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Modern Eothiriel AU
Summary:
Lottie met Eowyn in Thailand and it was the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Lottie was escaping a failed relationship in progress and Eowyn was just... escaping, a few months and several recreational drugs later, Eowyn invited her back to London and they've been roommates ever since. They've built a life for themselves, a pretty good one, a bit co-dependent but what soulmates aren't? From the moment Eomer comes to visit his sister, he changes everything. The way he usually does. He starts by sleeping with Lottie.
Lottie is a baker, Eomer is a tattoo artist, Eowyn is in law school. They're a fucking mess and I love them so much. They get to be mid twenties and discovering shit and working through trauma.
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#eomer x lothiriel#lothiriel#eothiriel fanfiction#eothiriel#eowyn#lothiriel and eowyn#eomer#eothiriel fanfic#Eothiriel modern AU#modern day lotr#modern au lotr#wow weirdly stressed about posting things on ye old tumblr
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who i would let borrow my car in lord of the rings:
boromir- would likely take it to a car wash and fill up the tank for me afterwards. no questions asked and the keys are in his hand before he finishes his sentence.
gimli- would change my tires for me. a bit worried about him off roading but he’d take care of it. it’s extremely likely that he also took it through the car wash but not out of politeness but because he got it caked with dirt and mud while driving.
elrond- i’m willing to bet my life on this man being a reliable driver. he could get negative traffic tickets- as in, the cops pull him over just to tell him how good of a three point turn that was. this man is married to the turn signals.
sam- there might be dirt and dog hair left over for weeks but yeah i’d trust him. he probably just needs the trunk space for a dresser he found on the side of the road.
who in lord of the rings i do not trust with my car:
gollum- yeah obviously he’d drive it into the swamp in .2 seconds. this little fucker does not follow road laws or any laws. the second gollum takes my car i know its over.
gandalf- i do not know how one sends an automotive on a quest but im pretty sure my car is in moria rn and i’m never seeing it again
legolas- has the biggest passenger princess energy i’ve ever seen. would total my car immediately after going diagonal across the highway because he saw a cool tree
thranduil- like father like son. passenger princess who has not been behind the wheel for decades. would guilt trip me into giving him a ride before even asking to borrow my car. gets pulled over for having a whole ass wine bottle in the cupholder.
pippin- there would be peanut butter stuck in the console for months and i’d be finding loose snacks and trinkets in my seats years afterwards. also strikes me as the type to be obsessed with the radio to the point of reckless driving
#cars#lord of the rings#jrr tolkien#lotr#lotr headcanons#legolas#gandalf#elves#legolas greenleaf#jrrt#samwise gamgee#pippin#boromir#gollum#thranduil#elrond#gimli#gimli son of gloin#boromir son of denethor#lord elrond#sam gamgee#pippin took#peregrine took#fool of a took#lotr headcannon#lord of the rings headcanons#the hobbit#middle earth#modern au#gandalf the wizard
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The King, The Paramour
Mafia AU but the idea is people underestimate bilbo but it's the queen that moves most in a game of chess. Mildly inspired by "Marked Man" by TenTomatoes
#the hobbit#bilbo baggins#thorin oakenshield#bagginshield#thilbo#lotr#mafia au#modern au#thorin x bilbo#my art#heartselect#i think bilbo looks better in the illust. thorin's took v long to get done#i also just like the word paramour so this really was just a bilbo indulgence and thorin got tagged along#look at him he looks so sweet#very respectable
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i added gimli
modern hs/college au where fangorn is some eco club and legolas asks treebeard if his bf can pretty please come on the field trip while gimli stands next to him, dressed like a lumberjack
#i kept thinking of things that gimli would wear and then he kinda just became canadian#source: i’m canadian#like he’d def wear the ear flap hat#legolas#gimli#gigolas#lotr#lord of the rings#lotr fanart#lotr art#digital art#doodles#tolkien#modern au#lotr modern au#my art
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Just a little guy from Ravenhill
#BIRD CULTURE#this is part of a character design I'm working on so this is a raven from the (later) ered mithrin times#he was born in ravenhill but he migrated to ered mithrin in order to work#bird migration for employment? yes#their salary is shiny stuff food n cool outfits#my art#the hobbit#tolkien#lotr#dwarves#the lord of the rings#durin's folk#lord of the rings#ered mithrin#the dwarves of ered mithrin#ravenhill#ravens of ravenhill#erebor#this one is also not anatomically correct and has hawk feet and stuff but I feel like middle earth ravens would look different from modern#middle earth#TOLKIEN BIRDS#new tag#tolkien fandom#Mr.Kida Tolkien AU
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rip aragorn son of arathorn u would have loved merlin bird app
#mr computer exchange wired earphones broken screen#need more modern au stuff please please please recommend if u have leads#aragorn#lotr
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Aralas Week Day 2 - Florist/Coffee Shop AU 🌿🌻
Legolas: How's the Matcha?
