#bagginshield raises frodo

[the-sewerrats]

Ok in an au where everyone lives and Bilbo brings Frodo to live in Erebor with him. I think frodo would hear Thorin saying bad things about elves but also hear Bilbo talking fondly of them. And he knows Tauriel because of Kili but he doesn’t quite piece together that they’re all the same thing cuz he’s a kid.

Like there’s the bad elves that Thorin talks about

There’s the elves that Bilbo says are nice

And there’s Tauriel and she’s his cool aunt

So in Frodo’s head those are all separate things. And when he figures out that they’re all the same (probably from Thorin making some jab at Kili or Tauriel and Bilbo telling him to stop) Frodo starts crying because he likes aunt Tauriel and she’s not supposed to be bad like Thorin says. And Bilbo’s stare at Thorin could kill and Kili honestly finds the whole thing funny.

And then they get Frodo to calm down and they reassure him that the elves are fine and Thorin just says mean things that he doesn’t mean because Bilbo will not have his nephew growing up with believing these things. And then Thorin promises he won’t say bad things again especially not where Frodo can hear them. And it actually ends up getting better and Thorin is much nicer to the elves and realizes Tauriel is actually really good to Kili and maybe he doesn’t mind when she’s around because she makes some funny jokes and balances out his chaotic nephew. And Bilbo is happy because Thorin is actually learning and fixing some of his previous prejudices.

#I have so many thoughts about Frodo in Erebor #Im gonna start just posting all of my Frodo in Erebor thoughts here because they mean so much to me #bagginshield #kili and tauriel #bagginshield raises frodo #bilbo baggins #frodo baggins #lord of the rings #the hobbit #thorin and company #thorin oakenshield

[bluecaeriart]

just thinking about bilbo thinking about how in love with thorin he is and how grateful hes alive and of their lives together in the shire and how theyre both just so happy and at peace and O;IRGAO;HIERGO;ALEIGHO;AIERG

#the hobbit #bilbo baggins #Thorin Oakenshield #bagginshield #my art #posting this separately since its a mini comic and i didnt want it to be lost in a giant doodle collection #BUT THIS IS TOTALLY WHAT HAPPENED RIGHT LIIKE 100% #RIGHT GUYS AM I RIGHT SWEATS PROFUSELY #bilbo and thorin got to live a happy life and raise frodo in the shire

[themistymountainscold]

sad bagginshield hours

#bagginshield #they raised frodo together frfr

[marinscos]

throwback to my bagginshield delusion era where thorin is FINE and they raise frodo together

#artists on tumblr #digital art #bilbo baggins #thorin oakenshield #bagginshield #lotr fanart #lotr #the hobbit

[hms-tardimpala]

Now that I'm into Bagginshield, I explore the possibilities of it, and I gotta say, Frodo growing up dwarrow in Erebor is something I particularly like.

Frodo rocking dwarven braids

the Erebor court and Company raising Frodo in the "it takes a village to raise a child" fashion, he's never lonely and has a dozen uncles

Frodo decked out in silver and sapphire (you know they're his colors) so he looks more like Thorin's nephew than Bilbo's

he's the cool dwarrow prince cousin to Merry and Pippin

Frodo learning a craft like any dwarf (glass-blowing? pottery?) but having a hobbit's flowery style rather than geometric

Frodo sharing Bilbo's love of poetry and song-writing, but using dwarven literary style

Frodo spending a lot of time with Erebor's ravens growing up

Thorin doting on him unreasonably. This one is not in the line of succession so he can and will be spoiled.

as the Consort's ward, Frodo takes part in the kingdom's politics and is sent to Dale on diplomatic assignments

he's not attractive by either hobbit or dwarrow standards, but if someone makes fun of his lack of beard, his uncle Kíli will appear out of nowhere to set them straight

Frodo rolling up to Rivendell with Gimli, a poetry book for the journey, a fur coat and a walking axe. Sam (he's accompanying Merry and Pippin for some reason) is starstruck (I don't ship it, but man, he would be swept off his feet)

