Title:  The Lord’s Minstrel 7/??
Author:  Tena   faramirhaldir@yahoo.com
Type:  FPS
Rating:  NC-17 
Pairing:  Elrond/Lindir
Disclaimer:  These characters are from the brilliant mind of J.R.R. Tolkien.  I make no 
claim to them or make no money from this story.
Warnings:  Consensual sex between males. 
Archived: http://faramirhaldir.livejournal.com/, OEAM
Summary:  This is a story about how Lindir came to Imladris and the events that made 
him the Lord’s Minstrel.

Author’s note:  I wrote a drabble in which Lindir finally expresses his love for Elrond.  
This is an expansion on their story.  It involves events before during and after the drabble.
If you wish to read the drabble, it is at my LJ.
http://faramirhaldir.livejournal.com/2006/03/31/


Chapter Summary:  Wedding preparations and Orophin and Lindir are reunited.


Life in Imladris fell into a comfortable routine.  Lindir spent a lot of time with Celebrian, 
helping plan the wedding and writing music for the ceremony and celebration to follow.  
Lindir had watched Elrond and Celebrian falling deeper in love over the year preceding 
the wedding. He was truly happy for them and the initial heaviness he felt had lifted. 
Lindir thought about Orophin and wondered what his reaction would be when he told the 
warden about his true feelings.  Would Orophin ever speak to him again?  Lindir realized 
that love is a very complicated thing.

Two weeks prior to the wedding, all waited in the courtyard as the Lothlorien group 
appeared. Lindir began to bounce where he stood and Erestor placed a calming hand on 
his shoulder.  Lindir immediately locked eyes with Orophin, who was smiling in return.  
Introductions were made and greetings given.  Lindir escorted Orophin and his brothers 
to their rooms.

“After you all get settled, I would be happy to show you around our home.”  Haldir and 
Rumil nodded and walked into their rooms, leaving Orophin in the hallway with Lindir.  

Orophin took Lindir’s hands.  “It is good to see you, fileg-nin.”

Lindir’s smile beamed.  “It is good to see you too, Orophin.   I am so glad you are here.”

“I am too.” Orophin kissed Lindir’s cheek.

“I will come back in a couple of hours to get you.” 

After dinner, Orophin and Lindir walked in one of the gardens behind the house.  
Orophin noticed Lindir’s nervousness.  “Lindir, what is bothering you?  I can tell 
something is wrong.”  They sat in the grass against a tree.

“I need to tell you something and I fear your reaction.”  Lindir’s voice was barely 
audible.

Orophin took his hand.  “Just tell me, meldir.  What ever it is, I will understand.”

Lindir took a deep breath.  “Orophin, you have no idea the gift you gave me in 
Lothlorien.  The time we spent together is so precious to me.  I would never want to hurt 
you or mislead you,” Lindir’s voice was quivering and he was visibly trembling.  

Orophin felt compelled to help his friend. He placed his fingers on Lindir’s lips and 
kissed his cheek.  “Lindir, I know.  I know that your heart belongs to another.  I fear that 
you are the one who will be hurt.  He cannot give you the same in return.”

Lindir’s eyes filled with tears.  “How did you know?”

“I could just tell.  It was in the way you looked at him, watched him and I could feel your 
heart ached when he was with her.”

“Then why did you want to be with me?”  Lindir watched their entangled fingers in his 
lap.

“My bird, you are beautiful and kind, loving and giving.  I could not have resisted you if I 
had wanted to.”  Orophin nudged Lindir’s shoulder with his own.

“I do not deserve you, Orophin.”

“You deserve everything your heart desires.  I wish for us both to have that one true love.  
The love we cannot live without, we cannot breathe without, a love that stops our heart 
from beating.  Until, we find that love, I would be honored to be with you.  I will stand 
with you at the wedding, for I know that will not be an easy moment for you.”

Lindir chuckled.  “I really wanted to dislike her, but she is wonderful.  We have become 
good friends and Lord Elrond loves her so much.  If I cannot make him happy, then I 
want him to be with the one who does.”

Orophin could no longer resist his bird.  He leaned forward and captured Lindir’s lips.  
They kissed for a long time, under the birch tree.  They caressed and licked all exposed 
skin.

