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She has a good point

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Dain, who usually sees Thorin during formal occasions: the self-control and composure shown by that dwarf is an inspiration for us all.

Fili, who lives on the Royal Wind of Erebor: yesterday he fell down the stairs because Bilbo smiled at him.

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I forgot to post this here, I forgot to post this h e r e

Doing it now, before my brain forgets a g a i n

idea by: @fosermi

art by: your local fox gremlin that lives under a k n o l l

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I CANT FIND A BETTER QUALITY IMAGE SO BEAR WITH ME

I love hight comparisons so seeing this is very interesting, I knew pitch was tall to line up with his whole tall dark and creepy shtick, but MAN imagine witnessing that stare down at you from the edge of the bed. SCARY.

But what surprised me is NORTH IS TALLER. BY ABOUT FULL HEAD?? I know i shoould know this with how at the end of the movie Pitch slammed into him and we couldn't even see Norths face, but I guess I never truly realised it, this just enforces my personal headcanon of "Pitch is secretly very much intimidated by North" but that also lines with my headcanon that he's intimidated by every guardian but in different ways.....hm, well thats brainrot for another time, I just find this fascinating in a peculiar way LOL

In conclusion, rotg designs i love love LOVE you so much <3

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I got further into the council of Elrond and the dwarves are fucking ride or die man

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Thinking about bagginshield and how Hobbits don't really have kings, they have a Thrain, sure (I think that's how it's spelt) but that's not a king

That's just sort of the guy who gives a second opinion and helps them organise things

But I imagine that to a dwarf, that's who they'd consider the Hobbit king

And so I'm thinking about the company finding out how Bilbo is the Thrain's grandson and them all immediately being concerned about how Thorin had been treating the Hobbit "prince" the first few months of the adventure and "oh no, does the Hobbit King know that King Thorin has been dallying with their prince? What about the marriage contracts? We haven't made any peace treaties! We stole their prince! Is there gonna be a war from this?!" (Their only example of Hobbits has been Bilbo "I will stab an Ork Warg for you despite the fact you hate me" Baggins, they don't know Bilbo is an outlier among even the Tooks) (Or the fact that Hobbits are a little... promiscuous in nature and that there was probably none of Bilbo's virtue left for Thorin to sully, it's most likely the other way around)

#virginThorinSupremacy

Anyway, I just think it'd be a little funny for them to find out that Bilbo is kind of high up in the social standings of Hobbits

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Bilbo being the typical mother figure who finds everything the others lose in plain sight, leading to Thorin repeatedly being absolutely flabbergasted when for the 5th time that week Bilbo digs up an ancient family artifact that went missing centuries ago

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I love this so much omg

fun fic idea if anyone wants to read whatever this is!!! It kind of got away from me ngl

!!!!tw for swearing!!!!

okay so soulmates bagginshield au where the name of your soulmate is written on your wrist

except Bilbo’s soulmark is written in Khuzdul, so he had no idea what it says and only knows it’s dwarvish bc of his mother’s books/stories (or maybe he doesn’t know. there are no laws)

So Bilbo at the ripe age of 50 decides to leave the shire to look for his soulmate bc he’s not getting any younger and they have to be out there SOMEWHERE.

on the road he meets Gandalf, and bc that wizard is a grade A Meddler (TM) and knows exactly whose name is on Bilbo’s wrist, he sends Bilbo in the direction of Erebor

now I know what you’re thinking: how is Bilbo, a hobbit, going to get into a dwarf kingdom? well, Gandalf sends him there as his ‘emissary’ bc all good wizards need hobbit secretaries to deal with politics on their behalf, yes this is completely normal.

and that’s how Bilbo ends up as a diplomatic negotiator in a dwarf kingdom while secretly looking for his soulmate. and you best believe he does not know what the hell he’s doing for the first few days, but he’s a baggins AND a took so he bullshits his way through without problem.

and bc of his fake position as Gandalf’s envoy he eventually ends up meeting Thorin, the eldest prince of Erebor, who happens to be deeply suspicious of him and thinks he has ulterior motives besides regular politics

and Bilbo is like yes you’re right I do have ulterior motives but how dare you ASSUME—

cue the beginning of the enemies to friends to lovers pipeline

on the other hand, the first friend he makes in Erebor is Ori, who is the kingdom’s librarian. Bilbo asks him to read the name on his wrist and Ori nearly has a heart attack on the spot before running away bc he found the prince’s soulmate and he HAS TO TELL SOMEONE (that someone being dori)

and, of course, Bilbo misinterprets that as meaning his soulmate is evil. so then Bilbos only thought is FUCK I must have someone absolutely horrible as a soulmate. like how is their reputation THAT bad

so he spends most of his days sulking around Erebor, too scared to ask anyone about the name on his wrist, when he notices some shady figures doing shady figure things

being the naturally nosy hobbit that he is, he listens in, trying to uncover a bit of juicy gossip to entertain himself with.

