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Company House pt. 1
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by Gimlelul
Expecting to live out his life alone in Little Bag End, Bilbo Baggins is surprised, and somewhat horrified, when an old friend of his motherās drags 13 Khazad into his life ā including one of Bilboās biggest regrets: the dark haired blacksmith from Bree, a khuzd he never intended to see again.
Words: 6142, Chapters: 1/12, Language: English
Series: Part 1 of Company House
Fandoms: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Categories: M/M
Characters: Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield, FĆli (Tolkien), KĆli (Tolkien), Dwalin (Tolkien), Balin (Tolkien), Thorinās Company, Glóin (Tolkien)
Relationships: Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Bilbo Baggins & FĆli, Bilbo Baggins & Dwalin
Additional Tags: Quest of Erebor, Musician Bilbo Baggins, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Bilbo Baggins is an idiot, Thorin can also be an idiot sometimes, Past One-Night Stand
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Why would I need my heart after this?
My favorite thing about Bilboās adventures is that thereās technically no āācanonāā version of Bilboās adventures.Ā
Like The Hobbitā the bookā is canonically a very biased account of events written by Bilbo himself. Itās also Canon that some of things Bilbo wrote were flat-out-liesĀ (Ex. the original version of Riddles in the Dark, where Gollum willingly gives him the Ring as a gift.)
In the books Frodo also says that BilboĀ āalways jokes about serious thingsā, makes light of things that were actually important to him or hurt him. Which obviously also puts the bright, jokey tone of The Hobbit in a new light
So the question ofā¦what really did happen, and what was its real effect on Bilbo? Is up in the air. And the only sources you have to piece it together are 1. a ridiculously biased account thatāsĀ mostly true but also contains who-knows-how-many lies and half-truths, told by an unreliable narrator aggressively determined to Laugh It All Off, and 2. a few random snippets, some that agree with Bilboās account and some that contradict themĀ
It struck me really hard after watching the Battle of Five armies that, whenever Bilbo told stories about his adventure, he only ever talked about the trolls and the dragon and sometimes the riddle game. The parts that made good, fun stories for the kids and could be toned up or down depending on the audience. But⦠he never talked about the dwarves. He never told anyone about the friends he shared this whole journey with and how much they meant to him, how he probably grew to love them all like family. He never elaborated about his relationship with Thorin (whether friendship or something more, either way, we know it was strong) and his grief over Thorinās death, arguably the most traumatic part of his quest. But Bilbo spares only a single sentence to describe his tears even though itās clear from the movie that Thorinās loss haunted him for a long time after. All those little moments that meant something to Bilbo personally, all those times when he was afraid or angry or when he made mistakes or failed to save someone⦠all of THAT got crammed into a little box in his mind labeled Not Important, Donāt Look, Donāt Open, Just Pretend It Never Happened.
Partly, it may have been out of habit. Itās the way of hobbits to avoid anything Uncomfortable, to hide those messy emotions behind a polite smile and pretend everything is fine. But I also think⦠it was too painful for Bilbo to even process. He had no one to talk to about it, no one to cry with him, no one who would really understand what he went through. I always took his opening lines in the first movie to be his decision to finally tell Frodo alone about how it all truly affected him and how it changed him and how there are some things he will never quite heal from. Maybe Bilbo hoped it would help Frodo on his own journey⦠or maybe he just finally felt ready to open up to someone he trusted. Weāll probably never know.
honestly, iām so glad i read this because i didnāt know some of these things, or really realize.
but i just have to think like⦠what if tolkien is looking down and thinking to himself, āi just got lazy half-way through, relax ya bunch of detectivesā LMAO
thranduil sleeps calmer knowing even if his son married a dwarf at least he married The Supermodel dwarf and singlehandedly crushed the hopes of single dwarves and dwarrowdams everywhere
this is my headcanon and you will never take it from me.
listen, just Listen for a second, okay.
Gimli Gloinul is from the line of Durin okay, heās from the line of KINGS, his bloodline stands up against Legolasā perfectly, if the elves and dwarves got their shit together for a hot second they would be likeĀ āYES, PERFECT, A DIPLOMATIC MARRIAGE TO BIND OUR HOUSES TOGETHER AND NEVER SHALL THE TWAIN THROW ONE ANOTHER TO DRAGONSā¦again.ā Ā because you have a kingās son and a kingās nephew which, well, I love Dain but heās not an EREBOR KING and GIMLI IS FROM THE FAMILY OF EREBOR KINGS.
