#galion/glorfindel

[babybat98]

Oh boy this has been a long journey, and I'm so excited I finnaly get to share this! This is the first of two artworks I've made for @tolkienrsb 2024, my first ever exchange event!

There is going to be a story to go along with the art, writen by the lovely @i-did-not-mean-to and posted on Ao3. The story collection opens up on September 6th, so I will be rebloging this then with the links.

This is probably the most rare-pair ship I have ever had, Galion/Glorfindel. So if that seems interesting to you, stay tuned for when the fics drop! And if not you should still stay tuned, becasue there is so much more amazing art being posted right now, with acompanying fics soon to follow. You're sure to find something to your taste!

[i-did-not-mean-to]

TRSB 2024 - Fics

✵𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝔽𝕚𝕔𝕤✵

➢ The Hunt for @ismeneee - T - 5k - Celegorm & Curufin

➢ Is it a question of "how" or of "whether"? for @babybat98 - E - 7,5k - Glorfindel x Galion

➢ Si tú no vuelves se secarán todos los mares for @the-red-butterfly- T - 5k - Thranduil & Thorin

❃ 𝕋𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕤 ❃

⁍ I'll always remember for @scyllas-revenge - G - 720 - Boromir & Faramir

⁍ Crablor in a basket for @sortumavaara - G - 100 - Elladan & Elrohir & Maglor

⁍ Where to get a present in Mandos? for @jaz-the-bard - G - 535 - Caranthir & Námo (Elrond, Elros, Maglor, Maedhros)

⁍ Welcome to my world for @scyllas-revenge - T - 2,1k - The Noldor

⁍ Homework first for @maglor-my-beloved - G - 110 - Orc child & Erestor & Elrond & Glorfindel

⁍ Say my name! for @navyinks - G - 110 - Fëanor & Fingolfin

So, these are the fics written by me for this event! Lots of love!

arts are here-> TRSB 2024 Arts

[tathrin]

btw if you enjoyed this, have you read this fic yet?

Mermaid Legolas. Go!

Oh shit. Calling me out right away, okay let's see...!

Just gonna steal the opening line from my current chapter of the sadfic amnesiac Legolas don't mind me la la la.

Dwarves, of course, do not like open water. By all rights, Gimli should never have met any mer, let alone one from the deeps of Mirkshore Reef. But a good dwarf never turns down his friends when they need help, either, so when an old friend of Gimli's father sent to Erebor's smithies for help with emergency repairs after a shipwreck that had left one of his merchant vessels beached in some distant cove, someone had to answer Bilbo's plea—and Glóin was far too old to go to sea at his age.

Gimli, on the other hand, was ripe for an adventure. Indeed, it was hard for him to tell whether it was trepidation making him shiver as the boat that was to take them to the wreck sailed out of the harbor, or excitement. A day later, when they sailed through a period of terrible swells and Gimli spent hours being seasick over the rail, it was easy to identify the feeling as nausea. But eventually, he found his sea-legs, and his stomach settled.

By the time they arrived in the cove where The Fellowship was beached, Gimli was almost enjoying himself. Bilbo's nephew and his young friends had proved to be very enjoyable company, and the ship's captain—an enigmatic fellow who went only by the ridiculous name of "Strider"—was actually quite jocular once one broke through his wary exterior, and the best thing about sailing on Hobbit-owned vessels was how generously appointed their larders always were.

With a mug of rum in one hand, and a cheerful song playing on squeezebox and harmonica across the deck courtesy masters Meriadoc and Peregrin, it was hard to feel anything but lighthearted, even when the ship lurched down the side of a wave and left Gimli stumbling. (The rum may have been a contributing factor there.) Even with the ever-present threat of a watery grave sitting there just off the bow, Gimli found that he was enjoying himself thoroughly.

Once they reached the cove and the wreck and the actual work began, there was less time for play, but more solid (if sandy) land underfoot, and Gimli found that perfectly enjoyable too, for a dwarf is never more at home than in a smithy—even if in this case, his "smithy" was an open-air forge jury-rigged on the edge of a beach, with earnest but ignorant Hobbits for his assistants, and a half-dozen carpenters from Bree who could hardly stop gawking at his work long enough to do their own.

Everything was, Gimli had to admit, going very well indeed...

And then came the eyes in the water.

At first it was easy to convince himself that he was only imagining things. The sun was getting to him, and he wasn't used to sleeping in a bunk that swayed with every wave, and he probably hadn't drunk enough water. The coconuts they had gathered yesterday might not have been fully ripe, either, and no doubt he shouldn't have drunk more than one of them. And perhaps roasted plantains did not agree with a dwarven stomach. And then there were all the stories the Hobbits told over the nightly campfires, each one more outlandish and unbelievable than the last...

But the eyes didn't go away, no matter how logically Gimli explained to himself that they weren't really there. No matter how many times he repeated to himself that there was no such thing as merfolk or sea monsters outside of stories, and so of course he couldn't be seeing anything real. But real or not, there seemed to be more of them each night, gleaming in the water like fallen stars.

Watching him.

Gimli found himself jumping and twitching at every stray shadow as evening crept across the beachhead, dropping his tools and fumbling the rods when he set them in to heat and tripping over the bellows. Every time he turned around, the number of watching eyes seemed to have doubled.

"It's only aquatic phosphorescence, Gimli!" Frodo assured him, laughing. "It's a perfectly natural phenomenon, nothing to worry about at all."

"I'm not worried," Gimli lied, and fished his wrench out of the sand. "Not worried at all."

But the eyes didn't seem to care about his assurances. They stayed, gleaming in the darkening water, watching him as the moon rose over the waves like a silver coin and the real stars came out to dance across the skies. They stayed, and watched. And Gimli shivered, and looked away, and pretended not to see them.

The days passed, and slowly the great gaping hole in the side of the ship drew closed, and Gimli's nails and fasteners and hatch-rails and winches and halyard-blocks were set into place, and the work of the forge grew slower. And still the eyes remained.

