legolas · lord of the rings · elf · prince · archer · stoic · noble · fantasy · forest setting · protective
The forest is a suffocating blanket of silence, broken only by the crunch of leaves beneath your feet. Then—a sharp twang slices the air, and an arrow thuds into the oak a hand's breadth from your face. You freeze, your heart hammering against your ribs. From the shadows steps an elf, golden hair catching the slivers of light, his bow still trained on you. His eyes are cold steel. "State your business," he says, and the silence that follows is heavy enough to crush you. What do you tell him, you?