It’s about dancing, singing, building and creating and simply coming together to be one again. It’s a rich and strange and extraordinary culture of strong people. And I can see Thorin, in the middle of this celebration, tears in his eyes and smile on his lips, watching his people sing and play and dance again. And he’s so proud, if little overwhelmed, because he did it, he brought his people home again. Goddamnit Tolkien, that’s what we should’ve had. (2/2)
Oh my god, whoa. WHOA. I am always honoured to hear the reactions people have to music, because they’re always so subjective and personal… and this is beautiful.
I mean, yeah i put it on the Evil Overlord’s Mixtape, bc it’s hella fun and thumpetty-thump! I would probably put it on a Dwarven Classical playlist as well, bc… well, Mountain King. And well, intellectually I know that it tells the story of Peer Gynt running away from a mountainful of pissed-off trolls…
I’ll be posting this comic for the @fluffyfebruary bagginshield event, one page a day, I hope you guys like it ♥ its title means, roughly, “Lullabies of the Heart”
this had a curious creation, though, it was a wrong prompt fill for @emsiecat’s donation reward back in december. then, I had uploaded it (it was 6 pages long at the time) on my patreon for everyone to see (because I was sure I wouldn’t have the time to work on it) and then! @kettish asked me to keep on drawing it! so I did, and I’m frankly thankful for the nudge, I had a lot of fun with this! also, I need to say I’m sorry to divide it into 1 page/day posts, but it’s truly the best way to view each page, as I can crop it into two and make it short and sweet if you guys want to reblog your favorite pages, zoom in to read the dialogue or anything!
bilbo is checking out her own bum -which she’s pretty proud of btw- while she waits for thorin to come back home ehehe
It was the snickering that woke Bilbo up.
Well, she was getting peckish as well, but the snickering was the main culprit. That and the gentle pressure of fingers on her bum. As her mind crept towards consciousness, other details filtered in; she was out of her underthings but mostly under the blanket.
She craned her neck, but tried to keep the rest of her body from moving, and yes, that was Thorin behind her. The Dwarf had lifted the blanket enough to expose Bilbo’s arse – it was getting a little chilly, even with warm fingers and warmer huffs of breath on her skin – and was laughing quietly. But at what?
“What are you doing?”
Thorin sat up suddenly, smile sliding away to alarm. “Nothing.”
“Liar.” Bilbo also rose, letting the blanket pool in her lap. Immediately goosebumps thrilled along her shoulders and down her arms, and her nipples pebbled. She bashed her pillow against the headboard and sat back, expression expectant. She didn’t miss the downward flick of Thorin’s gaze (but that could keep for later).
“It’s just these, these stretchmarks of yours.”
Though quite aware of Thorin’s enthusiastic acceptance of her body in its entirety, Bilbo couldn’t stop the creep of doubt.
“Just look at this.” Thorin spread Bilbo’s thighs – at first Bilbo thought this some sort of distraction, but all her Dwarf did was to run her fingers over the feathery ‘scars’ running along the inside of her thigh.
Fine, it was still distracting. Concentrate, Bilbo.
“If I do this…” Using thumb and middle finger on either side of one stretchmark, Thorin pulled the skin taut. “See, it disappears?” She kept her eyes on Bilbo’s thighs and released her grip. “And there it is again.”
When Thorin chuckled again, Bilbo’s lips formed an answering grin. “You are absolutely ridiculous. And adorable. It’s unfair.”
“It is only that I find you endlessly fascinating, dear one.”
“And I feel the same.” Bilbo leaned forward and kissed Thorin; her hands carded through the hair on her chest and she let the swell of Thorin’s breasts fill her palms. “These are especially fascinating.”
Thorin’s hands were still on the insides of Bilbo’s thighs, her touch like a kiss of air so she could feel the ridge of each of the stretchmarks there. “I would not deprive you your fascinations.”
“I think we should address yours first. Namely,” she smiled and spread her legs wider, “you should get closer to these so you can observe them more carefully. And while you’re down there…” Bilbo watched Thorin shift downwards and her toes curled in anticipation. “Well, when you’re down there I hope something else will catch your attention.”
Hey brother There’s an endless road to rediscover. They tell me I’m too young to understand They say I’m caught up in a dream Well life will pass me by if I don’t open up my eyes Well that is fine by me.
Hey sister Oh the water’s sweet, but blood is thicker So wake me up when it’s all over When I’m wiser and I’m older
All this time I was finding myself And I didn’t know I was lost. Oh, if the sky comes falling down For you, there’s nothing in this world I wouldn’t do I’ll try carrying the weight of the world But I only have two hands
Another fanart inspired by the ever amazing fanfic Sansûkh.
So, I mentioned drawing Frerin and Thorin in that last fanart I did, right? Well, I heard this song and it turned into a whole siblings fest, whoops. I absolutely adore Frerin’s relationship with Thorin in this fic, hands down. Frerin’s my precious cinnabun baby and I just want to hold him until he’s happy.
Next up on my To-Do list…some charr for a friend, and some fanart of my all-time favorite Mass Effect fanfic!
OH MY GOD OH MY GOOD GRAVY OH MY HEART
this
is so BEAUTIFUL
the composition of each pic has such… a classical, balanced feel… I AM IN AWE OF THE WAY YOU GET THEM TO GLOW, and oh cripes, my heart is breaking again. Their faces – their proportions, the colours
thank you SO SO MUCH!! this is absolutely stupendous, what an amazing work, thank you SO much, thank you thank you thank you!
(AND THOSE SONG LYRICS TOO? FINAL STRAW THAT GOT ME A-BLUBBERING)
“that canteen is the physical manifestation of Bilbo’s thirst”
some of @mcmanatea‘s and my bagginshield lumberjane au from yesterday’s stream
ft. canadians, modern middle earth, bilbo’s bed (with too many blankets), I didn’t have time to paint so imagine lots of plaid, canceled sex, but it’s ok