#legolas fic rec

[spasmsofthought]

let there be light (let me be right) [legolas x reader]

New to writing for this space and I have no idea what I'm doing or what this is, really. this was all written at once, so please excuse any mistakes. I really didn't research much - this all comes from memories or things I found on tumblr. I couldn't find the right Elvish to copy, and it would have stolen my mojo if I searched for too long, so I gave up. Sorry!

IDK word count, but it's not very long.

A bittersweet parting. Inspired by Sun by Sleeping At Last.

Enjoy and please let me know what you think! Please like, comment, and reblog xo

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It was his last night here, for the darkness had now even reached Imladris and in the morning he would depart with the Fellowship and begin a long, arduous journey to finally destroy the One Ring.

Even the shadows the barest sliver of moon brought as it rose above the background of the inky sky could not dim the brightness of his gaze as it rested on you.

There were no words to be spoken. There would never be enough to bridge the void between where he must go and where you had to stay.

In all your years alive you could depend on the constancy of life in the valley. The seasons came and went, the sun and moon did their eternal dance across the sky; the stars continued to shine, glimmering even in the darkest of nights. But home was more than the rushing waters and fog rolling over the Misty Mountains early in the morning.

His very smile seemed to eclipse the sun, especially when he was smiling at you. Glorious and noble and magnificent, Legolas was the safest, sturdiest home your heart had ever known. And, you were sure, the only one it would ever know; the only one that really mattered.

Separation could be painful, but you had endured that before. It was the reason for this particular leaving that produced a new kind of ache. You had given him up before, for period of time which passed by with little consequence, but you had never been confronted with the possibility that you might have to give him up forever.

"My love," A gentle touch to your chin turns your eyes away from the scenery. "Put the worry in your heart away. I will return to you."

Your hand lightly sweeps over his before it rests on his forearm.

"Yes, I know," You say. You take in his eyes and his hair. "I know you will."

You, again, look over the shape of his face, "But even you cannot predict the future or guarantee an outcome."

The shine in his eyes softens and he breathes out a long sigh. You breathe in as his forehead tenderly rests against yours. The burden is heavy but there is a little relief that the weight is shared.

"I love you," You whisper gingerly to him. The gap lessens as you move to him, bridging the distance you can before you are unable to at all. The sound of your voice fades, but your lips continue to move.

You know time is running out. The sun will rise very soon and then -- then this will be all you have of him.

I love you your lips say against his skin. With your whole heart, as full and melancholic as it is, you mean it. Legolas must know it for his mouth steals your words and your love before the dawn can take them.

#lotr fic rec #legolas x reader #legolas x you #legolas x y/n #legolas x oc #legolas fic rec #legolas greenleaf #legolas greenleaf x reader #legolas lotr #the lord of the rings #lotr legolas #lord of the rings #lord of the rings fanfiction #legolas fanfiction #lotr fanfic #fluff #angst #one shot #lord of the rings legolas

[fishfingersandscarves]

“Balin and Oin are going to have apoplexy, and Father is going to spontaneously combust,” Frerin whispered, staring at Gimli in horror. Thorin did not answer. He had his head in his hands.” @determamfidd

#my art #fishfingersandscarves #sansûkh #sansukh #drew this during illustration class lol #thorin oakenshield #frerin #legolas greenleaf #gimli son of gloin #determamfidd #fic rec #im rereading rn and i had to draw thorin in the shinji pose

[distinguisheddwarffriend]

The Tolkien Fic Rec Project

Lovely people of this fandom:

Let us start a post collecting those long fics that will stay with you forever, that you'd get a physical copy of, that left you staring into the void.

One for those Top 3 fics you've read and that will forever hold your heart, so that others may find the same joy in them.

Rules:

Only 1 fic per reblog

Only fics over 50k words

Always include: Title, Author, Platform, Main ships, Warnings, Work Count, Completed or WIP, short & spoiler free description

Optional: reasons why you love this fic so much, specific part of the fandom, needed knowledge of canon

ONLY fics in the English language (so the most people can enjoy it)

ONLY fics from the TOLKIEN - fandom

I hope many people take part!

I'll of course start:

Title: To change the course of the future

Author: authoressjean

Platform: Ao3/ Archive of our own

Ships/Pairings: Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Kili/Legolas, Fili/OFC (,Aragorn/Arwen, Dwalin/Ori, Gimli& Legolas)

Warnings: No archive warnings apply

Word count: 180,353 (34 Chapters)

Status: Complete

Description: Before the Battle of Five Armies, Bilbo finds out that his Ring is The One Ring, and decides to destroy it. So he starts towards Mordor, alone.

I enjoyed this fic especially because you get to know the characters in a new way, it is incredibly funny & heartbreaking at the same time, and the pairings are really enjoyable and happen naturally.

#the hobbit #tolkien #middle earth #the hobbit fanfiction #fili and kili #thorin oakenshield #fili durin #fíli #lord of the rings #kili durin #kili #legolas x kili #legolas #bilbo baggins #thorin x bilbo #bagginshield #silmarillion #arda #jrr tolkien #fanfiction #fanfic #lotr fandom #fantasy #fic rec #fili/ofc #fili x oc #aragorn #arwen undomiel #gimli #ori

[spacecatfrommars]

Aragorn Angst fics for the poor?

