Fic Recs: Lord of the Rings and LotRiPS

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There's nothing like reading in an old fandom to remind you of the impermanence of the internet. However, despite a few holes that refuse to be patched up through careful googleing, the Aragorn/Legolas ship remains in good condition and is always a delight to visit. Despite the header this is really more of a personal reference post than a proper rec list, since I only read in this fandom about once a year and keep forgetting where to find things. RPS recs have been added on at the end, since after crawling out from under a mountain of A/L fics I managed to fall down the VigOrli well. Such is fandom.



Archives and Resources
ALSlash Archive - The archive of the ALSlash and Legolas_Aragorn_Slash Yahoo Groups.
aragornlegolas and legolasaragorn - LJ comms for fans of the pairing, the first of which is still active.
Archive of Our Own - The Aragorn/Legolas tag at the AO3 (and the Viggo/Orlando one).
Classic AUs - A community rec list on lotrips_finders
Crack Van - General fandom recs tag on crack_van
LBES - A V/O archive.
Le Abdollen - A frame-by-frame analysis
The Library of Moria - The A/L tag at the Library, a LOTR slash fanfiction archive.
LOTR Recs - by unfitforsociety
LOTR RPS Canon - "Everything you always wanted to know about the cast of LOTR... but were afraid to ask because it made you sound like a stalker."
LOTR RPS Recs - by msilverstar
Men of Middle Earth Awards - A selection of the LOTR slash fandom, voted for by fans and still active.
Middle Earth News - A reference site for what's new in the fandom.
Mirrormere - A LOTR FPS and RPS archive.
Nectar - An A/L fansite with fics and recs.
Of Elves and Men - A LoTR fiction archive.
The One Ring - A masterpost of the best discussion threads related to the books, useful for details about canon.
Rec List O'Doom - A/L recs by miladyhawke
VOLA Slash - An A/L and Viggo/Orlando fic archive.


Vids
Aragorn and Legolas: A Tribute by northernstar24
Summary: This video is entirely gratuitous - lots of slow motion shots and lingering looks from our heroes. Also includes a plenty of Aragorn and Legolas doing what they do best, kicking ass.

Personal Favourites
The Call of the Sea by capella_fic
Summary: Neither asked for, nor expected: an elf tells the story of his love for an extraordinary man.

Leaves of Gold (LJ) by lady_elina
Summary: A portrayal of the friendship and love between Aragorn son of Arathorn and Legolas Greenleaf, spanning from the year before Elrond's Council to Aragorn's death in the Fourth Age.

This Mortal Joy by lightgetsin
Summary: The ring calls to Aragorn, but not for the reasons he had expected.


FPS (Aragorn/Legolas)
Aerlinn by Maelithil
Summary: "Before the great depths of the Belegaer he ambles, feeding off the haze and the gales, listening to the cries of the gulls. He is fading, my liege lord, as the pale stars do at daybreak."

Bandage by keelywolfe
Summary: Set after Moria, in which Legolas and Aragorn have a discussion regarding...er...healing techniques.

Breath of Life by surreysmum
Summary: Mortal peril has a way of making you face the truth, as Aragorn and Legolas discover.

Choosing Friends by Mcguffan
Summary: Elves and dwarves don’t get along which leads to problems in Moria.

Elf Slash Sarcasm by Tyellas
Summary: A parody of elf-slash themed Tolkien fanfiction, featuring Elvish ways, Elrond's weakness, Boromir's breeches, and lots of fragrant alabaster skin.

Exercises in Innocence by abundantlyqueer (Fic Masterpost)
Summary: “You will not leave,” Galadriel breathes, leaning close to peer curiously into Legolas’s face. “Not you, not any of yours, while Middle Earth is in danger."

The First Encounter by Dhvana
Summary: Strider is sent to Mirkwood to find Gollum, but someone finds him instead, and it begins the most intriguing experience of his life.

How to Save Your Marriage by eleveninches
Summary: Aragorn needs an heir. Arwen wants to go home. Legolas is just there for the free food.

Initiative by Esmeralda
Summary: A courtesan of Minas Tirith is visited by someone preparing to die.

Marble Skin by Penelope-Z
Summary: The brief rose is withered now, the petals blown away by pitiless winds, but the thorn is mine. The thorn is mine to keep.

Night by Kassandra
Summary: Just a little piece about unrequited love.

Night and Day (DW) by elgrey
Summary: A meeting with Éomer and the apparent death of Aragorn make both Aragorn and Legolas re-examine their feelings for one another.

Of Elves and Men by Tenshi no Korin
Summary: There is a beauty to your kind, though not many of my blood would share that sentiment.

Of Mirrors and Altered Destinies by Anne Higgins
Summary: Aragorn looks into Galadriel's mirror and sees an unexpected future.

Pebbles and Embers by Marie-Claude Danis
Summary: Stupid elves and their perfect aim.

The Question by eyebrowofdoom
Summary: Elves, you know?

