LOTR/Hobbit Imagines

Legolas - Oh Deer

Legolas x reader

Requested: Yes! ​ asked "Hey! Could I get a Legolas x Reader where the reader is caring for an injured baby deer she found in the forest and she's usually really gruff and cold and keeps to herself? So Legolas gets all soft watching her be soft and she asks him for help or something you can choose and he's just all flustered and it's cute. Thank you xxx"

A/N: I switched it up a bit, hope you don't mind!
I also skipped the 'old' Westron Legolas usually speaks, to make it easier for me. Because I can do that.

Warnings: one soft curse word, mentions of blood, Legolas in love (yes, that needs its own warning)

"You are remarkably quiet today," Legolas said to you after almost half an hour of silence.
You didn't say anything back, eyes scanning the forest around you. Legolas shook his head. There was just no way to distract you, always focused on the task you'd been given.

You were part of the Guard of Mirkwood. From the very beginning you had proven to be an exceptionally good fighter. Every mission you were sent on turned out succesful and with no casualties, so it didn't take long for you to be allowed to go on even more dangerous missions.
Even though you had an impressive record, being an Elleth made it extra hard. It didn't matter how skilled you were and that you'd showed more than once that you were tougher than most of the other guards, they still belittled you for being female. So when you were on duty, you put on a facade: stern expression, cold stare and not a sound unless you were spoken to.

Despite your gruff facade, the Prince of Mirkwood had taken a liking to you. Not that you noticed; after all, you were too busy proving your worth.
Legolas made sure he was assigned to your group on patrols or vice versa - not that he didn't have a choice, being Prince and all - and always suggested your name when there was a two-person job. All very subtle of course.

Today had been no different. There had been a sighting of a few Orcs wandering the forest, not that far from the palace. Thranduil instructed him to send a few guards to go and solve the problem. Those 'few guards' turned into Legolas and you.

And now you were making your way through the forest, hunting some Orcs, with Legolas by your side who was desperately trying to make conversation.

"You are allowed to speak, Y/N. It's only me."
"Yes, only you... Don't you think it's rather strange our King sent only two guards? How many Orcs were seen again?"
"Enough to handle ourselves, do not worry."
You scoffed. "I'm not worried, you know damn well that I could take them on my ow-" A sound in the distance made you cut off your sentence.
Legolas heard it too, and you signaled him to climb the trees.

You both jumped from one tree to another with ease, until you reached a small clearance. There you could see about a dozen Orcs, most of them taking a rest, a few trying to make a fire to keep the spiders away. You signaled to Legolas to stay put, while you made your way to the other side of the clearance.

He rolled his eyes at that. Shouldn't it be him telling you what to do? But he listened anyway and waited for your signal.
In his mind he was already planning how to attack the pack, thinking he could easily kill 4 or 5 Orcs from where he was hiding before making his way down the tree. This was almost too easy.

A screech in the distance made the Orcs jump up and 3 of them disappeared in the woods, running past the tree you were hiding in. It seemed like the pack hadn't been complete. You waved to Legolas, signaling you would go after them. Before he could protest, you were gone.
Why did you always have to prove yourself? He had no visuals anymore, but he could hear how your feet touched the ground. Your fight had begun.