Breaking the Barriers

Disclaimer: I hold Tolkien in the utmost highest esteem. I borrowed his characters for this. The idea of the bonding enchantment is mine however.

They all departed the House of Healing and headed to the private quarters of The Last Homely House. On the way, Legolas and Estel were walking side by side behind Haldir and Glorfindel. Their hands brushed one another and they looked into each other's eyes. Both bowed their heads because in shame. Before they knew it, they had seized each other's hands, and it seemed right. Estel looked up and noticed his servant, Elmorion, walking past with a shocked look on his face.

Elmorion noticed that Estel had his hand clasped into the hand of an elf. 'What is this?' he asked himself. But then he realized that it was not his place to question his master.

Estel looked around and saw other elves with disapproving looks. Estel realized what he was doing and he snatched his hand from the elf's quickly. 'What am I doing?' he asked himself. Yet the gesture felt right. He couldn't keep his hands to himself. He wanted to grab the elf and kiss him so hard that he could taste the depths of his soul. The feelings it brought him aroused and confused him and he clasped one hand with the other to fight the urge to take Legolas' hand in his once more.

Legolas noticed when Estel took his hand and heat raced through him. He felt Estel rubbing his finger with his thumb, but then the hand was quickly torn away and the sensation he had experienced went missing. He wanted it back but he knew he had to maintain dignity when he walked in the open like this where everyone could see.

The four entered the house. Haldir took Legolas to one suite, and Glorfindel took Estel to the other. When each started in different directions, a feeling of despair overpowered Estel and Legolas. They both felt it inside and turned to one another. Glorfindel spun around immediately when he noticed Estel was no longer behind him.

"Estel, you need to come with me. We need to start." Glorfindel insisted as he walked up to them.

"NO!" Estel shouted and ran the short distance to Legolas. They embraced, kissing one another deeply as if they would never part. The need for each other was great. They each ran their hands up and down the other's back, feeling the need for constant contact.

"This will pass, this urgent feeling for each other," Glorfindel explained, pulling them apart. "Or at least it will lessen. We must prepare each of you, for if we don't neither of you will find peace in each other's arms."

Estel looked upset, his need to be with the elf was an almost overwhelming compulsion. But then he agreed. "We had better do what Glorfindel says or we will never find peace in each other." He looked into Legolas' eyes and fell into them. "I love you," he whispered, brushing his lips over the elf's. Then he turned and went with Glorfindel.

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Glorfindel and Estel entered one of the private rooms that had been set up for them. Estel noticed a very large bed with a blanket on it and pulled to one side. 'This must be one of the royal chambers that Lord Elrond kept for important guests,' he thought. Even his rooms were not this big. The March warden crossed the sitting room and entered the bedroom, Estel following.

"If you have any questions, please ask," Glorfindel said. "I know this is all very confusing for you. I want to make what must be done as comfortable as possible."

"I… do not know what is going on or why you have brought me here," Estel said. "Why have we come to the bedroom? What is it that 'must be done'?"

Estel looked so frightened that Glorfindel took his hand and bade him sit upon the bed next to him. "Let me explain, Estel. This will be difficult but it is necessary for your survival, and Legolas as well."

Estel nodded and listened.

"If you are to rule over these lands for a long time, I have to curb your appetite for this overwhelming feeling of lust. This is what you were feeling when you left Legolas just now. If the cramps had not happened before reaching your majority, this madness could have torn your world in two. You would not have been able to love anyone." He looked Estel straight in the eyes.

Estel couldn't believe this! "Then, this is why I grabbed Legolas in the hall just now! I felt more love for him than anything I have ever encountered. He was intoxicating!" Estel ran his fingers over his lips, feeling the phantom softness of Legolas' lips as they kissed. He looked into the mirror at his reflection and then back at Glorfindel. "What can I do to curb this appetite? I have seen madness take a man but if this is worse, I want no part of it. What shall I do?"

"There is a rite of passage in Valinor that was shown to me. It requires me to make love to you," Glorfindel explained, removing his tunic. "Do you understand what that means?"

Estel blushed and looked away from Glorfindel's naked chest. "What do you mean, make love to me? Men lie with women not men! How does an elf make love to a man?" He paused, slowly realizing what Glorfindel meant to do. "I want no part of that. This is not right." Estel was frightened. He stood and started wringing his hands.

"I understand, Estel," Glorfindel said gently. "I will not force you, but you must make your decision soon. The sickness you are already feeling, the disorientation and dreams, will get worse unless we do this."

