saraginotou:
Can someone recommend me some Gigolas fanfics with NO Thilbo or Barduil, please? I’m in the mood for Gigolas 🙂
I got you covered 🙂 under the cut:
Saw your post on the tag and I was all ‘OH MY OTP, I CAN HELP!!!’ So I hope these are what you’re looking for! They’re all from my fic recs tag, because I live in the gigolas trashcan and will my whole life long. The lists to check out are :
The Stubbornness of Dwarves (Teen) by Khazadqueen (Gigolas, Dworin)
Legolas’s attempts at courting Gimli have fallen flat on their face. Somehow, Dwalin finds himself playing matchmaker–neither of them are really sure how it happens.
Memory is not what the heart desires (Not Rated) by Mozzarella (Gigolas)
Or, dwarf heaven is just on the other side of the mountains and Legolas goes on a quest.
Legolas has loved Gimli since the War of the Ring, but confesses not until after he is stone once more in his great tomb.
But Gimli bade him live, not languish in grief or fade. So he lives.
Now he journeys to Valmar, the dwelling place of the Valar, to gain entrance into Mahal’s halls, to confess to Gimli his love and to be with him until the last war and beyond.
Finding Comfort (General Audiences) by Scarletjedi (Gigolas)
“It was not the fault of the Dwarves that the friendship waned,” said Gimli.
“I have not heard that it was the fault of the Elves,” said Legolas.
“I have heard both,” said Gandalf; “and I will not give judgement now. But I beg of you two, Legolas and Gimli, at least to be friends, and to help me. I need you both.”
(The Fellowship of the Ring, “A Journey in the Dark”)
The Sound Below Sound (Teen) by Dorinda (Gigolas)
When the Grey Company escapes from the Paths of the Dead with an army of ghosts at their heels, Legolas believes that everyone who entered the Dark Door has emerged again unharmed.He’s wrong.Some wounds cannot be seen.
Changes (Teen) by Scarletjedi (Gigolas)
Day 1: First Times
Day 2: Helms Deep
Day 3: Fangorn/The Glittering Caves
Day 4: Meeting the Family
Day 5: The Grey Havens
Day 6: Hair Braiding
Day 7: AU
This story follows these prompts to tell the tale of Legolas and Gimli from the end of one age into the next.
Maybe Even Thou Shalt Find It (General Audiences) by Culumacilinte (Gigolas)
‘None other than Dwarves know our language, this is true, for Khuzdul was the Maker’s gift to us. And so the names which we give to the world are not in that tongue; that name, our root-name, is kept a secret and not even carved on our tombs.’
For Continuing Strange ® by Annie Harris (Gigolas)
In the days following the coronation, they continued their exploration of the city, until they knew it pretty well from top to bottom, and the city knew them: the mismatched pair from the King’s fellowship, whose like had not been seen within the walls even by the very eldest of citizens.
Stone Hearts and Halls (Mature) by appleapple (Gigolas)
Gimli is injured in an accident rebuilding the city of Minas Tirith. When Legolas arrives he finds that not all is well in Aragorn’s kingdom.
Of Useful Artistry (General Audiences) by Spinel (Gigolas)
The reflection of a Dwarf is in his craft, and even an Elf can understand that.
They Say of the Elves (Adult) by brancher (Gigolas)
You know what they say of the elves, that they’ll tumble you as soon as look at you.
The Secrets of the Lonely Mountain (General Audiences) by lisafer (Gigolas)
Legolas is sent to Erebor after the War of the Ring, where he’s given the chance to meet up with Gimli again.
Predominantly book-verse. And I feel it should be subtitled “Adventures in Moodiness: Featuring an Elf and a Dwarf”.
Lost and Found (teen) by rainbowdalek (Gigolas)
Galadriel sends Legolas and Gimli on a quest. She’s asked them to find a missing amulet, but she’s hoping they find each other along the way.
A Mountain Keeps An Echo (Explicit) by marchingjaybird (Gigolas, Dworin, other pairings)
Having fallen in love over the course of their quest, Legolas and Gimli undertake a journey to Erebor in order to make their union official in the eyes of the dwarves. Far from the family affair that they had planned, however, they soon find themselves in the middle of a very public, very politically charged wedding ceremony with a massive guest list and bad blood on both sides.
Journey (Mature) by Moirai (Gigolas)
They started out as uneasy allies…
Braids (Teen) by CaptainLeBubbles (Gigolas)
Different cultures place value on different things. Legolas learns what braiding means to Dwarves.
Tantalus (Teen) by Honesty (Gigolas)
Farther Shore (Teen) by Pherede (Gigolas)
Valinor is a place, not a heaven; and Gimli is still mortal, after all.
Raven’s Song (Gen) by Camilla Sandman (Gigolas)
Young and alone on a long road, / Once I lost my way: / Rich I felt when I found another; / Man rejoices in man. The story of Gimli and Legolas
The Undying (Teen) by Angela (Gigolas)
“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.
New Braids (Teen) by Khazadqueen (Gigolas)
Gimli scandalizes Legolas by offering to braid his hair after the battle of Helm’s Deep. Aragorn is far too amused.
