To Sleep, Perchance To Dream

Posted: August 2003
Title: To Sleep, Perchance to Dream
Fandom: Tolkien
Genre: FCS
Author: Alex
Rating: NC-17
Characters: Rumil/Orophin
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters nor do I profit from them.
Warnings: Incest
Beta: Larian Elensar
Author's Note: The companion piece to Let Sleeping Elves Lie
Summary: Orophin has a nightmare and needs reassurance. And love.

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TO SLEEP, PERCHANCE TO DREAM

Orophin woke with a start and bit back the scream he felt trying to escape from his mouth. His skin was clammy and his heart was pounding. He'd had the dream again.

Rumil! Was Rumil all right? He jumped up from the bed and ran down to Rumil's room. He jerked the door open and only then did he breathe freely. Rumil was lying on his back, making small snoring sounds. He was here!

Orophin sat down on the edge of the bed, relieved and feeling silly. He had dreamed this same dream since he was a child, since they lost their parents, but Rumil and Haldir both had always been there for him.

He dreamed that he woke and he was an elfling and he was all alone in the dark and he couldn't find them and knew that something dire had happened to them both. He dreamed it over and over. And he always woke terrified that they were gone.

He lay down beside Rumil.

He loved both of his brothers but what he felt for Haldir was almost as if his eldest brother were his parent. He and Rumil had still been children when their parents had been killed, and Haldir had taken care of them and been their parent as best he could.

What he felt for Rumil was something altogether different.

He looked at the handsome blond in the pale light. Rumil lay on his back with his lips slightly parted. The sheet was low on his body, covering only his abdomen and one long leg. One hand lay on his stomach and the other was flung over his head.

Orophin leaned down and touched his lips to his sleeping brother's lips. He laid the palm of his hand on Rumil's stomach. His skin was warm and smooth. Did he dare move it lower? Would Rumil be disgusted if he woke with Orophin's hand caressing him and his lips touching his?

Orophin was not one to be overly cautious. His two brothers had protected him all of his life and apart from the dreams, he felt very secure. So he decided to just see what Rumil would do.

He slipped his hand under the tangled sheet and wrapped his fingers around Rumil's soft, silky shaft. It didn't stay soft very long, responding quickly to the warmth of Orophin's hand. Orophin felt the kiss change as Rumil woke, felt him start to protest, to pull away.

"It's just me, Rum," he whispered as he raised his head and looked down into blue eyes. Rumil didn't say a word, just pulled him back down for another kiss. Orophin was a little surprised as his brother rolled him over onto his back and kissed him hungrily, tugging his trousers down until they were hot and naked against one another.

"I've been waiting for you for ever so long, Orophin."

Orophin didn't have any more nightmares for a long time.

THE END

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