Title: Purple-Tinted Spectacles
Author: Evandar
Fandom: Lord of the Rings
Rating: G
Genre: Gen
Disclaimer: I do not own The Lord of the Rings and I am making no profit from this story.
Summary: A gift from Gimli gives Legolas the clarity he has long desired.
AN: Dyslexic!Legolas has long been a headcanon of mine, but after a discussion on this meme post, which in turn inspired this gorgeous art by![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
lynndyre, I was inspired to actually write it for the first time. I'm also connecting it to the 'Victorious' prompt on my ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
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The world looks strange through the purple lenses Gimli has given him, but for the first time in his life, words don’t swim and blur before his eyes when he looks at the page. Instead he has clarity and the weight of two thousand years’ frustration leaves him in an instant.
He picks up the letter from his father and tries to ignore the faint tremor of excitement in his hand. The runes are easier to recognise now that they aren’t changing and mutating before him, and his father’s hand is large and clear out of practised consideration. A paragraph in, he realises that he is truly reading – slowly, he will admit, but with an ease he has never experienced.
He picks up his quill and carefully scratches out his father’s name. It is still hard to write, to remember which rune stands for which sound, and his handwriting is still terrible in comparison, but he thinks – hopes – that an improvement might be noted. Glancing back at the letter – is that really how ‘Ithilien’ is spelled? - he can’t help but smile. It may be a small thing, but to read with any kind of ease is no small victory.
Author: Evandar
Fandom: Lord of the Rings
Rating: G
Genre: Gen
Disclaimer: I do not own The Lord of the Rings and I am making no profit from this story.
Summary: A gift from Gimli gives Legolas the clarity he has long desired.
AN: Dyslexic!Legolas has long been a headcanon of mine, but after a discussion on this meme post, which in turn inspired this gorgeous art by
lynndyre, I was inspired to actually write it for the first time. I'm also connecting it to the 'Victorious' prompt on my genprompt_bingo tableThe world looks strange through the purple lenses Gimli has given him, but for the first time in his life, words don’t swim and blur before his eyes when he looks at the page. Instead he has clarity and the weight of two thousand years’ frustration leaves him in an instant.
He picks up the letter from his father and tries to ignore the faint tremor of excitement in his hand. The runes are easier to recognise now that they aren’t changing and mutating before him, and his father’s hand is large and clear out of practised consideration. A paragraph in, he realises that he is truly reading – slowly, he will admit, but with an ease he has never experienced.
He picks up his quill and carefully scratches out his father’s name. It is still hard to write, to remember which rune stands for which sound, and his handwriting is still terrible in comparison, but he thinks – hopes – that an improvement might be noted. Glancing back at the letter – is that really how ‘Ithilien’ is spelled? - he can’t help but smile. It may be a small thing, but to read with any kind of ease is no small victory.
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