except that Bilbo uncovers a plot to assassinate the entire royal family and indirectly saves the lives of almost the entire line of Durin. so now he’s being welcomed by open arms by the entire kingdom bc he accidentally speed ran becoming a national hero

this does away with most of Thorin’s distrust, and the two gradually get closer as Bilbo’s place in Erebor becomes more and more permanent.

and just. for plot purposes, Bilbo has been going under a pseudonym this whole time bc it’s a big world and he’s gotta keep himself safe yk, so no one knows his actual name

but now Bilbo’s like we’re friends now and I kind of saved your life, so I feel like I should probably stop lying to you ;)

Bilbo, holding out his hand: Bilbo Baggins, at your service

Thorin, about to keel over: What.

bc Thorin knows that name, as he has in fact been repeating it over and over again for literal decades. it’s the one inscribed on his wrist in a neat cursive, and suddenly everything falls into place.

Thorin, now ripping his own hair out: I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOUR NAME WAS BEEBO TWINDLEWIRE???

Bilbo: I lied :D

unfortunately Thorin’s been having grand delusions of meeting his soulmate since childhood, already planning to woo them by acting like the perfect gentleman and by being on his best behavior—just to find out that it’s the guy that he’s been actively hating on (and also guiltily crushing on) for months

knowing this, Thorin begins pulling out all the stops to make Bilbo like him. he’s sending him handmade gifts, giving him rocks of great value and meaning, showing off his craft, and making sure to train where he knows Bilbo can see. Bilbo may not be in love with him yet but it’s only a matter of time, once he realizes that Thorin is such a skilled provider

Bilbo, however, is just…deeply confused as to why Thorin suddenly seems to go from tolerating his existence to sending him longing looks from across the room, along with many, many shiny rocks and various pretty things. not to say that he doesn’t like the attention, as he’s grown very fond of Thorin over his time spent in the mountain

Bilbo eventually just chalks it up to misplaced gratitude for saving Thorin’s life and moves on. so all of the courting rituals being thrown at him continue to go over his head

meanwhile Thorin is in the midst of planning their wedding bc Bilbo is responding to all of his offerings positively, and he wants to marry his One as soon as possible

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Okay I love looking through the wikis because I get certain information like this gem:

Bifur, Bofur and Bombur were Thorin’s Honour Guards.

Examples included Thorin showing up on Bilbos doorstep with (and getting crushed by) Bifur, Bofur and Bombur. And in the flaming pinecone scene they followed Thorin up the same tree to protect him.

Now this also makes sense in the movies mostly with how Bifur is seen helping Fili on his horse and other instances with the three, BUT MOST OF ALL MY FAVOURITE IDEA COMING FROM THIS!!!

Bofur was assigned to Bilbo by Thorin.

And yes I firmly believe in Bofur thinking Thorin’s a massive dick for how he treats Bilbo but he definitely shipped them from the moment Thorin ordered him to look out for Bilbo. Also explains why Bofurs always goin “WHERES BILBO MY BOSS IS GONNA FUCKIN KILL ME!”

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Bagginshield fanfics that have Bilbo use the mithril shirt and sting to kill Azog and save Thorin are just perfect. Perfect writing, another layer of heroism for Bilbo, another reason for Thorin to be madly in love with him, and for it to be super hard for untrustworthy dwarves to not accept him. Extra points if Bilbo tells Thorin he’s sorry that Thorin wasn’t the one to do it after everything Azog had done to his family, and Thorins just standing there thinking about how to convince Bilbo to marry him

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I love the idea of Bilbo returning to the Shire before Thorin recovered, setting his house and lands to rights, then locking himself away to grieve, only to have Thorin turn up on his doorstep half a year later.

But instead of the weepy, or possibly angry, reunion that I often see, my hc is that Bilbo would open his door, see Thorin standing there, literally laugh right in his face and then keel over backwards in a faint that it would take Thorin a long time to revive him from.

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Love the idea of dwarves being an actions rather than words type of people plus Thorin separately being emotionally constipated all on his own. In my heart it’s like

Bilbo, existing: you okay?

Thorin, physically shaking like a small dog and on the verge of frustrated tears as he fights for dear life to verbalize that Bilbo looks nice today: yeah why

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Not the plain hotdog😭

Thorin having a weird relationship w food is very near and dear to my heart like for years and years he’s eaten whatever’s in front of him so when he finally gets asked (by Bilbo) what his favorite meal is he’s like ‘?? I dont know’ which is A Lot for that poor hobbit’s sensibilities. Spends the next two months eating every single thing Bilbo and the company can think of while keeping an overcomplicated dwarf excel sheet of what he likes and dislikes. Turns out his favorite food is plain hot dogs, maybe a little ketchup if he’s feeling fancy.

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Thorin showing off every time Bilbo's around, but in a dwarfish manner and Bilbo is so confused why thorin keeps showing him gems he cut. He compliments him anyway and for the rest of the day Thorin is BEAMING

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