Estel considered the seneschal's offer. He looked at the perfection of Glorfindel's body, his smooth skin, unmarred except for a small scar above his heart. He knew that if he was to live in the world the rest of his long life then he would have to listen to Glorfindel. He didn't want to go mad, but most of all he wanted to be with Legolas who was breathtaking to his eyes.

"You're right, Glorfindel. I can feel the pain deep inside and I know you're right. What do I need to do?"

"Let's start with you taking your clothes off."

Estel removed his clothes and placed them on a chair. He turned to face Glorfindel and tried to hide his embarrassment with his hands. Glorfindel came up to him, placed a hand on his shoulder and the other under his chin. He looked into Estel's eyes to see what he could see inside this man. Inside Estel, he saw a fight that was taking place between his emotions.

Estel could not look at Glorfindel anymore. He bowed his head and sighed. A hand took hold of his chin again and brought it back up. The fingers on his hand were sending sensations through Estel's body. He looked into Glorfindel's eyes and couldn't believe the power this elf had over him, such supremacy that he felt small next to the warrior.

Glorfindel leaned forward and brushed Estel's lips with his own. Estel closed his eyes and a moan escaped him. He pulled back, looked into the man's eyes and asked a question.

"Estel, have you ever been with anyone? Have you ever lain with a man or male elf?"

Estel opened his eyes and, lowering them, shook his head. "Why? What do you mean 'lain with'?"

"Have you ever had sex with a man?"

Estel couldn't believe the questions Glorfindel was asking. Why should it make a difference if he'd had sex with a man? Besides, this was not his idea. He had been raised to love women and he had not even had sex with a woman yet.

"No," Estel said, shaking. "I still don't understand."

"Because if you have, then this will not work. There is a barrier around a certain gland in your body. This barrier must be broken so that the love you have inside you comes forth. Since I have been reborn, I have been given the duty to protect the remaining sons of Fingon until the family leaves Middle earth. That includes you. You are of that line. I have looked after your ancestors for millennia, except when I was in the Halls of Mandos. So I know what kinds of love they have had through the ages. I have watched it flourish. With the oath I swore, the Valar gave me the blessing of breaking that barrier inside you. I am quite honored to have been given this blessing. I would do anything for the Valar in payment for being given a second chance at life. Now, shall we begin? I promise to be gentle with you. Do you trust me, Estel?"

Estel didn't know what to say. This was a lot to take in within a short time. His mind was reeling with all the things Glorfindel had told him. But he understood the last question and said, "Yes."

"Then let us begin."

He took Estel's hand and brought him to the bed. "Lie down." Glorfindel went to the table and picked up a blue bottle with a thick cream inside. He placed it on the nightstand next to the bed and removed his pants, then he crawled in bed with Estel.

"Glorfindel! What are you doing?"

"For this connection to take place, you have to make love to a Noldor elf with no ties to your family. The ceremony's a little different for Legolas. He's with a warrior of his race. What I am going to do is make love to you. I'm going to use my penis to break the barrier in your gland with my essence. This will then bring forth all the love that has built up from your ancestors. After I break the barrier, the love you have inside will come forth and your pain will lessen. When you are with Legolas, the love you will share between you will not be so hurtful." While he was talking to Estel, he kept dragging his fingers over his chest and their legs were entwining.

Estel only heard a few words of what Glorfindel had said. He couldn't keep his concentration. The fingers that were being dragged across his chest were sending tingling sensations to his member.

Glorfindel brushed aside Estel's hair and kissed the nape of his neck. This caused Estel to arch his back. Then the elf's hand found his nipple, the fingers hardening the nub as they stroked it.

Estel brought his hand up into the blond hair of the elf lord. It felt like silk and where it fell on his chest it stroked his flesh, tiny fingers trailing over his skin. He slipped his hand beneath it and trailed it down Glorfindel's arm.

Glorfindel raised his head, placed his hand behind Estel's neck and kissed him deeply. He touched the man's lips with his tongue to open them up. Estel couldn't help himself and opened his lips as the tongue invaded his mouth. The young man loved the feelings that tingled down his back. Estel attacked with his own tongue, probing the elf's mouth. Glorfindel broke off the kiss and trailed little kisses down Estel's chest. He stopped at a nipple and started sucking on it, then ran his tongue around the nub. Estel raised his hips off the bed and felt the arousal of the elf against his hip.

Estel's senses were heightened to such a degree that he thought he was going to lose control over himself. "Please, my lord……. Do something about… these sensations… that are being… built up… inside me. I can't… stand it… anymore." he gasped between words. He pushed his hips toward the elf again. He was finding it hard to control his body, the feelings were so intense.