*wandering the void, shaking tin cup* Folks - anyone got any good Aragorn-centric angst fic recommendations? Can be romance or non-romance based (open to all pairings), pre-war or post-war, young!aragorn or older, longfic or drabble, hurt/comfort or hurt/no comfort. I just want to read about my man being emotionally conflicted and going thru it.

#I truly love Ao3's search function but lotr fandom has so many fics and I am not in the mood to troll through them #fic recs for the poor #lotr #aragorn #strider #aralas #aragorn x arwen #aragorn x boromir #aragorn x eowyn #fanfiction #fanfic rec #give me your best #ao3 #aragorn x legolas

[legolas-fan-blog]

Just sharing a fic I enjoyed!

Pairing: Aragorn/Legolas

Genre: hurt/comfort

Synopsis: The fellowship is travelling through the woods and are pursued by spirits. Legolas endangers himself to help his friends.

Word count: 7,134

#legolas #aragorn x legolas #legolas x aragorn #legolas lotr #legolas greenleaf #legolas thranduilion #legolas lord of the rings #aragorn #aragorn lotr #aragorn lord of the rings #lotr #lord of the rings #tolkien #lotr fanfiction #lord of the rings fanfiction #legolas fanfiction #aragorn fanfiction #hurt/comfort #fic rec

[maedhrosdefender]

~LONG~ POST

this has been so long coming but here is my aralas fic recs masterlist bc i love them so much and there’s too little good aralas fanfiction on ao3

hawthorn by aeolianharps https://archiveofourown.org/works/39137910/chapters/97913703

my favourite fic of all time. 50K, from pre-fellowship first-meeting in mirkwood to post-rotk angst. the most heart-curdlingly beautiful thing i have ever read. will make you sob but also be so glad to be alive

of men by aeolianharps https://archiveofourown.org/works/21775381/chapters/51957199

can you tell i love aeolianharps?? i do. 25K, from fellowship to post-rotk angst but with a happy ending. so hauntingly beautiful oh god.

a ghost story by samarqand https://archiveofourown.org/works/24366931

almost 10K oneshot that goes from pre-fellowship to post-rotk. the most harrowingly forestial sort of love story god i love it so much

the language of the birds by samarqand https://archiveofourown.org/works/25388575/chapters/61564924

exactly 20K from pre-fellowship mirkwood to mid-rotk one of my fav fics of all time, just the most gorgeous portrayal of love and longing and yes.

how the heart approaches what it yearns (series) by sakurashakedown https://archiveofourown.org/series/2827483

38K overall and ongoing, the first fic is 7K, the second 3K and the third 27K, the most wonderful pre-fellowship questing with aragorn portrayal of neurodivergent legolas and just fluff fluff to heal your soul

Now to rapid fire from one of my fav fic writers ever, Nanethoiithil: Rivers of Starlight https://archiveofourown.org/works/41660493 More Lovely and More Temperate https://archiveofourown.org/works/39477444

Whispers in the Dark https://archiveofourown.org/works/39273417/chapters/98273073

A Brief Respite https://archiveofourown.org/works/38184877

Beware of the Sea https://archiveofourown.org/works/37798204/chapters/94374856

Earth https://archiveofourown.org/works/37143091

All by Nanethoiithil, all <15K wonderful established relationship aralas, mid-fellowship questing with the most wonderful fluff and fellowship dynamics and hurt/comfort, except for Beware of the Sea which is post-rotk wrong person wrong time. all so lovely it takes my breath away

In Fading Light by milgarion https://archiveofourown.org/works/822388/chapters/1558852

been a hot second since i’ve read but a full-on 63K developing relationship aralas, great if you’re in the mood for something more ~classic~ with more traditional angst. absolutely fell in love with this and it’ll always have a place in my heart

those are the fics that left a wordless void in my soul once i finished them, that have had such an impact on my life it feels as though they never leave my mind, now here are a few that are less so, definitely i don’t think about them every waking hour of every day, but are still really really good:

elf ears are just ears by yerimheart https://archiveofourown.org/works/43091700 (1500 words first kiss adorableness)

the moon will sing a song for me (i loved you like the sun) by eirvosol https://archiveofourown.org/works/42569739 (1300 words declarations of love, established-relationship, a lil cliché but it’s ok)

Dead on Your Feet by LuvAtFirstRead https://archiveofourown.org/works/42147552 (6K injury/recovery trope, established relationship, also lil cliché but it’s good)

This Realm of Ours by Living_City https://archiveofourown.org/works/41136546 (1700 word established relationship injury/recovery fluff so well written agh)

in dreams i can hear your name by osamugiris https://archiveofourown.org/works/40875900 (4K classic immortal dying bc mortal doesn’t love him back fluff, SO well done)

aaaaaaand of course everything by one of my favs again: himboredfield

burdens of war and love’s embrace https://archiveofourown.org/works/31518371

i had been lost to you, sunlight https://archiveofourown.org/works/25743196

give me how it was, our place under the sun https://archiveofourown.org/works/24639829/chapters/59532244

all by himboredfield, (1400 words, 4K and 20K respectively) all are pre or mid-fellowship super fluffy aralas love confessions, with an AMAZING grasp on archaic language, so tolkien-esque and lovely.