Watching.

There was a full moon overhead on the night when Gimli sat nodding in the bow of their little dingy, idly turning his favorite hammer over in his hands as the sailors rowed the last of the carpenters back to The Prancing Pony. Dinner that night had been held on the beach, of course, because it was much more pleasant to cook and eat there than in the cramped galley aboardship, but they all went back to The Pony to sleep, rather than going to the effort of setting up camps on shore.

That had seemed a perfectly sensible idea when they had first arrived, but now that he had seen all those eyes floating in the water, Gimli wasn't so sure that Strider had made the right choice. It might be easy for everyone to sleep on the boat, but that didn't make it safer. Especially when they didn't row back aboard until after nightfall, so that they had to pass over all those strange lights staring up at them from down below...

Gimli's head nodded, and his hammer slipped out of his hands, and he lunged forward to catch it without thinking—and the next thing he knew, the boat had lurched at the sudden motion and tipped him over the side, and both dwarf and hammer were suddenly in the water.

Dwarves, of course, do not like open water. Their Maker carved them from stone, back in the first days of the world, it was said; and their bones even yet today had stone in them, it was said. Dwarves liked rock and stone and solid land: tall mountains, deep caves, dark mines. Places that matched the stone of their bones and hearts, not seas and oceans where the only stone was miles and miles down beneath the frothing seas. Dwarves do not like the sea.

For dwarves, you see, sink.

And Gimli did, going under with a shout that only served to pull water into his mouth and leave him sputtering into his beard as the waves closed over his head and dragged him down. He kicked frantically, but it was no use: he was too heavy, and the water too strong. No doubt hands were reaching frantically after him, but it was too late: he sank too fast, too deep, for any hands to reach him.

He was going to drown, he knew, out here far from the good solid earth of Mahal's stones, where dwarves did not belong. He was going to drown, and come shamefaced to the halls of his ancestors, a dwarf who ought to have known better than to ever go to sea. Dwarves did not belong at sea, everyone knew that—and now, he was going to drown there.

Only he didn't.

Arms as thin and strong as some strange sea-beast's tentacles closed around his broad shoulders, stilling the flailing of his frantic arms. Silken tendrils as thick and heavy as seaweed flowed across his face like murky gold, and bright green eyes glowed at him in a darkness too deep for any light to pierce; and then, suddenly, he was up on the sand, gasping for breath and coughing water out of his lungs.

Gimli turned just in time to see a flash of gold and green disappearing with a splash back into the sea.

He sat in the surf for a long time, trying to remember what it was to breathe air instead of water, and straining his eyes for any glimpse of the strange savior who had hauled him out of the deeps. But the eyes were all gone now, and only the stars shone upon the frothing waves.

When the rest of the crew reached him, he was salt-crusted and soaked but no longer gasping for air—which was just as well, because both Merry and Pippin insisted on hugging him fiercely enough that they would have squeezed all the breath right back out of his lungs otherwise. Their expressions of relief were loud, and earnest, and passed all but unheard over Gimli's head as they babbled at him.

"And here Uncle Bilbo always said that dwarves couldn't swim!" Frodo exclaimed, running up with the rest. "I'm relieved indeed that he was wrong about that! Are you sure you're all right, Gimli?"

"I'll be fine," Gimli said absently, his eyes fixed on the empty sea. "Are you sure you didn't see anyone else out there?"

"What? No, no you're the only one who fell in, Gimli. We were all so worried about you!"

"Mmm," said Gimli, and let himself be ushered back into the dinghy, and rowed out to the Pony, where Strider fussed over him and made him drink some truly noxious tea, and wrapped him up tightly in three two many blankets with an admonishment to sleep as late as he could tomorrow, and not to rub his eyes too much.

Gimli nodded obediently, but he wasn't really listening. He was trying to catch the gleam of green eyes bobbing in the waves off the side of the boat, and having no luck. He wondered if the moon was too bright, and he simply couldn't see those muted lights against its silver sheen. He squinted at the waves, and let himself be ushered off to bed.

For once, the bobbing of the waves lulled him straight to sleep, and no anxious dreams came to trouble his rest.

By the time he woke, the dinghies were all ashore, and he was left along on board with only the skeleton crew who stayed to watch the crow's nest and monitor the tides. He paced the deck, looking not in towards the cove where the wrecked Fellowship was finally almost fixed, but out into the deeper water of the open ocean behind them.

Once or twice, he thought he caught a glint of gleaming green moving swift and watchful amongst the lapping waves.

It was almost sunset when Gimli threw all traces of sense and caution to the wind and climbed down into the last dinghy, dangling low at the stern. He was barely an arm's length from the waves here, and in the shadow of the tall boat it was cool and dark. He leaned over the side of the dinghy, and saw two green eyes staring up at him through the murky water.

Gimli stretched out his hand.

After a moment, long green fingers pierced the waves and rose up to clasp his palm.

The stranger's grip was wet, and cool, and smooth. The feeling of scales against his skin was strange, but not unpleasant, and Gimli did not pull away, even when he saw the length of the sharp claws that capped each spindly finger.

A golden head rose out of the waves after the arm, narrow shoulders bobbing with each swell of water and long pale hair fanning out loose and lovely all around. Long, finned ears stuck out upon each side of the slender green face, rustling slightly in the wind like the wings of some strange sea-faring butterfly, and sharp teeth gleamed like pearls between thin, beardless lips. Beneath the water, hints of a large coiling tail moved in the dark.

But it was the eyes that truly snared him.

They were wide, and green, and deep as the darkest depths of any ocean; yet they gleamed with a strange light, fey and wild. They were the sort of eyes that might lure a sailor to his doom, leaving him marooned on distant rocks or drowning in deep waves or perhaps merely bleeding-out from a throat torn by sharp pearled teeth, the green seas incarnadined for a moment by a swell of crimson blood that would be all too quickly washed away by the ceaseless tides.