And Gimli actsĀ like heās from the line of Erebor kings, too, okay, heās a diplomat and a warrior and a nobleman, heās the sort of person who SAYS things likeĀ āfaithless is he who says fairwell when the road darkensā and stares down Elrond Peredhil in his own home when his strength and faith are questioned. Ā And heās the kind of person who swears his allegiance to people he barely knows because itās Right and Good and Gimli knows it.
And Thorin Oakenshield was handsome, and his sister the lady Dis is beautiful, and Gimliās cousins Fili and Kili were fine young dwarrows, and Gimliās mother is a great beauty.
Basically my point here is that Gimli, proud strong gimli with his firebeard hair and bold laugh and mithril tongue and clever fingers, broke the hearts of everyone in Erebor and not a few people outside of Erebor when he married a goddamn elf. Ā Like. Ā Not even Arwen Undomiel (WHO MARRIED A GODDAMN HUMAN, itās been a weird couple of years in Middle-Earth, everyone wonders strongly if theyāve been drinking too much). Ā Like heās not even marrying a great beauty of the elves, Legolas isnāt ugly by elvish standards but also heās nothing particularly special, and heās not a great diplomat, and heās BARELY a kingās son because everyone knows that Mirkwood elves areā¦a little odd. Ā Legolas is a big cheerful hunter who sings songs he doesnāt remember all of, who chatters to trees and has no sense of the right thing to say even if heās developed enough self-preservation to know the wrongĀ thing to say, and FOR THE LOVE OF MAHAL HE FIGHTS WITH A BOW.
āGIMLIā Gloin bellowsĀ āYOU TURNED DOWN THIRTY-TWO SUITORS FROM FINE DWARVISH LINES FOR THISā
āIgnore him, amrĆ¢lime, heāll get over itā Gimli says in amusement as he beckons Legolas over to his forge, where heās carefully smithing mithril-inlaid gold marriage clasps that will grip fine elvish hair. Ā Itās too hot in the forge to wear shirts, if youāre working. Ā Every dwarf in twenty feet stops what theyāre doing to watch Gimliās biceps flex as he holds up a jewel for Legolasā inspection.
āYOU COULD HAVE HAD A HAREMāĀ Gloin wails from down the hall.
#a headcanon I never knew I needed until this very moment
I love the art but now I love the headcanon just as much

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield Characters: Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield Additional Tags: Love Confessions, True Love, Idiots in Love, Boys In Love, Love, Morning After, Morning Kisses Series: Part 38 of Bagginshield One-Offs Summary:
Thorin has a problem ⦠he canāt remember a thing about the night before!
But Bilbo does ⦠and boy, does he!
for @alcram-dreamers ā¦Ā
Fall Down At Your Door
Smaug doesnāt exist, our favourite Dwarves are in the Blue Mountains, and Bilbo gets turned into a cat. Guess who takes him in.
Alternate Universe/Universe Alteration,Ā Animal Transformation,Ā Magic,Ā Unresolved Sexual Tension,Ā Unresolved Romantic Tension,Ā Romance,Ā Slow Burn,Ā Poisoning,Ā Minor Violence,Ā Prompt Fill,Ā Angst,Ā Fluff,Ā First Meetings,Ā Friendship,Ā Healing,Ā (partially) Epistolary
Bagginshield, no Erebor, Frerin is still alive.
Chapter 7 | orĀ start from the beginning
in this chapter: more about SMAUG, Thorin talks fireflies, and⦠something happens.
šššA very late for my very very beloved wife, @mcmanatea!!!!Ā ššš
This is from her gorgeous fanfic, Come To My Own Hearthstone, which I very much recommend!!! Itās one of THOSE fics which kill you and your entire ass? Click to read!!!
Can we get you started in your bagganshield Obsession plz?
Anon, are you asking me to list you all my fic recs or are you asking me to actually begin obsessing over Bagginshield? Either way, I am delivering because Iām already obsessed and here is a compiled list of favorite fics over on ao3 and favorite fan videos on YouTube. Buckle in boys.
Favorite Bagginshield Fics Iāve Read/Currently Reading (in no particular order):Ā
** are extra, extra favorites, but these are all absolutely incredible fics worth every second of your time.
**Ā Nothing Gold Can Stay by perkynurples - 296k, rating: T, complete, modern royalty au, slow burn, (it has a 50k sequel guys!)Ā
Summary:Ā Bilbo Baggins led a rather peaceful life, thank you very much, until an old acquaintance decided to turn it upside down, and he found himself agreeing to take a job thatās⦠letās say not exactly up his alley, and might eventually cost him a little more than his treasured cozy lifestyle. Who would have thought tutoring a slightly menacing monarchās more than slightly overbearing nephew could prove to be such an adventure?