aaaaaand to finish off with some shameless self advo, here’s my fic: at the impasse of the age, we lie in oblivion by u_wear_fine_things_well (me :D) https://archiveofourown.org/works/42924453/chapters/107839779

my 75K word magnum opus, angsty yet bantery lotr rewrite except gayer and sadder and, yk, aralas-er with a bittersweet ending

this post is for everyone who had to wade thru hundreds of not super well written fics just to find some good gd fluffshots of our fav twink archer and his punk, perpetually tired bf!! there are good ones out there (and ones that will rip your whole entire heart out of your chest like the first 4) i promise

#aralas #aralas fic #fic rec #fanfic rec #aragorn #legolas #lotr #lotr fanfic #tolkien #ao3 #fanfic #fic masterlist #fic masterpost #look at them #just look at them #long post #i love them so much alhdlahagf #people are so talented in this fandom holy #i just see them as tragic yet fluffy and bantery and deeper than they seem #yk?

[miseries-mistress]

Do you have any lotr fic recs? I’ll look into any platform too! Any Thranduil ones you might’ve come across would be appreciated <333

sure! here are just a few that i could find (i might add more later)

Legolas:

Adore by strawwritesfic

saving the enemy (series) by welcome-to-writers-haven

you're safe by harrysweasleys

the innocnce of brutality (series) by entishramblings

battle by powderpinkprincess

anything by minaturefics for both legolas and aragorn

A03:

star-lit by Solstarin

if you're gone by fromthedeskoftheraven

safe by Tsula

elf ears by LegolasLovely

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Thranduil:

kindred spirits by chloedrewitt

allow me to rectify my mistake by kiatheinsomniac

forbidden cells by deadlymistletoe

to die by your side is such a heavenly way to die by cauliflowertree

invisible string by augustwithquills or really anything by them

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#lotr fic rec #the lord of the rings fanfiction #the lord of the rings fic recs #fanfic rec #fic recs #lotr fanfic #lotr legolas #lotr fic #thranduil fanfiction #legolas fanfiction #legolas x reader #thranduil x reader

[sallysavestheday]

10 First Lines

Rules: Share the first lines of your ten most recent fics and then tag ten people. If you have written fewer than ten, don’t be shy—share anyway! Tagged by @tathrin, thank you!

After everything falls apart, most choose not to remember the long years Fingon spent among the sons of Fëanor, close as another brother, in and out of house and hold and forge, learning what they learned from his brilliant uncle’s hands. (In These Altered States, Rejoice. T: 1,400 words)

Maedhros’ visits to Lothlann leave little room for pleasure. (Grass Like a River, Wind Like the Sea. G: 600 words)

If the last Lords of Imladris wonder that their grandfather lingers, they do not speak of it. (Not Yet a Song of Remembrance. G: 700 words)

Argon wishes that he could use his paints. (The Music of Sight. G: 500 words)

The Ambarussa begin it, scrabbling among the pebbles in the yard at Formenos one summer, when their elder brothers have found other occupations and Nerdanel is entertaining them alone. (Heart Stones. G: 600 words)

Anairë floats back to wakefulness, subtly aware of another presence in the room. (Shine. G: 400 words)

Legolas’ mother is healing, but the space where her bow arm was still itches and burns. (These Soft Threads That Bind Us. G: 700 words).

The first time Maglor meets the sea, there is a stiff onshore wind. (Ever Upon the Shores. G: 900 words)

Fëanor will not stop weeping. (Half-Foundered. G: 700 words)

It is Fingon -- again -- who leaps the gap that yawns between them, when Maedhros is certain that they have passed all possibilities, have shaped instead some new form of friendship out of Ice and fire and betrayal, found a tentative peace in rescue and reward. (Between the Shadow and the Soul. M: 600 words)

Let's see yours! @cuarthol, @melestasflight, @polutrope, @thelordofgifs, @actual-bill-potts, @swanmaids, @searchingforserendipity25, @grey-gazania, @hhimring, @swanhild

#asks and answers #my fics #fic recs #fingon #maedhros #maglor #argon #legolas #feanor #nerdanel #ambarussa #celeborn #thranduil #uinen #anaire #nolofinweans

[i-did-not-mean-to]

BBB - Legolas

Favourite Pairing: Legolas x OC

Nominated by: @fishing4stars

Art Link: Art by @the-red-butterfly

Fic Link: Green Leaves & Bright Snow

My dear friend, you might not want to promote your own series, but I totally can! LOL

Here we are, @fishing4stars is a lovely artist in her own right (check out @the-old-moon-laughed), and a terrific author who writes very lovingly about the Woodland crew! Please feel free to check out both her incredible work and @the-red-butterfly (another dearly beloved friend)'s mindblowing art! <3

We absolutely need more love for the Woodland elves! <3 Let's go!!!

