Title: Morning Author: Emma Keigh E-mail: emmakeigh@darkmage.net Rating: NC-17-slash Fandom: Lord of the Rings Pairings: Elrond/Legolas Category: PWP Length: 710 words Status: new, complete Date: 23 April 2002 Archive: Yes for lxf archive only Series: unknown -- maybe... Website: http://www.darkmage.net/emmakeigh Summary: Elrond and Legolas, in the morning. Disclaimer: The characters from The Lord of the Rings and Middle Earth are the property of the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien and New Line Cinema (AOL). I only play with them from time to time for my own amusement and without compensation. No harm; no foul; no profit. Anything or anyone new, however, is mine (left-overs again!). Warning: This story contains explicit scenes of sex between consenting adult male elves. If you are under age or don't care for this, LEAVE NOW. Beta-read by Nikki Memmott. Thanks, merci beaucoup, tapadh leibh, gracias, danke, grazie, spazebo, arigato, obrigado. Author's notes follow. Feedback greatly appreciated. *italics* MORNING Middle Earth: the Third Age The sun had risen fully, and the Lord of Imladris stepped back into his chamber from his east-facing private terrace. He wore only a light- weight robe, which he let slip from his shoulders while crossing the room, his ritual salutation to the rising sun complete. On his mind now was the other, still-sleeping occupant of the bed, and Elrond quietly returned to his side. He positioned himself exactly as he had awakened, then lightly brushed the long, flaxen hair away from a lip's width of golden-skinned neck. As his lips touched the warm skin, he breathed in deeply, the scent of his lover mixed with the musk of their lovemaking and the freshness of the morning. The heady aroma drew him closer, and he nuzzled his way to the base of an elegantly pointed ear. His body followed, spooning behind the golden-haired elf, snuggling into his warmth. Elrond's swelling organ found its way to the cleft between the smooth, rounded cheeks, and the slim, golden hips shifted slightly, pressing back into the growing hardness. Elrond closed his eyes and let the passion rise through his body. He felt the low hum before he heard it, and knew his lover had awakened. "Legolas," he whispered. "It is morning." His breath ghosted across ear and cheek. "Do you never rise to greet the day, my love?" Startlingly dark lashes rose to revel indigo eyes beneath equally dark brows. He blinked twice as he twisted his head until his lips captured Elrond's waiting mouth. Softly their lips met, at first just brushing against each other, then pressing hard and opening as the younger elf turned in the elder's embrace. They seemed to melt into one another, arms holding torsos close, legs entwining to bring their hips together, the twinned, throbbing pillars of need caught between them. Elrond moved his kisses, covering each inch of the offered throat as his lover stretched back his head. The elf-lord moaned when long-fingered hands slid down his back to cup his own rear cheeks and pulled the two even closer. "This is the only *rising* I care to do in the morning, *ind-hîr.*" Legolas pushed against Elrond's body with his own, grinding shaft against shaft. Elrond laughed, his mouth still against his lover's throat. "I shan't complain again," he muttered, then reached for the half-empty phial of oil on the low table at the bedside. He held it to the morning light, and the crystal glowed. "I'll have to refill this today," he mused. "Yes," the golden-haired elf teased. "We shall need much more of that sweet oil." He took the phial from Elrond's hand and thumbed out the cork. The pair moved in unison so Elrond lay on his back, looking up at his beloved, and he bent his knees and opened them, offering himself freely. Kneeling between Elrond's raised knees, Legolas applied the herb-scented oil to his own straining member, and then to Elrond's offered entrance. He smiled as the elder elf sighed at his touch, and shuddered from head to toe. The response lit another fire deep inside Legolas, and he felt himself grow harder. Legolas poured the remainder of the oil over Elrond's stiff and leaking organ, then stroked it from base to tip and back, eliciting even more encouragement from his lover, words of love and passion in the lyrical language of the Eldar race. Running his hands over the smooth-skinned chest, the dark nipples hardened and pebbled under his touch, and Legolas reveled in the power he held over this beautiful elf, one of the most ancient of their kind. With practiced movements of his hands, and ministrations of his mouth and tongue, Legolas soon brought Elrond to a near-frenzied level of arousal. No longer encouraging, the elder elf now begged his lover for release, and with a smile as brilliant as the morning, Legolas completed their joining. Deeply he drove himself into Elrond, each stroke bringing a cry of new heights of passion from each of them. And when Elrond found his release, so did Legolas. They lay together for a time, and when the sun had risen above the level of the trees, they rose, bathed, and faced the day. The End Notes: Ind-hîr - an endearment - actually "heart-lord" With thanks to Hisweloke - The Sindarin Dictionary project