A Most Sensible Idea by HildyJĀ - 76k, rating: T, complete, arranged marriage, erebor never fell au, canon divergence.Ā
Summary:Ā Bilbo Baggins isnāt sure about this. Not one bit.Ā
Frodo is definitely too young to enter into an arranged marriage with a dwarven king called Thorin Oakenshield. Itās a good thing that Bilbo is there to chaperone him through their courtship.
After all, thereās no chance that a fussy hobbit bachelor would ever catch the eye of a king.
The Courting Habits of the Line of DurinĀ by diemarysuesĀ - 53k, rating: T, complete, courtship, canon divergence, part of a series.Ā
Summary:Ā Hobbits didnāt have such things as courting rituals ā they were uncomplicated folk. They announced their affections with flowers or a cooked meal, a shared pipe or simply a kiss ā and then there were meetings with both families and a date set for the wedding.
Dwarves, as he kept discovering, were a completely different kettle of fish.
The Wax and the Figure by Vinci - 68k, rating: M, complete, soul mates (squeeeeeee), soul bonds, follows the companyās journey.Ā
Summary:Ā Almost all soul bonds are created unintentionally since there is no way of knowing who a personās soul mate is until they have gone through the bond. Regardless, all newly formed bonds go through several phases. These include but are not limited to: The Initial Encounter, Connection, Separation, Need, Excessive Attachment and Sexual Desire.
Since soul bonds are rare, neither Bilbo nor Thorin realize what happens the moment their eyes meet.
Slapped With the Truth by somanyofthekids - 57k, rating: E, complete, sentinel and guides au, side durincest, itās like a soulmate au but different.Ā
Summary:Ā Bilbo is a (mostly) reformed burglar and a guide with peculiar gifts. When Gandalf arrives with a proposition involving 13 dwarves, a dragon, and a resurrection of those burglary skills, of course heās going to say no.
Well, maybe not, but heās definitely not going to get involved with any of this sentinel/guide bonding business.
Okay, at least for sure heāll keep a lid on his own emotions, he has every kind of practice with that.
Dammit.
**Ā Oak and Mistletoe by HildyJĀ - 55k, rating: T, complete, erebor never fell au, shire au, fairy tale elements.
Summary:Ā After a life dominated by a strange form of sickness, Thorin is sent to the Shire to seek a cure only Bilbo Baggins can offer.
Burned to A Cinder by ferretbaby - 272k, rating: E, cinderella-esque au, secret identity, cultural differences, mostly T except for ch. 35., 42/42 chapters completed.
Summary:Ā Bilbo, a lonely hobbit of the Shire in the valley outside Erebor, gets a job as a cook in the dwarf kingdom to pass the time and keep himself occupied after his motherās death. One day he meets a regal dwarf, who he thinks is a thief and trespasser, and throws an apple at his head, never knowing heās just assaulted the dwarven Prince. Thus begins the antagonistic and somewhat odd courtship of a hobbit and the next King of Erebor.
Convincing a Hobbit by seekerlunaĀ - 62k, rating: none, complete, side durincest, BOTFA redo, everybody lives/nobody dies au, dwarf courting.Ā
Summary:Ā āNot so much sent to retrieve as to convince.ā
Bilbo never expected to find the dwarves on his front step again and yet here are three asking him to return to Erebor with them when all that awaits him is pain. He took Thorinās words to heart and he refuses to set foot in the Lonely Mountain again. But what the King wants, he gets.
And thats how Bilbo ended up returning to Erebor, for a⦠short visit that somehow becomes quite long.
There might also be some magical intervention in the midst of it all.
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes by diemarysues - 64k, rating: G, complete, cinderella au, canon divergence, erebor never fell au, dwarf culture and customs.
Summary:Ā Bilbo Baggins has been plagued with dreams for some months, always filled with the same stranger: big hands, strong arms, dark hair. It seems a mystery until he figures that it is a Dwarf, though this only narrows down his search to every Dwarf in Erebor.Ā
When he overhears mention of a special party in the Mountain he wishes briefly that he can attend. But thatās ridiculous. Heās a Hobbit, not a Dwarf.
Turns out thatās not a problem when magic is involved.
Alone is a word not meant for you by authoressjeanĀ - 5k, rating: G, one-shot, modern au, author!Bilbo, guardian uncle Thorin to Fili and Kili.
Summary:Ā The holidays are fast approaching, and Thorinās been dreading them, now that itās just him and his nephews. Harder still given that Fili still barely speaks and hasnāt really since Dis died.
