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(podfic) Collige, Virgo, Rosas (An Unexpected Awakening)

Written by @lisellelascelles, Art by @mulasawala, Read by @shantismurf Fandom: The Hobbit Pairing: Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield  Rating: Explicit Length: 52:15

As much as he tries, Bilbo cannot stop looking at a certain majestic dwarf. The Quest is a journey of self-discovery, but also an unexpected awakening of his desire, that Bilbo learns to accept and embrace. Meanwhile, Thorin is not as oblivious as the hobbit thinks, and may be laying a snare of his own.

This fic and companion art piece were created specifically for @thorinsspringforge 2024 as a tribute to Thorin’s beauty amidst the blossoming season, exploring how a hobbit, knowledgeable with flower-language, would perceive it as part of his own sexual awakening. The blossoms of early spring Bilbo admired from a distance, turned into ripe fruits to be devoured in the summer.

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This is my first published podfic, so your feedback and encouragement are most appreciated! 🥰 Much thanks to the Bagginshield Book Club Discord server for their unending support!

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This year I participated in @thorinsspringforge and illustrated @daughteroftheteleri's excellent fic The World Still Turns, which you can find here. This is a scene of Thorin telling the story of The Lonely Mountain to Kili, in a way that parallels the way Bilbo will later do the same for Frodo.

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Reveals are HERE!

The Thorin’s Spring Forge 2025 AO3 collection is live! You can now take a look at all the fics and art that have been submitted here. 

We have 19 new Thorin-centric fics for you, and 20 gorgeous artworks to go with them!

And while we're reading, ogling and squealing, let's throw tons of love at our amazing creators with kudos and comments! Remember, random keysmashes and emojis work too. ❤️

Thank you to everyone who participated: our artists, writers, pinch hitters and beta readers! We love you all, and this would not have been possible without you.

TSF Mod Team

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Farewell, Master Burglars, artists, writers, creators...

Thorin's Spring Forge 2025 has come to an end.

The mod team would like to thank all our participants for making TSF a wonderful fandom event that our majestic king Thorin Oakenshield would be proud of. 👑 💙

It's been a magical journey this year and we hope you've had as much fun as we have! ✨ If you have any questions or suggestions about the event, please contact the mods via email or tumblr. And remember... “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

If you're on the lookout for beautiful Thorin art and stories, be sure to check out our AO3 collections: ➡️ Thorin's Spring Forge 2023 ➡️ Thorin's Spring Forge 2024 ➡️ Thorin's Spring Forge 2025

All the best, @lathalea @legolasbadass @middleearthpixie @tamilhobbit

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Dreams of Blue

This is the companion piece I did for @littlesweetdressmaker's wonderful fic "The Blue Gem" which she wrote for Thorin's Spring Forge 2025!

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My drawings for @lucigoo 's fanfic for #TSF25 (@thorinsspringforge ), "Lullabies by Fireflies": (linked below!)

Go check it out!! I'm so happy I got to work with her and I'm pretty happy with my drawings too considering I did them incredibly fast 😭 I've never been so locked in

Go read the fic rn and you better enjoy it and give it some love or else🫵🏼

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My TSF25 fic is here! :D

So excited to have participated in @thorinsspringforge and I'm even more excited to share that @secretmellowart did the illustration for this fic! They're so talented, be sure to check out their other Tolkien work on their other blog, @retellingthehobbit. Be sure to read the rest of the collection too!

The world still turns

After the climactic battle of Azanulbizar, Thorin son of Thrain, newly crowned king of the longbeard dwarves and newly named ‘Oakenshield’ for his bravery in battle, returns home with a heavy heart. Having just lost his brother, grandfather and friend, he is faced with the harsh reality of having to tell his beloved sister Dís that her husband is dead, and that her five year old and eight year old sons will be forced to grow up without a father. When Dís reacts to this news by shutting herself off from the world, it is up to Thorin to take care of the boys himself, a task he is woefully unprepared for. With Fili and Kili both processing their grief in different, equally challenging ways, Thorin must come to terms with his own emotions before he can guide them through their’s.

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/TSF_25/works/64696819

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My toy photos for @shujinkomononobe 's fic for #TSF2025 (@thorinsspringforge ), called One More Moment! (Link below!)