#obviously LOTR wouldn't work‚ it's important that Frodo is a hobbity hobbit #but the idea makes me happy so I play with it #bagginshield #the hobbit #Sloan's Middle Earth phase #lotr #frodo baggins

[sylveongender]

im such a sucker for bagginshield fics where thorin and bilbo raise frodo, whether it’s bilbo & frodo in erebor or thorin going to bag end, i eat it up either way

#and the one ring doesn’t exist so they all live happily ever after #bagginshield #thorin #bilbo #thorin oakenshield #bilbo baggins #frodo #frodo baggins #thilbo #parentshield

[osakateto]

Choose wisely

#the hobbit #bilbo baggins #thorin oakenshield #bagginshield

[faeymouse]

Fave Bagginshield Tropes In No Particular Order (About a Decade Late But Who’s Counting Honestly?)

-Bilbo getting Thorin’s big coat because Bilbo doesn’t understand the concept of bad weather

-Thorin muttering in Khuzdul but it’s endearments

-“Bilbo is HOW old?!”

-Bilbo’s hair growing out during the quest, and he doesn’t understand why everyone is losing their minds when they see what Thorin gave him to put his hair into a ponytail (hint its definitely some form of marriage proposal clasp)

-Literally any version of Consort Beneath the Mountain fic where Bilbo has to navigate dwarven politics and his feelings for Thorin

-Uh oh there’s only one bedroll!

-Uh oh there’s only one bed in Rivendell!

-Uh oh there’s only one bed in Laketown!

-Uh oh Bilbo accidentally crawls into Thorin’s bedroll/bed because exhaustion or drunk or what have you

-Thorin comparing Bilbo’s hair to burnished gold

-Somehow, a clause of the Contract means Thorin and Bilbo are legally married

-Goldsickness being something psychological instead of supernatural, and Bilbo helps Thorin through his rocky recovery post BOTFA

-Goldsick Thorin treating Bilbo like one of his treasures

-Bilbo and Thorin raising baby Frodo

-POV of Thorin falling in love with Bilbo bc Bilbo keeps saving his butt like a superhero

-Thorin runs off to live in the Shire with Bilbo

-Arkenstone brings Thorin back to life somehow

-Thorin being horrendously touch starved, and the only person he’s allowed in decades aside from family to touch him without it being a life or death situation is Bilbo

-Bilbo braiding flowers into Thorin’s hair. Bilbo braiding Thorin’s hair in general tbh.

-Bilbo being pudgy and soft and somewhat self-conscious of his appearance and Thorin being like “This is the hottest creature I’ve ever laid eyes upon.”

-Bilbo being huffy and opinionated and more than willing to argue with Thorin in a way nobody else dares to.

-Anything involving time travel where one or the other wakes up with all their memories and are like “I will fix this but absolutely not mention knowing what’s gonna happen.” Preferential treatment to time traveling Bilbo with the mind of an old old man who carried the Ring for decades and is scared of nothing anymore. Knows Rivendell like the back of his hand — nobody knows how. Asks in perfect Elvish if Elrond would mind writing a letter to Thranduil to save them problems down the line. Swears the dragon is definitely still in that cave. Sneaks up on Azog with the Ring on and kills him first thing on that hill. Gives Sauron in the distance a double middle finger before getting Smaug to accidentally melt the Ring with his fire breath.

-The mithril shirt DEFFO being a marriage proposal

-Dis approves

#babbles #bagginshield #tolkien

[hobbithabits]

At the end of all days I am and will always be a bagginshield baddie, so I present you with this:

Bilbo, a few years past after the journey, before he’s taken in Frodo, lamenting everything that happened to him. He tries so hard to push away the thoughts that come up every night, but as always, he fails. But really, who is it hurting for him to sit at his own table and think about people he’ll never see again? Just him. There’s a part of him that’s almost glad people don’t come knocking as often as they used to, because anyone who saw him often enough would be able to tell he’s lost his appetite. His stomach aches from the emptiness, but the emptiness that spreads through his chest aches much more.

