Author's note: One day, after having re-read a chunk of LOTR the night before, I woke up with these song lyrics in my head. I decided to turn them into a song that Legolas and Gimli could sing together, and it ended up really sappy. I hope you like sappy, things, reader!

A Glimmering Love

I used to think that I

Prided myself

On the beautiful things

Around me

But now, without you here

Those beautiful things

Don't shine as brightly without

The starlight of your eyes


I used to think that I

Could outlast time

But without you here,

Time is moving

Too quickly for me

I don't know what to do

Without you


The mystical tree

With shimmering leaves

Is withering

The beautiful gemstone

With a light within

Has turned dim, and is wearing away

Here, we stand together,

Our fates intertwined,

Oh, I can't live without you by my side


Our kind is leaving

One way or another

Departed, gone away

But the near-withered tree

The gem that is becoming so worn

Still stand together

To keep each other company


They're calling to me, from so far away

To all of its entrancing glory

But I won't abandon

You who kept me so safe all this time


My friend,

So torn as this

I'll grant you your due happiness

We'll meet our doom together

Yes, we'll meet our doom together

Because I can't live without you by my side