Death shone in those eyes, bright and green.

"Thank you," Gimli said, and smiled.

The mer-fey smiled back, sharp teeth gleaming and thin green cheeks dimpling. In the shadows of the Pony, the bright rays of the setting sun could not reach them. The mer-fey's eyes gleamed anyway, like the shine of fallen stars.

"I am Gimli," the dwarf continued. "Gimli son of Glóin, at your service and that of your family."

The mer-fey's smile widened, shark-broad in his narrow face. "Legolas," he said, and his voice was a watery warble, as though each syllable came as a bubble bursting on the shore. He gave a sudden kick with his powerful tail, and rose up out of the water far enough to plant a feather-light kiss on Gimli's cheek. Gimli grabbed for him, but the mer-fey only laughed and slipped away, vanishing into the deep.

For a long time, Gimli sat there in the dinghy, unmoving, staring dumbly at the silent sea; but not even ripples remained.

Gimli was left with only three long strands of golden seaweed-hair clutched in his hand, and a shallow razor-sharp cut along his cheek where the mer-fey's teeth had grazed his skin, to prove that he hadn't dreamed the whole thing.

He thought about going to Strider, or Frodo, and showing them the gleaming hairs, and asking what they knew of the merfolk, who were clearly so much more than merely stories—but in the end, he said nothing. Only wiped the blood from his cheek, and tucked the long golden hairs carefully away, and held the secret of that strange meeting silent in his heart.

The eyes continued to watch from the waters each night as darkness fell, but no matter how long Gimli lingered on the shore, or how deeply he waded out into the surf, or how low he leaned out over the waves, none of them ever swam any closer. Gimli paced the ship each night, staring into the sea; but Legolas did not return.

But when The Fellowship at last put to sea, and their sails filled with wind and the strange cove fell into the distance behind them, Gimli saw two gleaming spots of green light moving in the waves of the ship's wake.

He grinned, and settled back to wait for moonrise.

Thank you, @sallysavestheday! That was really fun. I very much appreciate you forcing me to get off my butt and write something! Thank you.

Also, anyone who enjoyed this bit of nautical nonsense and wants more, you can find all my other gimleaf fics in this AO3 collection here! I'd love to hear what you think about any of them (or just scream at me about how much you love these two, that's always cool too).

[silvantransthranduiltrash]

You know, I'm a huge fan of mirkwood elves being considered creepy and downright terrifying by almost everyone on Middle Earth, even by other elves. Your headcanons of them being nocturnal and eating the fuckin spawn of ungoliant of all things add on to this, sooo, can I have some incorrect quotes about some scary elves?

As asked for, some incorrect quotes:

Legolas: *starting to gut the spider carcasses after a skirmish*

The twins, who are visiting: what are you doing?!

Legolas: look, we can share if you want-

~~~~~

*in Imlardis*

The twins: *throw the curtains wide open* good morning!

Legolas: *hisses* wHAT DEVILISH CONTRAPTION-

~~~~~~~~~

Elrond: *talking about how food is scarce atm in Imlardis*

Thranduil: *pauses* you kill dozens of orcs on the regular, and you still don’t have enough food?

~~~~~~~~~

Faramir: I heard that those elves of Mirkwood will eat anyone and anything they deem an enemy.

Aragorn: oh, that’s an exaggeration-

Legolas:......

Aragorn: that’s an exaggeration, right legolas-

~~~~~~~~~~

Legolas: you two are like the sun

The twins: awww, thank you-

Legolas: a nuisance.

~~~~~~~~~~

Legolas: look if you’re stupid enough to challenge my people, you get eaten if you loose. That’s the rules of engagement.

~~~~~~~~~~

Thranduil: nighttime is Funtime

*silvans cackling in the distance as they slaughter all who cross their path*

~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thranduil: of course I would never hurt a tree! They are Eru’s gift to the universe!

Thranduil: you, however-

~~~~~~~~~~~~

Galion: oh, the noldor are always like “oh no! The darkness! By god what will we do when there are no farms! The night is so scary”

Galion: bitch, what do you think life was like before ya’ll came?

~~~~~~~~~~~

Legolas: Eru may judge me, but honestly, fuck him.

~~~~~~~~~~~

Legolas: *dragging a spider corpse* life’s too short to care about other people’s opinions-

Aragorn: you’re immortal!

Legolas: fine, life’s too long to care about other people’s opinions. Happy?

~~~~~~~~~~~~

Glorfindel: alright, looks like- wHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?

Arwen:*snacking on a spider leg* this is really good!

Legolas, vibrating with excitement: I know, right!?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*in valinor post lotr*

Gandalf: ok, Thranduil has finally sailed, which means I need to get out of here before he catches me because he will definitely eat me for endangering his son-

Thranduil: hello, Gandalf!

Gandalf: *incoherent screaming*

[dogblessyoutascha]

Okay. Hear me out…

How the LotR/The Hobbit/tRoP guys react to their partner asking how they are after they've been kicked in the nuts:

"I need you to fuck it better." - Boromir, Hirgon, Isildur, Merry, Sauron, Elladan, Elrohir

"I mean, if you want to suck it better, I won't say no…" - Elendil, Adar, Legolas, Elrond, Pippin, Haldir, Bofur, Fredegar Bolger, Halbarad

"A kiss would help the healing process tremendously." - Thranduil, Aragorn, Kili, Imrahil, Ori, Gandalf, Grima, Samwise, Galion, Dori, Tom Bombadil, Halbrand

"I'm fine, just give me a minute." - Bard, Faramir, Bilbo, Théoden, Balin, Celeborn, Radagast, Frodo, Feren, Percy, Bombur, Oin, Bill Ferny, Arondir, Rumil, Orophin

"What do you think?! They tried to break the family jewels!" - Fili, Gimli, Gloin, Éomer, Éothain, Glorfindel, The Master, Bifur, Nori, Durin IV, Valandil, Ontamo

"Don't fucking touch me." - Thorin, Dwalin, Denethor II, Saruman, Beorn, Alfrid, Braga, Pharazôn

[ao3feed-thehobbit]

The Love Behind a Curse

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/cGxiTKg

by AlatusReborn

Upon the solstice of the ten thousandth year a star shines on the hour of our meeting, through the son of a land felled by war and flame,the daughter of a land lost to time and sea. Two lands to be reclaimed and reformed by lifted curse and a ripple in time, two to be crowned to rejoin the lands.

