#tauriel || private starters

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tauriel & jeyne ( @empathiie )

being in nature was something that tauriel loved, they'd grown up climbing trees and still loved doing it - so when the park ranger job had come up, she'd gladly taken it. "are you alright?" she asked, looking at the other. "if you've lost the path, I can help guide you back."

[murkyhazed-is-archiving]

STARTER CALL! specify one of the following muses and i'll write a starter for you! as always mutuals only, and please specify your own muse if you're a multi too!

mary adler (gifted)

shannon mullins (the heat)

alan grant (jurassic franchise)

alexis murphy (jurassic franchise)

ellie sattler (jurassic franchise)

karen smith (mean girls)

regina george (mean girls)

aragorn (tolkien)

bilbo baggins (tolkien)

frodo baggins (tolkien)

gimli (tolkien)

gollum/smeagol (tolkien)

pippin took (tolkien)

tauriel (tolkien)

theoden (tolkien)

thorin oakenshield (tolkien)

bella swan (twilight)

carlisle cullen (twilight)

charlie swan (twilight)

evan buckley (9-1-1)

maddie buckley (9-1-1)

bobby nash (9-1-1)

melissa schemmenti (abbott elementary)

madame satan/lilith (chilling adventures of sabrina)

alice smith (riverdale)

betty cooper (riverdale)

cheryl blossom (riverdale)

gemma teller (sons of anarchy)

jane hopper (stranger things)

nancy wheeler (stranger things)

daryl dixon (the walking dead)

michonne hawthorne (the walking dead)

negan smith (the walking dead)

the guide (what we do in the shadows)

tess servopoulos (the last of us)

bobbi dougherty (zombie apoc/twd oc)

mateo perez (private investigator oc)

veronica sterling (gta v oc)

teeny bradbury (stranger things oc)

adelaine collins (the society oc)

charlotte jackson (twd oc)

[infcinity]

winter market mini event // tauriel & sam ( @softsliders19​ )

“this is all so amazing,” there had never been anything like this back at mirkwood, even before everything happened with the queen - she couldn’t ever remember there being something so lively. “I don’t know where to start,” 

[thelibraryoferebor]

Five Tolkien Fics To Start You On Your Queer Journey Through Middle Earth

When it comes down to it, the world of ao3 and its other fan fiction counterparts can be a confusing place to navigate, especially for us Tolkien fans, so I have taken it upon myself to create this one stop destination for a starter pack of fan fiction (specifically queer) for the beginners in this world to enjoy! You'll get the hang of it eventually, but for now here are five fics, in no particular order, that you absolutely must read.

1. Sansûkh by determamfidd

|| teen - 578k - completed ||

The battle was over, and Thorin Oakenshield awoke, naked and shivering, in the Halls of his Ancestors.

The novelty of being dead fades quickly, and watching over his companions soon fills him with grief and guilt. Oddly, a faint flicker of hope arises in the form of his youngest kinsman, a Dwarf of Durin's line with bright red hair.

(Follows the story of the War of the Ring).

Notes: Let’s be real, if you’ve been in this particular circle of hell you’ve most definitely read this fic, but don't hate me for recing it first. It’s a lovely thilbo and gigolas combo that just has all the feels. Ofc there are other ships, but they’re all written beautifully. If you’re new to gigolas or thilbo you *must* read this fic. It’s practically mandatory, and if you don’t read it now you’ll read it later and regret not reading it sooner. I swear to Yavanna, just read it!

2. Love Always, Yours Forever by butterflyslinky

|| teen - 7k - completed ||

Tauriel, Fili and Kili pull a prank on Gimli and Legolas, who respond in kind. Things go a little too far.

Notes: This fic is a personal favorite of mine. You might even call it a guilty pleasure of sorts. While it does feel kinda cracky at the beginning (not that I mind), it'll have you sobbing by the end. I revisit this fic almost every other week. BTW it's gigolas and kiliel, and there might be a smudge of bagginsheild, but not enough for it to be mentioned in the tags.

3. I Can See You Through the Flames by LittleLynn

|| explicit - 62.4k - completed ||

When Bard Bowman manages to get a job tutoring a young boy at Mirkwood Hall, he and his children move to the strange and dark estate. It does not take long for him to realise that there is something hiding amidst its walls and behind the blank mask of its mysterious lord. Despite his gut warnings that something is not as it seems, he still cannot help the foolish way that he falls for his lord and employer.

Notes: I adore this fic and I'll gush about it in just a sec, but first things first. This fic is barduil centric (bard/thranduil) and I know that that (that being Thranduil) isn't everybody's cup of tea, but I promise that if this fic doesn't make you adore him, nothing will. I personally consider barduil to be one of my Tolkien otps (up there w/thilbo and gigolas), so please, if you don't like it just move on. But.... if you're open to the idea I highly recommend this fic as an amazing starting point. Features Frerin, Thorin, Dis and them a little bit, and tiny Legolas is magnificent. It's written based upon some book, but it's totally readable without having read it. Jane Eyre, I think.

