fishfingersandscarves:

“Thorin let the storm of grief and horror and rage pass over him – had he not felt as much? Then he crossed to where Bilbo panted and shook, feeling the stares of the others upon his back. His hand lifted, fingers hovering over Bilbo’s tawny hair. “I already told you that, Idùzhib,” he said sombrely. “It was for you.”
Bilbo gazed up at him with tear-wet cheeks, his mouth slack and open.
And then he vanished.“

determamfidd updated sansukh!!!!!!!!! so much angst!!!!!!! i love it!!!!!!

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ohhuuugh fishyyyyyOrodruin in the background all dusty and smokey and then Bilbo and he is so vibrant in comparison, young and vital and full of colour and it’s all a LIE, IT’S NOT TRUE BC HE IS OLD AND STRETCHED TOO THIN AND FADING TO GREY-WHITE and ASLEEP IN RIVENDELL and his tears and his face and guh

I LOVE IT I LOVE IT THANK YOU FISHY THANK YOU SO SO MUCH

chess-ka:

“Why aren’t you joining in?” Mr. Baggins asked.

Dáin chewed on the stem of his pipe, and looked down at the Halfling. Mr. Baggins fidgeted under his gaze, like he assumed Dáin was about to offer him a wry jab or the like. Give him yet another reason not to trust them.

An illustration from poplitealqueen‘s magnificent Of Iron, an AU where Dáin Ironfoot joins the Company. Read it! Her Dáin is brilliant, and every dwarf is given space to be their own character.