Aragorn: It tastes like grass.
Also Aragorn: *drinks the whole cup*
@aralas-week
#fanart#lotr fanart#lotr#digitalart#illustration#art#chibi#modern au#legolas#aragorn#aralas#lord of the rings#au#artist on tumblr#coffee shop#florist#legolas greenleaf#aragorn x legolas
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Frodo smoking behind the camera rn
#listen I know they all smoke weed I just thought it’d be funny#dw he smoked it all five minutes ago#modern au#lotr memes#lotr fanart#lotr#lord of the rings#tolkien#frodo baggins#merry brandybuck#pippin took#merry and pippin#samwise gamgee#listen it feels wrong to leave him out when tagging :(#it’s his house#digital art#my art#the hobbit#bilbo baggins
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I headcanon that modern Elrond would drive a minivan. With all his kids and foster kids it just makes sense.
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Mira and the Company, but make it Buzzfeed Unsolved
this was so much fun to draw, thank you the idea!
#verkomy oc mira#mira thimbleberry#the hobbit oc#hobbit oc#oc#the hobbit#kili and fili#kili#fili#kili durin#fili durin#lotr#buzzfeed unsolved#ghost files#ghost hunting#modern au#tolkien#fanart#my art#verkomy#verkomy 2023#procreate
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ponyboy would be such an ao3 warrior
#i need to know what fandoms he’d write for tho#ponyboy curtis#modern au ponyboy who hides his ao3 from his brothers instead of hides his notebook fr#or him being like “i love to read!!!” meanwhile he’s over here reading 200k slower etl fanfic#slowburn* omg#i fear he kinda gives me harry potter stan vibes….sorry pony#or asoue but idk if there’s fics for that series?#or like star wars idk#lotr…#sorry ponyboy
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Little snippet of the modern AU Eothiriel fanfic.
Purely chaotic mid twenties shenanigans and the total opposite of Four Rings. Writing it probably shouldn't be this much fun
Éowyn grinned at her and leaned over, she pressed her nail into the edge of Lottie’s lip and put her lipstick back within the lines. She told Lottie to open her mouth and she put a pill inside, Lothíriel washed it down with the rest of her drink and asked if Éowyn wanted another. The girl shook her head, “My brother is almost here, I’ll let him get it. He’s moved up a tax bracket this year, he can afford it.”
Lottie didn’t hear most of that, the music was very loud, she just saw the head shake and shrugged. She’d never met Wynn’s brother, he lived in Australia where his sister’s delightful accent came from and most of Éowyn’s family looked equally blonde. She knew the two were close, she wasn’t sure why Éomer couldn’t make more time for his sister. Éowyn was wonderful and she went through moods. Highs and lows, Lottie knew some of it but not all and she judged her friend’s family harshly for only ever calling her on the phone. It was the bare minimum.
But in this case, if she heard what Wynn actually said, she would have happily pointed out that Éowyn currently lived off her trust fund. She could afford to buy her own drinks.
Lothíriel sighed at the chaos of the bar, she tossed her long hair back, wriggled her dress down a little bit and began to press her way through the mess of people. When she got to the bar she very slightly pushed her arms together, hoping to make something that looked like cleavage happen. She was already irritated by the time she got two bottles of water and another vodka soda but when the machine flashed a decline and the bartender looked to her expectantly she moved on to genuinely frustrated. Her boss had a random schedule for paychecks which amounted to ‘when I feel like it’. Now she was out of money, about to explore whatever trip the random pill would take her on and she’d have nothing until Isolde ‘felt like’ depositing something in her account.
