tbh i havent been reading much fic lately bc ive been so busy but ill rec some of my old school favs haha
nothing gold can stay + love in idleness by @bilboo bc fandom classics and i have such fond memories of liveblogging each chap with annie as she wrote and published them bless
sansukh by @determamfidd the lotr and hobbit combined epic you never knew you needed in your life until you read it
prayers to broken stone by @avelera such a dark and satisfying read aaaaaaaaa
candid by @northerntrash i love artsy aus so so much especially when theyre completely in character
and for stevebucky: a long winter by dropdeaddream and whatarefears + the man on the bridge by boopboop, these tore my heart out in the best possible way
I love the enrichment of dwarven culture we see in Hobbit fan culture in general. Tolkien really gave very little to the dwarves besides hints of their own language and mythology. None of this hair braiding culture or gender culture or even exploration of what astonishing engineers they must be given the places they choose to live (like inside mountains) (because technology = bad).
The movie gave us some expansion on it, the visions of Erebor and Dale, and their weapons, armor, and battle practices. But really, all the Khuzdul pet names, the politics, the cultural pride and visual coding for how they define themselves with braids and their own language, pride in their own history and reasonable suspicion of outsiders? Almost all of that is fanon extrapolated from both works and it’s really, really amazing how it developed within fanfic and fanart.
Least favorite (lol, which I wrote first and went off on a huge rant before I realize you asked for both):
I mean, I nitpick at times over little details of fanon which have no basis in Tolkien, and I’ve gone on at extreme length about DFP/abusive Thorin being so mind-bogglingly distant from both his book and movie character that I honestly can’t figure out where it originated except in Yaoi tropes and based on Thorin/Richard’s appearance.
But just to change it up a bit, I’d say: Shrinking violet Bilbo.
several anons sent me this:·”If you get this, you have to rec your favourite fanfiction(s), and then send this message to five other people. Let’s spread some love, writers deserve it!”
i’m tagging everyone in the fic club to do this as well, if you can 🙂
Lips that would kiss(11660 words) by Avelera Chapters: 2/4 Fandom:The Hobbit – All Media Types Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield Characters: Thorin Oakenshield, Bilbo Baggins Additional Tags: Missing Scene, Explicit Sexual Content, First Kiss, Mutual Pining, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Body Worship, Massage, Bottom Thorin, Requited Love, Anal Sex, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, dragon Thorin, Transformation, Sub Thorin, Bondage, Throne Sex Series: Part 2 of Prayers to Broken Stone
Summary: The missing sex scenes of “Prayers to Broken Stone”, aka “four sex scenes that happened in a parallel timeline, and one that happened in both.”
Takes place in the universe of “Prayers to Broken Stone,” in which a literal dragon sickness has taken hold of Thorin, eating away at his body as well as his sanity as he slowly transforms into the creature he hates most in the world. Meanwhile, Bilbo tries desperately to help him hold on and find a cure.
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Author Note: Thank you so much to the betas, especially Magic Redhead! I deeply apologize for the delay, guys, honestly once I put my mind to it, it didn’t take that long to wrangle this chapter into shape. Thank you for your patience.
This chapter contains the alternate version of Ch. 12, aka, “the throne scene.”
This gorgeous chapter banner was made by @durch-artist.
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