right elbow evenly. He wouldn't surpass Fëanor as an artisan, but he wielded a bow with deadly accuracy. He had an audience today: a cluster of Men awaiting Felagund watched his arrows thunking into the distant target's center.
He heard one say, "They cast spells on their weapons."
"Unnatural. I don't like it."
"They could teach us."
"It's something they're born with, a sixth sense. Can't teach that."
Still pulling the bowstring, considering his target, Curufin then shifted his gaze, catching the last speaker's eye. "We are born with keen hearing, as well," he called drolly.
(1) Comment by Rhapsody for Target Practice [Ch 1]
And suddenly those men looked frantically around for a hole to disappear into. Omg! This is a fabolous drabble with a great build up.
Re: (1) Comment by Rhapsody for Target Practice [Ch 1]
Curufin assures me he did not shoot any of them. Methinks he doth protest too much. Yay! Thank you for that.
(2) Comment by Robinka for Target Practice [Ch 1]
I wish I could've seen their faces ;)
Very nicely done. I like it a lot :) Thank you for sharing.
Re: (2) Comment by Robinka for Target Practice [Ch 1]
Ehehehe, thank you for your comment!
(3) Comment by Elleth for Target Practice [Ch 1]
This little gem just came up in the random ficlet box on the archive's main page, and I enjoyed it tremendously. While I never considered Curufin a bowman, the speculations by the Nargothrondim were fun to read and Curufin's response (both verbal and non) was perfect.