-> Masterlist

Stay tuned for more recs, more blorbos, and the odd surprise!

#og post #IDNMT's birthday #Birthday Blorbo Ball #Birthday 2024 #Rec your favourite blorbo #give me art #give me fic #give me promotional material #Legolas

[roselightfairy]

End of Year Fic Recs!

Recommend up to 5 series or multi-chapter fics from 2023 that everyone should read (multi-year WIPs count, if the last update was in 2023).

Recommend up to 5 single chapter fics/one-shots (long or short) from 2023 that everyone should read.

Recommend up to 5 fics NOT from 2023 that everyone should read (oldies but goodies).

Recommend up to 5 of your own fics (completed or WIP) from 2023 that everyone should read.

(Thank you, @tathrin, for the tag!)

I think the fandoms here will be kind of all over the place, because I've been in three different places this year (though one of them for the majority of it, sorry about it!). I'm also really having to go through my history - being in rapid consumption mode makes one forget things here and there! Also this turned INCREDIBLY long, so putting it under a cut.

5 series or multi-chapter fics from 2023:

all that it touches to wonder by cynassa (LOTR, Legolas/Gimli) - I've been seeing this fic around for some time and finally got into the right LOTR headspace for it yesterday and it is absolutely WONDERFUL. Politics, pining, cultural exploration, letters, gifts, public spectacle . . . mmm. The kind of fic that's so good it makes me mad.

Mine to Bear by pen_ultimate (Dungeons & Daddies, Henry/Darryl (and others) - a fic that takes the cringe of early-season Darryl and leans SO HARD INTO IT that it is sometimes painful to read but so so so worth it. A no-Forgotten-Realms AU in which Darryl's desire to understand Grant's sexuality leads him to (painfully, reluctantly) explore his own. Unstoppable force (Darryl's repressed urges) meets immovable object (his own stubborn refusal to deal with them). Also this Henry portrayal (and interpretation of his relationship with Mercedes) is amazing.

Catharsis (series) by Diotima_Philosopher (Star Wars, Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan) - This series hits a very specific urge I used to look for in Legolas/Gimli fic but never quite found, and I suppose it makes sense that I'd find it here - in a relationship that is textually (or non-textually) transgressive, a story that takes it to the absolute limit of that transgression. Sometimes you want to rationalize away the taboo elements of your pairings; sometimes you want to create a situation to avoid them entirely; other times you want to push them to the limit: the notion that the relationship in question is seen as not only odd but deviant, absolutely revoltingly taboo in its society. And then just - dive into that and explore the complexity of it, the impossible situation the characters in question face, the twisting line between right and wrong. This story does that deliciously.

if you're on a mission, you've got my permission by allowaykirk (Cody/Obi-Wan, but mostly Obi-Wan/EVERYONE) - This story had me in STITCHES. The thing that struck me in watching the movies, but also mostly the Clone Wars, was how much intense chemistry Obi-Wan has with . . . everyone? But mostly with a bunch of the antagonists? This fic takes that to its logical conclusion and says, well, what if Obi-Wan is regularly sent on missions to seduce information out of various people? For the war effort, you know. The Ventress chapter in particular had me HOWLING. (And them, too.)

By a Sleep to Say We End by @katajainen (LOTR, Legolas/Gimli) - this one became multi-chap this year, and somehow even more devastating in the second one! It's frankly unfair that katajainen has the ability to hurt me like this, but also I want her to never stop doing it. Zombie apocalypse, technically, but this one deals with much more intimate interpersonal challenges in the lead-up to it. Warning for suicidal themes, but if you are okay with reading that, this hurts so so good.

Five single-chapter fics from 2023:

offer it a soul by @willowcrowned (Star Wars, Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan) - This fic ruined me. It was one of those stories that's so upsetting yet so good you're thinking about it for days after and making an absolute mess of yourself in the comments section. There is this emptiness that just echoes throughout a story that is so full - of worldbuilding, of repressed emotion, of feeling. I was a raw nerve all the way through. It's not a happy story, but it is an incredible one.

Soon Enough - by LuvEwan (Star Wars, Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan) - This fic was one of those incredible little moments that makes perfect sense within the canon but that you don't necessarily think about happening! What about people who were related to Jedi, who lost family members they never had the chance to know? And how do you deal with being a Jedi, with someone for whom this lifestyle is well known and expected, and yet you also have people you love within the system whom you also will eventually lose? This was such a quiet little moment, breathless with discomfort and pain, and I loved it.

Look Back, My Love, Look Back At Me! by @tathrin (LOTR, Legolas/Gimli) - I'm such a sucker for myth retellings with these two, and this is an Orpheus/Eurydice imagining - with a twist! I gasped at the end. Tathrin is killing it with these two this year and I'm going to have so much to catch up on when I'm back in main LOTR headspace again.

this is what it feels like, now by @thetimesinbetween (Star Wars, Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan) - Just. The most intimate, emotional, incredibly steamy smut. With feelings! And like - one of those things that acknowledges the nature of the teacher-student relationship without pretending it isn't there, but also lets that be part of the appeal rather than a detraction. I. Um. Read it.

