Notes: Invited to spend Halloween night (Samhain) with Bard, he didn't expect it would end with a declaration.
Warnings: Bard x fem!reader; reader gets along well with children; mention of burning; SFW.
It was Samhain day, if it weren't for Bard's invitation you would be in your house eating all the good things your salary allowed you to buy, which wasn't much. But luckily for you, you were now together with the children trying to cut the pumpkins to make lanterns, the task being more difficult than you imagined and making everyone laugh. You were too focused on trying to draw a smile on the pumpkin to notice Bard looking at you with a discreet smile on his face. The children adored you, and the feeling was reciprocal because even if they weren't your children you would die for them. You knew that life in Lake City wasn't easy, every day you woke up early to work and got home late at night, but even so you were kind to the children, never taking away their hopes of having a better life one day. And with each passing day, Bard's admiration for you grew.
- Okay, everyone finished? On three, everyone shows how it turned out... 1..2..3!
At the same time, the children who were sitting in a circle around you turned the pumpkins with you and the room was filled with laughter once again when they saw the result of the lanterns. Some had missing teeth, one eye bigger than the other and crooked smiles, it was a disaster and that's why they were perfect. When they managed to recover from the laughing fit, you turned to Bard, your cheeks still red from laughing so much.
- Can you get us some candles, Bard? We have to put up these lanterns to ward off the spirits before nightfall - you joked placing your pumpkin in front of your face, a crooked smile and cross-eyed eyes staring back at him.
- I think you outdid yourselves this year, this will be the most protected house in the city during the night of Samhain - he laughed - I'll be right back with the candles.
As promised, Bard didn't take long to return with the candles and handed one each and you a matchbox. You promptly placed the candle at the bottom of the pumpkin and lit the match to light the candle, teaching the children, but when you held the match at an angle in the small space to light the wick, the flame grew and burned the tip of your finger. The response was automatic, pulling your hand away and letting out an "Ouch!" before extinguishing the match. Hearing, Bard turned and walked over to you when he saw what had happened.
- Are you fine? Let me see - he carefully took your hand and checked the burn - Luckily it's nothing serious, wash it with water and bandage it, help her Sigrid, I'll turn on the flashlights - he smiled to calm you down.
When the lanterns were lit and placed in the windows and you had already wrapped your finger in a piece of cloth, you went with the girls to the kitchen to finish preparing the Samhain feast, with sweet breads, cakes and other treats. Bain wasn't there because he's a disaster in the kitchen. Taking advantage of the privacy of being alone with his father in the living room, Bain broached the subject.
- You like her, right?
- Who? - Bard asked, suddenly caught.
- Her, dad - the boy pointed discreetly to the kitchen - I noticed how you look at her.
- Y/n? No, the only woman I've ever loved was your mother and you know it - he sat back in his chair to get away from the subject.
- It's okay if you like her, dad. She's cool, Sigrid and Tilda like her too... And if she makes you happy you have to tell her soon, it's not like you're the only suitor.
- What? - Bard frowned.
But before his son could say anything else, Tilda entered the room to call them to dinner. You thanked, ate and laughed amid conversations, Bain's advice not leaving the archer's head throughout dinner. After they were done and everything was cleaned and put away, you helped Bard put the children to sleep by telling them stories. When they fell asleep and you turned out the candles in the room, the two of you left. The silence seemed thicker, which found you strange, the atmosphere between you didn't used to be like this. You absentmindedly looked out the window.
- The sky is beautiful today... You can see all the stars.
- Do you want to go out to see better?
- I’d love to - you smiled.
The wind outside was cold, the night was calm and silent, the clear dark sky filled with stars like thousands of fireflies, the sound of crickets in the distance. You sat on the steps of the house stairs and Bard sat next to you. He remained silent for a while, thinking about how to tell what was weighing on his mind. It was true that you were the only one in the city that Bard considered a true friend, that he felt comfortable around and could forget about his problems for a moment when you smiled. Deep down he knew he liked you, but he felt guilty about it, he shouldn't fall in love again, he had already gotten married and he had sworn to himself that he would never get married again after he lost his wife, he couldn't handle feeling the pain again. Besides, now he had children to raise, what woman would have a relationship with a man who is already the father of three children? But you didn't seem to care about any of that, you took care of the children and always helped him, they loved you and now he did too. The man called your name breaking you out of your trance.
