Not really fanfic recs, More like fanfics I love (so far) [Thilbo/Bagginshield edition]
(Not a definitive list of fanfic recs. Just an appreciation list of fanfics I have found and loved, together with details on why I love them or how they are memorable to me)
A Hobbit in the Lonely Mountain by karategal (series)
The first long-ass series for this ship that I have read. Love the development of the relationship between Bilbo and Thorin, specifically how Thorin would have needed to get on Frodo's good side, so basically he should be courting Frodo, not Bilbo lol really love it when fics always include how Frodo is so close to Bilbo. (They're my everything.) and the fics under this series just really loves to delve in that. Of course, Thorin is there, too, and the interactions between Thorin and Frodo are so funny and hilarious. Singlehandedly made me love the idea of consort!Bilbo actually, with how proactive he is in the role in the fics here.
2. Less Than The Best by Sullen_in_Love
The first Bagginshield fanfic that I have read, and honestly, made me want to read more. Cried on the confession scene. I love how emotional and heightened it is, like everything that happened was really to drive them to that point, and it was so satisfying and cathartic.
3. Halls of Flowers by avide_reader
My first time dipping my foot into fanfics that tackle their afterlives, and I seriously love this take so much. I love how the gods in Tolkien Legendarium, specifically Aule/Mahal and Yavanna are depicted, and I love love love the trials inspired from the Greek mythology Orpheus and Eurydice. Genuinely made me tear up at work. It's such a brilliant way of using the "don't look back" trope but instead of being each other, it's with their pasts that continue to hunt them. The way it turned out like a character studies of both Bilbo and Thorin, like I want to say this is how people should approach tropes in mythologies.
4. Universally Acknowledged by mortuus_lingua
Pride and Prejudice AU and so wonderfully handled. The mixture of tropes and scenes found in Pride and Prejudice and lore from Tolkien legendarium was well-balanced and well-thought-out. Also, the way Bilbo and Thorin flirt here is to die for, and the lovey-dovey scenes between them are deliciously sweet and mushy, they make me melt. The tension between their differences was so maddening, but the author handled it so well (for me).
5. I don't belong (and my beloved, neither do you) by FrozenBrownie
This is mpreg, but this one made me so emotional. Literally made me cry. I don't think a lot of fanfics had made me feel how much these two love each other but this one really did it. I also love how the technicalities surrounding Bilbo's pregnancy was not detailed, so I could assume he's a trans guy and trans people who can give birth are simply highly valued in The Shire.
6. Nightmare by Minipudding
This is a Chinese fic, so I read it via Google Translate. The language limitations, however, did not stop me from appreciating this wonderfully emotional fic. I think it's like a character study that really delved deep into what each party feels regarding the scene at the ramparts. This is going to destroy you, I mean it.
7. Interludes of My Still Beating Heart by mephestopheles
Trans man Bilbo and errant blacksmith Thorin, and god, I absolutely love the backstories of each of them here. Also, the intricate details and rituals on how each culture approaches gender - chef's kiss!
8. With a Dash of Sugar by snowmissus (soul_of_blaze)
A very cute and fluffy series of trans woman Bilbo and butch (?) Thorin. I'm not sure if it was ever indicated that Thorin is butch but she's a firewoman. Just really wholesome and sweet, and I love me some yurified yaoi with some gender fuckery going on in there and this one takes the cake.
Absolutely hilarious ABO dynamics. Also, Thorin helping Bilbo buy something that will help him through the heat (unabashedly!!) since he had done the same thing for Dis is just so sweet - I love this little detail so much. And the dynamics between them scratch something in my brain, idk.
10. After the Dust Settles by Bgtea
Mayhaps activated my predilection for Bilbo being hurt and having the dwarves take care of him. Also, love how this delves deep into Bilbo's emotional turmoil regarding the Arkenstone and his will to save Thorin and the dwarves. Like man, he really went through all that. Even got into a coma for defending Thorin. But how the dwarves really care about him a lot really shows here.
11. Mates, Marks, Souls and Such by Lumeleo
Such a really nice series on soulmates and soul marks, and there's a little bit of mpreg there, too. The confusion that went around regarding the soulmate marks of hobbits and dwarves was really fun, and I love the slow build of them realizing.
12. Something Blue by Lapin
The emotional tension and misunderstandings between them here make me so sad, but I love the resolution so bad, they're just so soft with each other. And Bilbo's yearning... Goddamn, Bilbo's yearning. It's so soft and subtle and fits him so well. This fic drives me insane. They (bilbo and thorin) drive me insane.
[May or may not add more to this list. It depends.]
stormborns
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izzy806
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