I decided to do something different for this one instead of a drawing and I hope you guys like them even though they're very simple shots :)

Now go read the fic, if you're like me and like stories set right after bofta you're gonna love it💯 show it some love!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64769392

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TSF25 Art - Cursed Walls

This year during the @thorinsspringforge, I had so much fun cooperating with @thorne-kreizler-fanfiction 😍😍😍

It was a pure pleasure to illustrate her amazing story "Cursed Walls" that you can read on AO3. It's really worth it! This is my first art piece of this kind, I'm a beginner when it comes to art, and still learning so constructive feedback is very welcome!

✨✨✨ In the aftermath of the Battle of Five Armies, among heartbreak and sorrow, Jade shares a tender moment with Thorin. Unbeknownst to them, Ori sees the couple, grabs a piece of charcoal and sketches the scene.

Thank you Thorne for our awesome collab! 💙💙💙

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Dwarrows of Ered Luin

Art by @sotwk for the new Thorin-centric story I wrote for Thorin's Spring Forge 2025 hosted by @thorinsspringforge .

A fic about overcoming prejudices, dealing with the aftermath of war, learning to trust once more, set three years after Azanulbizar, featuring Thorin and Dís trying to settle in Ered Luin, and introducing OFC Jóli - Dís' future husband :).

Thanks again to the wonderful TSF25 mod team: I too love you for your efforts, your kindness and all the time you put into this beautiful event.

Take care everyone, Meysun.

T.A. 2802.

Three years after the Battle of Azanulbizar, King Thráin II has decided to settle in the Blue Mountains (Ered Luin) with what is left of his kin and the Longbeards. War led to grievous losses among the Dwarves, and the long-fragile mind of the King does not seem entirely sound anymore, but his faithful adviser Balin and his daughter Dís are there to keep their settling smooth. 

The Broadbeam and Firebeard Dwarves in Ered Luin are guarded in their welcoming: their toll has been heavy too, and King Thrór used to look down on them, deeming them as poor, uncouth and unlikely to serve him in war. King Thráin however does not seem to share this view: he led them in battle and has negotiated a fair blood price with Jónar son of Jarar, who speaks for the Ered Luin Dwarves.

Thráin’s now only remaining son Thorin, called Oakenshield since war, has just arrived in Ered Luin with his shield-brother Dwalin. Both have strived tirelessly, safe-guarding caravans of Men between Rohan, Dunland and Gondor to bring back coins for the now brought-low Longbeard Dwarves. 

At only 56 years-old (almost 23 in Human equivalent), Thorin’s reputation precedes him: a fierce, closed-off warrior who has slain the Pale Orc Azog, but whose beard is cut close to the skin, warding-off questions. Making new friends and getting settled does not appear to be the young Prince’s priority. However, when a series of cave-ins threaten the iron-mines’ safety, Thorin seems eager to investigate.

It falls to Jóli, son of Jónar and young miner of 46 (around nineteen in Human equivalent), to take Thorin down the mines with his friend Bofur, and a few other Dwarves – a task he accepts reluctantly, thinking very little of battle-deeds, Kings and haughty, overbearing Princelings. 

Thus, their story begins.

More on A03 here.

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This is such gorgeous art! ❤️ I remember just staring at it in awe for ages when it was being added to the AO3 collection.

"Support"

My interpretation of prompt #18 in @thorinsspringforge 2025:

"Thorin and Bilbo have been thrown in the same cell of Thranduil's jail. They bond, and are very close by the time they manage to escape. Unfortunately, Thorin sort of forgot to mention to Bilbo that he's a Prince of Erebor - and Bilbo doesn't know how to feel about it when he finds out. They have to figure out how to navigate their friendship, and their fledgling feelings for each other, in this new situation."

I figured there could be some mutual support in there. The full fanfic Embers by @keywolf25888writes can be found on AO3, and is very sweet!

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My illustration of @lisellelascelles 's fic, Weary is my brow beneath the crown for Thorin's Spring Forge 2025! just a little soggy is all. You can find more of their work here ☆

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Art created by @usuallysublimepenguin for @thorinsspringforge

Unbroken

Rating: G

Warnings: Major Character Death/Canon Compliant

Summary: What if Thorin and Legolas had been friends before the fall of Erebor? How did that friendship color their interactions on the quest? Perhaps no matter how strained they may be, some friendships just remain...unbroken.

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Thorin tossed the bow aside before falling down on the ground, a pout lingering on his face.

“Archery is hard.” He complained.

“I never said it was going to be easy.” Legolas laughed.