The daughter of a house lost to time, fated to love the one who was cursed to live without love. Elerrina could rove to be too much for Thranduil to handle, or maybe hes up for the challenge?

Words: 2255, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit - All Media Types

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: F/M

Characters: Elrond Peredhel, Glorfindel (Tolkien), Legolas Greenleaf, Elladan (Tolkien), Elrohir (Tolkien), Arwen Undómiel, Gandalf | Mithrandir, Original Orc Character(s), Original Elf Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Lindir (Tolkien), Galion (Tolkien), Thranduil's Wife, House of Elros, Sons of Elrond

Relationships: Thranduil (Tolkien)/Original Female Character(s)

Additional Tags: Asshole Thranduil, Thranduil needs a hug, Slow Burn, original lore, Major Original Character(s), Eventual Smut, Eventual Romance, Angst, Tragedy, Orcs, Elven Wine, Pining, thranduil cant understand why he cares, This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things, Original prophecy, Mirkwood, Rivendell | Imladris, Thrandui's elk, Protective Elrond, Parent Elrond, elven customs, Sea-longing (Tolkien), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Canon-Typical Violence

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/cGxiTKg

[lanthanum12]

I gave it a go and I got 280!

Here is my list!

It took two pages haha! (I am now reminded as to why I don't write stuff out by hand as a Dysgraphic person XD (my wrist is so sore!)

[Image ID: List of names written in the purple pen. The names are: Maeglin, Finwe, Miriel, Indis, Feanor, Nerdanel, Mahtan, Findis, Faniel, Fingolfin, Anaire, Lalwende, Finarfin, Earwen, Maedhros, Maglor, Celegorm, Caranthir, Curufin, Amras, Amrod, Fingon, Turgon, Elenwe, Aredhel, Eol, Argon, Finrod, Amarie, Angrod, Eldalote, Aegnor, Galadriel, Celeborn, Celebrimbor, Idril, Tuor, Orodreth, Celebrian, Earendil, Gil-Galad, Finduilas, Elros, Elrond, Elladan, Elrohir, Arwen, Eldarion, Vardamir, Tindomiel, Manwendil, Atanalcar, Amandil, Vardilme, Aulendil, Nolondil, Mairen, Erendis, Aldarion, Ancalime, Tar-Palantir, Tar-Miriel, Ar-Pharazon, Elendil, Ilsidur, Beruthiel, Fuinur, Lenwe, Denethor the elf, Mablung, Beleg, Daeron, Saeros, Elmo, Olwe, Thingol, Luthien, Dior, Nimloth, Elwing, Elured, Elurin, Ingwe, Ingwion, Elemire, Meleth, Edrahil, Nellas, Voronwe, Elmmakil, Gwindor, Legolas of Gondolin, Gelmir, Dulian of the Swallow, Galdor of the Tree, Glorfindel, Ecthelion, Salgant, Rog, Egalmoth, Penlod, Haldir the marchwarden, Oropher, thranduil, Legolas Greenleaf, Galion, Gildor Inglorion, Gimli the elf, Vaire of cottage Lost Play, Erestor, Lindir, Cirdan, Manwe, Varda, Aule, Yavanna, Irmo, Este, Nienna, Ulmo, Tulkas, Vana, Nessa, Orome, Namo, Vaire, Tinfang Warble, Makar, Maesse, Tom Bombadil, Goldberry, Fanuin, Langon, Kuruki, Salmar, Osse, Uinen, Saruman, Alatar, Pallando, Radagast, Gandalf, Melian, Arien, Tilion, Ilmare, Eonwe, Thuringwethil, Zigur, Gothmog the balrog, Fankil, Nimrodel, Mithrellas, Amrod, Eru, Mouth of Sauron, Azog, Bolg, Shagrat, Gorbag, Grima, Gothmog of Mordor, Khamul, Witch-king, Bill Ferny, Shelob, Ungoliant, Gollum, Ulfang, Uldor, Brodda, Freca, Wulf, Carcharoth, Draugluin, Scatha. Maeglin's, Nienna's, Goldberry's, Vaire's, Zigur's, Khamul's, Witch King's, and Gollum's names have hearts drawn near them. /end ID]

[Image ID: List of characters written in purple pen. The names are: Smaug, Glaurung, Anlcagon, Lotho Sackewille-Baggins, Otho SB, Lobelia SB, Belladonna Baggins, Bruno Bracegirdle, Lily, the other Lily, Diamound, Pippin, Merry, Frodo, Samwise, Hamfast, Frodo Gardner, Alfreda of Yale, Rosie, Farmer Cotton, Farmer Maggot, Odo Proudfoot, Bilbo Baggins, Anglachel/Gurthang, Elanor Gardner, Barliman Butterbur, Bard Bowman, Beorn, Grimbeorn, Eowyn, Eomer, Lothiriel, Elboron, Theoden, Theodwyn, theodred, Hazad Longbeam, Tal-Elmar, Boron, Beren, Gorlim, Beor, Haldad, Haleth, Hador, Andreth, Dorlas, Brandir, Bledis, Turin, Lalaith, Nienor, Morwen, Hurin, Huor, Mim, Ori, Dori, Nori, Thorin Oakensheild, kili, Fili, Dis, Boromir, Faramir, Denethor the steward, Finduilas of dol Amroth, Imarahil, Ioreth, Gimli the Dwarf, Glion, Grion, Telchar, Azaghal, Dain Ironfoot, Bifur, Bombur, Bofur, Durin I, Durin II, Durin III, Durin IV, Huan, Old Man Willow, Nahar, Asafola, Bill the Pony, Fang, Fatty Lumpkin, Annael, Sador, Aerin, Quickbeam, Treeberead, Rumil the loremaster, Pengoloth, Thorondor, Gwahir, Tevildo, Bregolas, Shadowfax, Morgoth, Helm, Rian. Lobelia's, Bill the Pony's, Angalchel/Gurthang's, and Brandir's, names all have hearts near them. /end ID] And yes Anglachel/Gurthang being a character is a hill I am willing to die on, I treat her as such and she has dialog which is more than I can say for many of these characters! It would be very sad if I had to leave out one of my top ten.