Glorfindel planted little kisses along his navel where he stopped. He put his tongue into the hole and heard a scream. He looked up and noticed Estel's eyes squeezed shut. Tears rolled down his face. His tongue trailed along his lips. 'It's working. I should be able to start with the rest of it,' Glorfindel thought to himself.

He spread Estel's legs and crawled between them. He noticed the young king's organ reach up toward his stomach. He placed the palm of his hand on it to amplify Estel's senses. He rubbed his palm up and down Estel's member to make him even harder. The more he built up Estel's essence the more release his body would feel.

Estel noticed when Glorfindel removed his hands from his body. He brought his head up and observed the elf take the bottle off the nightstand. He opened it and extracted a salve on his fingers. Their eyes came into contact and Estel braced himself on the sheets with both hands.

"I will use this to prevent pain. It will also heal you. There will be discomfort but when I'm finished with you, you will have discovered how to open yourself to love." He placed the bottle on the nightstand and sat back on his heels. With his left hand he raised Estel's ankles to place his knees on either side of his head. He took his fingers and pressed at the entry to Estel's passage. Just before he inserted a finger, he looked at Estel. There was a look of horror upon his face. He inserted one finger and waited for Estel to accept the intrusion. After a few minutes, he pushed in further finding the area he sought. He watched the look of ecstasy on Estel's face, heard the loud moan that escaped his lips.

Estel felt the elf's finger enter him but with the generous coating of salve, there was little pain. Then Glorfindel brushed something inside and it was a sensation like none Estel had ever felt before. When he closed his eyes, he saw bright lights behind his eyelids.

"What is that?" Estel asked.

"That was the nub I told you about. Rubbing it increases pleasure."

Glorfindel removed his finger and entered it again with another one, brushing the spot again. Estel pushed his hips off the bed, causing Glorfindel's fingers to slip from him.

"Relax," Glorfindel soothed, "do not be afraid." He prepared his member with a handful of salve, stroking himself until he was ready. He pulled Estel's hips closer and entered him slowly, waiting until Estel relaxed before pushing each inch forward.

Estel cried out and Glorfindel paused, feeling him tighten and relax as he urged him to calm down. Estel closed his eyes, biting his lower lip as he fought to obey.

Glorfindel saw the pain in Estel's eyes before he closed them. He waited patiently, willing himself to remain still until he saw Estel's face relax, then he pushed again.

Estel felt a great tightness in his stomach that caused his member to throb. He looked into the eyes of his teacher and kissed him hard. Tears fell down his face and he moaned into Glorfindel's mouth. He then placed a kiss on his chin and made his way to the elf's ear. His feelings were growing by the minute. He couldn't control them anymore.

Then Estel did something that almost sent Glorfindel over the edge of ecstasy. He placed a small kiss on his earlobe. This brought out a cry from the lord's throat. Estel was crushed against the elf's chest. He could feel the heartbeat of the warrior.

Glorfindel moved faster, knowing he was close to coming. This sent shivers of delight through Estel. He reached down to stroke himself in unison with his bed partner. Shifting his hips, Glorfindel brought his member into contact with the spot that would open the barrier which surrounding Estel's prostate. Hitting it twice made Estel yell out, and his head arched back. Glorfindel placed his hand over Estel's guiding him to his orgasm.

Feeling something building up inside of him, Estel didn't know what to do.

Seeing the look in Estel's eyes, Glorfindel watched as the man squeezed his eyes shut.

"Come for me, young one. It will make things easier."

That was when Estel had spilled his seed between them. When Glorfindel felt this, he sent his own seed into Estel. Glorfindel took his hand off Estel's hip and placed it on his cheek. He kissed him as if he was the last man he would ever make love to. They lay on the bed panting as they tried to catch their breath.

"I have to be inside you for my seed to break down your barrier. You will then find relief from some of the love that is overflowing your heart." Estel breathed a sigh of relief when he felt Glorfindel's member shrink and ease its way out of him. He could also feel something inside him change. It was hard to describe: the hairs on his arms started to stand up, his stomach muscles tightened, and his skin started to tingle. He also felt all the love of each generation of his family spill forward. He never had this feeling before.

After a few moments, Glorfindel grabbed the towel that he had placed on the nightstand and cleaned them both off. Glorfindel lay back on the bed.

Estel snuggled up to him like a lover. He felt a brotherly love for the elf that lay beside him. He stroked the Noldor elf's hair that fell over his body and fell asleep cuddled into the arms of his first lover. A blanket was brought up to keep the night air off them both.