#bagginshield for life

[rincewinds-hat]

HOLY FUCK GUYS I JUST REALISED I HAVE THE HOBBIT BOOK ON MY KINDLE (FOR LIKE 4 YEARS ALREADY BUT WE'RE IGNORING THAT)

[pilkypills]

Thinking about Frodo and Thorin. It is nuts how two characters who have never interacted can be so father and son coded.

[aureliusbraniff]

I wonder what small things could have changed their story. For instance what if Thorin didn't die, would Bilbo stay in the mountains, would he visit, would he not visit, or would Thorin visit Bilbo? Or what if the story would have been written by another writer or in another time period would their relationship dynamic still be up to interpretation or would it be explicitly platonic or romantic?

[heart-select]

fav hobbit fic (mostly bagginshield) tropes that delight me to no end

dwarves making bets (esp on matters of courtship)

line of durin having horrible sweet tooth

Acknowledging Bilbo as the grandson of Old Took, the Thain (gasp he's a prince!)

courting each other without telling you're courting but everyone in the room knowing whats going on

Thorin coming back with Bilbo and people assuming theyre married (that one shire custom about disappearing and coming back together) (bonus if bilbo does not explain)

Bilbo wearing mithril mail Thorin gave and people assuming theyre married

Alternatively theyre married but people are making bets when theyre gonna get together bc they don't know

Bofur has the best stone sense out of the entire company (i like him smart stupid 😔 ❤️)

inseperable heirs of durin (bonus dumb shenanigans) (bonus bonus: theyre also actually competent, theyre both just bored)

Bilbo's family having a time with the dwarves (bonus: hobbits taking in dwarves well enough for gossip and work) (wbk its dori thats having tea with them every 3 days between luncheon and dinner)

Dwalin being really good with kids even if he doesn't like it (he's building an army)

Dwalin Clocking Thorin's attraction to the hobbit and making fun of him for it (still supportive)

Anything that has to do with Dis and her being a menace specifically to Thorin

[my-brain-is-rotting]

In my angsty bagginshield era again.

[retellingthehobbit]

A quick Bilbo/Thorin drawing

[must-be-mr-boggins]

Bilbo, absolutely seething: You are so infuriating and incompetent, how do you even manage to dress yourself each morning????

Thorin, lost in Bilbo’s eyes, not hearing a word he’s saying: We should get married.

[anunexpectedbaggins]

Just reread The Hobbit 😩 and I stand by my opinion:

📣 Bilbo would have stayed in Erebor if Thorin didn’t die 📣

[starlighttfoxx]

One more day means you’d still be in my world

[goblinkook]

thinking about how thorin’s gaze softened every time he looked at bilbo, he was so in love with him that even when he was in his madness, bilbo was able to break through and make him genuinely smile.

[the-moon-ate-my-stardust]

Okay literally no one asked but as a former Hobbit movie hater who has since experienced character growth, I feel compelled to share my thoughts on the movies on my gay little blog.

Listen. There are legit reasons to be critical of these movies. They were made on a rushed timeline, at time where CGI overuse was the thing and there are definitely unnecessary moments. But despite those issues, these movies still have a lot of heart and character and some really wonderful acting! To compare them to LOTR, is unfair I think because LOTR was such an unimaginable success and I truly believe no other movie franchise can do what those movies did. To expect the Hobbit movies to be the same caliber considering the behind the scenes drama and massive difference in timeline is just not it.

Truly I think that the Hobbit could have been much more than it was and it’s sad to see the amazing moments and realize that we could have had movies that were maybe closer to the level of LOTR, but that doesn’t take away from all of the great things that the movies gave us! Despite what he may be like irl, Martin Freeman was a great young Bilbo, Richard Armitage was insanely good as Thorin (despite the change in age) and the other dwarf actors brought a great sense of loyalty, brotherhood and shared loss to their roles. The music is still dope as hell and there are some beautiful shots despite all the CGI.

This is way too long and I’ve not said anything that hasn’t been said before but honestly, I’m so glad that I stopped hating on these movies and have seen the special things about them. Nothing will ever compare to LOTR, but that doesn’t make these movies bad. They’re fun, they’re emotional, they have great characterization and it’s super valid to enjoy them.

Final gay thoughts because I’m obligated, but I struggle with people who argue against Bagginshield with the whole “why does everyone have to make everything gay?” thing. Because Hollywood is so deeply homophobic that we see so little genuine queer representation, so forgive us for enjoying the chemistry we find and making it our own since our society gives us breadcrumbs. If you’re not into Bagginshield, totally legit and fine, but don’t hate on other people (especially queer people) trying to find some romantic love in media that we enjoy. Also no one can convince me that Richard Armitage wasn’t at least somewhat intentionally putting his queer energy into this role, I will die on this hill.

Anyway, TL;DR there’s no shame in liking or loving the Hobbit movies despite their faults and there are lots of things to appreciate and enjoy and I for one, am glad to leave my LOTR purist hater days behind me

[pilkypills]

Bilbo giving Thranduil the arkenstone and then returning to own up to it…….. Unwavering Duty as an expression of love………

[sebbys-mama]

One of my favorite edits 😊

[johnmurphysgirl]

My heart once again yearns for Thorin and Bilbo; to realize what it is they felt, and have it all ripped away from them at once with a sickening crunch. From Thorin watching his nephews die, and then to realize in order to kill Azog, he, too, must die; and the utter relief he had upon seeing Bilbo unharmed as they say their final goodbyes.

[starchaserfanatic]

When you find the urge to re-read a fic you read like years ago, but it’s two in the morning and you don’t remember the title or author just that one scene that has stayed with you for years, but you have work tomor-

Me at four AM: FUCK! FiNaLlY yEs! It may have taken me two hours and turning my brightness up all the way, but now I finally get to re-read 80k words leading up to a kiss that will damage me emotionally. Finally. So worth it.

[retellingthehobbit]

(Link here) Picture me with a conspiracy stringboard, a copy of the Unfinished Tales, and several essays about how LOTR/The Hobbit are meant to be flawed translations of ancient texts written by biased authors, and gesturing wildly as I explain how we can reinterpret The Hobbit as a funky little gay metaphor actually. we can do it. I believe