4. Smell the Sea and Feel the Sky by Thorinsmut

|| explicit - 65.7k - completed ||

Captain Dwalin - a privateer for the Crown - is in love with beautiful, sweet, innocent Lady Norine.

His main rival (whom he is most definitely not in lust with) is the cockiest little man he ever met - Captain Vulpes, a pirate with a fast mongrel of a ship and a bad habit of stealing his targets out from under his nose.

...it's going to take him a while to realize they're the same genderfluid person.

Notes: Bear with me on this one, but it's a deep au (if you haven't caught on yet, I'm fond of AU's). This one has Nori/Dwailin and is a Pirate!Au with genderfluid!Nori which, especially since I'm genderfluid, I adore. Tbh this is one of my favorite fics, especially for a ship I usually only do as a side pairing. It's written beautifully, although it's a little bit more on the mature side so if heavy themes revolving sexual content aren't you're thing, I might advise you to go for one of the other fics on this list first. But seriously, this is amazing in all of the ways.

5. An Unexpected Addition by karategal

|| teen - 88.9k - completed ||

All of the dwarves survive the Battle of the Five Armies, but Bilbo must return to the Shire to sort out his old life and make way for a new one in Erebor. Over one year later, Bilbo comes back to the Lonely Mountain with a recently orphaned Frodo. King Thorin isn't quite sure what to make of this new, tiny addition to his Company.

Notes: This one has to be my absolute favorite "Frodo comes to Erebor fic", and let me tell you that there are a shitload of them (not that I'm really complaining). It's just perfectly written and characterized and the thilbo is magnificent. And just asifehihifhgh I can'tttt. It's so good. At this point I don't think I need to say much, but this is the perfect start for reading thilbo and no one can convince me otherwise.

A couple more things as this rec list comes to a close. I hope these five fits do well to start you on your gay Tolkien journey, but be forewarned, Tolkien fanfics are almost always novels. Right now that might now be your thing, if you've read fics before and are coming from another fandom, but I promise you if you give the long ones a chance they'll sway you. I used to only go for one shots but now I read these novel length stories like they're nothing. When it's written well long stories are the best. That's all for now ig, see ya tomorrow!

~H

[anari3l]

Just recently discovered your blog and I love it!Requests are open so I wanted to ask a thranduil and reader where the reader is the captain of guard(along with tauriel) and you and thranduil and really close childhood friends.So once when you and thranduil were hanging out alone she kinda fell asleep and when legolas and tauriel comes bursting in to ask him something,they see her and thranduil sleeping together and they tease yall for weeks and it's basically just FLOOF and awkwardness.Thanks!

A/N: Here you go!

***

The King had finished his meetings hours ago. Yet a guard remained at the door to his study, which meant he was still there, meeting with someone. 

Tauriel stopped at the end of the hall, glancing over to Legolas for a moment before they started forwards. “Are you sure your father will approve?”

“He will have to,” Legolas answered. “For the good of the kingdom, at least.”

The guards stepped aside as Legolas neared, opening the large doors to the King’s study for them to enter. As the two young elves stepped into the room, they found it completely empty.

Legolas glanced over his shoulder. “Strange,” he mumbled. “Father would have dispatched the guard if he was no longer working.”

Tauriel shrugged, following Legolas as he rounded the room, heading for the door which lead to the king’s private rooms. 

As the door opened, Legolas stopped, holding out a hand to Tauriel. 

On the sofa, basking in the breeze coming through the balcony doors, sat the King himself. Thranduil lazed along the cushions, his long legs outstretched before him, and robes pooling on the floor at his feet. His head rested against the back cushion, free of his crown. 

You were snuggled into his side, legs swung over his on the cushions, and using his robe as both a pillow, and a blanket. You had a piece of parchment in your free hand, resting on Thranduil’s thigh lazily. Legolas chuckled, before pushing Tauriel out of the room. 

***

You eyed Tauriel curiously as you strung your bow. “What?” 

The auburn-haired elf only chuckled girlishly as she shook your head. “Nothing, I swear!”

You stood straighter, notching an arrow as you glared at your friend. “Tauriel, what is it?”

She sighed, focusing on her blades as she sat in the grass. “It is about you and the King ... I thought you didn’t get along with him.”

“I don’t.” The lie came easily enough after years of hiding your relationship.

Tauriel smirked, turning away. As she did, she said lowly, but enough for your ears to pick up. “Looked pretty comfortable sleeping together.”

***

Legolas had been annoying his father all week. Thranduil had learned to live with his son’s shenanigans when he had been an elfling, but this was impossible. 

Finally, after having enough of his son’s fun, Thranduil sighed. “If there is something you would like to discuss, ion, please.”

Legolas froze, gaze snapping to his father as he descended his throne. The rest of the throne room was empty. “I just ... wanted to say I’m ... happy for you.”

“Happy for me?” Thranduil asked, almost surprised. “Whatever for?”

Legolas simply said your name, watching as his father’s gaze flicked back to him. “I found the two of you asleep the other day. On accident.”

“Ah,” the king mused. “Keep that to yourself, won’t you.”

“Yes, father.”