~“Our home”~

Did he even mean that to include Bilbo? Would Thorin have ever thought to include Bilbo in something like that? The fantastical version of the mountain king in his head assures him that it would never be home if Bilbo wasn’t there. Bilbo wonders if he would’ve stayed if Thorin had lived, but it’s more convincing himself that he had the option to leave at all if Thorin was there.

Every night at his kitchen table, Bilbo breaks apart into pieces again over an unfixable past. Every dream in the hours that follow glue the pieces back together enough to last another daytime on his own. He should stop the game and give up on it, and he knows that kind of dreaming would get him in plenty of trouble with the meddlesome wizard, but the bright sunny happiness he feels every morning when he wakes up to the thought of his love’s smiling face is something he can’t let go of.

It lasts for years this way until he welcomes darker hair and bluer eyes into his home, and suddenly he is in bed earlier and out of bed early enough to make breakfast for two. In the evening he’s settled into his armchair, sitting right across from someone who is new but so familiar. There are still the fantastical dreams at night, the ones that make it out that Frodo was his own son, raised with the help of a kind, gentle king from another land. He wakes up the morning after them and is okay that it’s not real. When he spins tales to Frodo and dear Samwise, he always ends up back in the world of a peaceful king with a son whose eyes shone like the brightest sapphires.

Thorin was not a legend to him as he was to the dwarves of Erebor. Thorin was a story, the same beautiful being told in as many ways as the mind could muster. His love lived on unnamed in hundreds of tales, leaving none but Bilbo to treasure the thought of his king.

#bilbo baggins #bilbo and frodo #frodo baggins #lotr #the hobbit #thorin oakenshield #thorin x bilbo #bagginshield #this was just supposed to be the sad part tbh #but I’m deathly allergic to sad endings so I had to fix it <3 #in part inspired by Let You Break My Heart Again by Laufey #do you think Thorin and Bilbo could find each other in the afterlife #I hope so

[lucigoo]

Weekly Roundup: 4th Feb - 11th Feb 24

I thought it was Saturday. It snot and ive lost a day soomewhere..... Never mind i guess. So ive written 23,644 words this week, with 6 fics posted this week too. But first, rec's as always. We have:

“I’zigh ‘Akshith” (War Surprise) - Ticklesivory @tickles-ivory (Bilbo/Thorin, the slow burn is beautiful and the idea is so clever and unique imo)

327 Blossom Street - Ticklesivory (Bilbo/Thorin, Tickles does modern Bagginshield so well)

Slow Dance: A Bagginshield SMAU - Ticklesivory (Bilb/Thorin, Modern dau social media fic, its awesome)

The Bunny Saga - alkjira - The Hobbit (Bilbo/Thorin, its so cute and clever) sway through the crowd (to our empty space) - littleoldrachel @littleoldrachel(Sirius/Remus, Autistic, trans Remus and dancer on Stirctly Sirius, watch the tags but its amazing!)

Of Bookshelves and Baby Carriers - poppunkpadfoot (StormVandal) - (Sirius/Remus, Wolfstar raising Harry is one of my fav tropes. muggle Au) Hope you like one of the 6 <3

Now for my fics, 1) “How rare and beautiful it truly is that you existed, and that you existed with me, for me - So, sad Bilbo, canon compliant and he is an old hobbit. I worte a peom for it .... 2) Dwarven Tickles make Hobbits Prickle (and cry) - Bilbo/Thorin woth little Frodo. Part of my Bagginshield-tober series from @smolestboop's prompts in October (im getting there lol) 3) Only me in the limelight - - gen fic, watch the tags. It was publihed before, but as part of the comfort zone fest it was revealed this week. 4) Hoot like a Barn Owl - Another part for my Bagignshield-tober series, this one is just pure fluff. 5) Are you a werewolf? - James/Regulus, this is E, and part of the @hpknotfest 6) Is part of the Tolkein Slashy Valentines Fest, so whilst I posted it, it wont be revealed until Valentines day. So, thats this weeks fic, enjoy and have a good one 🧡

#bagginshield #the hobbit #Wolfstar #Sirius/Remus #Bagginshield-tober #Knotfest #Comfort zone fest