She saw a man put up a hand, he asked to add a beer and two tequila shots to the mix and tapped his card before she could protest. She turned to look at him, “You didn’t need to do that,” she said.
He pointed to his ear, pretended he couldn’t hear her and handed her the shot.
“Tequila is certainly… a choice,” but she took the lime and put the salt obediently on her hand, took her shot and licked the salt off. She groaned.
“You survived, well done,” either the tequila was very strong or her trip was starting. He had the bluest eyes she’d ever seen and she felt she spent ages looking at them.
“Beggars, choosers,” she said with a grin, “I appreciate it, I’ll get cash out, pay you back.”
“With your declined card?”
“With… something, eventually.”
“It’s a gift,” his eyes drifted down to her chest, “Someone should appreciate your efforts. Couldn’t let you go thirsty after all that work.”
She blushed. It seemed like even the glitter on her face turned pink, “It’s a vicious world,” she stepped in a bit closer so she could hear him. So he could hear her, “Sometimes you have to do things you’d be embarrassed if someone saw. Other than a bartender. Who you hope does see.”
“It sounds complicated,” he agreed and looked back down to see if it was really that complicated, it wasn’t, “I can’t pour you a drink but I can get you one.”
“You’ve already-”
“Oh no, you’ll have to get my attention again. It’s vicious out here.”
She laughed then, covered her red face and tipped her head back in disbelief. A warm hand touched her hip, she looked down and he was grinning at her.
“Or this one can be on me. You’ll get the next round.”
“We both know I won’t.”
“Then I guess that one is on me too,” his hand left her hip and she involuntarily stepped forward, her body tried to chase it. Her mind wasn’t really trying to slow her down either.
“I’m getting the feeling you’d like to get me drunk, handsome stranger and one: it’s a very bad idea, two: I can’t leave my friend there alone. I have the keys and she’ll end up in Newcastle or something.”
“One: I am handsome, thank you,” he looked to the bartender, held up two fingers and handed his card in to start a tab, “Two: she’s waiting for her water,” he nodded at the water bottles that technically belonged to him. Lottie was momentarily defeated.
When the shots came back and it was tequila again, she raised her eyebrows, “Is this a punishment for objectifying you?” He pointed to his ear again, would she like to say it again? She shook her head and reached obediently for her drink. He stopped her. In a show of pure brazeness that took her breath away, he took her hand, licked the spot where salt went, sprinkled her liberally, he took his shot with his eyes on her, she barely tasted her own. She was going to fuck a stranger tonight. She would never hear the end of it.
He tipped her chin up and looked at her eyes, “You took something fun.”
She nodded, shrugged, “My friend… she’s never met a pill she didn’t like. Or a friend she wouldn’t share it with.”
“I could be a friend,” he said.
“You could be an excellent friend,” she agreed and tipped her head to where she left Éowyn, a warm hand touched the small of her back, he held his beer carefully out of the way and blocked the crowd from her. God, she really was going to fuck a stranger.
She caught sight of Wynn but her friend’s face lit up, she yelled, “Éomer!”
Lothíriel looked around, behind her. Realised only when the warm hand left her back and Wynn had thrown herself into his arms that Éomer was her handsome stranger, he had a name. The lights got very pretty and the music felt very nice, this might be a problem. She was definitely going to fuck Éowyn’s brother. Definitely.
