Tag: gloin

I was re-reading Yours, Faithfully (again, for the umpteenth time, it is so good, you deserve all the kudos for it) and. Well. Gloin gleefully and mockingly throwing a “funeral” for Dwalin’s hair once he has finally gone bald. Balin gives a speech. Would almost be moving, if Gloin and Dis could stop snickering so loudly throughout the entire thing. Dwalin threatens to kill them all afterwards, until they get him drunk on Hobbit ale.

lkjfh;ashdfgaljshdfgsjhasldkfjhasldhfa oh god, THANK you. I am sorta proud of that work, actually, it’s in my top 3 favourites of everything I’ve ever written. *wibbles* so happy that you like it and that you find it worth re-reading!

AHHHHH A FUNERAL FOR DWALIN’S HAIR BAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA oh, poor Dwalin. And there’s Thorin and Gloin and Oin, looking like overgrown yaks, all laughing at him. I’d be drinking too, Dwalin! 

Tiny infant and toddler Gloin whose life goal seemed to be to tug on and interact with EVERYTHING he could. Hair. Noses. Clothes. He once grabbed Groin’s nose ring and wouldn’t let go for 20 minutes. Haban laughed a lot.

AWWW. Repeating ‘Nohshe!’ in a loud and cheery voice as he yanked on it, I’ll bet. (The Dwarfling loves to point at face-parts this way. She says, “nohshe! Mouw! Eye! Haaaaair! Eeeeeyah!” and I die from the cuteness of it.)

lmao bby Gloin would have been a HELL of a toddler. Proper howling meltdowns in public places, snot and tears everywhere, arching back and throwing himself onto the floor. He has such a mighty temper, it would have taken a little Dwarf a little while to control it!

Gloin’s probably the guy who keeps a really thorough diary? I mean, accountants are big on writing stuff down. And he wants to leave something behind for his family in case he dies? So he has shelves and shelves of filled diary books. Some are cheap little notebooks from when they couldn’t afford much, some are fancier. He can’t do it while traveling, which annoys him – he finds it helpful to write things down.

Awwww, he would! He definitely would, Nonnie. And he writes the dates on the spines very carefully, and every now and then when someone says something a little odd, he’ll frown and hold up a finger. Wait.

Then he’ll cross the room, tugging out his reading glasses, his white hair edging towards his old red in the candlelight. That finger will slide over the spines, and he’ll select one, ever so delicately. And turn a few pages.

Then he’ll make a noise in his throat like a satisfied bear, before looking up and taking off his glasses. Grim vindication all over his face. “Thought so. You’re a damn liar. Get out o’ my office before I kick you out.”

Speaking of “in case I die when you’re too young” letters, imagine who else has written these letters, as well as general “in case I die untimely” letters. Dis and Thorin both have stashes for Fili and Kili. Vili was skeptical, but Dis managed to get him to dictate one or two. Gloin did a pile before the quest for Erebor. All the letters before the war of the ring – Dwalin especially, having lost both his parents young.

lksdgfa;sdhsjaljgsalgfakjsh

(the ones from Thorin and Dis for the lads, though… Dis would find them after, and know that they were never meant for her. She would keep Vili’s as well, stained and rumpled from so many years of being crushed in the bottom of one of Fili’s drawers. She would have so many of these letters, all addressed to someone else.

Nobody would have expected her to outlive her children, after all.)

I actually already have Gimli writing a pile of these in Sansukh – he hands them to Gloin when they say farewell at Rivendell. One for Dis, one for the King, one for Gimris and Bofur, one for Gimizh. And one for his parents, of course. 

Gloin and Dwalin definitely would have written lots of just-in-case letters because of losing their parents at Azanulbizar… in fact, I believe Gloin would probably have written a novel (he’s a very organised Dwarf, is Gloin). Dwalin’s would be softer, though… and full of all the things he doesn’t say aloud. 

So Laerophen tells Gimizh some stories of Legolas being a silly little kid, figuring what’s the harm, the odds of them meeting are so slim…. as it happens, they all end up in the Mountain because Life Happens. Gimizh (bless his little mischief heart) asks Legolas if it’s true that he once wrapped up a baby bird in Kind Thranduil’s favorite robe, only for the bird to poop all over it … in front of the whole family. Legolas gave Laerophen such a stink-eye. Gloin laughed and laughed.

Brother, I will kill you.

Gloin being a good and patient dad to little babies. Washing all the dirty diapers. Trying to keep all the itty bitty socks and booties and shoes on tiny baby feet. Picking up the cup only to have it thrown off the high chair -for the sixth time today. Doing the cuddle-dance-coo-song routine to stop angry baby noises. Sleeping with a baby on his chest. Feeding Gimris mashed potatoes. Gimli stubbornly refuses to sleep- at night, preferring daytime slumbers.

oh god, day sleepers… AAARGH :DDD

Doing the small, messy, boring chores associated with small kids is such a huge thing, though. It makes me grOW WINGS AND FLY ON THE INSIDE, ;ksjdhflahsfa. Like, if Mr Dets does the baby wash and organises the Dwarfling’s lunches for the week I am all

Who hasn’t Laerophen accidentally caught kissing in a random corner? He almost tripped on Thorin 3 and Bomfris on his way to the toilets near the council rooms once. He was walking with Gimizh and managed to steer the kid around Beri and Genild in a broom closet (those noises are totally someone reorganizing the cleaning products. Totally not worth investigating). Laerophen and Merillin went for a walk in the moss gardens only to see Gloin and Mizim happily locking lips. Laerophen is so put upon

My poor socially incompetent flamingo Elf, awww ❤ Gangling his way from blush to blush, freezing in place when he stumbles across yet another romantic rendezvous, NO I AM NOT AT ALL TAKEN OFF-GUARD SEE HOW VERY COMPOSED AND IN CONTROL I AM AT ALL TIMES, WHAT DO YOU MEAN, MY EARS ARE NOT RED

You just know that he was only looking for the library. 🙂

AARGH – these all turned up in the LAST DAY, and you know what that means? *puts detective hat on. dons monocle* I POSIT THAT @kailthia IS AT IT AGAIN, DISTRIBUTING CUTE HEADCANONS WITH RECKLESS ABANDON, EXHIBITING A TRULY OUTRAGEOUS GENEROSITY AND KINDNESS

so, this is now headcanonpalooza part 7! We all need some sweetness and shmoop to start our new year ❤

(Thank you, K! *snuggles*)

The first 6 installments are here:  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 (I thoroughly recommend reading through them, they never fail to bring a smile!)