A Song of Light and Shadow
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Between Moonlight and Shadow by StarlitForests
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - All Media Types, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms, Tolkien - Fandom
03 Aug 2025
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Thranduil’s realm has stood apart for centuries—silent, secretive, and sealed against the outside world. The aloof king trusts no one beyond his borders, least of all the grim and prideful Noldor.
When young Prince Legolas, playful and curious despite his father’s stern warnings, strays too close to Imladris, he is captured by the infamous twin sons of Elrond. Elladan and Elrohir—war-hardened, merciless, and known for hunting orcs with cold precision—are not prepared for the golden-haired wood elf who stirs more than just suspicion.
Bound by ancient grudges and deep scars, both realms stand on the edge of renewed conflict. But amid the tension, one of Elrond’s sons begins to see past the bloodlines and borders—to the light in Legolas that refuses to dim.
And light has always drawn shadow.
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- Part 1 of A Song of Light and Shadow
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Beneath Starlight and Darkness by StarlitForests
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (Jackson Movies), TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms, The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
13 Oct 2025
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Sixty years have passed since Thranduil pronounced judgment, and now, on the eve of its end, Elrohir rides for Greenwood to keep the vow he made: to win the trust of the wood-elves and their king.
Within the forest’s embrace, he and Legolas are reunited at last—older, changed, but no less bound. Yet the path ahead is far from simple. The memory of old wounds lingers, not only between lovers, but between realms. In a court where Noldorin blood is met with wary eyes, and both Sindar and Silvan pride run deep, Elrohir must earn his place among those who have not forgotten the legacy he bears.
As the lovers navigate fragile politics, ancient prejudice, and the quiet trials set before them, another shadow stirs—deeper and older than mistrust. From Dol Guldur comes a darkness not yet named, threading through dream and root and song. Greenwood watches. And not all who walk beneath its leaves do so with kind intent.
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- Part 2 of A Song of Light and Shadow
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Where the Light Falters by StarlitForests
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
01 Dec 2025
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A year has passed since Legolas and Elrohir were wed beneath Greenwood’s leaves, their love steady as light through the trees. Peace has lingered, fragile and golden, but peace seldom lasts.
When autumn deepens, they journey west beyond the forest, seeking quiet roads and the simple beauty of the mortal world. Yet the land feels changed, heavy with silence. In a small village wrapped in mist, whispers rise of seregrog, blood spirits said to descend from Thuringwethil’s brood, thought long vanished from the world.
What begins as unease becomes fear, and fear becomes truth. Something walks by night, unseen but watching, drawn to light, and to love that burns too brightly.
Together, Elrohir and Legolas must face what lingers in the dark, where desire and death entwine, and the line between beauty and horror blurs. For where the light falters, shadows remember, and evil waits to be named again.
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- Part 3 of A Song of Light and Shadow
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Where the Road Grows Warm by StarlitForests
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
26 Dec 2025
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Now that the Seregrog and the shadow in the North are behind them, Legolas and Elrohir turn west again, back to the road and to the quieter dangers of the world. Bree, the Shire, and the long miles between them hold new marvels for Legolas, new troubles for Elrohir, and new tests for a bond that has already survived blood, fear, and fire.
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- Part 4 of A Song of Light and Shadow
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The Shape of a Welcome by StarlitForests
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
01 Feb 2026
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Two hundred years of absence leave a mark. As Elrohir and Legolas return to Imladris together, old courtesies mask older judgments, and welcome does not mean forgetfulness. The valley remembers what stone and water have witnessed before, and not all silences are kind ones. Love has endured, shaped by long roads, chosen distance, and a marriage that asked for loyalty above comfort. Whether Imladris has learned to do the same, or whether it has merely learned to hide what it has never unlearned, remains to be seen.
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- Part 5 of A Song of Light and Shadow
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When the World Begins to Move by StarlitForests
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
06 Apr 2026
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Early in the year 2941 of the Third Age, the world begins to stir.
Separated by duty for the second longest stretch of their lives, Legolas and Elrohir each feel the quiet unease of a turning age. In Greenwood, now called Mirkwood beyond its borders, Legolas is haunted by dreams of fire and shadow as the forest itself grows restless. In Imladris, Elrohir watches over a young fosterling whose lineage carries the weight of the past, while old instincts warn him that stillness is no longer an option.
As Dwarves depart in secret from Imladris and ancient powers begin to move, love and foresight draw two long-parted paths back toward one another. This is the moment before choices are made and destinies quietly begin to align.
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- Part 6 of A Song of Light and Shadow
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A Song Before the Shadow by StarlitForests
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
15 Jun 2026
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Years after the events of the Battle of the Five Armies, Greenwood endures beneath a shadow that has not wholly faded.
Spiders gather once more in the south. Orcs move with growing purpose along the forest’s edges. The peace that followed victory has begun to thin.
Legolas walks the forest with a steadier heart, his duties shared with his husband, Elrohir. Their bond has endured distance, grief, and time, and has become the subject of songs far beyond their borders.
But not all things left in the past remain there.
When Aragorn, newly come into his name and lineage, crosses into Greenwood, old ties stir again, and with them, tensions long unspoken. As shadow gathers and loyalties are tested, the bond between Legolas and Elrohir begins to strain beneath the weight of what neither of them has yet faced.
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- Part 7 of A Song of Light and Shadow