Snowbind the Stars by katajainen (LOTR, Legolas/Gimli, Legolas & Gimli) - Love, love, love a queer-ambiguous portrayal of these two, and katajainen's prose is such a dream, as always. The loneliness of homecoming when something you never knew you needed is missing . . . but the promise of finding it again, eventually.

Five fics NOT from 2023:

Okay, this one was hard, because again - I've had a whole fandom's worth of fic to catch up on this year! It was hard to narrow it down to just five, but I'm going with some that really stuck with me:

Desert Bloom by canis_m (Star Wars, Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan) - This fic is everything I could possibly want from a Force Ghost-roommates premise, an absolute gem of a fic that is perfect in every way. Vignettes from Obi-Wan's time in the desert and his training with Qui-Gon to release his own consciousness, in which he has to reveal some of his own feelings that have lived with him all the while. I find it incredibly in-character and plausible and such a gentle, slow unfolding and healing.

Crystallize by torch (Star Wars, Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan, a very little ship implication at the end) - This is such an atmospheric fic, quiet and slow as the remote snowy world on which it takes place. It is also a fic that fully solidified my understanding of Obi-Wan's relationship with the concept of relationships, a very married-to-duty sort of thing which precludes romance as a matter of course. This fic is just a slow meander through various aspects of Jedi life and expectations, the nature of love, and the ways that a master and padawan can learn from and with one another in the most personal ways. And yes, there's a slight turn to shippiness at the end, but only in the mind of one character and not in a way that detracts from the revelations unfolding throughout the story.

A Duel With Fate by psocoptera (Star Wars, Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan) - Speaking of fics that RUIN me. This was my first understanding of what a time loop fic can look like and how it can be absolutely devastating. This story left me feeling off for days, and I mean that as a compliment. Proceed with caution, but also - guh. Do proceed, if you can. I can't even rec it well because of how good it is.

How to Grow Vegetables and Alienate People by Meggory (Star Wars, Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan) - Add me to the list of zillions of people who loved this story, but it caught me in just the right place. I've been feeling the void a lot in the last several months, downtrodden by work and expectations of life, and this fic STARTS with the premise of one character being forced to take a three-month leave of absence from work? And then getting into gardening and connecting to the world and falling in love? The most glorious escapist modern AU I've read in - maybe ever? I made @thevillainsmustache read it, too, even though it's not her ship, and now we both sigh over it regularly at home.

Into a Dozen Pieces by Temve (Star Wars (Master and Apprentice), Qui-Gon/OC, Qui-Gon/Rael) - So many canon authors love to do this thing where they imply a love interest in a character's past. Generally I don't love it, and for all my adoration for Master and Apprentice, I didn't love it there, either - but Temve took those brief mentions and spun them into an absolutely enchanting story of young gentle Qui-Gon falling head over heels for the first time and having his heart broken by the Jedi Code - but healed, at least a little, by the others within the Jedi who are there for him. Highly, highly recommend.

HA PSYCH I'm doing an unauthorized sixth! A Thing of Flesh and Shadow by MlleMusketeer (Star Wars, Qui-Gon-centric with some background relationships) - This fic is only barely not 2023, so I dunno if it counts as an "oldie," but I think everyone should read it! It's an amazing Qui-Gon AU, in which Dooku resurrects him during the Clone Wars and tries to manipulate and abuse him into becoming his new apprentice, all while Qui-Gon slowly realizes what's going on and struggles to escape. It's got gorgeous philosophy, incredibly well-written emotional and physical hurt, and I just love every second I spend in this Qui-Gon's head. I'm praying there will be more, eventually, but even if there isn't, the fic is a wonderful standalone.

And now . . . 5 of my own fics from 2023:

Only Through Surrender (Star Wars, Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan): Qui-Gon lives, and the whole timeline changes.

Lessons in Intimacy (Star Wars, Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan, Obi-Wan/OC): Exploration of Obi-Wan coming into his sexuality, and what romance and sexuality might look like in a Jedi context.

Driven to Do (Star Wars, Anakin & Obi-Wan, Obi-Wan/OC): More sexually liberated Obi-Wan and scandalized (legally married) Anakin.

Anchor (Star Wars/Clone Wars, Ahsoka/Rex): The follow up to the absolutely devastating Clone Wars finale.

The Unassisted Physical Training and Self-Defense Circle (Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan): The one in which Qui-Gon's participation in an illicit padawan fight club leaves him with a lasting physical reminder.

This was so much fun! (It also took me more than an hour to do, but I enjoyed every minute of it.) Tagging @katajainen, @deheerkonijn, @unnamedelement, and anyone else who wants to do this!

#my fic recs #my fic #star wars #lotr #legolas x gimli #qui-gon x obi-wan #dungeons and daddies #henry x darryl

[marielwho]

Dear Tumblr friends, I need your help...

