Today I thought I'd share a BagginShield Fic Rec List with all of you. Some of these are notoriously unknown and deserve alot of love for the sheer creativity.
Where the quest timeline turns out somewhat different due to the au effecting it (ex: Bilbo being half something or having divine powers)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27075979/chapters/66110791
In this au, Bilbo is Fae-Born from Belladonna, a hobbit fae, and a mysterious dwarf.
This story goes beyond the actual quest, and I would hazard to say it's only a halfway point to the actual plot and atagonist. It gives each scene a new storyline and dialogue while staying somewhat true to the OG story.
I have never been so invested in such a wild spin of world building and character/race design as this one. A must read, and definitely an ALL TIME FAVORITE.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/19767658/chapters/46793758
In this au, The timeline has been reset. Bilbo and the others have no recollection of the previous life. The only difference? They sent Durin the Deathless himself back to try and save his lineage.
But, the catch is he's trapped in a beautiful stone. A stone that was founded by one Belladonna Took and given to Bilbo as a faunt. Bilbo seems to be the only one who can see and talk with the dead king.
This time around the quest is going to be MUCH different. And so is Bilbo.
Such a unique take on this genre and the descriptor doesn't do this story justice at all. Durin ends up adopting little bitty Bilbo and isn't too impressed by his descendents.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/4867754/chapters/11157626
This fic is the embodiment of "The world says he is lost to me and I cannot save him. I say 'watch me'.
I think aside from 'Fae-born Hobbit', this story is one of my favorite characterizations of Bilbo. He's more Took and less Baggins, so more adventurous and bold and less likely to faint.
Each scene is a unique twist to the OG timeline, and I adore the buildup of relationships between Bilbo and other characters.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/1055167/chapters/2112917
This fic is another example of amazing character development and psyche dive into Bilbo and the others. I think the only gripe I had was Bilbo didn't get as close to some of the dwarves as others in this one.
Besides that, it really is a must read, so well written and fluid.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/3336626/chapters/7296782
This is another variation to the timeline in which both Bilbo and hobbits themselves are more than they seem.
It does take a few paragraphs of background history before the story really picks up, but from the first chapter onwards I was hooked.
Hobbits are special agents of the Valar and are gifted with 'knacks' to help keeping the peace in Arda. In order to keep hobbit-kind safe, their purpose and abilities are kept secret.
Until Gandalf comes along asking for one Bilbo Baggins.
This is such a comforting fic of dealing with greif and family bonding. The hobbits play a more important role than you would figure in this fic and the quest itself. A must read
Master Of Wood, Water, and Hill
https://archiveofourown.org/works/1187904/chapters/54491131
This one actually confuses me a little bit. I'm not quite sure what the general idea of it is or where it's going, all I know is that it is probably one of the funnest fics to read about Bilbo.
His characterization and skills are entirely unique, though similar to previously listed stories. They're are strong fae-like qualities to this story and Bilbo, which I'm starting to grow attached strongly to as a trope.
Bilbo is also been adopted by Tom Bombadil and Goldberry, which is how his fae like attributes come into play.
Whatever you're thinking this fic is going to be, think again because you're wrong. I really don't know how to describe it but it is a fantastic fic and definitely in my All Time Favorites.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/2313389/chapters/5091848
This one is more of an add-on fic to the OG timeline. It is a scene from their stay in Laketown where Bilbo is tasked with playing burglar for Bard, even though he is already quite sick.
The dwarves are very protective and only get worse when Bilbo is kidnapped.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/2838050/chapters/6366713
It's a mix between post BOFA and retracing the quest as a look into Bilbo and Thorin's relationship. It is so well written, the dialogue unique, and I had myself laughing in stitches at several parts.
In which the quest has succeeded and each is a variation of it's aftermath, or a time skip of living after the quest.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/14418582
Consort Baggins gets taken and drugged up with the Mirkwood Enchanted River water. He's not quite sure who he is or why two different dwarven armies seem to be after him.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/18912868
Trying my best not to spoil this one: basically Bilbo is set to marry Thorin, life in Erebor settles and all is well...except.. something is wrong with Bilbo.
In which hobbits were never meant to be taken from the sun and soil. (Yes theirs a happy ending)
If I could Give away my breath I would
https://archiveofourown.org/works/23218936
This one is short but so sugary sweet, with one of my favorite tropes: Person A gets temp memory loss and doesn't remember being in a rel or in love with Person B and can't stop proposing or spouting love confessions.
In which this happens to Thorin after suffering a head wound after BOFA.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/14187195/chapters/32702292
Another All Time Favorite of mine. It's still in WIP and I am in desp wait for the next chapter. Bilbo arrives in the shire in horrid condition, heart broken, and pregnant.
At first the shire tuts and gossips about 'Mad Baggins', but then they find out Bilbo is pregnant and one of those dwarves left him to walk alone back to the shire..
Then the hobbits take it personal. All dwarves learn the hard way what it is to be on the wrong side of the shire. (Hobbits have somewhat fae like abilities in this)
Diff time/place/setting (but still set in a fantasy verse)
The Best Way To Catch Dwarflins Is With Sticky Buns
https://archiveofourown.org/works/6108748/chapters/14001406
Sweet Omega!Bilbo finds two scrunkly and hungry Dwarflins alone in the market one day while he is selling his famous Sticky buns. He decides to take them in
Dear Creature Of The Homely West
https://archiveofourown.org/works/4877980/chapters/11183632
All Time Favorite. Bilbo is forced into a leader role to save the remaining hobbits from a orc raid on the Shire. The terms are he has to marry Thorin in exchange for his remaining kins safety in the mountains.
I think I actually cried a few times this story is so well written in handling greif. The idea of dwarves fading after their ones pass and the effects, the hobbits trying to move on ... What an amazing story. I really can't describe this to you, you will have to read it.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/1043557/chapters/2085946
The dark! Pirate / Mer fic you've been waiting for. Bilbo gets keelhauled into being a navigator for pirate Thorin Durin's ship on his quest to reclaim his homeland from the dread terrorist Smaug and Azog.
But theirs a catch, no one knows what Bilbo really is, and rumour has it Azog and his men are hunting for mythic seafolk.
Bilbo and the dwarves have much darker and cynnical personalities in this and wow is it worth a damn read. It's a fic I come back to now and again. I adore this trope and this story in particular.