Gloin and Mizim are very fond of Baris. Mizim spent years feeding Baris all sorts of goodies, “accidentally” making her servings larger and slightly ruining things so that Baris wouldn’t be offended and would take it home with her. Also it was Mizim that got Barum into the jewelry business – he saw her working and was curious. She sponsored him when she saw he showed talent.

Well, I’ve seen that idea used quite a lot in Bagginshield fic – I have even recced a couple of fics that use it. Most notably, the amazing Something Blue, by themarchrabbit. It’s a favourite of mine ❤

I’ve seen it used really awesomely – in which we are left wondering ‘uhhhh – so what’s going on there?’ And Unreliable Narration/Perspective is great for that too, particularly when we know our narrator is unreliable and their opinions are shady. Because it reveals so much about that character, and their insecurities. It’s always fab to watch Dain’s actions in those scenarios just confuse the hell out of everyone as they struggle to fit him into the narrow, preconceived role they’ve shaped for him. They try so hard to make him into a bad guy, and he just steps neatly out of it at every turn. 😀 Unfortunately, this is rare as fuck.

I’ve also seen it used in ways that actively hurt me. In these situations, Dain is suddenly revealed to be a good guy all along RIGHT AT THE END. After an unrelenting cavalcade of vitriolic nastiness, slurs and bile directed at him. And that fucking sucks, as a Dain-fan, let me tell you. No question-marks, no grey areas, no hints, not a sign of the real Dain, or even a glimmer of sympathetic behaviour: just endless hatred poured on his head. People have directed me to fics like that – and no. I do not want to read something that spends 99% of the time trashing my furry baby and dragging him through the dirt. Like, turn that around: would anyone who loves Bilbo or Thorin to death want to read something like that?? Never-ending, pounding, relentless, remorseless horribleness about their fave, only for a paragraph of HAHA JUST KIDDING at the end?

Anyway. That’s why I don’t try a lot of new Bagginshield fics. Not anymore.

What if Laindawar ran off with an ent? that would surely be the last nail in the coffin for him.

whu

Laindawar/Ent. Not something i thought I’d read today ~~or ever~~ hahahaha!

(somehow, I can still see Thranduil thinking: ‘at least an Ent’s better than another bloody Dwarf…’)

Oh man, Thranduil and Gloin at some sort of Mirkwood-Erebor-Dale event after the War. So much side-eye. such sass. Very awkward.

The thin streak of sour milk vs. the attack-shrub 😉

Erebor with all sorts of little hanging gardens for herbs and plants. For kitchens and the medics and to keep the air fresh. Gimris has made little glass containers for many of the ones in the healers’ areas. Gimizh always snacks on the edible herbs.

Awwww, I love that idea! I also think Dwarves would cultivate bioluminescent plants. Just. Yeah.

(ohmygod, Gimris as a herb-gardener – I am sold on this headcanon, yes yes! She absolutely has the stubbornness and the attention to detail needed. And she’s not in the slightest afraid of muck: she’s a doctor. She’d have to wrap her hair and beard up to do it, though – dirt and mud in hair that long is not a fun time!)