So, I've been away from reading fan fics for almost a decade now (because my heart couldn't handle more unfinished fics tbh😭). Buuuut, I've been considering going back to it for a while now. However, I am so unfamiliar with the fic world nowadays that I need help finding some good, finished fics; these are the types of fic-topics that I would love to read if you have any recommendations!! (Please, also mention the website where I can find it ❤️)

Mass Effect FemShep x Garrus with a focus on how Garrus dealt with learning that she died at the start of game 2 and/or end of game 3

Young Legolas trying to get close to his dad, Thranduil, and more of him mourning his wife (or just any fic about their father-son relationship)

Any good "What If...?" kind of story about Anakin and Padme

Another "What If..?" kind of story where Alina actually goes with the Darkling and the Darkling's feelings for her are true

Maybe a fic about Oscar Isaac's Moon Knight post-season one and how he deals with/learns about his 3rd personality?

Thank you 💖 and if you think there might be a fic worth reading based on the fandoms above, even if the topic is not quite what I'm looking for, please comment!

#mass effect #garrus vakarian #moon knight #mark spector #legolas #lotr #star wars #anakin x padme #fan fic rec #the darkling

[drunkdumbfucker]

Legolas suffering from sea-longing | Ao3 fic recs

Hello, under the read more you'll find a masterlist of fics where Legolas goes through the ordeal of sea-longing! 99% of them will include the pairing Gimli/Legolas, this list exists to be edited and nourished as long as I keep ruining my happiness with their existence :))))

"Legolas Greenleaf long under tree In joy thou hast lived. Beware of the Sea! If thou hearest the cry of the gull on the shore, Thy heart shall then rest in the forest no more." Galadriel

root and stone, song and sea, by @coveredinsun | words 13k+, post-canon, fluff and angst & Gimleaf

Summary: "[...] Or: A few looks into Legolas' sea-longing, and the joyous things that make it more bearable." [this one broke me I cried and smiled and every sentence deserves to be cherished, and everything this author writes is gold]

rebuil your seawall (brick by brick), by @deheerkonijn | words 30k+, modernAU & Gimleaf

Summary: "For weeks and months, Legolas has felt a pull - and dares not name it, does not heed its stormy-sky warnings, does not track the ebb and flow on the shoreline of his life. Here’s the thing about the tide, though: it rises whether one wills it or not." [this one made me lose my shit it was so well thought and the universe in which it's set is immense and dear, such a great series]

Across the sea (a pale moon rises), by loving_rat_314 | words 10k (unfinished), post-canon & old age & Gimleaf

Summary: "After Aragorn`s death, Legolas and Gimli brave an uncertain journey into the West." [don't talk to me don't look at me]

On the Cold Hill Side, by @mcvices | words 24k, missing scene & Gimleaf

Summary: "In the end, Gimli thinks, Legolas will steal his heart and sail away with it, and even the wonders of the Glittering Caves are not enough consolation for that loss. But when Aragorn calls for Gimli’s help in dismantling the hidden traps of Orthanc, everything changes." [I don't even know what to say, fell in love with the writing, adored it all, really great dialogues]

The Undying, by Angela | words 20k, old age & pining & slow-burn Gimleaf

Summary: “I was wondering,” Gimli had said at the beginning of it. “Isn't it about time you get started on that boat of yours?” It has been over one hundred years since the War of the Ring. Gimli and a dwarf girl named Mâglah help Legolas build his ship to sail into the west. While they are working, Legolas realizes that there are a lot of things that have been long unexpressed between him and his dearest friend, things that must be said and done before it is too late." [so complete, precious OC, heart-wrenching details and moments]

Seasick, by Longyan | words 3k, growing old & Gimleaf

Summary: "The pull has existed for a long time. It has always been there, just at the back of his mind ― a mere childish curiosity, to see waves break against the shore, to feel fresh breeze in his hair. Still, it was never more than a passing thought, something that would always be drowned out by other, more interesting things. Nothing more, nothing less. The world is bright. Sauron is gone. And Legolas is sure, as long he has Gimli by his side, the water has no power over him. And he is intent on staying forever." [short but strong, like Gimli. Will fuck you up, I kid you not, very powerful shit right here]

what a thing to choose, by coverdinsun (again) | words 4k, post-canon & Arwen stan account & Gimleaf

Summary: "[...] Or: As time appears to be slipping out of his grasp, Legolas must grapple with his fear." [idk I love your little short summaries in the end. another masterpiece, trule wonderful dialogue, some of my fave characterizations in here]

To the sea, by @roselightfairy | words 13k, so much angst & Gimleaf

Summary: "A few decades into their shared lives, Legolas seems to be losing his battle against the sea-longing. The only solution that he can think of is to go to the sea. Of course, Gimli will not let him go alone." [this one hits really really hard, a slap to the face. so much angst yet so beautiful, pay attention to all the tags, prepare your tissues beforehand <3]

Go west, by undomiel (dolcewrites) | words 8k, angst++++ & Gimleaf

Summary: "The Sea has never left Legolas' mind since he first heard the cry of the gulls at Pelargir. As time catches up to the elf, he has to make a choice: to sail to the West, or to stay with his companion, Gimli the dwarf." [Maybe even more angsty than the last one because it touches all the despair and loss and pain]

To be continued!