This took forever!! Thank you for reading!

Bonus internet points will be awarded to anyone who actually tries this exercise before voting.

Assume you need to get the spelling at least somewhat close, and if a character has multiple names, only one counts. Also, if a character doesn't have a canonical name, I'm sorry, but "that guy's wife" doesn't count.

For reference, if you can name the 9 members of the Fellowship, the eponymous Hobbit and his 13 dwarf buddies, 3 prominent women, and the guy who runs the Rivendell B&B, that's 27 characters right there. And you probably also know the name of a dragon.

For further reference, Tolkien Gateway has 637 (!!) pages dedicated to Third Age characters. (Don't click that link until you've voted, of course)

Edit: Your humble pollmaker gave this a try, and got as far as 73 before deciding she was too tired to keep trying to remember dwarf and Silm names. If you also want to share (and don't mind people being incredulous at your having forgot ____), pastebin allows you to paste text and share it for free. :)

[ao3feed-tolkien]

The Love Behind a Curse

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/yL8TwUD

by AlatusReborn

Upon the solstice of the ten thousandth year a star shines on the hour of our meeting, through the son of a land felled by war and flame,the daughter of a land lost to time and sea. Two lands to be reclaimed and reformed by lifted curse and a ripple in time, two to be crowned to rejoin the lands.

The daughter of a house lost to time, fated to love the one who was cursed to live without love. Elerrina could rove to be too much for Thranduil to handle, or maybe hes up for the challenge?

Words: 2255, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: F/M

Characters: Elrond Peredhel, Glorfindel (Tolkien), Legolas Greenleaf, Elladan (Tolkien), Elrohir (Tolkien), Arwen Undómiel, Gandalf | Mithrandir, Original Orc Character(s), Original Elf Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Lindir (Tolkien), Galion (Tolkien), Thranduil's Wife, House of Elros, Sons of Elrond

Relationships: Thranduil (Tolkien)/Original Female Character(s)

Additional Tags: Asshole Thranduil, Thranduil needs a hug, Slow Burn, original lore, Major Original Character(s), Eventual Smut, Eventual Romance, Angst, Tragedy, Orcs, Elven Wine, Pining, thranduil cant understand why he cares, This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things, Original prophecy

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/yL8TwUD

[ao3feed-barduil]

Chasing Starlight

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/ZSD8yfU

by Wenderful52

Lots has happened since we saw our gang last: Bain is off on his adventures, Sigrid has graduated from her studies, Tilda is a full-fledged teenager and, to her fathers’ apprehension, an absolute beauty. But there is a new crop of grandchildren to delight in, as the Kingdoms of the North continue to enjoy this time of peace. Gondor has been exchanging members of their army with Dale for a few years, now and it has gone well.

However...

This year’s batch of soldiers includes a not-so-pleasant blast from the past. Can the Kings and poor Commander Feren handle it?

Words: 3504, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 9 of Two Thrones

Fandoms: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M, M/M

Characters: Bard the Bowman, Thranduil (Tolkien), Bain of Dale, Sigrid (Hobbit Movies), Tilda (Hobbit Movies), Legolas Greenleaf, Tauriel (Hobbit Movies), Melui Narseg-Vildaniel (OC), Neldor Vildaniel (OC), Daeron Adamarion (OC), Rhian Adamariel (OC), Darryn Daeronion (OC), Iris Daeroniel (OC), Galion (Tolkien), Rogon (OC), Ivran (OC), Cwen (OC), Ruvyn (OC)

Relationships: Bard the Bowman/Thranduil, Celeborn/Galadriel, Hilda/Percy, Tauriel/Vildan, Daeron/Rhian, Turamarth/Evranin, Lewis the Cook/Greta the Housekeeper, Galion/Rôgon, Ivran/Cwën, King Dain/Queen Dilna, Dís/Dwalin (Tolkien), Echthelion/Princess Nienor, Glorfindel/Erestor, Indis/Ómar, Indril/Adamar, Feren/Glélindë, Ermon/Elénaril, Old Ben/Hannah, Llewelyn/Seren

Additional Tags: Two Thrones, What Makes a King, And Winter Came, Invincible Iron Man Vol. 1 (2008), Legolas Ion nîn, Broken Wings, Sweet Child of Mine, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Kingdoms of the North, Hilda STILL rocks, Bard and Thranduil are Grandparents!!!

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[thranduilland]

So, among the many other wips I’m writing, I’m currently writing a Canon Divergence fic, where, instead of drowning, Ecthelion manages to crawl back out the Fountain and follows after the rest of the refugees to Sirion (with an obligatory stop to mourn over Glorfindel’s grave).

Additionally, during the Second Kinslaying, Thranduil and Curufin kill each other. Galion lingers long enough in the forest (burying Thran, Nimloth, and Dior and crying) that the forest manages to lead Elured and Elurin to him and he takes them to safety.

Glorfindel and Thranduil both get bought back to life by the Valar, Glorfindel on purpose (cos he was actually supposed to die) and Thranduil in a panic (Namo and Irmo like ‘but he’s supposed to be there in the Third Age fighting against Sauron in the Mirkwood... the wood that will become the Mirkwood. He can’t be here if he’s supposed to be over there!!!).