[ummyesisthisjasongrace]

Was gonna point out that as much as I love the Thorin and Bilbo raising Frodo together trope, it doesn't make any sense because canonically Bilbo only adopted Frodo when he was already in his tweens, but then I remembered that canonically Thorin is dead and Bagginshield do not live the domestic cottagecore husband life in the Shire at all

#ouch #except they do though #battle of the five armies? never heard of it #nope #domestic cottagecore bagginshield is canon and i am willing to die on that hill #i will bite you like a rat if you try to convince me otherwise #which you won't cause you're gay and depressed too #bagginshield #the hobbit #bilbo baggins #thorin oakenshield #thilbo #tolkien #middle earth #lotr #lord of the rings #frodo baggins #the shire #ao3 can fix this #that was a chastening realisation really

[a-cowboy-like-you]

does anyone have any bagginshield fic recs where thorin and bilbo move to the shire and raise frodo? i love bilbo consort au but i can’t find any reshirement fics

#bagginshield fic #pls help #the hobbit #bagginshield

[wisterioak]

Hullo dearest one! ☺️💛 For the WIP Ask Game, please can you tell me about Chrysopoeia? I’m so intrigued!! Also, call me biased, but I’d like to hear about any fics for The Hobbit, please!

Howdy that is me ‼️

Chrysopoeia is a Haikyuu fantasy AU that I left unfinished from 2016, and I read the notes I had for it recently and remembered how much I adored the idea. So I want to pick it back up! The first 2 chapters are here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/5608300

The plot follows different houses of alchemist/magic users based off the different teams in the anime as they work to summon spirits for the crown for an unkown reason, while a revolution begins to brew from rumored spirits that have gone AWOL. Insert court intrigue, magic worldbuilding and whump, and a large web of character connections 💫

As for Hobbit fics!!! I have two projects I'm working on.

1) hello my old heart

This is a canon-compliant fic where Bilbo goes back to the Shire and tries to cope with his loss, along with raising Frodo, and over the years he begins to see the ghosts of three particular dwarves around Bag End. Cue sadness, emotional whump, and some healing squeezed in there hopefully! I've written a few pages for it, but the fic is mostly in the outline stages.

2) Our Future Days AU

This is the BIG BOY!!! It's my grand fix-it AU longfic where nobody dies and Frodo gets raised in Erebor and Bagginshield become girldads via cabbage patch hobbit babies 💫

It's also largely in the planning stages but I've written about 1k into the first chapter. The worldbuilding has been SO MUCH FUN and includes (but not limitied to): one spreadsheet to track ages and events, dozens of reference bookmarks, and a 60+ slide powerpoint to keep track of floor plans/layouts for various locations. I'm......maybe having TOO much fun with the worldbuilding and need someone to kick my ass into gear actually writing it 🥲

Hope you enjoyed hearing about your picks my dear 💛✨

#skylar talks #skye writes #wip game #haikyuu fanfiction #hobbit fanfiction #I thought I answered this already but it just saved to my drafts OOPS #skye asked

[aeonianarchives]

Baking

Fotfictober Prompts: 13 - Baking

Summery: Bilbo teaches thorin how to bake bread

Pairing: Bagginshield

Characters: Bilbo, Thorin, Frodo, Thranduil

Warnings: non

A/n: First Bagginshield Lets see how this goes

To say Bilbo was shocked, surprised, angry and happy when Thorin showed up at his front door was an understatement, Bilbo watched the stupid dwarf die and now he had the audacity to show up on his door step and request a place to stay.

"Don't you have Erebor" Bilbo said crossing his arms over his chest with a huff

"Do the rest of them even know your alive" Bilbo said Thorin looked down and shook his head

"No, they do not and I do not plan on telling them, nor do I plan on ruling Erebor so they do not need to know" Thorin said

"Thorin they have a right to know, or they will be mourning someone who is not dead for little reason" Bilbo said

"Uncle" A small voice came from the arch of a passage

"Who is that" Thorin questioned

"Non of your business Thorin" Bilbo said the person whose voice it began to had crept closer and now hugged Bilbo's leg

"Is this the dead dwarf you were saying you loved" The small hobbit said Thorin looked at Bilbo with an eyebrow raised as the once mad hobbit turned red and into a spluttering mess.

