Tag: gigolas

After the Ring War is done and dusted, is Laindawar even a little upset that his little brothers have dwarf-dolls and he doesn’t?

neh, that’s really not his bag. He is a bit pissed that Legolas has all some lovely new dwarf-forged steel and weaponry, though, all covered with twisting engravings of leaves and stars, wound with the best spells that Dwarves can devise. 

“Well, can I buy some off them? What do you mean, no? Why won’t they sell it – I’ll give a good price! No, I will not enquire at market, the wares they have for sale are not as fine as yours! But… oh, their best work goes to their loved ones? But. Oh.” 

*glides away, leaving an aggrieved huff behind him*

(Gimli has ever been a mediocre smith, his gifts and inclinations leading him more towards gem-work or stonemasonry – however, a very talented smith is quite literally haunting him, after all, and he’ll be getting some serrrrrious lessons. There’s very little a Dwarf won’t do to meet the promptings of devotion 😉

Those Georgian dancers totally need ceremonial weapons, and instead of being in perfect synch all the time, they need to do one where they build the dance around a combat routine, dodging one another by millimeters as they dance. In a fanfic it would have to be highly dangerous, and if you mess up you might get your head lopped off. Gimli would insist on dancing it with Dwalin and Legolas would watch with his heart in his throat, both turned on like mad and terrified as hell. Definitely.

SAMe LEGOLAS SAME

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I would read this forever, I don’t mind saying. THIS PREMISE SOUNDS INCREDIBLE. Fab culture-building, Dwarves being shit-hot and awesome (and esp Gimli in particular) – plus bonus dancing Dwalin and a terriflustered Legolas?

*grabby hands* wanttttt

Your tastes are great (and broad-ranging) in art as well as fics and I liked your fic recs a lot, so I wanted to ask you if you can rec any sad Gigolas fanart? I like sad things but somehow I like them more in art than in writing…

ljksadghfljahs i am so pleased you like my recs, thank you! *has a moment in which I pretend I am not a maddened bower-bird when it comes to Gigolas tbh*

Yup, sure can! here’s some stupendous and heart-wrecking stuff, please remember to compliment the artists in your tags if you reblog!

Autumn Leaves, by @injureddreams​ (note: THIS DESTROYS ME)

Legolas, after by @celebrenithil​

Arriving in Valinor, by TurnerMohan

Why do the white gulls call? by @fullmetalnation

Orc!Legolas by @gremlinloquacious

Closer fanart by @flukeoffate

Pining artiness, by @jaegervega

Gimli comforts Legolas (sansukh fanart btw akljshdgfljsah) by @sakurita94

Sad Legolas by @sakurita94

Old!Gimli by @sakurita94 (for Gigolas week 1)

the Undying Lands by @sakurita94 (for Gigolas week 1) (note: OUCH FUCKING OUCH)

I have become very good at waiting, by @notanightlight​ (AGONYYYY, BEYOND POWER OF SPEEEEEEECH)

“It’s Arod!” by @bofurs-wife​

With you, Always, by @injureddreams​ (more like SLAYS YOU THROUGH EPIC HEARTREADING BEAUTY tbh)

The Undying Lands were Poorly Named by @notanightlight (FUCK OUCH NO)

okay and before my heart snaps into bitty bits entirely, a funny one:

Look at your Dwarf, now back at me by @flukeoffate

reading through the Gigolas stuff from the old Henneth Annun archive is a real adventure omfg

it has all been uploaded to AO3 and none of the ships are tagged so you may get SURPRISE NOTP instead of the ship you’re looking for – and there’s a stark difference between pre-The Hobbit films and post-The Hobbit films (my Dwarven heart bristles often, believe me – and poor poor Gimli yikes)

one or two gems that I’d totally forgotten about, though! Just updated the fic recs page, lots of new stuff added 😀

Headcanon accepted: Legolas sings Gimli’s verse of Tra La La Lally and improvises new verses on it any time he just wants to make him LOSE HIS SH*T LAUGHING

“No, it is true – the song is as old as the Last Homely House itself. It’s easy to modify. I think the original version is long lost: none can even recall who wrote it.”

Gimli guffawed. “What, so they make up new rhymes for every visitor? Why waste the time?”

Legolas grinned, and began to sing in a high, mocking voice. 

“O! What are you doing,
And where are you going?
Your hose it needs mending!
Your backside is showing!
O! tra-la-la-lally
here down in the valley!”

“Tweren’t I that ripped my hose,” Gimli laughed. “Go on!”

Legolas gave a sly bow, and continued. 

“O! Will you be staying,
Or will you be leaving?
Your braids they are fraying!
Your breath it is heaving!

What brings Master Gimli
down into the valley?
The daylight fades dimly,
to leave would be silly.
So gruff and rough-hewn,
can a Dwarf even croon
along with our tune,
in June
ha! ha!”

“Very kind!” Gimli said – and he was indeed gruff, his arms folded. “Very near to the words they first sang to my father and I as we approached Rivendell, in fact.”

Legolas bent and kissed the rough brow in apology. “Perhaps I should sing you the verses they made up for me?”

Rules: name 5 OTPs from 5 different fandoms and tag 10 people to pass it on!

I got tagged by @poplitealqueen who is the Very Very Best Ever. *hugs*

1. Gimli/Legolas. DUH. The OTP to Rule Them All, the ship that sails itself to Valinor, you comfort me, for any love, etc etc etc skjdhfgljsdhfa NOTHING HAS EVER COME CLOSE to this, the flagship of the Armada. I will never stop writing them, I will always love them and their relationship.

2. Bruce Banner/Tony Stark. Shaddup, they’re beautiful. I love them, I won’t ever stop loving them. Oh, these brilliant, beautiful, hurting men. (BRUCE BBY, TONY BBY, WHY CAN’T THEY EVER BE HAPPY)

3. Finn/Rey/Poe Dameron. (this is for poly ships too yeah? okay it is now) MY NEWEST LOVE. lsdghflhjsgflajhgfjlsahfga Yes. Yes please, more please – if I were confident enough in the SW universe I’d write some myself, but as it stands I am gobbling up every single fic about these three, and then some.

4. Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers. See 2. Also OUCH. These two give me terrible, wonderful heartache. 

5. Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield. AUGH. AUGH. ALSO YESSSS BUT ALSO AUGH. Ohhhhh it hurts, but hurts so good I can write over 400K about their way back to each other and still have words to spare

I tag @elenothar, @the-dragongirl, @flamesburnonthemountainside, @yubiwamonogatari, @aviva0017, @jedi-goldberry-with-the-force, @fishfingersandscarves, @notanightlight, @grizzlyhorns, @darthstitch