I meant for this fic to be like a small fun little thing about them dying and then getting back to ME like ‘GUESS WHO IS BACK, BITCHES?! WHERE IS MY BFF?!?!’  but oh my god. This has become a goddamn beast.

Save me.

[growingingreenwood]

Hey bitch!!! I’m back and I still love you and your writing!! Any way, I was wondering if you had any ideas of which elves can tell Elladan and Elrohir apart and which can’t? You’re still amazing byeeeee!!! -🏳️‍🌈

Yaaasss hello again my good bitch!! 🎩🎩

Thanks I love and apprecate you so much!! Let me know if I forgot anyone byeeeeeee

People that can

Elrond -- Even when they were 1 hour old Elrond could tell them apart. 

Celebrian -- By the time they could talk, there was no fooling her  (Heartbreaking sidenote headcanon: After she was rescued from the Orcs she couldn't tell them apart anymore. So they each began wearing a different color. Nothing drastic. Elrohir tended to use grey tone while Elladan uses lighter blue tones so that she wouldn't have to guess and get it wrong because they knew how bad it made her feel.)

Glorfindel -- Can always, always, always, tell them apart. 

Arwen -- Same with Arwen. 

Legolas -- If they stay completely silent, then sometimes he can't tell. But as soon as they talk its game over. 

Erestor -- Can almost always tell them apart but sometimes he pretends he cant. 

Galadrial -- Mind powers, enough said. 

Celeborn -- Usually, but the twins are very aware that their grandfather has been tricked before on several occasions, and therefore can be tricked again. 

Aragorn -- They've never really tested it with him, but this far he's never mixed them up that they've noticed.  

Merry & Pippin -- For some reason the two hobbits have proven to be unflappable by any scheme to confuse them. 

Galion -- You can hide nothing from him. Nothing.

People That Can’t 

Tbh, most people 

Gimli -- No idea. None at all. Never has, not once. People can tell him but as soon as they start moving around again he's lost it. 

Gandalf -- Sometimes he can but more often than not he can't tell unless he's told who is who. 

Thranduil -- Doesn't know and honestly doesn't really care. 

Frodo -- Has a 50/50 chance of getting it right. 

Sam -- Refuses to guess in case he offends anyone.  

[doodle-pops]

Sleeping With Them - LOTR

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A/N: So I know in my Masterlist I have only Silmarillion characters I'm writing for and I did say I'll update on more characters I'll be writing for, however, these characters aren't a part of the updated list. While writing the original version of this which is for the Silm characters which will be posted later on, I couldn't help but write one for the LoTR characters. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: For those reading, I don't know if writing for these characters would become common in the future since I'm currently focusing on the Silm, since there's so many blogs that write for them already. I'll take it into thought tho.

Warning: a few swear words, like only one? fluff, humour

The Cuddler – they love the idea for either of you wrapping your arms around each other to fall asleep. Either of your faces pressed into each other necks. The light, soft breathing coming from your lips, while they’re snoring. With both of you curled up against each other your slumber is one of the most peaceful sleeps.

Legolas, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Faramir, Boromir, Lindir, Elrond, Glorfindel, Elladan, Elrohir, Meludir

Cuddle to roll away – at the start of the night the both of you are wrapped up in each other’s embrace but by the end of the night, you’ve both drifted apart. Throughout the night one of you will row back into the other’s arms, only to roll away again.

Sam, Boromir, Lindir, Galion, Elros

Sleeps apart – from the start of your sleep to the end, you both lay on different ends of the bed. It’s not the either of you don’t like to cuddle, it’s just that you need space to roll around, so you don’t hit them, and they don’t need to be a victim of your moves.

Frodo, Aragorn, Thranduil, Celeborn, Elros, Erestor

Blanket Thief – you’ll go to sleep with the blanket wrapped heavenly around you and then wake up to the coldness biting your flesh in the middle of the night. When you look around for your blanket, wondering if it grew legs and ran away, you see them wrapped up, snuggling, in it. It’s impossible to yank it off them, so you just lay there in the cold.

Legolas, Frodo, Aragorn, Boromir, Pippin, Thranduil, Elladan, Galion, Erestor

Sleep Talkers– they never stop once they start. They say the most ridiculous stuff ever. Open the cupboard for the sugar to leave, help me find my sheep. The hell. Sometimes you engage in the conversation with them just to hear them say more shit. Surprisingly, the conversation is actually good.

Frodo, Merry, Pippin, Legolas, Aragorn, Glorfindel, Gimli, Boromir, Lindir, Elladan, Galion

Sleep Fighters– look at this point, I’m sorry for you and I hope you survive the night with at least some sleep cuz you ain’t getting any. Unless you don’t mind sleeping on the floor when they kick you off. You’ll be catching their hands and feet all night, all over. At least take a few pointers from their moves, you might learn something.

Frodo, Pippin, Gimli, Thranduil, Haldir, Elladan

Sleepwalkers – you’ll wake up to someone poking you, asking if you want some sugar in your tea while holding a powder bottle. When you look up, it’s them unconsciously walking about the house picking up items and rearranging them or sometimes, just sitting and staring off at Eru knows what. It quite alarming because you once woke up to them curled up and laughing on the staircase, holding a pot. What was the joke. I don’t even know.

Frodo, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, Legolas, Lindir, Thranduil, Elrohir, Meludir, Galion

Sleep laughers – so I know this one’s strange but lemme explain, sleep laughing does exist and sadly I’m proof, I used to do it but not anymore. Like me, they’d wake up to themselves laughing from their slumber. We don’t even know what the hell the dream was about. It’s gone from our minds. Just know the dream was funny. It’s scary when you’re sleeping, and you hear laughing coming from next to you. The fuck? Not tonight satan Sauron.

Merry, Pippin, Gimli, Faramir, Glorfindel, Galion

Sleeping on top one another – the comfortable weight of either of your bodies resting on the other lulls you both to sleep gracefully. They enjoy this way of sleep with you. Arms sprawled out on either sides, legs encaged around theirs and they’re snoring lightly. The weight of them on their chest seems to be just right. Pulling the sheets around you two, they’d wrap their arms and drift off to sleep.