#legolas greenleaf #lord of the rings #lotr #gimli son of gloin #gimleaf #fic rec #fic masterlist #sea-longing #my shitset #jrr tolkien

[fistfuloflightning]

My favorite Tenth Walker GiMe of all time: Olga, from the fantastic Blood Curdling Sight Seeing in the Middle Earth by queefqueen (and it’s hilarious/heartwarming sequel/alternate ending)

#lotr #ocs #boromir #legolas #gimli #the fellowship #fanfic fanart #tolkien art #my art #fic recs #its among my top ten lotr fics if you can believe it #go read it #its a gem!

[celestianana]

Aralas Fic Recs

I've finished read some of Aralas fics. Since most of them are spread across various websites, I wanted to make a bookmark list as well (while AO3 or FFN was easier to mark our favorite works, and beyond that it doesn't).

Looking at the many Aralas fics whose links are deactivated or dead, so the ones I listed here’s still working (so far).

I hope for Aralas fic that has been lost on various sites like "Of Elves and Men" and "Library of Moria" can be reposted on AO3. I'm still waiting!

[WARNING: Many below are NC-17 Mature/Explicit rated]

HERE!

Hope Fades in a Silver Glass by Keithan https://m.fanfiction.net/s/2209107/1/Hope-Fades-in-a-Silver-Glass

Like Breathing by Neoinean https://m.fanfiction.net/s/4917063/1/Like-Breathing [angst but beautiful!]

Kindled Flame by Keithan https://m.fanfiction.net/s/1882235/1/Kindled-Flame [Estel x Legolas is about first meeting!!]

Call Me Home by Melusine6619 https://m.fanfiction.net/s/7063562/1/Call-Me-Home

The Road Goes Ever On and On by Surreysmum

https://m.fanfiction.net/s/5190643/1/The-Road-Goes-Ever-On-and-On (fluff and sweets and more fluff!)

To Resist both Wind and Tide by erobey https://archiveofourown.org/works/156541 (such a masterpiece! The best fic with Pre-Fellowship theme!)

Tom Bombadil's message ~ Aralas one-shot by TheCrownless2 https://archiveofourown.org/works/21137585

Benediction by surreysmum https://archiveofourown.org/works/221649 (implied aragorn/legolas/arwen as OT3, but very beautiful!)

Most Precious by surreysmum https://archiveofourown.org/works/222702 [Also the best Pre-Fellowship fic!]

Their First and Last Meeting (and all the years in-between) by Dammit_Jim https://archiveofourown.org/works/667127 [Telling about first meeting, their relationship bond before and after the ring war! The best from the best!]

5 Times Aragorn Tried to Seduce Legolas, and The 1 Time It Worked by crewdlydrawn  https://archiveofourown.org/works/30812066

As He Sails West by Keithan https://archiveofourown.org/works/25124041 (more angst!)

a ghost story by samarqand https://archiveofourown.org/works/24366931?view_adult=true (more angst!)

How Do You Spell Orange? by firesandpixies https://archiveofourown.org/works/3467996 (Aralas and Barduil. Cute high school AU!)

A Wonderful Morning Indeed by StoriesOfMiddleEarth https://archiveofourown.org/works/4169730

My Bow Shall Sing With Your Sword by dollylux https://archiveofourown.org/works/3211514

You Are The Fairest Star Of All by ineffablesaltflower https://archiveofourown.org/works/27180958 (My fav modern AU!!)

Guide to Action by Aralas https://archiveofourown.org/works/29528292 (fav!)

More Lovely and More Temperate by Nanethoiithil https://archiveofourown.org/works/39477444 (My first read of aralas fic! Such a memorable!)

A Brief Respite by Nanethoiithil https://archiveofourown.org/works/38184877

My Fire Was Fate (With You) by Doodsxd https://archiveofourown.org/works/23348266

Restoration by baileymoyes https://baileymoyes.livejournal.com/137075.html

Poor Sport by bailey https://baileymoyes.livejournal.com/2072.html [Still in love with first meeting theme!]

A Year Without Despair by bailey https://baileymoyes.livejournal.com/582.html

Crossbow Wedding by baileymoyes https://baileymoyes.livejournal.com/tag/crossbow%20wedding [Contains Mpreg, and the best!!]

The Mirror by Floating Leaf https://aragornlegolas.livejournal.com/188214.html

A Fine Balance by Ana Library Elf http://www.geocities.ws/nectarjuiceoftheforbiddenfruit/AFineBalance.htm

His Last Task by namarie120 http://www.geocities.ws/nectarjuiceoftheforbiddenfruit/His_Last_Task.htm

#fic rec #aragolas #legolas and aragorn #aralas aesthetic #aralas #aragorn x legolas #my fic recs #fanfic rec

[tathrin]

…….I woke up intending to do Specific Things this morning before work, I know I did, but I'm now far too busy just bounding around being giddily over the fact that somebody wrote the gimleaf raf story for me ahhhhh to possibly remember any of them, oops.

Not even a little bit mad about it!