Remembrances by miladyhawke
Summary: "Yet I confess that I have not kept complete faith with him; I have fingered things maybe best left tucked away, and unearthed memories I should not have intruded upon." - Eldarion

Respite by Namarie
Summary: Man and Elf share an all-too-brief moment of rest.

School of Rings (Snippet) by supacat
Summary: When Frodo comes into possession of the One Ring, the Fellowship begins to form. (high school AU)

Shines Like Hope by Celli Lane
Summary: Missing scenes from the first two films; Legolas learns about death, and hope, and his heart's desire.

Silence by lady_elina
Summary: Gimli son of Glóin knows many different silences.

The Sun in His Hands by JastaElf
Summary: Near the end of Aragorn's life he spends a rainy afternoon with Legolas, discussing the past, sealonging, & love.

Until We Meet Again by Tanis
Summary: A difficult farewell between two friends bound and parted by destiny.

Waterfall by shrinetolust
Summary: Aragorn wants to be alone, until Legolas convinces him otherwise...


RPS (Viggo/Orlando)
And This Is London by boji
Summary: "It was what I wanted all along, you know? Back when you all thought I was a daft muppet who only wanted fame and fortune and Hollywood bollocks."

The Archer's Paradox by empress_wu
Summary: You might imagine that a straight and balanced arrow should be shot straight at a target in order to hit it. In reality, it takes an arrow a short distance to straighten out and fly true, and a traditional archer must therefore aim the arrow off target to hit it. This is the "archer's paradox."

Battleship by chevauchee
Summary: Everyone knew that Viggo and Orlando had fought. Elijah just knew better than most.

The Boy and the Box by eyebrowofdoom
Summary: Viggo is a box that Orlando is not sure if he wants to open, but by God the locked clasp craps him off.

Clean-cut by ukcalico
Summary: Viggo raised one eyebrow. "Blood orange," he said, lightly. "Never seen one before?"

Deltiology by afra_schatz
Summary: If you ever wondered whether you were a nomad, count the stuff you own and divide the sum through the number of postcards you have written and received. At least that's what Orlando does.

The Elf and the Fisherman by ranmaru
Summary: Fishing at dawn.

Fas.ci.na.tion by birdsflying
Summary: Fascination: The state of being fascinated.

Half Asleep and Dreaming by mirabile_dictu and empress_wu
Summary: Viggo learns to see.

Hum/Lo by handelshands
Summary: “It’s easy. Just don’t love me yet.”

I'm Fallin' Through by padawanhilary and telesilla
Summary: Neither Viggo nor Orlando are wild about techno, and yet there they are in a dance bar.

In A Song by ancabell
Summary: "You know. I knew you when you were a baby," Viggo said and sat on the couch.

Let the Secret Fires by Élizabeth
Summary: Let's swim to the moon, let's climb through the tide, penetrate the evenin' that the city sleeps to hide, let's swim out tonight, love, it's our turn to try, parked beside the ocean on our moonlight drive.

Little Things by tati
Summary: There had been no arguments, no fights, not even bickering. Nothing like that.

Method Man by jasmineskie
Summary: In Orlando's experience, which admittedly wasn't all that extensive, a person could carry the whole "living your character" thing a bit too far.

Natural Progression by zarah5
Summary: Wherein you'll find prissy elves and filthy humans. Or, alternatively: Wherein no one cries, dies, takes drugs, attempts suicide, is raped or injured in a bad car accident.

Nightswimming by ancabell
Summary: dream if you will a courtyard, an ocean of violets in bloom.

Not a Love Song by GloriaMundi
Summary: They don't like the same music. [locked to AO3 members]

Not Yet Day by _ming and traveller
Summary: "Buenos días, gatito," Viggo murmurs, a pleased smile stretching his voice to uncommon raspiness. It sounds like Orlando still wakes up with all the grace of a fat, angry cat.

Pretty Bastards by Vivi
Summary: "Hold still, liquid eyeliner is a bitch."

Redux by chaosmanor
Summary: After speaking of inanities for a moment, Viggo had said, "I have a favour to ask of you."

Silence is deep as Eternity, speech is shallow as Time by mirabile_dictu
Summary: Viggo listens.

Strangers by aleathiel
Summary: London in December is grey, but to Orlando it somehow feels warming anyway.

Tennessee by cimorene
Summary: Viggo and Orlando's journeys - during filming, the path to a relationship, and two roadtrips in Tennessee.

That Viggo by shrinetolust
Summary: Orlando longs for Viggo, for all the versions of Viggo he knows--and some he doesn't.

(to viggo on his forty-sixth birthday) by traveller
Summary: he's never been afraid of time, but for the first time in his life he looks at his path and sees more miles behind than ahead.

Unseen Pull of the Moon by melle
Summary: Everyone knows I first saw Vig in New Zealand. That is an accepted fact among everyone in the know, up to and including my closest friends and family. It’s also absolute bollocks.