Aragorn, Sam, Legolas, Faramir, Elrond, Glorfindel, Haldir, Elrohir, Meludir

Sleeps straight on their back throughout the entire night and doesn’t move – are they dead? Are they crazy? Who the hell sleeps like that the entire night? They look so still. Are they moving? They’re not…breathing? Why aren’t they turning? You thought you were sleeping next to a dead the first time you woke up and turned to look at them. They were in the same spot and position you left them when you both fell asleep.

Frodo, Aragorn, Legolas, Thranduil, Elrond, Haldir, Celeborn, Elrohir, Galion, Elros, Erestor

Heavy sleepers– the house could be burning, the earth could split open and sink the house, the dead could rise, or you could roll them off a cliff and they’d be fast asleep. They’re no hope left for you beside leaving them alone. They’ll wake up when they want to wake up.

Merry, Pippin, Gimli, Boromir, Thranduil, Elladan, Galion

Snorers – you’re doomed from start to end. Have earplugs on standby every night or sleep on the couch. You’re not gonna get sleep at all. They sound like a lawnmower. You can’t sleep through that. Sometimes you wonder if they’re cutting grass in their sleep.

Gimli, Elladan, Elros

Sleeps in weird positions– you and I can’t comprehend half of the positions that they contort they bodies to sleep. Is that even comfortable? It doesn’t look so. Why is their head positioned like that? Do they want to break it? They’re also known to be able to sleep anywhere as well. Don’t be surprised if you wake up to them sleeping on their heads.

Legolas, Frodo, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, Glorfindel, Thranduil, Elrohir

Doesn’t need sleep. Sleep is for the weak – this one is self-explanatory. Sleep? Who’s that? Don’t know them. Never heard of them. Don’t introduce me. I don’t need to go any further.

Aragorn, Legolas, Frodo, Elrond, Haldir, Erestor

I don’t need sleep, I need answers – this one is also self-explanatory. They’re mostly the overthinkers who create and entire scenario or theory and because of this they can’t sleep, so they spend the whole night awake creating more scenarios and theories to answer their problems.

Legolas, Merry, Pippin, Faramir, Boromir, Glorfindel, Elrond, Lindir, Erestor

If I can’t sleep, neither can you or I’ll wake the household – if they can’t sleep, it’s a you problem, seriously. You’re going to have to deal with their problem as well and no, they don’t take your negativity towards their problem lightly or as a response. We’re all in this together.

Frodo, Merry, Pippin, Gimli, Elrond, Thranduil, Legolas, Elladan, Elros

I can’t sleep, so I’ll drink to sleep – this is truly a quick and easy way to dreamland for them, the only problem is that they have to go through that drunk phase first – which clearly isn’t the best phase for them.

Thranduil, Celeborn, Elrond, Galion

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Masterlist

[harmfulsilvanelfling]

This👏is👏awesome!!!👏 💕

I love them all!

May I pls continue this for the other LOTR characters?? For example, elves.

Galadriel

- the most powerful headmaster ever

Elrond

- teaches biology

- everyone thinks he's too boring to even try to learn his subject, but his one gaze is enough to make ANY student (even Fili and Kili) shut up and listen

- wore dark glasses to class for a week and became a meme.

Thranduil

- teaches chemistry

- a huge crush of all the girls (and honestly boys) in school

- once set fire to a hundred-dollar bill in class without warning anyone, but it didn't burn. It was a great way to keep the students silent for like twenty minutes so that he could check test papers in peace.

Celebrian

- teaches music

- has a romantic relationship with Elrond trying to hide it, and EVERYbody knows about it, even in primary school

- VERY nice and always ready to help all the students

Glorfindel

- teaches physical education

- You can only have one excuse to miss his lesson, and that excuse is death. Even then, he expects you to be reborn.

- You pass your standards every week, but you know that in high school, you won't exclude physical education from your schedule because it's too cool.

Galion

- always drunk shop teacher

- honestly, just too cool to tell👏🍷

Tauriel

- a good student, but she doesn't intend to respect her teachers for no reason and wear a school uniform.

- constantly hangs out with Fili and Kili (in big trouble), or with her childhood friend Legolas (in less trouble, but just as fun)

- Glorfindel's pride

Thorin's Company as Teachers:

Gandalf:

-teaches philosophy

-has inside jokes with the class

-goes off on tangents about his own experiences

-tries to stay by the book but fails

-"This isn't actually part of the content for this year, but you'll probably need to know it at some point in life"

-believes his students when they say the homework was in for Thursday and not Tuesday

Thorin:

-teaches maths

-he really cares for his students

-sometimes gets frustrated with Fili and Kili but means well

-he wants them to succeed and is so utterly proud of them when they do

-they're secretly related to him

-"I won't fail you because your mother will have my head if I do"

Fili and Kili:

-troublesome students

-always pranking their teachers

-at a glance they don't seem like the brightest pair

-when they work, they work hard

-always end up surpassing expectations

-speaking of which, they have a lot to live up to

-but they have it under control

Bilbo:

-teaches english

-wants to stay by the book

-too polite to banter back with his students

-is having a breakdown during most of the class

"If I have to read this extract out for a fourth time I'm going to jump out of the window"

Balin:

-teaches history

-a very gentle teacher

-more of a mentor to be honest

-when he banters with his students, he absolutely destroys them

-everyone loves his style of teaching

-lets his students chill in their lessons before exam week

Dwalin:

-teaches PE

-wears the same running gear in every single lesson

-has zero tolerance for lost PE kits

-his students are sweating buckets by the end of the lesson

-might seem harsh but really he loves the lot of them

Oin:

-teaches biology

-the lessons consist of his experience as a nurse in his youth

-teaches the content really well

-students aren't afraid to banter with him because half the time he can't actually hear them