#SO FUCKING INCREDIBLE #can't believe somebody WROTE THE STORY FOR ME AHHHH #honestly whatever was on my to-do list is irrelevant compared to this anyway #it could not have been that important surely #and it if was: ehhhhhhh fuck it #me #fic rec #gimleaf au #gimleaf #lotr au #lotr fanfiction #lotr #legolas #gimli #gimleaf raf au

[eirual-32]

The Echo of a Spark (part I) - Legolas x Reader

part I,

Legolas x Human Reader

Summary : Aragorn has newly been crowned King and, along with his companions and allies, decides to go on a tour where he will visit a few towns in Gondor and Arnor to present himself to the population. Your isolated village named RougeCap is among the chosen ones and, having been cut out from any other races your whole life, you are thrilled. Among these guests is Legolas who catches your eye rapidly.

Warnings : none

Words : 933

Sorry for any mistakes, English isn’t my first language.

As the sun was setting over the hills surrounding RougeCap, the small village in Arnor you had been born in and remained in your whole life, you couldn’t help but be amazed by the bright orange colours painting the horizon that slowly were fading to let the graceful darkness set in. Yet, this was far from being the first time you had admired the sunset.

Indeed, from a young age, your parents had often taken you to the roof of your home to admire this spectacle. These formerly shared moments of complicity were now spent on your own since both your parents had been killed in an orcs attack about ten years ago while they were hunting in the nearby woods. Since then, the sky has been a way for you to commemorate them and how it felt to have them close. In addition, the sky was the only thing that allowed you to dream beyond the reality of your little town you so wished to leave but were too afraid to, especially since the passing of the only people who shared your blood.

You had always been told stories of the other races living in Middle-earth such as the powerful wizards, the stubborn but loyal dwarves, the pacific hobbits, the beautiful elves and of course the cruel orcs. However, throughout your 23 years of life, you had solely been surrounded by your own race, Men.

Even though the narrow streets were constantly filled with people of your own kind, a certain feeling of loneliness mixed with a profound emptiness seemed to rest in your heart. The somber night that had now almost taken over the whole sky glittering with faraway stars seemed to be the only way to slightly numb that feeling for a few moments.

Your tranquil train of thought was suddenly interrupted by a thump coming from under the roof where you sat. A faint voice followed. “If you don’t get off of there quickly, I will have eaten your plate my dear,” said Theodora, the woman who had taken you under her wing after you became an orphan.

“Coming!” you quickly replied while skillfully climbing down the roof.

“Sorry…” you muttered weakly as you entered the little cozy cabin she had welcomed you in a while ago that slowly became your own as well. You quietly sat on your respective chair at the table and nibbled at the usual scrambled egg you had for dinner pretty much every day.

Theodora interrupted the peaceful silence that had settled since you came through the front door. “We are expecting very important visitors in four days’ time,” she said, the hint of an excited smile gracing her lips while not meeting your now curious gaze, waiting for her to elaborate.

“Have you heard that a new king of Gondor and Arnor has been crowned?” She looked up swiftly as you nodded slightly. Indeed, the coronation had been the center of every discussion in RougeCap since last week. She continued. “Well, along with some of his companions who helped him reclaim the crown and newly made allies, King Aragorn is visiting a few towns found on his lands as a way to present himself to the population and we happen to be one of the chosen ones.”

You silently gaped at her words that slowly registered in your brain. “This is amazing news!” you said loudly as you felt excitement bubbling up in your body which had not happen in a long time. Indeed, it had been a while since anyone of that importance had come to your town. Theodora finally looked up and smiled at the eagerness you now shared with her.

“How many people are expected?” you asked.

“I don’t know exactly. Close to a hundred perhaps. In any case, starting tomorrow, we are joining everyone else for the preparations. It is said that they will be staying with us two days and everything needs to be perfect while they are here. We don’t want to make RougeCap look bad, especially since we already barely get any recognition in this land.”

You nodded and you both resumed your meal while happily discussing which tasks you could accomplish until the arrival of these people you knew nothing about but couldn’t wait to meet.

That night, you had a hard time falling asleep since you were so giddy knowing what was to come. Finally, you would meet some of the other races of Middle-earth you had always wished to encounter and they were coming to your own town. Eventually, you still managed to rest in order to be ready to begin organizing everything for their arrival.

Over the course of the next few days, everybody got to work. Some were setting up the tents where our guests would be sleeping, others took care of arranging a room were there would be music and dancing both nights and others set up numerous tables and chairs outside in a valley were the two dinners would be held. The remaining villagers, including Theodora and you, gathered up all the food and ingredients you possessed, which wasn’t much but just enough for everyone, and cooked everything necessary. Along with Theodora and a few others, you were in charge of the turnip soup that would be served before the main course which was roasted chicken. You were quite exhausted since you had never cooked for that many people at a time. Nevertheless, you happily kept going knowing it would be worth it.

The preparations kept you busy and before you knew it, the day had finally come.

#legolas #my fic #fic rec #the hobbit #lord of the rings #middle earth #elves #tolkien elves #lotr elves #aragorn #fanfic #fantasy #tolkien #legolas imagine #legolas series