I am now imagining Gloin’s beard puffing and retracting something like a frill neck lizard.

NOW IMAGINE GLOIN DOING THIS

You can thank @determamfidd for her descriptions of Gloin’s very expressive beard for this one!

STUDIO GHIBLI BEARD YES YES YES YES YESSSSS

HI S FAAAACE omg NOta it is PERFECT I AM DYING OF LAUGHTER HERE!!!

THIS. HOW DO YOU EXPECT TO HOLD BACK THE TEARS?????

eep

SORRY, SORRY BOUT THAT, SORRYYYY

“I never meant to worry him,” Gimli said, his eyes falling again.

“Aye, but you do, and you have, and you will again. That’s what your children do.”

Oh dear wise Bofur. That’s my second favorite line of the chapter.
(via kestrelhill)

I think that if I had written this it would’ve been like

“Hi son you’re getting married”
“Lol what”
“Hi lol what I’m Dad”

PFFFFFFFTHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

gloin would totally rock a Dad-joke

Should’ve seen this one coming too, should’ve remembered Glóin won’t let stuff like this go

Also Mizim is the sweetest mum ever 💖

Mizim HATES pretense. Hates it – there was no way she was ever going to put up with distant and awkward politeness BECAUSE DAMMIT HE’S FAMILY NOW

also yep, Gloin is a grumbly bear who enjoys his grudge a bit too much 🙂

GOBLIN MUTANT COMMENT YAAAASSS

Oh how I waited for it xD

*sultry jazz voice* aaaaaaaaaaaaaat LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAST….!