"Frodo do not say that" Bilbo said

"Your not denying it" Thorin said Bilbo huffed and walked away Frodo however let Thorin in and the dwarf followed him to the kitchen to see Bilbo had been baking

"teach me" Thorin said coming to Bilbo's side

"Frodo, you can go and play outside with sam if you wish" Bilbo said Frodo bounced up and ran out

"First you need to wash your grubby dwarf hands" Thorin chuckled but did so

"I have already got it into a dough, you need to kneed it gently" Bilbo said doing so he then let Thorin have a go

"After you are finished we need to let it prove" Bilbo said showing Thorin what they used to prove bread and then cook it

"These are sorry mistakes of furnaces" Thorin said

"These are not the furnaces you use, these are furnaces you use to bake goods, elves have similar ones" Bilbo said

"Elves how do you know what elves have" Thorin said Bilbo face plamed

"Thorin, you need to stop your prejudices against all elves due to one elf, but even then you will have to learn how to deal with him" Bilbo whispered the last bit but Thorin still caught it

"Why, would I have to deal with Thranduil, Elves do not bother with the shire" Thorin said

"A lot has happened since I got back, The Greenwood opened a wine trade with the shire, Rivendell opened silks and cloth trade with the shire, Thranduil and Elrond even occasionally drop by to help me look after Frodo although it is most likely Elronds children doing it most often, Erebor has also opened trade with the shire so you can't hide from them for long" Bilbo said

"How was all of this arranged so fast in my absence" Thorin said

"A bit of me taking council from the Elves, and keeping in contact with Balin, Trade soon came into conversation, I said I would have to ask around, and everyone who was involved with said trades here was agreed apart from Lobelia but then again she never agrees with me" Bilbo said

"What do you trade with Erebor" Thorin said

"We trade them Seeds, so they can get there farms back up, in return they send us the most wonderful crafts, some are toys for the children others are tools for carpenters, farmers" Bilbo said the two heard laughed and hobbit children running passed the gate, the sound of a cart followed.

"Who is that" Thorin said

"Could be any manor of people, Dwarves although they do not use carts like that, Elves or Gandalf, want to see" Bilbo said

"What about the bread" Thorin said

"That needs to prove for some hours we can leave it unattended" Bilbo said as he began to walk around front, to see Frodo giggling in Thranduil's arms, the elf set the hobbit on his hip as he saw bilbo

"Ah Mr King of the Shire, I was hoping you would come, to the sound of our carts, your child certainly did" Thranduil said

"Silly uncle Thranduil, I always come" Frodo said booping the Elven Kings nose

"What can I do for you" Bilbo said

"Elrond Tells me you have the most wonderful bread I thought I would stop by with an early convey of wine for you" Thranduil said

"You were not one to trade your wine so easily" Thorin sid

"I thought you were dead oakenshield" Thranduil said bilbo sighed

"Once you are in the shire please leave your hate at the border" Bilbo said

"Of course, and to put it simply, we love hobbit wine, that we must trade for it, have you ever tried it they make wine from other things instead of grapes it is most delicious" Thranduil said

"I was just making a batch of cloud bread, please come in or Frodo could take you and you may comeback after it is done" Bilbo said

"Uncle Thranduil I must show you something" Frodo said

"It looks as if i will be going with the little one" Thranduil said, Thorin and Bilbo walked back into the back garden of bag end

"Uncle Thranduil" Thorin said in disbelief

"Frodo has always called him that or Thrandy ever since he was a baby, I cannot stop him" Bilbo said the bread was soon completed and Frodo was pulling a very disheveled Thranduil back to bag end but what was odd to Thorin was the elf was not annoyed, were hobbits good for him, were hobbits the elven kings therapy almost.

