(Oh! You just reminded me, Nonnie – one of my favourite bits of canon is that Belladonna Took? Was the ninth of 12 children! Bilbo had a whole army of aunts and uncles. Bombur would have fitted in perfectly in the Shire 🙂
LOTS OF TEARS AND NAMES AND PROMISES REPEATED IN RUSHED AND BROKEN WHISPERS
AND ‘OH DO SHUT UP’ AND STOPPING ANY MORE WORDS WITH EVEN MORE KISSES
IF THIS DOES NOT TAKE PLACE ON A HILL COVERED IN WILDFLOWERS THEN THERE IS NO JUSTICE IN THE UNIVERSE
Later on, when Gimli grumbles about his poor poor eyes, Thorin can call it his revenge for all the bloody PINING he had to witness. Furthermore, Thorin had to watch Gimli and Legolas snogging for decades. Thorin has quite a bit of time to make up before he can call it even, inudoy kurdulu!
determam “The Iron Hills For Me, I made you a pen, It was for you, Big Cousin, Kíli finally calling Víli adad, Narvi seeing Celebrimbor again in Legolas and Gimli, every single scene with Dís, the PAN lullaby, Bilbo guilt, Thorin guilt, and copious other lines dripping with angst” fidd
These, as before, are the amazing ideas of the wondrous kailthia. Read and GIGGLE YOUR HEAD OFF (I am still laughing at the idea of the Stonehelm suddenly besieged by the tiny ginger army that is his partner’s family hahahaha)