So when Kili drags them into the bookstore to look for childrenās literature author Mr. Bagginsā new book, and they find the author himself reading his latest, Thorin isnāt expecting anything beyond maybe making his nephews a little happier.
He certainly isnāt expecting to find something for himself but he may have done just that.
**Ā and sow a star divided in us by MistakenMagicĀ - 57k, rating: T, complete, Star Wars au (squeeeeeee), old republic era au, gays in space!
Summary:Ā After his first successful solo mission, Jedi Knight Bilbo Baggins, trained by High Council member and full-time nuisance, Master Gandalf, returns to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. During an excursion to the sparring arena, he meets a group of Dwarven Jedi from Ered Luin, a mountainous planet located in the Outer Rim. Young padawans, Fili and Kili, are full of curiosity at this strange, barefoot Jedi, but Master Thorin, who appears to have the personality of a rancor and mental shields like blast doors, is less than impressed.
Feathers that Flutter and Fly by orphan_accountĀ - 14k, rating: M, complete, wing!verse, wing fic.Ā
Summary: The Shire is taken by Orcs, ravaged and destroyed but Bilbo, who is still very young, managed to escape. He runs, travelling through Middle Earth until he reaches Erebor, where Thorin finds him, cold and starving.
Tupping by ferretbaby - 15k, rating: E, complete, alpha/beta/omega dynamics, abo fic, canon divergence.
Summary:Ā The alphas go into rut after battle as a result of all that adrenaline. Bilbo sits back with the betas and laughs, or tries to.
The One Who Wouldnāt by Salvia_G - 11k, rating: T, complete, soulmate au, soulmate-identifying marks, everyone lives/nobody dies au, marriage contracts.
Summary:Ā If Adventures make you late for supper, Soulmates make for missing supper entirely.
In Hobbit society peace and plenty is viewed as more valuable than passion and riches. Marriages are thought best when theyāre settled, warm affairs between friends. Thatās why Soulmate marks are thought of as a mark AGAINST a marriage-matchā¦
Dwarves on the other hand, view a soulmate as a blessing from Mahal. If a dwarrow is so lucky as to be born with a mark they spend their life searching for their One. No wealth or jewel is thought of greater value than a soulmate.
So when Thorin and Bilbo meet and see each others marks?ā¦
**Ā Take From Me My Lace by pibroch (littleblackdog) - 130k, incomplete, modern au, fashion and models au, female!Bilbo Baggins, Fireman!Thorin.
Summary:Ā Bilba Baggins, popular model for a premier lingerie company, isnāt always entirely convinced that the perks of the job are worth the hassle. Canāt she even go to the shops without being recognized?
But Thorin Oakenshield doesnāt seem to recognize her at all, even with her nearly-naked breasts forever plastered across half of London.
Thatās⦠a very refreshing change.
there are many more in my saved for later, so I supposed I will have to make a part 2Ā
Favorite Bagginshield Fanvids (in no particular order):
these are either mostly angsty/filled with sadness and little fluffy and happy, for some reason, so be warned.
Thorin & Bilbo | All of the Stars by lilianĀ hearts - song: all of the stars by ed sheeran
Thorin Bilbo (The Hobbit) | Colors of the Wind by DFPUR - song: colors of the wind from pocahontas
Thorin & Bilbo - See You Again by 00shelly77Ā - song: see you again by charlie puth
Thorin & Bilbo - Bad Blood (+MetroGirlzStation) Ā by 00shelly77 - song: bad blood by taylor swift
king & lionheartĀ ||| thorin & bilboĀ by Kilia93 - song: king and lionheart by of monsters and men (a bagginshield classic, obviously)
All My Memories [Bagginshield AU] by RockSashka13 - song: memories by within temptationĀ
donāt let me out of your arms; bagginshieldĀ (for pan ā„) by chayonjaĀ - song: the sword & the pen by regina spektor
Thorin & Bilbo - KING [Thilbo/Bagginshield] by crab1827 - song: king by lauren aquilina (ah, another bagginshield classic)
Thorin & Bilbo - Oh No! (+RockSashka13)Ā by 00shelly77Ā - song: oh no! by marina and the diamonds
Thorin & Bilbo | Shattered by egoscsajszyĀ - song: shattered by trading yesterday
Thorin & Bilbo - BelieveĀ by 00shelly77Ā - song: believe by mumford & sons
Thorin/Bilbo - Wonāt say Iām in Love by TechniMedic - song: wonāt say Iām in love from hercules
Thorin & Bilbo | Donāt Deserve You by lilian hearts - song: donāt deserve you by plumb
Iām Coming Home (The Hobbit / Bilbo + Durin Family) by ImagineBaggins - song: coming home by skylar grey
Between the Raindrops || Thorin/BilboĀ by yugiovampire - song: between the raindrops by lifehouse (for some reason, this one is such a favorite of mine ???)Ā
Thorin & Bilbo - Donāt Let Me Go [Thilbo/Bagginshield] by Emil Nekola - song: donāt let me go by raign
fandom fic rec days, post the second
(previous post)
just hobbit stuff in this rec, iām afraid, bar one! but i make up for it with quantity?
