Faramir's smile is thin and sad, and for a moment, his only response. A decent man. Given the situation, that feels hollow, to say the least.
He can believe what Jack's saying. It isn't how he would react himself - he's always been a closed-off man in that way, never the most sexual at the best of times - but he's led enough men in hard times to know that it's not unusual. And he can see it from Éowyn, a way to take her mind off imprisonment, especially if she didn't know she'd ever come home again. He can't blame her for that, and honestly, can't even blame himself. If it were only that, he could let it go, he thinks. It would grieve him, but he could let it go.
But that it happened here, in his own home? He's angry at her, and angry at Jack, but mostly he's angry at himself, because all he can think is that Jack offers her something he hasn't brought to their marriage. That, once again, he's let someone he loves down. Is it his absences? Or is it something more?
"Do you love her?" he asks abruptly, looking up and meeting Jack's eyes.
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Date: 2017-06-04 03:36 pm (UTC)He can believe what Jack's saying. It isn't how he would react himself - he's always been a closed-off man in that way, never the most sexual at the best of times - but he's led enough men in hard times to know that it's not unusual. And he can see it from Éowyn, a way to take her mind off imprisonment, especially if she didn't know she'd ever come home again. He can't blame her for that, and honestly, can't even blame himself. If it were only that, he could let it go, he thinks. It would grieve him, but he could let it go.
But that it happened here, in his own home? He's angry at her, and angry at Jack, but mostly he's angry at himself, because all he can think is that Jack offers her something he hasn't brought to their marriage. That, once again, he's let someone he loves down. Is it his absences? Or is it something more?
"Do you love her?" he asks abruptly, looking up and meeting Jack's eyes.