ID: two digital colored illustrations featuring legolas, gimli, and aragorn. 1) legolas and gimli riding a horse together, with gimli sitting behind legolas in the saddle. legolas is a pale, skinny elf with long pale blonde hair, a big pointed nose, and long pointed ears. he wears green layers and a grayish cloak that matches gimli's and aragorn's. he's holding the reins and looking ahead with a deeply flustered and slightly bewildered expression. gimli is a short stout dwarf with ruddy, long curly hair and beard. he's wearing a helmet, red sleeves, matching cloak and an axe on his back. he grips legolas' sides for stability and looks away in the opposite direction with an equally flustered expression. 2) two drawings of aragorn on his horse. he's a slim man with tanned skin, stubble, and dark brown jaw-length hair. he's wearing a matching cloak and silver vambraces. he's holding the reins and looking behind him with narrowed eyes and an expression of annoyance. the second drawing is him in the same position with the same expression but he's rolling his eyes. end ID
re-reading the two towers again and decided to dig up and color these old sketches
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okay okay headcannon that over the course of LOTR, legolas and gimli set up their bed rolls closer and closer to each other.
like when they’ve just left rivendale, they set up their sleeping mats/blankets on opposite sides of the camp, putting as much of the fellowship between them as possible.
then they get through moria, and they start to relax around each other a bit (grief), so they’re content with lying just a few feet apart.
then lothlorien happens, and they start to realize that they actually like one another, so they set up their bed rolls even closer together, maybe just a foot apart (they justify to themselves that it’s so they can continue whispering together through the night).
then the fellowship breaks and the three hunters are runningrunningrunning, and they’re both so exhausted that they can’t even feel self-conscious when they set up their sleeping pads right next to each other (touching), and fall asleep with their faces mere inches apart. (if they wake up the next morning to find they started cuddling sometime in the night, no one says anything).
and then finally, after the drinking competition in edoras, legolas kisses gimli (the jig is up), and they fall into each others arms; sharing lil smooches, whisper-flirting, and holding each other close until they drift off for the night (and every night for the rest of their lives).
meanwhile aragorn (third-wheel of the millennia) is like “good god if my obnoxious friends don’t GET A FUCKIN ROOM and let me finally GET SOME SLEEP i’m gonna lose my mcfreakin marbles”. (but, of course, he’s secretly really happy for them. everyone is).
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Love the idea of gigolas being competitive in love
Their hands slightly brush together
Gimli, grabbing Legolas' hand agressively: FUCKING COMMIT TO IT LADDIE, YOU'RE GONNA LOSE!
After their first kiss
Legolas, grinning like Pippin after doing mischief: That was my move!
Gimli: Because I set the mood!!!
After their first night together
Gimli, puffing on a pipe: So.... How was I?
Legolas, stretching: Augh, you can have this one... *cuddles*
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On instinct, he put his head on Gimli’s shoulder, and felt him drop off almost immediately. (...) Before he did fall into Elvish sleep, he heard Gandalf say, very quietly (but not quietly enough for his sharp ears to miss it), to Aragorn: “How long?” “Since Lothlórien,” Aragorn said, equally quiet. “Not long, then,” said Gandalf. “Long enough,” said Aragorn. He sounded weary; this made sense, as nothing else in their conversation did. He had been riding long and was tired.
So last year I binge-read @windandwater Lord of the Rings fanfiction “Where you go, I will go” several times and reaaaaally enjoyed it! I got trapped by the great storytelling, Gimli/Legolas, and the found family trope (my biggest weakness!), and if that’s your jam I recommend you go have a look at it, it’s awesome.
I was very much influenced by a picture called “Couch cuddle” from @adorkastock ( Adorkastock ) I stumbled over once and haven't been able to get out of my head since.
I'd been thinking of doing an entirely separate post for the colored version of the lineart for a while, and seeing a bunch of people in my notes recently remotivated me, so here it is (but still with the lineart, because I like it). Cheers everyone, may spring be gentle.
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i forced my roommate to watch both LOTR and The Hobbit with me. Here are some highlights
LOTR:
Roomie: I like this gandalf dude
Me: Oh yeah me too. he's a bit questionable sometimes but we love him
30 seconds later, gandalf fighting saruman:
Roomie: NO MY SKRUNKLY
Roomie: awe sam is a precious boy
Me, internally: oh you dont even know the half of it
merry and pippin stealing crops:
Roomie: ARE THEY THE BASTARD LITTLE BROTHERS??
