Balinith totally endears himself to Merilin by telling her very seriously one day that she’s a very pretty lady – for an elf.

AH TOO CUTE

Hrera totally arranges for a giant pile of pillows in her apartments in the Halls before Thror dies. Because preparation never hurts.

Okay, sadness ahoy…

I think she probably began making them the minute she began watching Thror in the waters. Pillow after pillow, each one a product of her frustrated love. All in the knitting she so disliked – but her hands had to do something, they had to work on something. Each one as fine as she could contrive, covered in angular patterns and little bobbles and tassles at the corners, names and pictures, the works.

The pile on the cold side of the bed would grow higher, and she would turn to it again and again over the course of those terrible years. Because she had grown used to so many pillows at night. Because she was lonely and worried and frantic. Because when she rolled over, it felt right when something soft met her arms – even if it didn’t snore gently or have terrible bedhead or snuffle into her embrace.

A naked Bruce Banner runs through your inbox. This is not an unusual event. No one is surprised.

(Original anon of the naked dwarf) I AM SO SORRY. IT WAS 4 AM AND IT FELT LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME. Seriouly.

NONNIIIIIIIIIE!!! Ah, it’s cool. It’s a joint effort – I had a good gif, sooo I must accept punishment for giffing beyond expectations.

It’s like a Romero film but with naked people in here.

Frerinith spends a whole day with Bard 2 after the Dalefolk enter Erebor under the pretence of “helping show him around”. It is very cute.

AWWWWWWWW ❤

I’m making myself sad with that surely Kíli didn’t really know how to act around his father in the beginning.

Nope. All three of them were totally lost and very awkward. It was quite sad, but over time they eventually found their new roles.

Hrera probably disapproves of Thorin being so anti-decoration? Like, her stuff is always decorated so tastefully and beautifully, always looks gorgeous. And then there’s Thorin’s work. Master craftwork, but. So. Damned. Plain.

She certainly would. Just as she disapproves of the terribly plain beard and hair choices of her adopted Longbeards. To Hrera, taking a bit of care is showing pride in yourself and your work. To leave it (or yourself) so unadorned is to devalue yourself somewhat.

*shrug* she has Opinions.

A naked Sam Vimes runs through your inbox after having been sent forewards in time by a small monk with a broom.

S H R I E K

VIMES VIMES THE NAKED PARTY HAS A VIMES

QUICK, HE NEEDS THE GLOOMY AND PURPOSELESS TROUSERS OF UNCLE VANYA

A naked Tony Stark bolts through your ask box, waving Steve Rogers’ pants over his head and yelling “C-C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!!!” Steve runs awkwardly after him, barely covering his dignity with his shield.

What the fuck, is the naked party now multifandom oh my god please send help and pants

I have the distinct feeling that Frerinith spends a lot of time after ch37 ends going around doing cuddlehugs. Because he doesn’t like people being unhappy.

LOL, Frerinith is such an imperious bossy little boots, he would probably wander around frowning at people and declaring ‘Up!’ and patting at them and their face and hugging legs etc. Until he was satisfied they wouldn’t be sad any more.

Then he’d point sternly at them and announce, “I tooked your sad away!”

The person in question may indeed look startled.

“Don’t. Let it. Back,” Frerin would say in the most ~~adorable~~ emphatic manner possible. And beam at them.

And then Frerin would toddle off, content that he’d saved the day.