HAS NOT YET BEEN PROPERLY EDITED. THIS STORY WAS ORIGINALLY STARTED IN 2013
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Legolas and Adlanniel have loved each other for what seems an age. Over the years their hearts have entwined, growing higher and stronger with each passing year till the pinnacle of the relationship is reached and they finally become engaged.
Adlanniel moves to the Great Greenwood to live with her future husband, and to be accepted by his people with the blessing of their king, Thranduil.
Alas, on one warm mid-Summer day, when they are entwined in each other's embrace at the top of the Greenwood's Ancient Oak, they see billowing smoke on the horizon. The stench of death and burning flesh chokes the air. The Shadow, an ancient evil thought once extinguished, is upon them.
Legolas, still naive in his youth, volunteers to aid the men of Rhovanion from an insurgent of Easterlings and other minions of the flooding Shadow.
In his absence, Adlanniel and Thranduil strike up a lascivious relationship. But why? What is it about each other they cannot resist? Why do they go so far despite their better judgments and love for Legolas? Is it truly lust and desire that drives them? How entwined will their relationship become and what are the consequences that will ultimately await them? Will the prince of the Woodland Realm find out? Will Adlanniel and Thranduil be able to keep their forbidden secret hidden from him, let alone others?
A story of conflict, treacherous love, betrayal, hope, and tragedy set within the beautiful world of Arda (Middle-Earth). A Thranduil & Legolas X OC fanfiction.
Legolas, Thranduil, and Middle-Earth are properties of the Tolkien Estate. Adlanniel, Idhrenion and all other characters not belonging to Tolkien are my own and cannot be used without my consent.
⛔️ WARNING: This story contains explicit sexual content (erotica), love triangle themes, adultery, violence and battles. MINORS DO NOT INTERACT! ⛔️
AFTER the Battle of Five Armies, an elf prince journeys to the north of Middle Earth in search of the mysterious Strider. But to also escape the grief of a 'love unspoken' as well as the oppressive regime of his father, King Thranduil. There among the Dúnedain, Legolas finds friendship, adventure, a sense of humor and a female ranger who is not quite what she seems. Is he fated to forever love another unrequited? And what of the broken relationship with his father, will the prince's choices drive a deeper wedge between them?
A classic love story, filled with adventure and intrigue, but ALSO a journey into the unwritten years of the beginning of an epic friendship with Aragorn; all set prior to 'The Lord of the Rings'.
*Feb 2018: 2nd in The Middle Earth Awards*
*June 2018: 2nd in Arkenstone (The Hobbit) category, The Tolkien Awards*
*July 2018: Official Featured Wattpad Fanfiction*
*Jan 2019: #3 in Romance Hotlist (181k stories)
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I may have nicknamed this story 'Pride and Prejudice for Elves', our silver-haired princeling has several centuries of repression he needs to work through, as well lighten up - before he can become the elf that we know and love in LOTR!
The story is COMPLETE! All votes and comments greatly appreciated. I'd be absolutely thrilled to have you join me on this journey of self-discovery in Middle Earth.
The best writing in this story belongs to @GreenScholarTales, who kindly allowed me to weave my romance into her story, 'Starting Anew.' Please go and see her other works and her original series on Wattpad, The Book of Terrus.
The beautiful painting on the cover was kindly loaned by the highly talented Irishmellow, see her awesome work at https://irishmellow.deviantart.com/
Copyright: Tolkien owns all the familiar characters, Jackson & Co. own Tauriel and the starting premise, Green Scholar owns several significant events and almost all of the rangers ... but one, Wren, she is all mine!