Heart of the Mountain by esama (post-botfa, everyone lives, gen, kiliel; drama, friendship, political) neat as heck (unfinished, but still neat as heck) aftermath-of-the-everyone-lives-outcome piece, following bilbo and the dwarvesā efforts to piece things back together post-betrayal and bloodshed and all that unpleasantness
The Winter of Discontent by Brass_Brassicas (universe alteration, bagginshield; drama, hurt/comfort, slow burn) wonderfully characterized universe alteration wherein bilbo reluctantly plays host to a pair of displaced young dwarves and ends up with far more on his plate than he knows how to handle
The Haunting of Bilbo by EinahSirro (post-botfa, canon compliant, bagginshield; supernatural, angst, drama) because you canāt go wrong with ghost!thorin, letās be real
Iām Not Sure This is Actually a Coffee Shop by bendingsignpost (alternate universe, gen; drama, humour) aka this is not the trope you were looking for
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The Hobbit Trilogy: Home (Trailer) (by Medley Weaver @ YouTube)
i feel like this captures what they were aiming for with this trilogy better than the trilogy itself?? just ⦠wow
Martin being 4.3 years old during BOTFA press junket. (source, thanks to constantlyfreemaned)
I DONT UNDERSTAND QWHAT THIS IS
When We Two Parted: Chapter One
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by Maggiluisa
Bilbo Baggins was an ordinary hobbit, as respectable as his father before him. He never did anything unexpected and arrived precisely on time.
He was a Baggins of Bag End.
And that meant respectability.
So finding his bonded was a dwarf was a great disappointment to the young hobbit.
It was just not done.
But.
How he had come to regret the rejection.
Now he has to continue on a quest with his rejected bonded.
Trying to regain a Kingdom.
********
Bilbo Baggins rejected Thorin Oakenshield.
Words: 584, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield, Gandalf | Mithrandir, Balin, Dwalin, FĆli, KĆli, Dori, Nori, Ori - Character, Glóin, Ćin, Bofur, Bombur, Bifur, Elves - Character, Orcs - Character, Dwarf - Character, Dwarrows - Character, elf - Character, Goblins - Character, Wizard - Character
Relationships: Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield
Additional Tags: Love, Angst, too much angst, Rejected, reject, Rejection, Soul Bond, bonded, Soulmates, bond, Oneās, Mahal - Freeform, Respectable, Young, Foolish, Stupidity, Heavy Angst, Heartache, Broken, Severed, The Quest, Erebor, dragon - Freeform, Smaug - Freeform, Lord Byron - Freeform, When we two parted, poem, fading, Self Loathing, Self-Hatred
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Home is what you have given me. Home is where you are, my burglar.
Sweet!
If you can watch this without bawling your eyes out then you have no Soul.

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a quick reminder that thorin is holding both of bilboās hands in the first gif, and then continues to clutch onto bilboās sleeve until bilbo grabs his hand and tightly holds onto it until thorin dies
Quick quick quick whilst the internet is forgetting to die.
Hereās day one early!
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It had been an unconscious thing in Laketown, wearing Thorinās colours. Bred from necessity, the only coat they could provide that had any hope of Bilbo wearing it without it falling off him happened to be a childās, old and worn in a velvet blue hue. Somehow, it still needed to have the cuffs rolled back and be fastened with a belt to prevent the fabric gaping awkwardly.
Bilbo had honestly not thought about any significance to the colour. He had been more concerned over how warm it would keep him what with the terrible head cold he had developed after their impromptu dunk in the river.
No, the only moment he could recall that had left him wondering had been when Balin had noticed the coat and shared a meaningful look with Dori. The pair had looked positively gleeful, especially when Thorinās eyes had flicked over Bilbo and he had then reached for the dark red tunic instead of the grey that his hand had previously been hovering over.
Bilbo put it entirely out of his mind. As far as he could tell, the dwarves all had their odd little ways and rituals about them and who was he to question them? Besides, he had more important things to consider; like how in all of Middle Earth was he supposed to sneak past a dragon of all things once they reached the mountain.
Chapter One