I suppose formality can be a liability on the battlefield No way! snort
Aww that whole first scene was just too cute. And them forgetting his name, it's quite realistic I think. I mean that happens all the time when you meet new people.
he still had his lemon drops, after all, and his butterscotch biscuits, and the viola tea. Things weren't so grave. If they managed to get away from Fornost in one piece, he might even still make it home for his birthday after all.
Aw, Bilbo. So sweet. And so delusional still *evil grin*.
one of them elvish languages
Dwarves...
"You'll get distracted and lost and I won't see you for hours. I'm sending the halfling."
Probably true, these two are so young here.
I'm not your manservant, you know!
Why hello Mrs. Hudson! :-)
pair of wire-rimmed glasses low on his nose
I literally squeaked out loud when I read this! Delightful! He would be gruff about the glasses, ah Thooooorin. I may have to draw another pic with the glasses on. Hmm.
"--Don't tell Dwalin," said Thorin.
After all he has his image to hold up!
'When golden thoughts to gentle darkness turn.'"
Oh, beautiful phrase.
They kept nodding, looking thoughtful.
”What does it mean?" asked Bilbo.
"No idea," the brothers said in unison.
I saw that coming, LOL.
Do not presume to lecture dwarves about the properties of metals!
There should be aproverb about this. One Gandalf could recite to Bilbo in the movie...
"And when at last you see your treasure true, If sacrifice and love can fill your soul, The dragon's curse shall lose its hold on you And clarity of vision make you whole."
YAY for title reference! Oh, I can see the future, muble mumble mumble...
"If love could save someone with dragon-sickness," Thorin said, "Then my King--" He broke off, glowering at Bilbo. "It's just poetry."
Oh Thorin, why do you hurt me so?
"That's..." Obsessively single-minded "...very devoted of you," said Bilbo.
Hehe, Bilbo sees right through him.
"I wish I'd never run into any of you." Pushing past a stricken-looking Fíli and Kíli, he hurried from the great hall, looking for a place to be alone with his misery.
Oh no.
Fíli and Kíli looked up at him, their eyes imploring. "Oh, by Durin's beard--all right, I shall have a talk with the hobbit. But I do not promise I shall apologize to him."
Ha, no one can resist the force of Kili and Fili puppy eyes.
I am glad you included some self-reflection here – which I guess scholar!Thorin would be more likely to do... reading broadening your horizons and all that...
The mind wanders in darkness, dwelling only on things rather than people.
Poor Thorin... must have been hard as a child/young adult. And now I am reminded of Bilbo in the movie who will see this side of Thorin, *sniff *
I kept it secret for a very long time."
A poison in and of itself...the secrecy
the curse is in the blood of some families
God, imagine that hanging over your head for the rest of your life.
He fell back on the safety of formal titles,
squishes Thorin...
"Well, shouldn't Erebor have a different ruling family, then?"
Oh my. Hopefully Thorin doesn't overreact.
somehow Bilbo felt trepidation prickle his skin.
Oh oh.
"Keep him out of my sight," Thorin said, his voice flat and cold, "Or I shall throw him to the skeletons myself."
I feared this would happen... Bilbo has much to learn about dwarves, and Thorin in particular.
he's crazy! You're crazy!
OUCH!
Kíli's face was wrinkled with dismay; he sniffed and rubbed his nose. "Are you sure?"
Oh my. Kili and Fili are so soft, for want of a better word, in this AU. Softer even than Bilbo I think.
I'm sad that this chapter ends on a note of unresolved conflict but I feel a very, very sloooooow burn coming on and that's what I like best. *wriggles in anticipation *
no subject
LOL!
I suppose formality can be a liability on the battlefield
No way! snort
Aww that whole first scene was just too cute. And them forgetting his name, it's quite realistic I think. I mean that happens all the time when you meet new people.
he still had his lemon drops, after all, and his butterscotch biscuits, and the viola tea. Things weren't so grave. If they managed to get away from Fornost in one piece, he might even still make it home for his birthday after all.
Aw, Bilbo. So sweet. And so delusional still *evil grin*.
one of them elvish languages
Dwarves...
"You'll get distracted and lost and I won't see you for hours. I'm sending the halfling."
Probably true, these two are so young here.
I'm not your manservant, you know!
Why hello Mrs. Hudson! :-)
pair of wire-rimmed glasses low on his nose
I literally squeaked out loud when I read this! Delightful! He would be gruff about the glasses, ah Thooooorin. I may have to draw another pic with the glasses on. Hmm.
"--Don't tell Dwalin," said Thorin.
After all he has his image to hold up!
'When golden thoughts to gentle darkness turn.'"
Oh, beautiful phrase.
They kept nodding, looking thoughtful.
”What does it mean?" asked Bilbo.
"No idea," the brothers said in unison.
I saw that coming, LOL.
Do not presume to lecture dwarves about the properties of metals!
There should be aproverb about this. One Gandalf could recite to Bilbo in the movie...
"And when at last you see your treasure true,
If sacrifice and love can fill your soul,
The dragon's curse shall lose its hold on you
And clarity of vision make you whole."
YAY for title reference! Oh, I can see the future, muble mumble mumble...
"If love could save someone with dragon-sickness," Thorin said, "Then my King--" He broke off, glowering at Bilbo. "It's just poetry."
Oh Thorin, why do you hurt me so?
"That's..." Obsessively single-minded "...very devoted of you," said Bilbo.
Hehe, Bilbo sees right through him.
"I wish I'd never run into any of you." Pushing past a stricken-looking Fíli and Kíli, he hurried from the great hall, looking for a place to be alone with his misery.
Oh no.
Fíli and Kíli looked up at him, their eyes imploring. "Oh, by Durin's beard--all right, I shall have a talk with the hobbit. But I do not promise I shall apologize to him."
Ha, no one can resist the force of Kili and Fili puppy eyes.
I am glad you included some self-reflection here – which I guess scholar!Thorin would be more likely to do... reading broadening your horizons and all that...
The mind wanders in darkness, dwelling only on things rather than people.
Poor Thorin... must have been hard as a child/young adult. And now I am reminded of Bilbo in the movie who will see this side of Thorin, *sniff *
I kept it secret for a very long time."
A poison in and of itself...the secrecy
the curse is in the blood of some families
God, imagine that hanging over your head for the rest of your life.
He fell back on the safety of formal titles,
squishes Thorin...
"Well, shouldn't Erebor have a different ruling family, then?"
Oh my. Hopefully Thorin doesn't overreact.
somehow Bilbo felt trepidation prickle his skin.
Oh oh.
"Keep him out of my sight," Thorin said, his voice flat and cold, "Or I shall throw him to the skeletons myself."
I feared this would happen... Bilbo has much to learn about dwarves, and Thorin in particular.
he's crazy! You're crazy!
OUCH!
Kíli's face was wrinkled with dismay; he sniffed and rubbed his nose. "Are you sure?"
Oh my. Kili and Fili are so soft, for want of a better word, in this AU. Softer even than Bilbo I think.
I'm sad that this chapter ends on a note of unresolved conflict but I feel a very, very sloooooow burn coming on and that's what I like best. *wriggles in anticipation *