Fic Rec Fridays 2021 - part 14

For Convenience's Sake, Surely (33352 words) by peasantswhy
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Erestor/Glorfindel (Tolkien)
Characters: Erestor (Tolkien), Glorfindel (Tolkien), Elrond Peredhel, Ereinion Gil-galad, Egalmoth of Gondolin
Additional Tags: Arranged Marriage, Fluff and Smut, A little angst, as a treat, also, Some Light Gender Fun

Summary:

The whole idea was preposterous. Preposterous.

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To sum it up, reading this made me so happy that the mere thought has me grinning stupidly all over again.

I mean… there’s Erestor: high-strung, over-worked, and too alone in his lovely little stone cottage -- though you won’t catch him admitting to any of it. And there’s Glorfindel: lost and lonely and broken; uncertain of why the Valar would send him back in the first place -- and all he wants is peace and quiet and somewhere to garden.

Enter the matchmaking agency. Now, the very notion should be ridiculous, but it works like a charm. (All right, I may be biased, because this is one of my favourite tropes.) Because there’s an instant, audible ‘click’ of chemistry -- followed by much awkwardness, a swift descent to sweet domesticity, and increasingly desperate pining. (Should I mention that There Is Only One Bed?)

Honourable mention for best prop goes to one (1) rose-coloured velveteen ribbon that does a lot of (hot and) heavy lifting ;-p

A soft and spicy springtime treat, with a perfect length to devour in one go -- just sit back and enjoy!