[NobleBone]

I have hundreds of these bouncing around in my head, and they're suffocating, poor dears, so I'll release one in the hopes that it will survive and eventually thrive in its new environment.

This bunny is extremely non-canon.

What if, after the war, Thranduil was assassinated or committed suicide (read "died somehow") and Legolas had to somehow manage both Ithilien and Eryn Lasgalen?

Possible twists(pick one or many, however you want to torture him):

a) his wayward son is angling after the throne and is plotting to put Legolas out of the way so he can have a shot at both countries (a la David and Absalom);

b) He leaves his wife/girlfriend behind to sort things out in Eryn Lasgalen (whole lot of ways you can play that one);

c) get Gimli and/or Aragorn involved somehow.

And, just for the heck of it, and because I can't find anyone who's done this, write it in present tense, not past.