"Oh dear what happened" Bilbo said

"We were playing by the river and Sam accidentally fell in when we tried to jump uncle Thrandy and sam can't swim, He said it was a bad idea to do it that close to the river but Pippin and Merry did not listen and talk us into staying with the plan" Frodo said Thorin was trying to to laugh at the soaked Sindar King

"Do you need a towel Thrandy" Thorin said the elf glared at him

"From you, I do not" Thranduil said, Bilbo chuckled and left to the airing cupboard were he left the towels he did not use, surprisingly he heard no arguments from the kitchen, he came back to see both kings were glaring at each other and they were having an arm wrestling match.

"For best king (although it will always be Elrond) whoever wins this match will have bragging rights, the rules are, you cannot blink, if you blink you lose, and if your hand is on the table you lose as well, you can only use one hand" Frodo said as Bilbo draped the towel over Thranduil's shoulders

"This will be interesting, i have never though to compare the strength of dwarves and elves" Bilbo said

"It is quite obvious I will win, elves may look lanky and frail as the men describe it but we are anything but" Frodo laughed

"He said Butt" The young hobbit said

"GO" Frodo yelled after half an hour it got boring so Bilbo set the bread down in front of them making Thorin blink and Thranduil lose concentration to his hand was now on the table.

"It's a draw I knew Elrond was the best" Frodo said

"Elrond isn't even here" Thranduil said Bilbo giggled Frodo obviously had a favorite and the four settled down to afternoon tea.

#tolkien #lotr #cozy fall #fotfictober #fotfics #october prompts #writing prompts #fotfics october event #middle earth #kidnap fam #jrr tolkien #thranduil #frodo #bilbo #thorin #bagginshield

[sunnyrosewritesstuff]

Masterlist for these drabbles here. Check out the original post/prompt list. And feel free to send me requests if there are any specific combinations/pairings you want to see.

Raising a Child + Pickpocket + "Am I under arrest, or not?" + Bagginshield

I couldn’t resist. It was either Bagginshield or Nwalin. And the “raising a child” part made it easier in my mind. 🤣

Pickpocketing for loose change was never a position Bilbo had ever imagined himself, but desperate times called for desperate measures. Luckily, he always had a rather uncanny ability to blend into crowds and shadows. For having to learn such a risky lifestyle, Bilbo had learned a few tricks. One of those being, people let their guard down around children. He would have thought it would be the opposite case considering their habit of having sticky fingers, but it was the false sense of purity that made people think spaces with children around were safe. So his usual territory was playgrounds, public pools, gymnasiums, and how did he get away with not looking like a creep? Well, he had a secret weapon.

“Are you working or do I get to play this time?”

Bilbo blinked in shock before staring down at the frowning lad clinging tightly to his fingers.

“Do you not usually have fun and play?”

Frodo shook his head. “I get scared for you.”

Bilbo had to resist the urge to release a large sigh as guilt twisted his stomach and burnt his throat with bile.

“It won’t always be like this, my lad.”

“That’s what you always say.”

The unexpected desire to cry hit him full force. It wasn’t fair. Frodo wasn’t being fair. The fact that Bilbo had been backed into this corner wasn’t fair. Primula and Drogo dying and leaving him…Bilbo shook his head. He wouldn’t go down that path. He would never allow him to think of Frodo as a burden even when the bills began to pile up, overwhelming Bilbo in debt that wasn’t his fault. He wished he could be better for Frodo, but…well as he said, life isn’t fair.

They arrived at one of the nicer parks in Erebor at least. Bilbo sometimes would catch himself daydreaming about sitting on one of the park benches, soaking in the sunshine, and being able to write his book like he’s always dreamed. In another life perhaps.

“Alright Frodo, I’ll be over here if you need me. You go play and have fun.”

The blue eyed boy looked pleadingly at Bilbo for a moment before taking his cue with a small sigh. The lad was well on his way to breaking Bilbo’s heart. For one small moment, he allowed himself to pretend to be just like all these other parents. Out on a lovely afternoon venture with his small ward to watch him explore, laugh, and work off some excess energy. Instead, he could only notice how much scrawnier and tattered Frodo looked compared to the other children, not to mention sadder. However, there was a blonde and brunette who seemed to be trying their hardest to coax the lad into their game. A quirk of his lips in a weak attempt of a smile was all he could muster.

