My Slashy Swaps 2020

Title: Dancing at Lhûnasadh
Author: Gloromeien
Recipient: The lovely Aglarien
BETA: The most gracious and stalwart Kenaz. Thank you, dear.
Email: swishbucklers@hotmail.com
Rating: R
Pairings: Elrohir/Erestor, one of three requested pairings
Warning: Characters belong to that wily old wizard himself, Tolkien the Wise, the granddad of all 20th century fantasy lit. I serve at the pleasure of his estate and aim not for profit.
Request/plot: Placed in Imladris, a happy ending, a "forever" love (no promiscuous elves please); something with flowers and a Spring day would be nice. Low on the angst - must have a happy ending. Hurt/comfort is always nice.
Do not include: No rape, incest, bdsm, promiscuous elves, etc.
Summary: A sun-swept afternoon prompts Elrohir and Erestor to reminisce about the origins of their romance.

A/N: In the Gaelic tradition, the Lughnasadh holiday is celebrated on the first of August, or at the time of the ripening of the local berry crop, or on the full moon nearest the midpoint between the summer solstice and autumnal equinox (Thanks, Wikipedia). This is more or less my intent in using it here. However, as the god Lugh doesn’t exist in Tolkienian mythology, I have used ‘Lhûn’, which approximates the spelling, but by no means is it of similar etymology. For me, the importance was the holiday itself, not the meaning of the words. For those interested, Dancing at Lughnasa is also the name of an excellent play by Brian Friel (and a not so excellent film version starring Meryl Streep).

( Dancing at Lhûnasadh )