His laugh was light and airy and it irritated Thorin to hear it. Thorin picked up the closest object to him, which was his bow, and proceeded to poke the elf in the leg with it until he stopped. 

“Perhaps we have time for a break.” Legolas offered, plopping himself down beside Thorin, gracefully crossing his legs, as he pulled out their waterskins and some lembas bread from their bags.

Thorin sat up and accepted the water but declined the bread. He always thought, based on how it looked, it would taste like his grandma’s shortbread biscuits. It didn’t. It was floury with no other taste. He didn’t understand why anyone would eat that stuff willingly. Stupid elves. Can’t even make a decent bread. Thorin turned his attention back to the bow he was struggling to master, his brows furrowing together. His instructors thought he was a natural at swordsmanship and he was getting really good with an axe too. Why was the bow so hard?

“I just want to hunt orcs already.” He complained aloud.

“Is that why you accepted my offer to train you? Because you wish to hunt orcs?” Legolas questioned, quirking a brow.

“No.” Thorin denied thoughtfully. “It was to beat you at your own weapon, but killing orcs would be a nice bonus.”

Legolas’ lips twitched upwards for a small moment before he returned back to his somber state. Great. Thorin was going to get a lecture now. He plopped himself back down on his back again.

For more of this fic, please click the AO3 link above!

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My illustration of @lisellelascelles 's fic, Weary is my brow beneath the crown for Thorin's Spring Forge 2025! just a little soggy is all. You can find more of their work here ☆

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My TSF25 fic is here! :D

So excited to have participated in @thorinsspringforge and I'm even more excited to share that @secretmellowart did the illustration for this fic! They're so talented, be sure to check out their other Tolkien work on their other blog, @retellingthehobbit. Be sure to read the rest of the collection too!

The world still turns

After the climactic battle of Azanulbizar, Thorin son of Thrain, newly crowned king of the longbeard dwarves and newly named ‘Oakenshield’ for his bravery in battle, returns home with a heavy heart. Having just lost his brother, grandfather and friend, he is faced with the harsh reality of having to tell his beloved sister Dís that her husband is dead, and that her five year old and eight year old sons will be forced to grow up without a father. When Dís reacts to this news by shutting herself off from the world, it is up to Thorin to take care of the boys himself, a task he is woefully unprepared for. With Fili and Kili both processing their grief in different, equally challenging ways, Thorin must come to terms with his own emotions before he can guide them through their’s.

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/TSF_25/works/64696819

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Lullabies By Fireflies

I had the absolute joy of working with @andyrucos on this years @thorinsspringforge fic.

His ar tis amazing. Go and check it out here Andyrucos -Lullabies By Fireflies art! His art work is amazing!

As for the fic

Lullabies by Fireflies

Summary: It’s been nearly 150 years, and still, the ache hadn’t faded.

In a cavern only lit by fireflies Thorin finally speaks of grief he buried about losing his amad.

Hopefully he can learn that even grief this old deserves to be felt, deserves to be recognised at that here in his hobbit's arms he is safe to feel it all as deeply as he does.

And as always an excerpt:

Thorin hadn’t meant to get lost in his own head, not on this day of days. This celebration of all they had accomplished. But, well ... There were so many empty spaces here. These spaces should have been filled with all those he had loved and lost. All those who should have been by his side now. Those who should have watched Dis get married. Watched Fili and Kili grow. Watched them reclaim what was theirs and watched him marry the hobbit beside him.  Thorin wasn’t always this lost in his memories. Most days were good days. Days where he was more than able to be proud of himself and what they had accomplished. Happy with the life he had scraped together by the skin of his forge-calloused fingertips, and then there were days like today.  Days where the ghosts would not leave him be. When they rose from Mahal’s halls to torment him, to taunt him for all of his failures towards their family and their people. He had been the heir of Erebor since the moment he had been born. He had been moulded and shaped into what a great king should be, and he had failed at every turn. Even now, when his people celebrated, he was down here in a cave full of fireflies, wishing he could trade it all for one last moment with his amad, the amad Dis didn’t even remember and whose face had lost most of its features for him, too. 

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This is so creative! I adore it.

My toy photos for @shujinkomononobe 's fic for #TSF2025 (@thorinsspringforge ), called One More Moment! (Link below!)

I decided to do something different for this one instead of a drawing and I hope you guys like them even though they're very simple shots :)

Now go read the fic, if you're like me and like stories set right after bofta you're gonna love it💯 show it some love!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64769392