***

“I’m not going into this, Tauriel,” you sighed, striding along the large branch like bridge. Footsteps sounded behind you, and you glanced over your shoulder as the Prince ran up. “Oh, no! Not you too!”

“Just, please!” Tauriel started as you stopped to glare at the prince.

“He won’t say anything, and we’re your friends!”

“You’re his son!” you retorted. 

“It’s been a week,” Tauriel started, “You can’t keep dodging my questions.”

“Sure I can,” you smirked.

Legolas jumped in front of you as you turned to leave. “Please.”

You sighed, looking between the two of them before sighing exasperatedly. “Fine!”

***

You stood at Thranduil’s side, overlooking the banquet. He had a glass raised to his lips as he spoke, “I assume you know our meeting the other day wasn’t as private as we had hoped.”

“Yes,” you nodded, watching the revelers before you. “And, I assume you had a a few choice words for your son?”

“Oh, yes,” Thranduil hummed behind his glass of wine. “For starters, my guards have been told not to admit anyone when ordered.”

You hummed with a small chuckle. “Won’t stop them for long.”

“And you? I hear Tauriel has been nagging you all week as well?”

You glanced up to him, brow cocked. “How --?”

“My son is a gossip I am afraid.”

You exhaled slowly, turning back to the banquet. “This will be hard to keep secret now, then,” you started. “Now that the Prince knows his father has a lover.”

“Let him be,” Thranduil smirked. “I feel as if it is time.”

After a moment, Thranduil sighed, “Come, meleth,” he whispered, setting aside his wine glass. “I am in the need of some privacy,” he smirked, holding his arm out for you to take as he strode from the room. 

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tauriel & legolas ( @coreofgold )

"legolas?" tauriel's brow furrowed slightly as they looked at the other - it had been so long since she'd seen the familiar face of anyone from home. almost twenty years - that was how long they'd been trapped here alone.

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tauriel & fili ( @fili-lionofdurin )

"I'm starting to think that this city has a habit of bringing people back from the dead," they weren't as shocked this time to see someone else who should be dead as well. "I've already seen your uncle, he's here somewhere if you're looking for him,"

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tauriel & thorin ( @rainbowmuses )

"thorin?" their brow furrowed slightly while looking at the dwarrow in front of her - one that was supposed to be dead. the end of the battle was a blur and she didn't know much of what had happened at the end, but they knew the line of durin had been broken.

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tauriel & jackson ( @wvsteria )

"anything interesting happen to you today?" they asked looking towards jackson - the other was a park ranger like she was and tauriel tried to be as friendly as she could with the other rangers - it made working a little easier.

[infcinity]

winter market mini event // tauriel & kili ( @bcrncoldx​ )

“where do you want to start?” she asked, smiling as she looked at kili. she wasn’t exactly sure where to start herself because there was so many things to do, but the idea of a snowball fight sounded like something exciting - something that she’d never really done before. 

[infcinity]

tauriel & jester ( @circleofstarrs​ )

“can I help you with something?” she asked, looking up at the other - she was busy putting away the different things from her last archery lesson and hadn’t realised that anyone was waiting. “are you here for lessons?” 

[infcinity]

hiddenwashington event12 starter - tauriel & kili in a flash freeze ( @bcrncoldx​ )

tauriel could feel her teeth chattering together as she wrapped her arms around her body, attempting to keep warm. she’d experienced cold before, but never anything like this - the winter had always been gradual, never so fast. she wasn’t exactly dressed for any sort of weather - she was still in her training clothes from work and she’d unfortunately taken her jacket off at home. “kili?” she hoped that she wasn’t hallucinating and that it was really him. “please tell me that’s you,” 

[infcinity]

hiddenwashington event12 starter - tauriel & arwen in a lightning storm ( @mischiefmuses )

the redhead grumbled slightly as she pushed her way through the trees, she was getting sick of all the changes - first it had been a flash freeze and then a monsoon, and she was positive there was a bad lightning storm approaching. that was the last thing that she needed. with a sigh she pushed through some more trees to get to the beach - she was trying to find somewhere to get some shelter. “arwen?” 

[infcinity]

"how are you adjusting to life living here?” she asked, smiling slightly at thorin. “It can’t have been easy, given everything that happened back home,” it had taken her a while to get used to everything and she’d been here for ten years now. 

private starter for @rainbowmuses​ ( thorin oakenshield )

[infcinity]

tauriel & pippin ( @mvsicinthedvrk​ )

tauriel had never been to the prancing pony before, but she’d heard many tales about it - so when it appeared in the city, her first thought was to see what it was like for herself. “do you mind if I sit here?” she asked, smiling at the other. “it’s a little crowded in here and there’s no free seats,” 

[infcinity]

tauriel had spent the full day teaching and was now walking back to her apartment - the good thing about living close to her place of work was not having to drive. she should have just kept her arrows in her locker, but she wanted to mend a few of them and restring her bow before going back in a few days. she was currently trying to look for her keys, juggling everything she had in her arms when she noticed someone not far from her. “are you wanting past?” she asked, laughing slightly. 

private starter for @softsliders19 ( samwise gamgee )