-"I can't hear you, laddie"

-refers to his students as laddie whether they be male, female or nonbinary; they're all laddie to him

Gloin:

-teaches economics

-surprisingly good with money

-spends most of the lesson teaching the kids how to handle their money

-"School sucks at teaching you life skills, so here's one for you"

-no one knows how, but once he accidentally started a fire in his classroom

Bifur:

-teaches psychology

-he's running on two hours of sleep and three cups of coffee

-half the time the lesson subject switches from psychology to language

-always banters with the kids

-"You're all little feisty gremlins"

-all of his students love him

Bofur:

-teaches music

-mainly the tin wistle

-plays the same three songs on repeat

-comes up with his own songs for the class to learn

-and a dance to go with it

-very chill and funny

-never sets tests

Bombur:

-teaches food tech

-treats the ladle as a sacred utensil

-knows every catering trick in the book

-though the presentation may not be the best, his creations are delicious

-very kind towards his students

-will help them with their cooking/baking

-"I rate all of these ten out of ten because you can't go wrong with food"

Dori:

-teaches drama

-has amazing vocal range, his students are jealous

-gets fake butthurt when bantering

-teaches drama professionally

-always rooting for his students

-gets excited when showing his own work

-chides Nori for not teaching his kids the proper content

Nori:

-teaches chemistry

-spends most lessons teaching the kids how to steal and pickpocket

-knows how to make crystal meth

-only teaches about 35% of the content

-"Half of it's bull anyways"

Ori:

-teaches art

-lets his students listen to music in class

-uses his own art as a reference, spoiler alert! it's bloody good

-the kindest and most gentle teacher

-"Don't worry too much if you're feeling unmotivated"

-always checking up on his students

-plays the radio during the 10hr exam so the kids won't go mad

[silvantransthranduiltrash]

That time Thranduil almost revealed that he was Miriel’s twin.

Elrond, Celebrian, Thranduil, Glorfindel, Erestor and Galion chilling at night in Imlardis.

Elrond, to thranduil: will you sail? When this is all over?

Thranduil: Elrond, I refused to go west even when finwe, elwe, and ingwe first led their people to valinor and my father and twin sister chose to follow them. What reason would I have to sail now?

Glorfindel: *chokes* wait, what-

Elrond: i- how old are you??

Thranduil: older than all three aforementioned elves. Not by much, mind you, but definitely older.

Celebrian: wait you have a sister?! A twin sister!?

Erestor (son of caranthir, which everyone in this room knows yet is politely isn’t pointed out. Well, Elrond, celebrian, and Glorfindel don’t know that thranduil and galion know, but they do): didn’t your father stay though?

Thranduil: father decided to follow elwe, probably because he felt he owed it to olwe, elwe, and elmo’s mother (a very good friend of his) to look out for them bc she died. Mother was very cross with his decision, especially because he put his faith in the valar.

Thranduil: and my sister went with finwe’s people bc she fell in love with a noldor.

Elrond: would we recognize her?

Thranduil: probably not *none of them have met Miriel so they wouldn’t recognize her*

Thranduil: *doesn’t mention that he and Miriel would look very similar since they are identical twins, and only look different bc thranduil transitioned*

Galion: *notices that Glorfindel is still frozen* you ok there?

Glorfindel: ah, yeah. Ngl, I thought you were way younger.

Thranduil, remembering all the times Glorfindel treated him like a young elf who didn’t live through the years of trees or the first age: yeah, I could tell.

[awkwardkindatries]

happy friday! the idea of glorfindel putting me in a mating press then putting all his body weight on me and pounding away has been rotating in my head like a rotisserie chicken all week. what other elves would love this position?

HOLY FUCK THE MATING PRESS!!!!!

My top picks for big breeding boys include:

Fingolfin

Feanor

Erestor

Glorfindel

Ecthelion

Galion

and Rog

[ao3feed-thehobbit]

Chasing Starlight

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by Wenderful52

Lots has happened since we saw our gang last: Bain is off on his adventures, Sigrid has graduated from her studies, Tilda is a full-fledged teenager and, to her fathers’ apprehension, an absolute beauty. But there is a new crop of grandchildren to delight in, as the Kingdoms of the North continue to enjoy this time of peace. Gondor has been exchanging members of their army with Dale for a few years, now and it has gone well.

However...

This year’s batch of soldiers includes a not-so-pleasant blast from the past. Can the Kings and poor Commander Feren handle it?

Words: 3504, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 9 of Two Thrones

Fandoms: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M, M/M

Characters: Bard the Bowman, Thranduil (Tolkien), Bain of Dale, Sigrid (Hobbit Movies), Tilda (Hobbit Movies), Legolas Greenleaf, Tauriel (Hobbit Movies), Melui Narseg-Vildaniel (OC), Neldor Vildaniel (OC), Daeron Adamarion (OC), Rhian Adamariel (OC), Darryn Daeronion (OC), Iris Daeroniel (OC), Galion (Tolkien), Rogon (OC), Ivran (OC), Cwen (OC), Ruvyn (OC)

Relationships: Bard the Bowman/Thranduil, Celeborn/Galadriel, Hilda/Percy, Tauriel/Vildan, Daeron/Rhian, Turamarth/Evranin, Lewis the Cook/Greta the Housekeeper, Galion/Rôgon, Ivran/Cwën, King Dain/Queen Dilna, Dís/Dwalin (Tolkien), Echthelion/Princess Nienor, Glorfindel/Erestor, Indis/Ómar, Indril/Adamar, Feren/Glélindë, Ermon/Elénaril, Old Ben/Hannah, Llewelyn/Seren

Additional Tags: Two Thrones, What Makes a King, And Winter Came, Invincible Iron Man Vol. 1 (2008), Legolas Ion nîn, Broken Wings, Sweet Child of Mine, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Kingdoms of the North, Hilda STILL rocks, Bard and Thranduil are Grandparents!!!

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