me: I mean i gues-
Roomie: FOUND FAMILY LETS FUCKING GO
Elrond being disappointed and having strong eyebrows:
Roomie: i feel like i've let down my dad and i dont even have a dad
Roomie: i don't really like boromir that much-
me, pausing the movie to explain why boromir is extremely valid: I WILL HAVE NO BOROMIR SLANDER
Roomie: is this bc he's a himbo
Roomie: this thorin guy sounds pretty gay if he's given bilbo this thing thats worth more than the shire
me, internally: YOU HAVE NO IDEA MOTHERFUCKER
gandalf dying:
roomie: NO MY BOY
roomie: please tell me gimli and legolas are gay, because everyone else seems extremely straight
me: they arguably one of the gayest duos, yes.
roomie: oh good. i thought they straight-washed sam for no reason
me: i mean. there are a lot of frodo and sam moments that have no heterosexual explanation
viggo breaking his toes:
me, practically bursting at the seams:
roomie: oh god what is it
me: DID YOU KNOW-
gandalf is alive:
roomie: FUCK YEAH MY BOY
me, explaining the uruk-hai:
roomie: fucked up of a yas character to do that tbh (referring to saruman's manicure)
theoden being stubborn at helm's deep:
roomie: okay i like him BUT COME ONNN MAN
eowyn picking up merry before they ride to gondor:
roomie: I KNOW I WANTED TO KISS HER FOr A REASON MWAH MWAH EOWYN
me:...she gets a bf
roomie: NOT ANYMORE
aragorn: for frodo
roomie, bursting into tears:
me: whoa whoa u good
roomie: ITS HIS DAD. ITS FRODO'S DAD.
sam literally carrying frodo up a mountain:
roomie:...thats a bit gay
mount doom blowing up:
roomie: thats unecessary and homophobic
frodo sailing to the undying lands:
roomie: TAKE YOUR BOYFRIEND WITH YOU YOU COWARD
The Hobbit:
the scene with baby bilbo:
roomie: NAUR I LOVE HIM
bilbo and gandalf interacting as adults:
roomie: this feels like it could go very wrong
thorin finally showing up:
roomie: listen im gay but i'd consider it
me: he's probably also gay
roomie: mlm and wlw solidarity okay we're bffs now
bilbo running out of the door:
roomie: again. this feels like this could go very wrong.
me, internally: oh fuck how do they KNOW already
thorin throwing down his weapon bc bilbo got caught by trolls:
roomie:....thats....sus.
me:...if this is sus...oh boy...
thorin's obvious dislike of elves @ rivendell:
roomie: okay so. explain to me why thorin doesn't like elves again-
me: did you not watch the entire introduction to thorin?
roomie: NO WAIT I REMEMBER THE BLOND BITCH
saruman showing up:
roomie: ew.
galadriel showing up:
roomie: HELLO SAILOR AWOOGA AWOOGA
bilbo and thorin nearly falling off at the mountain pass:
thorin: he's been lost ever since he stepped out his front door
roomie: WDYM YOU'RE ALL FUCKED UP- thorin stop being mean to your husband
the entirety of the goblin tunnels and gollum:
roomie: this does not bode well. at all.
the ring showing up:
roomie: I WAS RIGHT
azog versus thorin scene:
roomie: dumb bitch...OH NO DOES HE DIE-
bilbo to the rescue: oh no its chill, just gay
the iconic carrock scene:
roomie:....this is incredibly gay bestie
me: i'm aware.
the entirety of the beorn's house arc:
roomie: ...i like beorn. he's feral and skrunkly. so is radaghast.
legolas showing up:
roomie: *surprised pikachu face*
tauriel and kili's interactions:
roomie: damn i was hoping she would be gay
me: i mean with the right headcanons she can totally be a lesbian
roomie: UR SO RIGHT OMG
kili getting shot with arrow:
roomie: NO THE GAYS-
the laketown master existing:
roomie: EAT THE RICH.
bilbo and thorin on the boat together:
roomie: oh they definitely fucked in laketown-
tauriel healing kili and them holding hands:
roomie: oh no don't make me feel sad for straight ppl
me: again. they don't have to be straight.
roomie: I KNOW BUT ITS THE PRINCIPLE OF IT
bilbo waking up smaug:
roomie: oh bilbo...oh you sweet summer child...you stupid bitch.
thorin threatening bilbo initially:
roomie: oh fuck. it got worse.
me, internally: oh honey. oh no.
thorin's gold sickness and then nearly killing bilbo at the ramparts:
roomie: NO THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE GAY AND HAPPY HOW COULD YOU
*doesn't say anything almost the entire battle until the kili and fili die*
roomie: noooo the skrunklies NOOOOOOO
thorin, fucking dies in bilbo's arms:
roomie: *turns to look at me with the most murderous look on her face*
me: *nervous laughter* so about it getting worse-
roomie: IM GOING TO KILL YOU.
end for now, if we end up watching trop together ill let yall know <3
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