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The Bowstrings Song: a MM Thranduil & Belegs heir Romance by Sal_luxx
Fandoms: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
30 May 2025
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Summary
When Aranion of the Taur-en-Gauredh and descendant of Beleg Strongbow arrives at the Woodland Realm's gates with twelve surviving rangers and desperate news of gathering darkness, he expects a brief audience with the Elvenking—not to become entangled in a dangerous game of pride and desire.
King Thranduil, beautiful and untouchable as winter starlight, has spent centuries protecting his people behind walls of silk and ceremony. But the rugged ranger captain with storm-grey eyes and his ancestor's legendary bow threatens every careful defense the king has built around his heart.
What begins as impossible tasks designed to prove worthiness becomes a battle of wills between two proud souls afraid to risk everything for love. Aranion carries the blood of heroes and refuses to beg for scraps from a king's table. Thranduil hides behind royal protocol while burning with want he's terrified to acknowledge.
As orc armies gather and ancient evils stir, both must choose between the safety of isolation and the dangerous beauty of letting someone past their walls. Some bridges, once burned, cannot be rebuilt—but some chances are worth any risk.