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1. The Gift of Kings, the Gift of Love by Bound_by_Moments for AceOfSpades531

   Fandoms: The Hobbit - All Media Types, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   14 Sep 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield
   • Bilbo Baggins
   • Thorin Oakenshield
   • Thorin's Company
   • Gandalf (Tolkien)
   • Canon Divergence – Battle of Five Armies
   • Mithril
   • Courtship
   • Courting Rituals
   • Dwarven Politics
   • Dwarven Culture
   • Devotion
   • Found Family
   • Love Confessions
   • Idiots in Love
   • Mutual Pining
   • Slow Burn
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • gift giving as a love language
   • Caretaking
   • Recovery
   • First Time

   Summary

   Bilbo Baggins never asked for treasure, yet Thorin Oakenshield placed the most priceless gift of all into his hands: mithril, the gift of kings. It was meant as armor, but it became something far greater—a vow unspoken, a devotion quietly claimed.
   When the Battle of Five Armies ends not in death but in survival, Thorin must rebuild a kingdom while Bilbo struggles with a heart divided between the Shire and the Mountain. Amid shattered trust, shifting politics, and the heavy weight of crowns, they both come to realize that the truest wealth is not gold, but the love that endures in its place.
   The mithril was the gift of kings. To Bilbo, it became the gift of love.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   6,673

   Chapters:

   3/20

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