This Breath We Share (7705 words) by katajainen Chapters: 6/6 Fandom: The Lord of the Rings – J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings – All Media Types Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Gimli (Son of Glóin)/Legolas Greenleaf Characters: Gimli (Son of Glóin), Legolas Greenleaf, Aragorn | Estel, Gandalf | Mithrandir Additional Tags: Kissing, 5+1 Things, Awkward Flirting, Cultural Differences, Cultural Misunderstandings, Hair Braiding, Tastefully suggestive bits Summary:
Five times Legolas kissed Gimli – and the one time Gimli kissed him back.
But is any kiss ever ‘just a kiss’?
Does that chapter count say 6/6? YES it does. Does it mean this is the FINAL chapter? It BLOODY WELL does.
And I’m so GODSDAMNED grateful it should be so. (Read: have re-written and edited until my eyes bleed and I can’t see the story from the words anymore and I my most fervent wish is to have nothing to do with it like EVER.)
But here it is. Read. Please.
(It’s 2.40 in the morning. I am not sorry.)
12 hours later, and I’m even happier I got the thing finished. (And the original prompter liked it!)
“Who was the last to come to this room?” Aragorn’s voice shattered the tension.
“Who…was the last to come to this room!?” The King’s voice which had been a crack was climbing into a roar.
“Who brought the wine!? Who was here!? Someone speak!” Aragorn had spun and seized the stunned Carar by his arm.
As he continued to bellow, Legolas hoisted his dwarf up in his arms, holding a shaking hand before his lover’s face. Gimli was not meant to be so gray. Gimli was bright as a flame…this dull, stiffened dwarf, lying next to a spilled goblet of wine couldn’t truly be Gimli…
Was Legolas to witness the mortal candle of the one he’d given his heart to blow out? Was this it? After orcs, after trolls, after a night in mud as allies fell before them, after a hellish army fell before them, and weary friends were returned to them on eagles’ wings? After sickened stone stained with the dead, after a visit with ancient trees that whispered with sleeping power, after caves filled with stars where vows were made and lips and hands joined in ardent promise-This was to be their undoing?
A poisoned cup of wine was to steal the happiness Legolas and Gimli had forged together?
No.
“No…” Legolas breathed, “No…no!”
Legolas’s hands fell on Gimli’s beard, and his breath caught in his throat.
I think when they first meet, Gimli startles Legolas pretty badly, causing him to freak out and accidentally knock him in the head with one of his hoofs. Gimli is knocked out by this which gives Legolas a moment to both compose himself and try to make out what exactly Gimli is. He’s never seen a satyr before so he figures Gimli must be a strange looking deer that has been maimed.
Chapter: Between The Rocks & The River Description: In which Lord Elrond arrives with a special guest, Legolas and Gimli receive a gift, apologies are made, and new fears are awakened. Notes: I DID THE THING.
Here’s the third chapter of A Mountain Keeps An Echo, which I abandoned for three years because I’m awful, but which I came back to because I can’t not finish it. I hope you guys enjoy this, and please spread the love around if you do. Comments and reblogs, even if you’re just saying “this is nice, thanks” mean everything to writers, and keep us writing. ❤ ❤
I think when they first meet, Gimli startles Legolas pretty badly, causing him to freak out and accidentally knock him in the head with one of his hoofs. Gimli is knocked out by this which gives Legolas a moment to both compose himself and try to make out what exactly Gimli is. He’s never seen a satyr before so he figures Gimli must be a strange looking deer that has been maimed.
I decided this would look better colored so that everyone can see how their fur should look.
I think that Thranduil would probably have white fur and Legolas’ is sort of cream colored but will grow whiter as he becomes older. I also just think that cream looks good with Gimli’s coppery red hehe
Aw Yiss 