Courtesy of the Gimizh & co., Gimli and the remainder of the company send a package to Bilbo and the hobbits of the Fellowship. In it? A set of fake beards and mustaches for them, all in the correct colors, made by Dori, Dis, and even one made by Wee Thorin, since, “They don’t got no hair on their faces at all!” Merry and Pippin often wear theirs, especially when they finally *visit* Erebor. Bilbo and Frodo’s *might* make their across the sea with them.

Sam: “Well, look at me, Mister Frodo! Why, I could be as Stoorish as a Breelander!” It gets Frodo to smile. That means it’s worth its weight in gold, as far as Sam’s concerned. 

(Tiny little Elanor finds it one day. She looks HYSTERICALLY FUNNY in it.)

Merry & Pippin: *die of laughter, use them to prank each other and everybody else*

Frodo: sends a very polite ‘thank you’ letter… and never wears it.

Bilbo: secretly tries it on in the mirror when nobody else is watching, checks himself from all angles, preens and prances about a bit and chuckles and uses all the Dwarvish swear-words he remembers… and then grows quiet, letting the funny beard fall to his knees and sighing. 

Imagine … the Trouble Troupe helping Dori cook. Balinith is measuring Very Carefully. Gimizh is a mess, flour everywhere, all sticky. Wee Thorin is happily helping. Frerinith has abandoned cooking for snacking on the fruit/jam/sweets.

Wee Thorin would probably be trying to pry Gimizh out of whatever it is that he’s stuck in, lmao. And Frerinith would be ‘telling’ everyone what to do, very importantly, while Balinith cheerfully ignores him and Dori tries to turn a blind eye to the CHAOS

Gimli-fam at Minas Tirith has another logical conclusion… Faramir is familie’d. Like, so hard. He gets kid snuggles and parent chats and sibling advice. So much family. And the keep doing it after they leave? So, Mizim sends him socks and cookie recipes, Gimris reminds him to eat his veggies and to put on his hat. Gloin talks about that nice ranger boy to the people at Erebor and sends good people for trade to Ilithien.

YESSSSSSSS

HAPPY DAY OF BIRTH!!!! Maybe one day after the whole thing is over and Gimli and Legolas are married (AS WELL THEY SHOULD BE), they’ve been traveling for a while and it’s Gimizh’s birthday and he wishes out loud on his candles that Uncle Gimli and Uncle Legolas could be there and then there’s a “What an interesting wish there, lad” “Indeed, meleth nîn” from behind him and suddenly Gimizh is in this giant hug with his uncles and there are tears and everyone is happy and the party is a huge hit

everything about this is just *heaves a happy, teary sigh* oh, thank you. 

Gimizh is in Mina’s Tirith and the Rohirim just ferociously adopt him. Eowyn is all <3 tiny dorf babbu since she met him when he was following Gimris around. Eomer is all!!! Tiny Gimli!! And there is cuteness, because Gimizh decides that Eomer is Good People. Gimizh also sneaks Faramir candy because he is sad.

OH MY GOSH THOUGH

Gimizh deciding that Eomer is a Top Bloke and Good Sort means…

yet more competition between Gimli and Eomer hahahahaha

So … what if most of Gimli’s family goes with the Ereborean contingent to Aragorn’s coronation. So awesome and awkward. Gimris is squawking like a chicken. Mizim is mothering people aggressively. Gimizh is everywhere – twice. Gloin is about to burst because people are constantly telling him how awesome Gimli is.

AWWWWWWW

Lmao, Gimris and Eowyn in the same room might just be more determined warrior/healer ATTITUDE than Middle-Earth can cope with

Gimizh would be spoiled rotten, good gracious, everyone marvelling at one of the rarely-seen Dwarven children, he’s so CUTE, Gimli would be so PROUD

All of the Dwalinuls take a bit after Dori? Wee Thorin is all sharp objects and knitting. Balinith is all For Science! And nice clothes and tea. Frerinith is fussy and also tea.

YES THEY DO, ALL OF THEM – thank you so much, I am so HAPPY you noticed, Nonnie! I have given all of the kids some of Dori’s influence, because I think he would have been very close to them all. Most trusted babysitter, honorary uncle, etc. So they’ve all got some characteristics and traits that stem from that proximity… all except Gimizh. 

Wee Thorin is protective LIKE WHOA. Also knitting. And sighing.

Balinith is orderly, tidy and also SCIENCE, but he’s got a streak of sarcasm in him a mile wide. Sly insults ftw. 

And tiny Frerinith is A FUSSY CUTIE PIE BOSSY-BOOTS 😀

(Alas, Gimizh has a hefty dose of Nori as well as Bofur, Gimris and Gimli in his character… which is probably makes Dori both sad and fond simultaneously.)

When I wrote that line about ‘Dori mothers the whole mountain in the absence of his brothers’, I totally, TOTALLY meant it with bells on and a cherry on top… also hello once more, my love of extreme character detail, there you are again