#basically what im saying is. every aspect of his character. gets discombobulator ray zapped

[sparrowmoss]

man can i just. like 99% of bagginshield fic writers have literally no fucking clue who bilbo is. they have no idea what he acts like. over and over i have closed fics i’ve barely started because people write him as cripplingly timid and shy, and/or reduce any physical aspects of him to Small which they then equate with Skinny, of course, and unfortunately often young or childlike as well. which is kind of gross but thats not what i want to get into here

bilbo tackled a fucking trained warrior orc that probably was 300 pounds of muscle. and killed it. at the BEGINNING of the adventure. with a sword thats like the size of a person’s forearm. if anyone ever condescended him he bit back with no hesitation. his comebacks are so fast. even when thorin was literally balls to the wall singular focus insane over money, bilbo was like yeah i betrayed your trust because you’re being fucking stupid. and even when thorin almost killed him he didnt act scared and went right back to thorin later the same day. the only time i can ever remember him acting a little bit intimidated is when thranduil brought up that he stole the mirkwood guards’ keys and let all the dwarves out of prison and bilbo was like “….. yyyes. sorry bout that” and then it was over

i know character massacre is like. The Thing in fandoms, all fandoms. every character gets misunderstood. but it is so bad with bilbo in bagginshield fics that most of the time i feel like this version of bilbo baggins is a completely made up new guy with the same name. bilbo is snippy he’s stubborn he’s smart he doesnt give a fuck that hes like 3.5 ft tall he isnt afraid of anyone and doesnt hide behind anyone. he takes out his toothpick and starts swinging. really badly. but its the attitude that counts. and its the attitude that makes him interesting and worth exploring and, i feel, also makes bagginshield so fun to think about. and it is completely absent from the vast majority of bagginshield fics

I'm not really a bagginshield shipper much tho I do love the dynamic and all but one thing that really bothers me is when people turn Bilbo into some small shy twink ... like bro... that's a 50 y/o sassy little man (hobbit actually) who isn't scared to speak his mind and has done many admirable things??? like why do you draw/write him to be some skinny big-doe-eyed puppy??? just doesn't sit right with me