Thank you to everyone who reviewed and thought that the pairing looked possible. It’s not a relationship I ever thought of before reading the request, but it was great fun to explore. I’m delighted that people enjoyed my first attempt at Faramir fiction!

Well written, Mira. And interesting to me especcially for I’ve never read the stories with this pair.
Thank you!

Lovely and well written. I agree with Minx on the letters adding weightage and charm to the story as it stands. You made it possible – the pairing. And that was an achievement.

I really liked this fic! I love the quiet tone of the story and the characterisation, and I really like that you’ve made this pairing so perfectly plausible! Loved the letters too… they add a very neat little dimension.

I especially liked this “might-have-been” as it seemed unusually real: something that perhaps could happen even today between a rather shady politician and a very young visiting diplomat. Well done!

I’m so glad you think the correspondence helped the story; those parts were probably the most fun to write. My idea for Grima was that he, like Smeagol, had some possibility for good in him, even if he missed it (and I’m afraid I couldn’t write a completely irredeemable character!). I tried to place some emphasis on Faramir’s youth and inexperience, too, since that seemed to be a part of your request. Thanks for reviewing!

Oh, that’s really interesting. The little bits of correspondence add an immediacy to things. I’ll need to read it again to get the details, but it’s a wonderful character study of Grima. Faramir can bring out a spark of good in anyone who still has any.
And the title is perfect.