Ahhh, thank you! Thank you SO much! Oh, you’ve made my day: I’m so so HAPPY you’re on-board with that.
It is precisely what I was going for, and I am absolutely so touched that you feel that way too. The gargantuan invasion of Bilbo’s privacy is not something that can be lightly brushed aside in the first place – even after Bilbo’s initial anger in Ch34 – and yeah, I wanted to show that a relationship (or even a possible relationship) doesn’t necessarily crumble to bits just because the participants had a fight. Addressing problems is important. Disagreement can be healthy, and can lead to a better understanding of each other. Thus both the Gigolas and Bagginshield scenes in Ch38!
OH SO AWKWARD, AWKWARD CENTRAL, MAXIMUM AWKWARDNESS LEVELS ACHIEVED, SOON TO REACH CRITICAL AWKWARD OVERLOAD. I’m so happy you liked it, Nonnie! It’s my jam too 🙂
(Being an awkward sort of duck myself, I found it very easy to write that bit!! 😀 )