Thorin temporarily settles in the Shire to work as a blacksmith. There he meets Bilbo, a middle-aged bachelor who insists on over-paying (“tipping,” according to the insufferable halfling) for his work.
i marathoned the hobbit today (the extended versions, which id never seen before) and i can not get over bilbo and thorin. thorin hugging bilbo after he’s saved his life, thorin smiling at bilbo when he tells him about the acorn, thorin who gives a mithril vest to bilbo even while dragon sick and trusting him so much he tells him of his suspicions, thorins death scene as a whole which is absolutely the most heart-breaking thing ive ever seen, bilbo not being able to say what thorin was to him but balin looks at him and he knows, fuck that’s love
everyone in fantasy novels is horny on main for elves and it’s honestly a travesty like why the hell would you want to marry an elf you’ll just spend the rest of your days growing old in the woods with a bunch of immortal bastards whose heads are so far up their asses they think singing week-long ballads is prime entertainment and say shit like “thou” and “beseech” unironically y’all should be hooking up with dwarves who 1. actually know how to throw the fuck down and let loose at a party 2. will literally shower you in diamond dust and gold they mined and crafted with their bare hands and 3. can sling you over their shoulder like a sack of potatoes with their huge muscular arms developed from hours of said mining and crafting. there’s literally no contest.
Avelera 