“There’s no need to be concerned.”

Bilbo whirled around. “I’m sorry?”

A tall, dark-haired man came to stand next to him. “Fili and Kili are my nephews there. They may be a little rambunctious, but I promise they won’t hurt your boy.”

“Oh!” Bilbo forced a laugh. “No, I wasn’t worried about that. I just…Frodo has been through a lot. He lost his parents a few years ago, you see, and I just want the best for him.”

The man gave Bilbo a pained smile. “I’m sorry for your loss.”

“Thank you.” Bilbo nodded politely.

There was a lull which was by no means awkward, but the silence somehow became heavier the longer it went on. Bilbo could see the man looked like he was trying to say something else before he suddenly sighed and stretched. It was too perfect an opportunity. Bilbo reached over into the man’s pocket immediately finding his wallet and safely securing it in his hoodie before the other was the wiser. 

“Enjoy your afternoon.” The man finally mumbled before walking away.

“You too.” Bilbo called weakly.

He waited until the man was out of sight before pulling rifling through the leather folds to see just how much cash he had scored. Something cold and metallic fell into his hands first, and Bilbo frowned as he pulled it out just slightly only for his spine to go rigid with fear. Holy shit, he just pickpocketed a cop.

“Frodo! Frodo, lad. I’m afraid we’re going to have to leave.” Bilbo called out to his nephew.

Frodo furrowed his brows in confusion while the other two boys, Fili and Kili, groaned in complaint. It would have been precious if Bilbo wasn’t freaking out.

“I completely forgot, we still have to get milk and eggs. We can come back and play tomorrow.” He forced a smile, trying to remain calm for Frodo.

He finally started to walk towards Bilbo apologizing to the other two for leaving the game early. As soon as Bilbo had Frodo’s hand in his own, he started to make a beeline for their apartment.

“Uncle Bilbo! You’re going so fast!” Frodo complained.

“Sorry lad. We need to go though.” 

“Are you in trouble?”

“I’m afraid I might just be…”

They were nearly out of the park when the sound he had been dreading started to come up behind him.

“Wait!”

Panic seeped in now. Should they make a run for it? Should he split up with Frodo? Would they take Frodo away from him? What was he talking about, of course they would!

“Hold on!”

Bilbo looked down at Frodo, memorizing every feature of the young boy’s face. He would find him again. He may not have been able to stop the identity thief that put him in two hundred thousand dollars worth of debt. And he had been unsuccessful in stopping his greedy cousins from sneaking his home out from underneath him when he was at his lowest, but Bilbo Baggins would not abandon Frodo. Not while there was breath left in his body. With this thought, he turned and faced the cop.

The man grinned. “Hey! I was trying to catch you…”

“Congratulations. Looks like you’ve succeeded.” Bilbo snapped.

A confused yet somehow completely adorable frown pulled at the other’s lips. 

“I’m sorry if this is an inconvenience, but…”

“Am I under arrest or not?” Bilbo jumped in. “Because if you don’t have a warrant, Frodo and I really do have places to be.”

Such as packing to leave this city in the dust. 

Now the other man really did look lost. 

“I wouldn’t need a…how did you know I was a cop?! I was talking about the boys. We wanted…well Fili and Kili wanted to see if we could…get your number? So they could play with Frodo again?”

Bilbo was going to faint. He might literally drop dead on the spot. A playdate. The cop he stole from wanted to organize a playdate. Fuck his life. 

“Right…yes, of course.”

“What exactly did you think I meant?” The other man growled, any warmth in his blue eyes disappearing behind a cold, calculating mask.

Think fast Baggins. It’s what you do best.

“Okay, please believe me. I know how this looks, but I found this wallet on the ground back there and was headed towards the station to see if they had a lost-and-found.” Bilbo slowly pulled out a completely different wallet. “But then you chased after me, and I got flustered, and…I’m not painting a very good impression, am I?”

