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spookyjarchivist · 2 years ago

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my favorite the hobbit fic trope is the company finding out bilbo is basically hobbit royalty and then they proceed to freak out over a perceived diplomatic disaster while bilbo is insisting he’s not a prince or a noble and the thain isnt a king in the background

bonus points if it’s before they really set out and thorin forces them to stop by tuckborough despite how out of the way it is to make sure there’ll be no diplomatic issues and the thain, confused but yes-and-ing his best, tries to act suitably king-like in front this actual king while bilbo despairs in the background bc clearly this dwarf guy needs the reassurance of fellow royalty

#tolkien #the hobbit #bilbo baggins #the company of thorin oakenshield #thorin oakenshield #*noodlespeaks #tbf bilbo isn’t wrong #but i doubt explaining that the thain’s more like a steward for the missing king of fucking gondor would help much #also i genuinely dont know who is the thain at this point bc everyone goes back and forth between gerontius and fortinbras #i COULD look it up and compare timelines or whatever but it’s more fun if im not nitpicking in my head #i have same feelings about the fell winter tbh #when the fell winter happens and whos thain when is a matter of VIBES not canon tbh

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