ext_43218 ([identity profile] catatonic1242.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2005-01-02 02:23 pm

Leaves of Gold by Lady E (PG-13/R)

I'm cat, your Lord of the Rings driver for the month of January. I read just about anything in this fandom, but my primary focus tends to be on the humans, especially Aragorn.

Fandom: LORD OF THE RINGS
Pairing: Aragorn/Legolas
Author on lj: [livejournal.com profile] lady_elina
Author website: Unknown
Why this must be read: The attention to detail in the author's writing is just spot-on without ever being overbearing or feeling heavy. I love the way it stays in canon (bookverse) without becoming tedious or forced. I have never read any other Aragorn/Legolas story as rich and true and inevitable as this.

Like a spider may patiently and imperceptibly spin glimmering fabrics amongst tree branches, years have woven a net of translucent strings between us. Delicate, yet firm and demanding strings that grow when you have lost track of the time you have spent with someone: tilt your head in a certain way and I know immediately where your mind is set today, move your hand and I look before I know I am looking, stir to take a step and I already follow.

Leaves of Gold
Chapters 1-2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5

[identity profile] bradamante13.livejournal.com 2005-01-03 09:34 am (UTC)(link)
This story was just beautiful - thanks for the rec!