On the Cold Hill Side (General Audiences) by marycrawford (Gigolas)
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.
An Ounce of Perception (Mature) by stateofintegrity (Gigolas)
Legolas and Gimli begin to perceive one another.
Victory Braids (teen) by smilebackwards (Gigolas)
When Gimli brings home an elf with dwarven promise braids in his hair, Glóin is forced to come to the painful conclusion that his beloved son took one too many blows to the head during the many illustrious battles he’d fought in the war.
Lords of Misrule (Mature) by FabulaRasa (Gigolas)
After all battles are over and all victories declared, Gimli and Legolas take a journey to Fangorn together.
Through the Gloaming (Teen) by Evandar (Gigolas)
Before they reach Mirkwood, a strange mist from the Mountains brings the Company of Thorin Oakenshield into contact with a strange future.
Wedding Cup (Gen) by smilebackwards (Gigolas)
I would have your comment on the seating arrangements, Glóin wrote above a drawing of Erebor’s reception hall where he’d crowded dozens of long tables with dwarves and set a small table labelled Thranduil three back from the head table, a deliberate taunt.
Weary Heads to Rest (Gen) by icarus_chained (Gigolas)
In the quiet after the war is won, Gimli watches Legolas sleep that strange half-sleep of the elves, and slowly and perhaps begrudgingly comes around to the realisation that he loves him.
Four Days in March, III 3019, Gondor (Teen) by daisynorbury (Gigolas)
The journey from the Paths of the Dead to Pelargir.
Fortune Presents Gifts Not According to the Book by PazithiGallifreya (Teen)
The truth of Legolas & Gimli’s relationship comes out in Rivendell (along with something else equally surprising) Fem!Gimli AU
Northern Babylon by icarus_chained (Gen) (Gigolas)
After four years fighting the war in the south, Gimli and Legolas have come back to their home city of New Rhovanion changed, and perhaps for the better. Gimli tries to make Elven Councillor Thranduil understand this, and understand that maybe there’s hope for more than just Gimli and Legolas as well.
Knowledge and Light (teen) by Flamebyrd (Gigolas, Arawen, Kiliel, Faramir/Eowyn)
He knew leaving his home and going to university would change him. He didn’t realise what that meant. 1930’s University/alternate world AU
Nothing Doth Fade (but Suffers a Sea-Change) (Teen) by notanightlight (Gigolas)
Gimli has always heard stories about the seals that lived near the cliffs of Castle Durin. “They aren’t what they seem,” they’d tell him. Gimli never knew what to think of those stories, until the night he met a stranger on the shore, with the sea in his eyes and moonlight on his skin. Selkie Modern AU
Impartial Judge (Explicit) by bigmamag (Gigolas, Kiliel, bagginshield mentioned ONCE – seriously a brilliant fic, ABSOLUTELY AMAZING and one of my faves)
The Triwizard Tournament brings Europe’s three largest wizarding schools together for the competition of a lifetime. Gimli had only planned to tag along as Krum’s entourage, but is unexpectedly chosen as Durmstrang’s champion. When the son of Thranduil is chosen as Beauxbatons’ champion, Gimli seeks a way to bring him down a peg or two, but unexpectedly finds something completely different. Harry Potter AU
The Pirates of Erebor (Explicit) by mckittericks (Gigolas, kiliel)
The pirates of Erebor have long troubled the isle of Greenwood, but when they kidnap an elven lady for ransom, they don’t get exactly what, or rather who, they bargained for. Pirates AU.
Sapphires Set in Diamond (General Audiences) by deborah_judge (Gigolas, fem!Gimli)
Dwarf women are not beautiful. Fem!Gimli AU
A Bird and a Beast (Explicit) by eyebrowofdoom (Gigolas)
A carved puzzle, left to rattle in a bag, may solve itself. Another version of what happened upon the return of Legolas and Gimli to Fangorn.
Flirt with Knives (explicit) by Clearbluewater (Gigolas)
Legolas and Gimli fight over which of them is to be the bride on their wedding day.
Time (Explicit) by cimorene (Gigolas)
Going into battle, Gimli becomes preoccupied with mortality.
Promise (Mature) by cimorene (Gigolas)
During the end of FOTR, book canon, with mild spoilers. Legolas comes to terms with what he wants.
Little Differences (Explicit) by Amuly (Gigolas)
Four Things Legolas and Gimli Found Differed Between Them… and One Thing That Was the Same.
Just Your Skin (Explicit) by spinel (Gigolas)
There are many ways to announce an Elvish wedding. Unbeknownst to Gimli, this is not the best one.
Newer recs which need to go on the Main Rec Page (but haven’t yet because of time/energy/me being lazy):
By Sarn Gebir by TAFKAB (teen)
Aragorn sleeps restlessly by habit.
Of love, mithril combs and tea-tree oil by beetle (mature)
One of the members of the Fellowship gets head-lice. But it sort of went off the prompt from Jump Street, and I couldn’t quite fit everything in. Sorry… .
