It's finally time! I present to you my latest Bagginshield fic, created in collaboration with the @thorinsspringforge! I highly encourage everyone to check out the other amazing Thorin-centric works that just dropped from the collection! The link for that is HERE.
I want to thank @lordoftherazzles for making this amazing banner for me, as well as my lovely artist @rajirani, who chose my fic out of the lineup and who made the stunning art you will find both in the fic and the banner. You have no idea how excited I am to share this with you all, and I hope you enjoy! 🥰
The Burden Of Choice (Bagginshield, 56k, E)
Summary:
Thorin Oakenshield is the crown prince of one of the strongest kingdoms in Middle Earth, but in the last year, the kingdom has struggled to keep its place among the ruling powers of the land. Erebor was held under vicious siege for over a year as the dragon Smaug terrorised the land and all but wiped out the nearby human settlement of Dale. Eventually, the dwarves were victorious, but it was at the cost of many of their own, including Thorin’s father and youngest brother. They were left with a charred and decimated land. Since then, no crops could be persuaded to grow in the dragon's desolation. With tariffs from the elves climbing higher every year, King Thror is left with little choice but to secure an alliance with another race through the bonds of marriage.
Thorin plans to make a run for it the night before he is forced to marry a foreign Lord. In his attempt, he runs right into Bilbo, doing the same thing.
“Oh the age gap was too big I aged one of them up/down so they’re the same age”
YOU HAVE SHOWN YOUR WEAKNESS! YOU ROLL ON YOUR SPINELESS BACK AND EXPOSE YOUR COWARD BELLY IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY! I DONT HAVE A SHIP WITH AN AGE GAP OF LESS THAN A DECADE! GIVE THESE MIDDLE AGED MEN A TWINK AND SOME VIAGRA AND THEYRE READY TO GO!
Sometimes i never really realize just how crazy bilbo was. Like he tried to CONVINCE trolls into not eating his friends after being away from his house for the first time for like only a week. THIS GUY PICKED UP AN ACORN AT BEORNS AND CARRIED IT WITH HIM TO EREBOR. what was going on in that brain
May I present to you this absolutely showstopping sketch commission from the talented Lorbalith on Instagram! They don't have an active Tumblr, so they let me post this here. I encourage you to check out their other work. Every piece is more stunning than the last!
I commissioned this based on a scene in my fic.
The Proper Way To Call You Mine
Thorin and Bilbo have been dancing around their feelings for one another since the battle of the five armies ended. The company, particularly Fili and Kili, are sick of it. They devise a plan to force their feelings for one another into the open. Will things go to plan, or will their good intentions backfire horribly?
Existing in more than one fandom space is like having more than one group of friends but both of them being so wildly different that any overlap at all would be like getting shot in the head