Firstly, I have been re-reading some beloved LOTR fiction lately, and have to re-direct everyone to Fate and the High King's Falcon. I remember spending hours upon hours imagining how this must have played out, even attempting to write it myself as an early foray into fanfiction, but then I discovered this: It's such a beautiful, lovely tale of Pippin's recovery after his run in with the troll, and there is clearly so much love between the characters involved. The hobbits, obviously, but there are gorgeous moments shared between Pippin and Strider, Pippin and Legolas... Just all of them.

"Legolas, you made up a drinking song," Pippin whispered with delight.
"Surely not," Legolas replied. "I think you must be dreaming, Pip."
"Not even I could dream up the Prince of Mirkwood composing hobbit drinking songs," Pippin asserted, and then squawked as elven fingers pinched his ear. There was a sudden tussle involving tickling elvish hands and kicking hobbit feet that ended with the hobbit snuggling contentedly into the elf's shoulder.
"I knew my part was a drinking song," Pippin said with a resigned sigh as he began to drift back toward sleep.
"Perhaps that is just part of your song," Legolas said, and Pippin made a sleepy noise of agreement as his eyes shut.

<3333 Oh, how I love them all.

Okay. And now. Because it was epic. ( Reports from the GNW tapings. )