#lothiriel#eomer#eothiriel#eomer x lothiriel#eowyn#eothiriel fanfic#modern AU lotr#in which lothiriel and eowyn are called suffocatingly co-dependant roughly four times#a true 'oh shit they're hot' fever dream of a fic#and i get to use my favourite lothiriel nickname#modern au eothiriel#everyone is modern and nothing hurts#theodred lives#(theoden does not)#eowyn and lothiriel do geriatric acro every wednesday so she can drag eowyn out of the house.#they're soulmates and eomer is just there on the side ruining everything#wow weirdly stressed about posting things on ye old tumblr
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the fellowship as roommates:
frodo: probably one of the best roommates out there. keeps to himself, tidy, does his laundry quickly and doesn’t leave it in the wash for a week. the company he keeps inviting over are weird though and you wish he’d stop obsessing over his jewelry. there’s a ring dish by the sink he’s always being funny about.
sam: he has to stop bringing plants home. the amount of dirt where there shouldn’t be is getting ridiculous. will make bread for the household though, and that makes up for it. does his dishes and all the dishes in the sink frequently and genuinely enjoys the task. took over the decoration and homemaking instantly.
merry: has a massive candle collection that would be fire safety issue. it not, however, a fire safety issue because merry never lights them. he has discontinued yankee candles and various limited edition scents. it’s his pride and joy and he doesn’t ever want to burn them because he wants to keep them forever. once pippin lit his maple-bacon soy wax triwick 1998 and merry went nuts. aside from that, pleasant company.
pippin: his parents pay for his rent because he couldn’t be bothered to pay it on time, and the tooks really, really wanted their son out of the house. do NOT go in his room. has not done laundry ever and does not plan to. keeps dirty dishes in his hamper and under his bed. keeps buying new forks thinking you won’t notice.
boromir: pays his rent a day early. handles the bills and finances and just tell you how much you owe. very respectful about your space in the fridge. does his best to be quiet past 9pm. he does, however, carve wood over the carpet and splinters have become an issue. he vacuum’s but it’s seriously becoming a problem. also keeps inviting these weirdos over who try and eat all your food.
aragorn: keeps tanning hides in the living room. is never home because he’s always at his girlfriends place. brought a dehydrator into the mix and the house always smells like meat because he’s making jerky. he will share it though, which is nice:
legolas: is mildly afraid of the bathroom. keeps clogging the drains with copious amounts of shed hair. uses your shampoo when he thinks your not looking. eats all of the good food, and small bites out of pretty much everything. tracks dirt all over the carpet and has a thing for fairy lights.
gimli: historic weaponry is NOT home decor and why the hell would you keep it over your bed. he has to have his own bathroom which he keeps very specifically (the amount of products he uses for his beard is unreasonable). generally tidy, gets weird about organizing things by color and type and would rather you let him do it.
gandalf: hardly a roommate. sometimes you wonder if he still is living with you and then he’ll show up after months of ghosting you with a random horse and a new-differently colored hat. and he will explain more about the hat than the horse. no, gandalf, we can’t keep a horse in the bathroom. our landlord will find out. please shut up about your new hat.
gollum: fresh fish keep being left on your counter on the first of each month. they’re very much someone’s goldfish that keep going missing. once, a parakeet was left in your sink. your lost socks keep reappearing on your couch. sometimes shiny rocks and coins are placed next to your phone at night. four months in there’s a scratching in your walls and this fucker pops out. he’s been living off of your scraps for nearly a year and thinks you two are best friendsies! <3 he tries to plea that he’s being paying rent. someone call the cops. (sam comes over and shoo’s him out with a broom. it’s frodos weird friend from college.)
#lord of the rings#lotr#jrr tolkien#lotr headcanons#legolas#gandalf#elves#jrrt#legolas greenleaf#samwise gamgee#frodo baggins#peregrine took#pippin took#meridoc brandybuck#merry brandybuck#gimli son of gloin#gimli#aragorn#aragorn son of arathorn#boromir#boromir son of denethor#gandalf the wizard#gandalf the grey#gandalf the white#gollum#sméagol#the fellowship#fellowship of the ring#lotr headcannon#modern au
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"passenger princess" | chapter four
the hobbit | a modern!AU by itsonlydana
❱ pairing: Thranduil x fem!reader
❱ wordcount: 3,3k
❱ summary: a ride home
❱ warnings: none
❱ an: could he be any more perfect? y'all, tell me if you have some guesses how this will go on🤭
general m.list + series m.list
🌿 reposts and comments are appreciated, they motivate me a lot - especially with longer projects <3
CHAPTER FOUR: STARS
"Come on, I'll give you a ride."
