fili diED THINKING KILI WAS SAFE AND THAT THORIN WOULD GET AWAY
HE WAKES UP IN THE HALLS OF MANDOS AND WANDERS AROUND LIKE “OH GOD I’M NEVER GONNA BE USED TO BEING ALONE”
AND THEN HE HEARS A FAMILIAR VOICE CALLING FOR HIM AND HE TURNS AROUND AND LANDS HIMSELF AN ARMFUL OF CRYING KILI
AND THEY ARGUE BECAUSE “YOU LITTLE BASTARD NO NO NO THIS ISN’T RIGHT YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE NOT YET WHAT THE HELL WHAT THE HELL”
AND THEN 20 MINUTES LATER THEY JUST HEAR A SOFT “…boys”
AND THORIN IS STANDING THERE WITH HIS ARMS OPEN AND THEY JUST BOTH RUN TO HIM AND HE JUST HOLDS THEM CLOSE AND TELLS THEM HE’S SO SORRY, HE’S SO SO SORRY
THESE TWO YES YES THE BROTHERS WHO WERE NOTHING ALIKE BUT BANDED TOGETHER WHO LOVED EACH OTHER AND THEIR SHINING CITY AND PROTECTED EACH OTHER AND “it did not seem possible to Faramir that any one in Gondor could rival Boromir, heir of Denethor, Captain of the White Tower” AND “remember this day little brother” THE TOWER GUARD SHALL TAKE UP THE CALL; THE LORDS OF GONDOR HAVE RETURNED –
*whispers* the lords of… of Gondor – have *tears in eyes* – returned – *breaks down sobbing*