My very first LOTR fanart is from April 2019...so I decided to do a little redraw! I can't believe how long I've been subjecting the tag to my elf twink antics haha, sorry! Happy to report that Gimli is much hotter here in 2023. ๐
My favorite characterization of Legolas is when heโs incredibly skilled and adept and fast, but also heโs a complete idiot. Just dumb as hell.
He can sneak up on anyone, ride any animal you place in front of him, and make a triple Robinhood shot into the side of a mountain 90 meters away with his bow behind his back. But he also laughed himself silly when Merry suggested they make tea in a bowl they found because โyou canโt make tea without a teapot Merry it wonโt work!โ and if you cover his eyes he falls asleep like a parrot
Now imagining Legolas picking up a normal and very standard rock for Gimli and saying, "Is this a good one? The kind you like?" in a similar way to sending links via DMs to your most beloved mutuals that lead to fandom posts relating to their unfamiliar and strange Blorbos, who you know nothing about and cannot see the appeal of.