You whirled around to Thranduil, ready to argue that it was far too late considering he had to work the next morning. You'd imposed on him too much already, the kitchen was in a state that would need a deep cleaning and the boys would certainly sleep in.
"You don't have to," you tried as he passed you and grabbed his coat from the counter. "In fact, you shouldn't–"
Pushing his arms through the coat, Thranduil flipped the collar up and sorted his long hair over his shoulder. He seemed unbothered by your protests and continued to slip into his boots. "I forgot something at work that can't wait anyway, so grab your shoes."
Pursing your lips but swallowing the pouty reply you wanted to throw at him for ordering you around, you slipped into your sneakers, glaring at him while hugging Legolas and Gimli, and then Aragorn Goodbye.
Gimli even dared to wink at you, shoving his elbow into your side with a rumbled: "Fun ride"
Naturally, you punched his arm for that.
Your bag shouldered and the phone that continued to light up with messages shoved deep into it, you followed Thranduil out into the surprisingly cold night.
The gravel path leading to the, well, almost mansion, crunched under your footsteps, filling the silence that you yourself didn't know how to break.
Your last conversation didn't offer much transition to normal small talk, and you didn't want it to.
You wanted to be wrapped up in the warm flirt in his voice, in that heated look that he had thrown you as you'd left him in the hallway.
The nerves of the skin he'd touched still fizzled and ached for him to return his hands onto you, an itch that only he could scratch, a burn for him to sooth.
That though, was most definitely not what you would say right now.
But you didn't want to spend the rest of the way in awkward silence, so you resorted to the manners Thranduil valued. Not only because he worked as a lawyer with a very important –rich, conceited, snobbish– clientele, but because he still held onto the hope that some manners would rub off on Legolas.
"Thank you for offering to drive me." You bit your bottom lip through a smile that has him cracking one as well, soft lips breaking up the stern expression his dark eyebrows sometimes gave him.
"Don't," Thranduil shook his head, the movement sending some of the shorter strands framing his face back over his shoulder, "knowing you're home safe gives me a peace of mind. I wouldn't have been able to sleep if you were waiting on some bus right now."
"Well," your cheeks grew hot, "thank you anyway"
Turning to the road you watched your shadows move in sync, the lights of the house falling through the trees lining the way and flittering on the gravel like scattered fireflies.
You saw how his shadow stepped closer, your hands dangling close enough that one small movement would've led to them brushing against each other. The space was small, easily crossed yet it stayed that way for the rest of the walk.
It wasn't the time.
Not right now; nevertheless how fucking close you had been to kissing him in the hallway.
Arriving at his car, he opened the door of the passenger side, your place, as Legolas had once joked.
He had a point because after Thranduil had first picked you up from the bar, he'd come to your rescue many times, and he helped you to the passenger side first each time, as if he wouldn't allow anything else.
You didn't complain.
Sitting next to him allowed you a perfect view of those sharp cheekbones and cutting jawline that your hands itched to cup and draw your fingers along of. Not only that but whenever the whole group was being driven around, you could enjoy the drive without a shoulder nudging yours or a hand reaching over to open a window.
As you sat down, you took notice of the seat setting, namely how it was perfectly adjusted to you.
If Legolas had ever ridden with his father, you always had to pull forward, because Legolas, in addition to his looks, did, of course, inherited Thranduil's incredibly long and enviable legs to tower over everyone else. A gift he constantly misused to kick you, or to rest his arm on your shoulder.
Once seated in the car, you pressed deeper into the fabric of the seat. Even the headrest was perfectly at your height, so you didn't have to do more than place your bag in the foot well.
As Thranduil's door swung open a gust of chilly air rushed into the already cold car, prompting you to roll your shoulders and hug your torso.
Apart from your shirt, you hadn't brought a jacket, considering it had been warm earlier when you stashed your backpack in the dorm after class.
Thranduil folded himself into his seat, his long legs first, and shamelessly you stared at him as he elegantly lowered himself and tossed his hair over his shoulders before pulling the door shut.
Another flood of cold air.
This time Thranduil noticed how your arms wrapped tighter around yourself and without saying much, he turned slightly and reached behind his seat.
