At swim, two brothers

The Anduin was low and the grass on its banks tawny as a lion's coat in that late summer. The brothers crossed mud and pebbles on wincing feet; once in, Faramir could have stayed in the cool water forever. A small fish flickering in the shallows, watching slow shadows pass overhead… "Daydreaming again?" A grip on his ankle dragged him underwater, and he kicked Boromir in the stomach before they surfaced together, sputtering.

When Boromir's body floats past in this same river, Faramir remembers that day, and how the dry grass speckled their backs as they lay in the sun.

[For Shadow975, who wanted a (more or less) happy moment for the brothers Mir. If the title sounds familiar, that's because it's adapted from Jamie O'Neill's novel At swim, two boys.]