is, by all accounts, the worlds most awkward elf
most of the fellowship doesnāt even realize how weird he is
thranduil did not socialize his boy well. legolas is not aloof he just has no idea what heās supposed to be doing.
will walk very slowly with exaggerated movements around hobbits because he thinks they wonāt see him otherwise.
the hobbits thinks this is elf custom. frodo theorizes this is because elves want to rest their eyes and ears when theyāre at home, so other elves like to announce themselves so no one gets spooked.
this is aided by the fact that legolas loudly announces his presence whenever he enters the room, just incase you missed it.
this conclusion is false. legolas will approach other elves by charging at them, full speed. alternatively, shooting an arrow in their vicinity for a vibe check.
he also likes shooting at people to wake them up and/or scare them
legolas likes that itās a gentle reminder to his companions that he could kill them at any time and they should be honored that he doesnāt.
aragorn has options about this. legolas tells him that he should be grateful that such a skilled elf is on his side and cares for him. aragorn maintains that if legolas really cared, the elf would stop waking him up with āgood morningā shots. he also would like to note that legolasās loud singing is only slightly better than an arrow flying at you first thing in the morning:.
legolas tries to make friends by staring at them from afar and when they look at him he looks away. like a cat. he will also blink at u as if to say ālook! i like you! iām closing my eyes!!!ā again, like a cat.
will bring you small gifts to curry favor, also like a cat. interesting rocks and pretty feathers, samples of dirt, fallen leaves in different shapes and colors, and whatever flowers are near by and catch his eye. gets very upset if you donāt marvel at them for the appropriate amount of time.
will eat bites off of your plate. this is a form of endearment. heās showing he trusts you and likes you. heās also showing his inability to cook and hopes youāll take pity on him by sharing your food.
sometimes will intentionally walk loudly around the camp if heās bored, angry, or lonely so he can wake aragorn up and they can be awake together :)
likes to sing, loudly, at inappropriate times
no one in the fellowship has seen him piss. some of the hobbits are under the impression that elves donāt pee. aragorn and gandalf do not correct them.
up at the asscrack of dawn. this is annoying, because heās chipper, looks amazing, and is a tad judgmental that you arenāt as well.
captain obvious as well as worlds most unhelpful elf ever. will point out your mistake, claim to know how to fix it and half the time not offer the solution or his assistance.
cannot do laundry. he doesnāt even get dirty enough to consider it, and with how little people in middle earth wash their clothes anyway, none of his clothes have been cleaned for easily centuries.
is very confused by dogs. doesnāt understand what heās supposed to do with them. theyāre always so happy and want (physical???) attention and,, itās not a one and done thing either. youāre supposed to keep petting them? after you already pet them.
theyāre like wolves, but smaller and maybe stupider. they also stink. boromir has explained to him many times that dogs are manās best friend and are beautiful creatures. this worries legolas, because that means either dogs are more evolved than they let on,, or men are significantly further behind than elves than he first thought..
can not play the harp. is upset by this fact.
never really bothered to learn how to harp, either.
he believes he should be able to play the harp regardless because the harp is just a big bow with many strings. this is, in fact, false.
will eat anything. mushrooms and questionable berries mean nothing to him.
this upsets aragorn as he believes legolas is setting a bad example for the hobbits, dispite hobbits having the most durable digestive systems. (note: elves can eat almost anything, but hobbits have the stomach of a labrador retriever. they are always hungry, can can eat anything, even what theyāre not supposed to)
DID set a bad example for boromir, who mistakingly ate some of the berries legolas offered him and had the shits for weeks.
is like 90% sure who frodo is. itās definitely one of the hobbits. itās probably not the one with the pony.
is faceblind. he canāt recognize other peopleās faces for the life of him. if you asked him to pick out aragorn in a sea of humans, heād panic dispite knowing the man for 50+ years.
this also goes for all races, including dwarves. gimli thought he might just be racist and covering his ass, but then watched him stall for like 30 minutes making small talk with some lorien elves and try (and fail) to pick celeborn out of the crowd.
does know what galadriel and thranduil look like. has a hard time pointing out elrond.
will forget your name almost immediately after you tell him. guys like 3k old and has met a lot of people give him a break
to be fair he does know who you are and what you sound/look like. defining features like voice and hair help a lot. itās just if you were to give him a book of cropped faces and ask him to name, just one,,, heād panic and throw it at you.
feels robbed of the golden ages,, resents the fact that the world he knows is drastically different that the world he could have been. wishes there were more elves his age and just more elves in general.
that being said he wouldnāt change this for anything as the world heās in gave him the friends heās made and the adventure of a life time :)
he doesnāt wash his hands. like ever or at all.
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