"Here," in the silence of his car, his voice sounded even deeper and the warmth in it was almost enough for you when he'd already put something in your lap. "And don't you dare tell me it's not necessary. Not giving you a choice!" he ordered, a teasing smile taking out all the sterness of his tone.
"Thank you," you breathed, unfolding a navy blue sweater, one that had a white deer stitched over the breastbone, and as soon as you pulled it over your head, the world flimmered at its edges, reducing to just the inside of this car.
"It's not washed, but I promise you it's clean."
Which you couldn't care less about, not even a flying fuck was given toward this precious item of clothing that rocked your world and completely spun it out of its axis.
This was his sweater, his clothing that he gave up for you. This happened in dreams, in books and stories and wishes and hopes– not in the real life.
Maybe this was another thing that separated Thranduil from those Fratboys and overmasculine guys that thought the most romantic thing they could do was pop a mint-gum before smashing their mouths onto yours in slobby kisses.
He has years of experience against their lousy teenager moments.
The sweater smelled so much like him and his house, only much stronger. His scent, rich, full of his perfume and him, took over all your senses. The fabric was so damn soft, so warm, so cozy; you were ready to sink into it and never leave.
Literally, because even sitting down, the waistband bunched up in your lap and you would have had to push the sleeves back, but you made yourself comfortable in the way too big sweater.
Thranduil –most likely unintentionally but who knew– seemed to have decided on torturing you in the cruelest way possible, and maneuvred the car one heel of the palm on the steering wheel, and the other conveniently placed behind your headrest, his head angled so that he could watch through the back window instead of the mirror.
That position, arm outstretched, muscles subtly flexing and his prominent jawline close enough that it could cut your held breath in two, did unexplainable things to you.
If anyone asked you would deny that this movement alone had you blushing and your stomach curling, heat rushing through your body over something so simply yet breathtakingly beautiful and assertive.
He caught your gaze quicker than you could have fixed the blown-wide look on your face, the corners of his mouth twitching.
So he did know.
You laughed softly, "Show off."
His grin became sly. "No idea what you're talking about," he murmured, low and deep and very much a lie.
"Besides, there could've been something behind the car, who knows," he said nonchalantly as he steered the car toward the front gate, the black, tall halves that opened for you at the push of a button.
My ass, something behind the car, you thought and coughed to cover up a laugh.
The mansion grew smaller in the rearview mirror, hedges and tall trees framing the white brick facade and gray shingles until the last of the lit up windows was nothing more than a small dot that disappeared after blinking.
There was something special about driving around at night. The lots in the area where Legolas and Thranduil lived were large, as were the houses and the distance between them, and unlike the city, you were the only ones on the streets.
The night was dark, the sky black, like ink and endlessly stained with countless stars that you couldn't see from your dorm room due to the many skyscrapers and their ever-shining lights. At your place, it was loud and bright, and you leaned back in your seat to watch the sky through the window in front of you.
There was no one else on the road, not this time of night, not in a neighborhood where most didn't even need to work much: no headlights, no cars, no one else but Thranduil and you.
Where that awareness would've brought a subtle panic and anxiety with it a while ago, there was tranquility instead.
All worries about the crush you harbored for Thranduil and how he could find out were replaced, softened up by the memory of his hands on your body, that damn painting burying itself into your back and the sharp edges reminding you that this had been very much real.
This was very much real.
"You're thinking very loudly."
You turned your head, furrowing your brows at Thranduil, "Am not."
He scoffed. "No, darling, you most definitely are. I have never met anyone who is that bad at keeping a straight face." Thranduil switched the lanes, this time checking the mirror and meeting your gaze in it, "Next time we play poker, please remind me to bet on your cards."
Huffing and rolling your eyes you did what any other adult in your position would do, and stuck your tongue out at him. "Maybe I won't play poker with you anymore, how 'bout that?"
"What's your other option? Legolas is good but honestly- the boy would throw his cards away for Aragorn," Thranduil mused and when you laughed he raised his thick eyebrows once, "It's me or Gimli, sweetheart."
You didn't even need to think back to the last poker game you'd played with Gimli, that was too far away and this evening's endless round of Monopoly sufficed generous arguments against him as well. Why you've ever thought it was a great idea to play any competitive game against the most thick-headed people was a mystery on its own.