It was the legitimate fear Bilbo was feeling that he was pretty sure sold his little act. Now, the final step to getting himself out of this mess. He reached out to hand the wallet over, only to miss his fingers on purpose causing it to fall. 

“I’m so sorry!” Bilbo gasped. “Please, let me…”

They both reached down for it, like he hoped they would, and as quickly as he could, he slipped the cop’s wallet back into the pocket he stole it from. Bilbo received a raised eyebrow from the man as he checked the wallet. Thankfully, Bilbo had not had the opportunity to raid its cash yet. It may cost him a small sum today, but it was nothing compared to not being in cuffs right now.

“I still don’t know how you knew I was a cop?” The other sighed.

Bilbo pointed at the pocket containing the man’s wallet. 

“When you stretched earlier, I caught a glimpse of your badge.” 

The man stiffened as a blush creeped across his face, his hand going to said pocket. Bilbo realized how that sounded like maybe he had been checking the man out, and felt embarrassment creep over his own cheeks. Today could not get any worse.

“Right.” The cop coughed. “I hope you can forgive me for being suspicious…comes with the job.”

“I’d be more shocked if you hadn’t been with how weird I was acting.” Bilbo gave a weak smile.

“Well maybe we can head over to the station together. We can file a report, and then take these boys out for ice cream. My treat.”

Fili and Kili immediately started cheering while Frodo looked cautiously optimistic. Bilbo, on the other hand, became aware of a rather painfully crucial fact all at once. He was being flirted with. This cop had come over to talk to him, chased him down, and now assumed Bilbo had been reciprocating the gesture. What fresh hell was this?

“Uncle Bilbo?”

Bilbo looked down at the boy, tugging on his sleeve in the hopes of Bilbo saying yes. 

“Why not?” He forced a fake, tight grin. 

The four bright smiles he got in return were almost worth it. Almost. 

‘I’m Thorin, by the way. Thorin Durin.” The man introduced holding out his hand to shake.

Bilbo returned the gesture with his own name. As they all started to walk off towards the police station Bilbo had to admit, at least the cop was cute.

#modern au #sunny's drabbles #bagginshield #pickpocket bilbo #i have so many ideas now for what i could do with this au... #*sighs* as i stuff it under the bed with all my other plot bunnies

[unethicallypleistocene]

Opinion bingo: faramir, bilbo and eowyn

AW YEAH IT'S OPINION TIME

Faramir may be Tolkien's self-insert but is there really anyone out there who actively doesn't like him? Not likely. I think the "I love only that which they defend" quote we all periodically go feral over sums up his character wonderfully. There's something very compelling about a scholar forced to be a soldier, who would not take the ring if it lay by the highway.

Bilbo is such a bitch!! I love him. Bagginshield raising Frodo is my canon and no I will not accept anything else.

Surprisingly I don't feel super strongly about Éowyn, aside from her thematic significance. I just adore that she became a healer after the war, learning to walk the path of peace. Both she and Faramir are people thrust into conflict, but obviously they react to the burden very differently. They embody courage in separate and specific ways, and it's just really beautiful and fitting to me. I argue a lot on here that the main villain of LOTR is war itself, and Faramir and Éowyn are thoughtful commentaries on what were likely the real people that Tolkien saw affected by war. Despite how much Tolkien insisted LOTR wasn't an allegory, he was 100% influenced by his wartime experiences (I read a really interesting essay comparing the Battle of Thiepval Ridge to Minas Tirith which I can find if anyone's interested!) and I think it makes his characters and their development all the more meaningful. There must have been a great many Éowyns in Tolkien's time, when people were volunteering for the army in droves and scores of young people still thought of war as something glorious. I doubt many of them found her serenity in the end, but I think Tolkien would have liked them to.

#help I said I didn't feel a ton for eowyn and I wrote a whole paragraph to the contrary #thanks for letting me cook anon you're a real one <3 #character opinion bingo is still very much open if anyone else wants to see me freak out #pleistocene answers asks