welp. my heart is no longer mine. neither is my soul. heart goes to the dwarves, and the soul goes to you. am I ever gonna be over Bofur and Dori and Dwalin and Dís being the last of their families? nope. am I ever gonna be over the craddle song? nope. but it will join ‘the iron hills for me’ as ‘songs that hurt me but i’ll sing them to my cousins anyway because they seem to like it and it lulls them into a nap while i cry’

(AND GLOIN REMEMBER GLOIN TOO)

Awwwww! Thank you so much, Nonnie – also, I feel like I should send you a Custard too eep. *hugs and blankets and furry puddy tats*

fishfingersandscarves:

Barís sings chapter 37 of sansûkh

status update: i am not okay and its all dets fault

left to right dwarves: gimzih,dis,orla,dwalin,baris,thira,bofur,dori
Elves: mirilin, laephoren

AUGH HOW HOW FISHY

HOW do you ART SO FAST AND SO GORGEOUS

it is heartbreaking and amazing and I ADORE IT AUGH AUGH BOFURRRRRRRRR’S FAAAAAAAACE

Dis totally does some worry-fussing to her family. Dain Bears the brunt of this after Erebor is reclaimed.

OH *cries softly* OH

OUCH, NONNIE.

(And he lets her, and tries to do likewise discreetly in return, as does Dwalin. Because who else knows what she has lost better than they?)

Small, fluffy headcanon: Dis had a miniature, teacup pig when she was young(ish). One day the pig met Dain’s battlepig, and the tiny little thing was barely the length of the battlepig’s snout. Dis and Dain later found them sleeping, Dis’s little piglet curled up on the battlepig’s back.

OH OH OH OH

SO CUTE

(I live for Dis & Dain epic friendship it gives my heart wings)

Now I’m imagining Gloin and Bombur and Dwalin conspiring to have a kid visit Dori and Dis at least every second day so that they know that they had at least one nice conversation. Even if it’s about someone bringing her a pie (Barur), talking about the amount of dirty socks left in someone’s bed (Gimizh), or the bean plant which finally sprouted (Balinith).

OH NOONNNIIIEEEEE

Tiny cheer missile Frerinith is also used to good effect on Dis. Frerin goes and sits with her on her Bad Days and just plays with his toys near her bed or chair for an hour or two to provide a bit of distraction, or failing that, a bit of background noise.

AUGH

Yes, all of this, yes.

*wibbles a lot* Yes.

You mentioned Frerinith playing with Dis’ measuring weights … Maybe he becomes fascinated by the system and pursues engineering as a craft?

I already have some ideas in mind for the eventual professions of Orla and Dwalin’s kids. But you’re actually quite close! 😀

Before the Desolation – applepieisworthit – The Hobbit – All Media Types, The Hobbit – J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit (Jackson movies) [Archive of Our Own]

flamesburnonthemountainside:

When Frís became pregnant with Thorin, Thráin was ecstatic and when she announced her expectation of Frerin he could barely control his excitement and now she is giving birth to their third child. justatouchofgoldsickness

(borrowed some of determamfidd‘s characters)

SO. EFFING. CUTE. Thank you so much Battlepig! THIS IS SO ADORABLE. (and it’s now the only explanation I will accept for why Dis is called ‘sister’ yaaas)

*whispershouts* THRAIN THE GOOD DAD YESSS

Before the Desolation – applepieisworthit – The Hobbit – All Media Types, The Hobbit – J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit (Jackson movies) [Archive of Our Own]

Do you know why Dis didn’t become Queen after Thorin, Fili, and Kili died? I love King Dain, don’t get me wrong, but it’s something that always bugged me. Thorin was the heir, because he was oldest, and he named Fili and Kili as his heirs. But wouldn’t Dis have been able to take the throne once the King and Princes died, as she was most closely related to all three?

I think it didn’t happen in the books for two reasons, myself: One: Sexism. i.e. “Dwarf-women in ME can’t inherit a crown!!!” Two: We don’t know when she died.

It pisses me off, also. That’s why I have her abdicate her place in the succession: I’d much prefer to think that she had been counted in the succession from the very beginning, but went her own way.

Dis and Dori should have a heart to heart over being the last one of their family left. They’re both alone and it hurts :( (I shouldn’t be looking forward to characters dying, dammit!)

I KNOOOOW. God, I am so meeean.