Another shudder ran through you then, but not because of the cold– the sweater provided so much warmth and your cheeks burned from smiling so much, but rather because your mind did in fact remind you of the faithful poker night. The most chaotic one in the history of poker games.
"Oh," you exhaled a deep breath.
Thranduil's head turned and you made a point of looking thoroughly distressed.
"I don't think I'll ever recover from the awful talk I had with Professor Gandalf." Your whole body shudders just like then, transporting you back to the awkward shuffling around, the stuttering and the many, many, many excuses you'd babbled.
"It couldn't have been that bad," Thranduil said and then, tilting his head as you slowly shook your head, he added an unsure: "Right?"
"Thranduil," you stared at him, barely noticing how the corner of his eyes crinkled at his name out of your mouth, "Thranduil– I was piss-drunk and sent my 70.. or hell, 80-something Professor an E-Mail…at three in the morning. With just a winky smiley!" Your voice had taken on a desperate edge at the end, cutting it close to such a high pitch that you fell breathless into the seat.
All the while Thranduils laughter grew and grew until he gasped for air, his one hand swatting dramatically in front of him. "Mhm.. oh yes, I'll never get tired of hearing it," he giggled, a sound that did not fit the first impression most people got of him.
"Yeah you can laugh all you want," you tried to come across as stern though failed miserably at the sight and sound of Thranduil chuckling. He made it impossible to do anything else but smile. "Jeez, thank god the old man found it funny as well. I think I would've died if I'd sent it to Professor Sauron instead. He hates me."
Thranduil opened his mouth, then closed it again.
A bit quieter than you expected he started again after a while: "This may be delusional since my line of work shows me the worst of people, sides you wouldn't think exist, but I think that you are the loveliest woman I've ever met. That Professor must be out of his mind to hate someone as clever, beautiful, and magnificent as you."
Those words, coming out of his mouth shot you straight into the heart, hollowing out that pit in your stomach and filling it endlessly with messy butterflies and fireworks in such an overtaking force you couldn't find it in you to answer.
You knew he liked you, or at least appreciated your presence.
You had felt it earlier, had seen in his eyes that he was interested and oh– that this picture-perfect specimen of a man would look at you like that was more than you could want.
It had been such a far-fetched wish that there would be anything else except this lust that hearing him compliment you, raising you to a pedestal you never dared to dream about, was astounding and unfathomable.
Thankfully, Thranduil put you out of the misery of searching for something equally important to retort.
He reached over to rest his hand on your thigh, calming the slight bouncing you'd fallen into. "I know it's nothing like Legolas poetic words."
The heavy air that had taken hold of you lifted as you let out a breathy laugh. "He's an idiot. Took after you, am I right?" you teased and slightly flicked a finger against the soft skin of his hand.
You didn't know what led to that sudden contact, one he mostly initiated wherelse you didn't dare to act upon more than friendly handshakes or brushing his fingers while passing the butter or salatbowl.
He grinned, wiggling his eyebrows teasingly, "When they grew him in the lab I made sure to tell them to crank the dumbass level high enough as to not let an identical version of myself get loose on the world."
You pretended to frown, sizing him up and down, "Surely they should have added less then."
The disgruntled snort coincided precisely with a playful tap against your thigh, a swift movement you couldn't have defended against. The moment his hand made contact with the outer part of your leg, you heard the smack, felt the entirely harmless and certainly not painful pull, and your jaw dropped as you stared at Thranduil.
"You didn't just do that!"
"What?" Thranduil blinked innocently at you.
"Ohh, how dare you pull off the eyebrow thing."
"What eyebrow thing?"
"You know," you raised a hand and gestured towards his entire face, which now turned back to the street with a far too sly grin. "That thing you do. You raise those thick eyebrows and open your eyes wider like you're patronizing me and act all virtuous at the same time."
"I have no idea what you are talking about," he said and did exactly what you'd just explained.
You simply glared at him and flicked his thigh as well.
The car turned, departing from the serene country road to navigate through the sparse traffic of the city streets.
