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1. Cold hands, warm heart by Celeluwhen

   Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien  

   • Mature
   • Major Character Death
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   01 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • Éowyn / Grimbold (Tolkien)
   • Éowyn (Tolkien)
   • Grimbold (Tolkien)
   • Éomer Éadig
   • Éothain of the Riders of Rohan (Tolkien)
   • ice bathing
   • Winter Romance
   • Hugging
   • Misunderstandings
   • Courtly Love
   • New Years sunrise
   • Hangover
   • mentions of heavy drinking
   • Éomer is a surfer bro
   • nudity but no smut
   • Canonical Character Death
   • Vomiting

   Summary

   Grimbold, a doughty Captain from the Westfold, has long admired Lady Éowyn. As they are both visiting Aldburg for Yule, he bitterly regrets missing the New Year's ball to replace drunken men on the night watch. But a local tradition might be the occasion for him to get more than he ever dared to hope for…

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