Lindir pulled back breathlessly.  “Orophin, would I be asking too much for you to stay 
with me tonight?”

Orophin smiled.  “It is what I have dreamed of for the past year.  I would love to stay 
with you tonight.  Let me go and inform my brothers so they will not be hunting for me.  
I would hate for them to interrupt us,” he grinned

“Ok, meet me in my rooms,” They got up to leave when Lindir grabbed Orophin’s arm.  
“Orophin, do hurry.”  

Orophin nodded, smiled and made his way down the guest corridor.

Lindir nervously paced in his rooms.  He lit candles and then walked to his bedside table 
and opened the drawer.  He stared in the drawer at the object for a long moment before 
reaching in and placing the bottle of oil on the table.  Lindir took a deep breath and 
hurriedly changed into a beautiful deep blue night robe.  He combed his hair and turned 
to give the room one last look around.  He startled when there was a knock on the door.

Orophin smiled as Lindir opened the door.  He stepped in the room and looked around.  
Lindir had transformed his chamber into a very romantic setting.  Lindir closed the door 
and stood in front of Orophin.

“I am glad you’re here.”  Orophin could hear the tremor in Lindir’s voice.

“Of course, I am here, my bird.  Did you think I would not join you?”  He stroked 
Lindir’s cheek.

“I do not know what I am thinking.  Forgive me, Orophin.  I am so nervous and excited 
being with you again.”  Lindir wrapped his arms around the Lorien elf’s neck.

Orophin smiled and kissed Lindir.  “There is nothing to forgive.  I am a little nervous 
myself.  I want to make love to you, Lindir.  Will you allow me to share all of myself 
with you?”

Lindir shivered.  Yes, please.  I want that, too.”

Orophin lead him to the bed, slowly removed his robe, and then removed his own. They 
lay down on their sides, kissing and touching.  “Lindir, I want to feel you inside of me.  I 
want you to feel yourself surrounded by me.”

“Orophin, you will have to teach me.  I know what to do but I do not want to hurt you.”

Orophin rolled on top of Lindir and straddled his thighs.  He reached to the oil by the bed 
and coated his fingers.  Lindir watched as Orophin lowered his hand and slowly 
penetrated his own entranced.  Lindir watched as his finger slowly moved in and out, as 
Orophin moaned.  

Orophin took Lindir’s hand, coated his fingers in oil, and brought them to join his own.  
“Place you finger next to mine.”

Lindir did as asked.  The feeling of his finger entering Orophin was so intense.  Lindir 
moaned and watched as his lover’s head dropped back and his hips began to press against 
their fingers.

“Another finger, meleth,” after Lindir complied, Orophin told him how to find the 
prostate.  “Oh! Lindir…yes…again.”

Lindir thought he might explode watching his lover.  “Orophin, are you ready?  I want 
you. I want to be in you.”

“Yes, remove your fingers.”  Orophin took more oil and stroked Lindir’s erection to coat 
him.  He took the minstrel’s hard arousal and lined it to his entrance.  The silver haired 
elf leaned over to kiss Lindir as he was slowly impaled.

Lindir’s eyes went wide.  “Oooo…meleth…so tight,” he gripped Orophin’s hips and held 
him in place. “That feels incredible.”

Orophin smiled and began to slowly raise and lower himself.  “How does that feel?”

“Wonderful, but Orophin, I am so close already,” he groaned.

He took the minstrel’s hand, laced their fingers together and then grasped his arousal.  
“Now, let go, fileg-nin.  Come with me.”

Lindir’s head was thrown back, his body arched and he moaned loudly as he fell over the 
edge.  Orophin cried his release as he felt Lindir tighten around him.  “Oh…my love…so 
good.”

Orophin lifted himself off Lindir and lay beside him. Lindir was breathing heavily and he 
stared at the ceiling.  Orophin stroked his cheek.  “Lindir, are you alright?”

Lindir blinked and looked at Orophin.  He smiled and then started giggling. Lindir rolled 
to his side, still giggling and soon Orophin joined him in the laughter.

“That…that was beautiful.  My heart has never felt so light,” he kissed Orophin deeply. 
“Thank you.”

“Believe me, Lindir.  It was my pleasure.”  The laughed again briefly before circling their 
arms around each other and falling asleep. 

Tbc