Instead of stars, blinkers and billboards now raced past the window, casting their bright lights on you and immersing you in a cascade of brightness that prompted you to blink a few times.
Previously, where it had been just you, Thranduil, and the hum of the engine, you hadn't realized how comforting those few sounds were. As Thranduil drove along the main street, more focused and enveloped in the watercolor hues of the city, you almost asked him to turn around again.
A yawn overtook you just as you wanted to reply to his compliment from before, feeling slightly dazed by the atmosphere, cutting you off just as you said his name.
"Oh god," you mumbled and checked the display for the time, "How can it be two already?" Unconsciously you cuddled the sweater, burring your nose in the seam while fighting another yawn.
Thranduil turned his head and a soft smile played his lips. "Nearly there, sweetheart. When do you have to be up again?"
You groaned, rubbing a hand over your eyes, "Eight? I think… maybe eight thirty if I skip breakfast and rush straight to uni." He tilted his head and you shrugged, "Eight fifteen and a small breakfast?"
Satisfied he nodded. "Better."
It was such a small thing that he cared about, though the heat rushed into your cheeks all the same.
He parked the car right in front of the dorm complex and after peeling yourself out of the comfortable warmth he led you to the main entrance.
Not wanting this night to end, you took your time searching inside your purse for the keys, fumbling around and pushing some mints and loose papers back and forth until you couldn't drag it out any longer, and then some more finding the right one.
Thranduil waited patiently, leaning against the brick wall, the headlights of cars washing his ivory skin silver.
"So," you said as you couldn't drag the goodbye out any longer.
"So," he repeated.
Standing together in the small alcove of the entrance felt more confined with the tension between you, drawing you closer to him.
Tilting your chin towards the ground, you looked up at him through half-closed, weary lids. "Thank you again. For driving... and thank you for what you said. It.. that whole speech, y'know? That means a lot to hear it and like especially from you."
Thranduil smiled. "Anything for you," he whispered.
Then, he withdrew his hand from his coat pocket. Your eyes followed as he approached your face, his fingertips gliding over your temple, following the curve of your eyebrow until he tucked a strand of hair behind your ear and cupped the back of your neck.
Yielding to the gentle pressure, you let yourself fall into the embrace he pulled you into. His coat cascaded down your sides, brushing against your knees pressed against his, and as he rested his chin on your head, you couldn't help but sigh contentedly.
Even though you stood there, fully clothed in street attire and the entrance of your home, it was as close as you could imagine to falling asleep with him. And you nearly did.
"Goodnight, darling." His words were nothing more than a whisper, rough and muttered into your hairline, but you still beamed, your face pressed against his chest.
"Goodnight, Thranduil."
"Oh, wait–" you stepped back, realizing your still wearing that sweater, hands already on the hem, "here"
Large hands covered yours before you get to pull it off, stopping you with a gently push.
"Keep it. You wear it better than me."
He paused, breathing in and out as if to assure himself that whatever he thought was what he wanted to say. "Keep you thinking of me while you get some sleep."
You're nothing but a blushing mess as you quickly hurried up the staircase to find your roommate on the stairs, typing on her phone and sparing you one lousy "Thanks" that you ignore to rush into the silent apartment.
You didn't even turn on the light in your room but went straight to your window, facing the street. What usually bothered you turned out to be incredibly practical because you could wave to Thranduil one last time.
As always, he had been waiting next to his car, his gaze directed up to your window, and only when he saw you behind the glass did he get in.
However, he didn't continue straight to his firm; his car turned on the street, taking the same direction you came from. Towards his home.
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Modern/College AU ori that I drew like a week ago 😅 totally forgot to post this here…
This is extremely self-indulgent so don’t mind all the tiny details that come from a multitude of headcanons
(or do… and come yell at me about Fili/Ori tehe)
PLEASE don’t use or repost my art! I am not comfortable with others using my art as their pfp on any platforms! Thanks!
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a little modern au legolas warm up doodle
#i just wanted to draw legolas in a fun outfit#maybe i’ll give him a little modern gimli tomorrow#legolas#lotr#lord of the rings#lotr modern au#tolkien#lotr fanart#my art#digital art#doodles
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