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  1. Public Bookmark 3

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    “I’ve…” Nori sighed. “I’ve known for a while that my lot in life is to be a tool. Somethin’ other people use. And the thing about tools… they break. And when you’ve got a hammer that won’t hit without splinterin’… well, most folks just go out and get a new hammer. One that works exactly as intended. I’m used to that. But then you come along, and suddenly I’m bein’ patched up and fixed instead of thrown out, and it’s weird. I keep waiting for the day when I’m not worth fixin’ anymore.”

    Dwalin tightened his hold a little, tucking the back of Nori’s head beneath his chin. “You’re not a tool,” he murmured into his hair. “You’re you. If I wanted someone who’d do everything I told them to… well, that’s not who ye are, is it? That’s not the Nori I fell in love with.”

     

    Or: homecoming hits harder than Nori expected. Thankfully, Dwalin is around for some reassurance.
    Set between the end of An Inherited Heart and the start of Yet In Reverse You Are All My Symmetry.

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    25 Jan 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 21

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    “No communication issues?” Thorin repeated, looking at the hobbit now with even more uncertainty. “You didn’t think to tell me that this hobbit only spoke his own language?”

    “A minor setback, really,” the wizard said, waving off the dwarf’s concerns with a smile. He squeezed Bilbo’s shoulder before clearing his throat. “Young Master Baggins, here, is the son of one of the Shire’s most proficient Westron speakers. He was exposed to the language as a child, although he hasn’t had much use for it in his lifetime so his skills have, understandably, diminished. But I have no doubt that, given the opportunity to learn, he would pick it up quite quickly. He is a clever fellow if I’ve ever known one.”

    (OR: Thorin needs a burglar, Bilbo needs a dictionary, and Gandalf needs a drink.)

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    17 Jan 2026

  3. Public Bookmark *

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    After the Battle of Five Armies, Bilbo isn't sure of his welcome in the mountain, and thus returns to the Shire as soon as he can. Somewhat to his surprise, Ori goes with him -- but it turns out Ori has his own reasons for leaving Erebor behind. Well, Bilbo's quite used to being the talk of the Shire.

    The line of Durin might suffer of thick skulls, but fortunately Kíli is less stubborn than his uncle and brother, and decides to fix things, even if that means taking his newlywed wife for a ride all the way to the Shire and beyond. Of course, he doesn't yet know what he'll see there -- but he does know how to fix things. Even if it means giving up his claim to the throne.

    (Let's not kid ourselves -- that's his favourite part.)

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    07 Jan 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 20

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    When Thorin, pub owner in the north of England, helps Bilbo (on a business trip from London) get his car unstuck from a snowbank, sparks begin to fly. Then as the weather outside becomes frightful, they decide Bilbo doesn’t have any better place to go.

    For the Bagginshield Book Club Discord server Midwinter Gift Exchange with the theme of “snowed in.”
    (E rating applies to Chapter 2. Chapter 1 is a T for swearing and if you just wanna read a meetcute)

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    06 Jan 2026

  5. Rec 40

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    When a fateful encounter reunites newly-widowed Bard with the stripper from his best friend's bachelorette party - also a single father - an impulse offer begins a decade of friendship neither would have anticipated. But when Thranduil's past comes back to haunt him in the form of an unexpected visitor, he and Bard begin a farce that might become more complicated than they originally thought.

    Written by bishkebab for THAUC 2024. Includes art by pseudohades.

    Prompts:
    1.) Thranduil is a stripper in another country and Bard gets a dance from him when there for a Bachelor's party. Years later they end up in the same place.
    2.) Thranduil's partner left him and baby Legolas. When she tries to get back in their life years later, Thranduil says he is in a relationship with his best friend Bard. They are both in love but think it's unrequited.

    Note: contains themes of prostitution, drug abuse, and homophobia. See author's notes for more detailed content warnings.

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    16 Oct 2025