An Unexpected Date by IchijouKenichiro (teen)
Legolas goes to have dinner with his friend, Aragorn, but gets stood up. Eventually someone shows up to save him from his awkward meal alone. But will it be the night’s saving grace? Or will it be a disaster?
One Green Leaf by TAFKAB (explicit)
After an ill-judged encounter leads too quickly to intimacy, Legolas and Gimli’s friendship is badly damaged. Ten years later, when King Elessar decides to visit the Southrons and sue for peace, he asks his lieutenants to journey deep into the desert with him to parley– or fight, if they must. Legolas and Gimli, leaders among the friends of Gondor, must set aside their hurts and come together to serve their king. Can they rebuild their trust and repair their friendship, or dare to hope for more?
Care by Rina_san28 (Gen)
Gimli’s had a hard day at work and just wants to go home. Legolas just wants him to feel better. Modern AU
Because Dwarven Courting is Complicated by Saraste (Gen)
Gimli can cook. Cooking a meal for your intended is an integral part of dwarven courtship.
Emerald Leaves, Sapphire Stars by Lumelle (Gen)
When Legolas wakes in the Arda Remade, everything is fresh and green. Even so, he cannot be at peace until he has found his star. Fortunately, Mahal’s promise to his children stays true
An Unlikely Bond by Frodo_sHeart (Teen)
This is the story of Legolas, an Elf who has never found his fated Guide, and who dares to go on a quest as an unbonded Sentinel with companions of three other races who don’t have Guides and Sentinels. Or do they? Legolas finds himself increasingly confused about his reactions to the proximity of one red-headed Dwarf.Sentinel/Guide AU
The Water of Oblivion by And_Dream_Of_Erebor (gen)
On their way home from their quest, Legolas and Gimli fall into the same stream Bombur had fallen into in The Hobbit. Losing all memory of the quest and of one another, they assume that they are enemies. Amnesia AU
The Long Way Around by hope91 (Teen)
Centuries after passing on to the dwarven Halls of Waiting, Gimli is tasked with one final quest in the Undying Lands – escorting a lingering mortal spirit to his immortal Love, in the hope that amends can be made and both can find closure and peace. Along the way, Gimli is reminded of the finality of separation from his dearest friend – and eventually realizes he can deny his heart no longer. Afterlife AU
Love Always, Yours Forever by butterflyslinky (Teen)
Tauriel, Fili and Kili pull a prank on Gimli and Legolas, who respond in kind. Things go a little too far. Fake dating/relationship AU
The Matchmaker’s Ball by purpleeyesandbowties (teen)
In the beginning, the Valar saw that their children were spread too far and wide. So far apart and so absorbed with their own lives, the children of the Valar could not find their Ones, those whom they were created to be with. So the Valar created the Matchmaker’s Ball. One week a year, in the height of summer, a celebration is held. Anyone from any kingdom is invited to attend, from age thirteen to age thirty, with the goal of finding their One. It’s a week of chance, love, and fate. For Legolas, it might be a way out of the future his father set for him. In his final year of the Matchmaker’s Ball, it becomes all the more important that Legolas finds his One. If he doesn’t, he will be forced to wed against his will in the name of continuing the family line. And he’ll be damned if he lets that happen. Soulmate AU
Second Chances by Lumelle (Gen)
When Legolas enters a small jewelry store completely by chance, he doesn’t expect anything significant to happen. He certainly doesn’t expect to encounter someone he hadn’t even realized he had lost. Gimli, on the other hand, is rather determined to hold onto his newfound happiness, and will not let anything bring him down. Reincarnation AU
And Our Souls Brushed by notanightlight (Gen, WIP)
Gimli and Legolas never really got off on the right foot. Neither did their daemons.Daemon AU
Wild Hunt by Snow_Glows_Blue (Not rated)
There’s a knock on the door. It isn’t quite dusk; it isn’t too dangerous yet. But still, it’s late to be out on Midwinter’s Night. What if he was held up somewhere? Legolas takes a nail with him when he opens the door. “Gimli. It’s late.” Medieval/Fae AU
Death of Lovers by jcrycolr3wradc (teen)
A biographer talks to Gimli about how he survived World War Z. Zombie AU
The Monstrous Fellowship by IchijouKenichiro (Teen)
Astrin’s cousins Fíli and Kíli left to fight the forces of Mordor over two years ago, but there’s been no word from them for the last six months. Being a woman of action and the one who always is there to get them out of trouble, Astrin disguises herself as the male warrior Gimli and joins the army to fight for them. But the regiment she joins is anything but typical. With troublesome hobbits, a religious fanatic, the undead, a golem, and even an elf, are the greatest dangers to come from her fellow man? And what secrets are they all holding onto? THIS FIC DESERVES SO MUCH MORE, it is such a great blending of the two universes!! Monstrous Regiment AU (aka fem!Gigolas/everything is ladies)
Gigolas stuff I wrote
From One Age to Another (Gen, 12K) On AO3
The Long Road (Teen, 6K) On AO3
So Cloaked and So Crowned (Mature, 6K) On AO3
Some Other Beginning’s End (Mature, 5K) On AO3
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