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Title: Clarity of Vision, Chapter 11
Relationship: Thorin/Bilbo
Characters: Bilbo Baggins, Fíli, Kíli, Thorin, Dwalin, Balin
Fandom: Hobbit
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: G
Word Count: 2400
Story Summary: In a Middle-Earth where Erebor never fell, a shadow remains in the heart of the Lonely Mountain. Bilbo Baggins finds himself drawn reluctantly into a quest that will lead him across the continent--from Bree to Lake Evendim to the icy North and beyond--with a party of five dwarves searching for an artifact that will cure the ailing King Thrór.
Chapter Summary: While exploring the elvish ruins of Himring, Bilbo finds something interesting.

( Bilbo was going through a cabinet filled with tangled necklaces of every color and shape. Himring was full of rooms heaped high with treasure--armor and weapons, jewels and cups and cunning boxes. )

Title: Clarity of Vision, Chapter 9
Relationship: Thorin/Bilbo
Characters: Bilbo Baggins, Fíli, Kíli, Thorin, Dwalin, Balin
Fandom: Hobbit
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG for a bit of language.
Word Count: 3000
Story Summary: In a Middle-Earth where Erebor never fell, a shadow remains in the heart of the Lonely Mountain. Bilbo Baggins finds himself drawn reluctantly into a quest that will lead him across the continent--from Bree to Lake Evendim to the icy North and beyond--with a party of five dwarves searching for an artifact that will cure the ailing King Thrór.
Chapter Summary: Thorin's company travels north along the coast toward Himring: in which there are language lessons, cold weather, and the first sight of the sea.

( Thorin sat at the campfire, looking out at the sea as his party relaxed. Balin and Dwalin were smoking and swapping stories about their youth; Fíli was practicing his fiddle; Kíli was waxing his bow strings and complaining about the damp salt air for the hundredth time. Bilbo was using a pocketknife to pry open some mottled, purple-shelled things he had found--mussels, that was what he had called them. The tip of his tongue was sticking very slightly out of his mouth as he concentrated. )

Title: Clarity of Vision, Chapter 7
Relationship: Thorin/Bilbo
Characters: Bilbo Baggins, Fíli, Kíli, Thorin, Dwalin, Balin
Fandom: Hobbit
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: G
Word Count: 2400
Story Summary: In a Middle-Earth where Erebor never fell, a shadow remains in the heart of the Lonely Mountain. Bilbo Baggins finds himself drawn reluctantly into a quest that will lead him across the continent--from Bree to Lake Evendim to the icy North and beyond--with a party of five dwarves searching for an artifact that will cure the ailing King Thrór.
Chapter Summary: The party arrives at the ancient city of Annúminas, where Bilbo gets some surprising lessons in Dwarvish genealogy.

( Bilbo looked south and his heart ached. It was nearly his birthday. Were people searching for him? Was anyone worried about him? When would he see his home again? )

Title: Clarity of Vision, Chapter 5
Relationship: Thorin/Bilbo
Characters: Bilbo Baggins, Fíli, Kíli, Thorin, Dwalin, Balin
Fandom: Hobbit
Warnings/Spoilers: Discussions (and misunderstanding) of genetic mental illness.
Rating: G
Word Count: 3400
Story Summary: In a Middle-Earth where Erebor never fell, a shadow remains in the heart of the Lonely Mountain. Bilbo Baggins finds himself drawn reluctantly into a quest that will lead him across the continent--from Bree to Lake Evendim to the icy North and beyond--with a party of five dwarves searching for an artifact that will cure the ailing King Thrór.
Chapter Summary: Trapped in the Library of Fornost, Thorin and his company search for clues and Thorin and Bilbo have some conversations with unfortunate results.
Notes: Well-timed for this chapter, Mekare has a fantastic picture of Thorin Doing Research as well as an adorable Baffled Skeleton With Umbrella! I just want to hug both of them...although neither would probably appreciate it.

( You're not going to get far in this quest if you keep shutting people out who might help you. With an attitude like that, no wonder you haven't made any progress in ten years. )

Title: Clarity of Vision, Chapter 3
Relationship: Thorin/Bilbo
Characters: Bilbo Baggins, Fíli, Kíli, Thorin
Fandom: Hobbit
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: G
Word Count: 2800
Story Summary: In a Middle-Earth where Erebor never fell, a shadow remains in the heart of the Lonely Mountain. Bilbo Baggins finds himself drawn reluctantly into a quest that will lead him across the continent--from Bree to Lake Evendim to the icy North and beyond--with a party of five dwarves searching for an artifact that will cure the ailing King Thrór.
Chapter Summary: Bilbo learns more about Thorin's history and encounters dangers on the road north to Fornost.

( Not to be rude, but he didn't look like much of a scholar. He seemed a little more likely to bash my head in than read me poetry. )

Title: Clarity of Vision, Chapter 1
Relationship: Thorin/Bilbo
Characters: Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield, Balin, Dwalin, Fíli, Kíli
Fandom: Hobbit
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: G
Word Count: 3300
Story Summary: In a Middle-Earth where Erebor never fell, a shadow remains in the heart of the Lonely Mountain. Bilbo Baggins finds himself drawn reluctantly into a quest that will lead him across the continent--from Bree to Lake Evendim to the icy North and beyond--with a party of five dwarves searching for an item that will cure the ailing King Thrór.
Chapter Summary: On a rainy day in Bree, Bilbo Baggins runs into a dwarf. They don't get along.

( The Prancing Pony was the best inn in Bree--but then, it was the only inn in Bree, and Bilbo was glad enough of its warmth after the cold fall rain. Its rough-hewn rafters were wreathed in smoke above--far above, to Bilbo's eyes, for the common room was made to accommodate men as well as hobbits. )

Title: The Scent of Sun-Warmed Stone
Relationship: Thorin/Bilbo
Characters: Thorin, Bilbo, Gandalf, Kili, Fili, Bofur
Fandom: The Hobbit
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG
Word Count 2800
Summary: In which baths are taken, hair is braided, and Bilbo and Thorin take turns being embarrassed.

( At the base of the rock was a broad, shallow river, clear and cold, with a ford of large flat rocks. At the sight of clean water, Thorin suddenly became aware that he was filthy, covered with blood, sweat, dirt, and warg-drool. He heard a yearning sigh from Balin and caught Fili and Kili sharing hopeful glances, and decided that the search for shelter could wait. )