Dwalin has very undignified last words, Bilbo needs to put the Ring back where it came from or so help me, the main villain appears at last (and I can’t wait to kill him off), and that one thing we’ve all been waiting for finally happens.
Hey Nonnie! Nice to be back, and yes, I had a wonderful time with my lil family 🙂
IDK, there are several layers of answer here, and I went on a bit of a ramble. Please remember that these are only my opinion, bc you asked! If you want to explore these, or the question, in any other way, then GO FOR IT. But here we go (and I’m gonna go in point format, because it makes my brain less messy):
– We know that Thranduil is not a fan of Dwarves. At all. Any softer feelings Tauriel and Legolas develop for Dwarves come near-wholly from their own experiences, personalities and observations, and not from him.
– Sometimes children rebel against their parents when selecting a partner, true enough – but I don’t feel that either Tauriel or Legolas would have kept Thranduil foremost in their mind when they fell in love – that is sorta creepy, for one!
– Dwarves are very very private by nature. Tolkien uses the word ‘secretive’. There’s only a few places in the whole of the history of Middle-Earth when Dwarves and Elves have lived in close proximity to each other (e.g. Hollin) – and even then, they didn’t really mingle. They didn’t live together in the one city/place, but remained apart, nearby in their own kingdoms.
– Falling in love (actual love, not just lust or hero worship) requires reciprocal contact of some kind. There’s no internet in Middle-Earth, and so Elves need proximity to whomever it is in order to fall in love. If Erebor was situated in Harad or Rhun, then Tauriel never would have met Kili. If another Dwarf had been chosen for the Fellowship, Legolas would never have met Gimli. They would never EVER have sought Dwarves out, thanks to the climate in which they were raised by Thranduil. So, location and opportunity is a big factor.
– Adversity builds tremendous bonds between people (I am Captain Obvious now). Tauriel fights for what is right, which is ultimately for Kili and the dwarves’ cause… and that stirs up passionate emotions. We do get passionate about our causes, after all! They face terrible dangers as a consequence. Gimli and Legolas are side-by-side the whole quest, they are glued to each other by the end. They face overwhelming danger and darkness, together. That sort of bond goes deep.
– Timing is also a factor, though it’s a little more… eeehhhh *wiggles hand side to side*. But there’s this: Tauriel and Kili’s story happens long before the War of the Ring, and Legolas watches it all. Would Legolas have bothered to look deeper at Gimli if he had not already seen Tauriel’s story unfold? IDK, a lot of that is entirely movie-based and there’s not much to support it in the books. But they’re interesting questions.
so, back to the question – my opinion is that Legolas and Tauriel came to their relationships with Dwarves through other factors, ones which came from their own experiences and observations and passions. I don’t think that Thranduil’s parenting was the deciding factor in these relationships. But that would also make an interesting avenue to explore!
idk, I hope that’s an answer! And I’m really glad you like the stories, thank you so very very much! ❤ Have an awesome 2017!
oh gods so many like how much do you have time this is gonna be a long list
okay, okay, here goes
most of these are Amnâs compliant btw^^
Bagginshield
– Bilbo stays in Erebor
– Thorin goes to the Shire with Bilbo
– Bilbo tops
– they have a light d/s relationship bc it helps Thorin unwind after a rough day of ruling a kingdom
– Thorin is good with children; Bilbo not so much, at least at first
– Bilbo tends to be the big spoon (this is called jetpacking I think?)
– Thorin has written like a gazillion songs for (and about) Bilbo
– everyone collectively hates all the epic ballads about Bilbo’s tawny curls like there are about a million of them change the tune Thorin!
– everyone has walked in on them at least once while they’ve been having throne sex
– they understand each other from just a look
Kiliel (fem!Kiliel I should mention I’m so used to it)
– after Kili recovered after BotFA they went to travel the world (starting from Blue Mountains, someone has to tell Dís and Vili that hi we’re all alive oh btw this is my girlfriend)
– Tauriel gives Kili her necklace when Kili gives Tauriel the runestone
– Kíli gives Tauriel like a crapton of her embroidery works when they got engaged, as courting gifs
– oh gods the braid artwork Kili does with Tauriel’s hair
– Tauriel teaches Kili some Sindarin so the next time Thrandy insults Thorin Kili can tell Thrandy to go fuck himself in Sindarin
– in their wedding Tauriel wears green and gold, and Kili wears blue and mithril
– very kinky; Tauriel has an impressive collection of dildos (this led to Kili loving to ride Tauriel)
– Kili cried at their wedding; and their wedding night (”I can’t believe a beautiful woman loves me!” “Kili no don’t cry pls you’re a beautiful woman too oh Valar what did I do did I break you?”)
– they love hiking and outdoor holidays
Gigolas
– the entirety of Sansûkh is my favourite Gigolas headcanon (or actually it’s canon)
– they love braiding each other’s hair
– Gimli gives Legolas small surprise gifts every now and then
– Legolas gives Gimli forehead kisses and nose boops
– ohhh the nose boops <3<3<3<3
– the time Thrandy walked in on them while they were having sexy times is never to be spoken about again
– Gimli has punched people in the face for making fun of Legolas
– after a bit of a rough start they both actually have a pretty good relationship with their in-laws
– at their wedding Thrandy gave them some old necklaces he and his wife used to wear, for good luck in marriage; Legolas cried
– Gloin still likes to jokingly remind Legolas of the time he called Gimli a goblin mutant
– Gimli threatens to never speak to his dad again whenever that joke comes up bc Mahal dad stop embarrassing me in front of my husband!!!
there are more but these are the ones I like the most^^
Someone prompted me to draw lesbian Kiliel a while ago, and it was something I could not refuse.
Tauriel’s headpiece was inspired by these lovely crystal crowns on Etsy. I wanted something that kept the elven motif of branches and nature but embraced a bit of the Dwarvish love of jewels.
Aw Yiss 