- There's something I need to tell you.
- You can talk, Bard.
- I wanted to thank you for everything you've done for the children, for our friendship, it's good to have someone to trust.
- I think I was the one who should be saying that, inviting me to spend the night with you and the children, helping me when I needed it most, I'm happy that you consider me so much - you smiled.
- I don't know how to say this, but - he adjusted his posture, nervously - the children like you so much and so do I that I would like to know if you don't want to... stay with us forever? - you blinked your eyes at him.
- Like what...?
- I would love for you to be my wife, Y/n - he found the courage to say - I understand if you don't want to, if you think it's too much responsibility because of the children or - you silenced him by sealing your lips with a kiss that surprised him , but he soon reciprocated, the desire warming you both on that cold night.
- You don't know how many times I dreamed about this - you smiled at him.
Bard also smiled, after all, since you met, your smile always made him feel better.
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Warning: This is NSFW so if you’re under the legal age or uncomfortable with content like this, please skip over this one!
Content Warning: Biting, Oral, Voyuer - Masturbation
NSFW Bard: Kinks
Bard 100% has a size kink. While more often than not, he has a smaller partner. Being able to cage them into his embrace and have them weak in the knees gets him going.
When he does have a partner who is either taller than him, or about the same height, he loves when they use their height against him. It triggers something else in him. When he’s not the one making his partner weak in the knees by his actions.
When his partner has a voice that is melodic to his ears, they have him wrapped around their finger. If they know that he has a voice kink, and their voice triggers it, he is in big trouble.
They wouldn’t hesitate to boss him around, or use it to their advantage to seduce him into bed and fucking.
He won’t let them get away with it all the time. He is a bit of a voyeur. He will make them masturbate in front of him until they are begging him to fuck them, or to just touch them in general.
When he eventually does touch his partner, he likely would be leaving bite marks as he kisses his way up or down their body.
Hello!! I wanted to tell you that I love your works on Lotr and if it were possible could I make a request? Thranduil and Bard with a s/o sorceress (and Gandalf's young apprentice)
Thank you sooo much 🥺 and ofc! 💖 @themerriweathermage
Bard and Thranduil with a sorceress!s/o
Bard
When Bard finds out you are a sorceress, he accepts it pretty quickly and almost doesn’t question your profession at all. He does of course awkwardly congratulate you for being so ambitious in magic.
He’s normally not a very curious person so he keeps his distance from your practice, since he isn’t too familiar with the art. He just doesn’t want to burden you with questions.
But when he finds out you are Gandalf’s apprentice, he is more than impressed. Bard respects Gandalf incredibly, and that makes him look at you with intense curiosity, smirking at you knowingly.
He asks to sit down and talk with you about what it’s like, which is normally something he would not be interested in. He’ll turn it into a date with candles so it’s not a huge drag for you he’s kinda self conscious please give him love 🥺
He is very proud that his s/o is someone so accomplished, and you will catch him once or twice talking to a cashier or the blacksmith about you and your accomplishments ☺️
You will find that Bard kept contact with Gandalf more, asking often how you are performing and how well you’ve done for the people of Lake Town, because of your healing abilities. Gandalf tells you everything 😂
But he also warns Gandalf about keeping you too long after dark, and gets grumpy if you are gone for long periods of time. Tilda can attest to how he scowls around the house when you’re off with Gandalf a lot.
But when you arrive back home, his lips are immediately on your neck whispering how long he’s waited and how he’d punish you for being away so long.
Thranduil
Thranduil would be very pleased with you being a sorceress, and he actually finds out almost immediately. It adds to his love and affection for you, and he tells you about how everyone in Mirkwood will know how fearsome you are✨
Your extreme power combined with his, makes him believe you two were destined for each other “like the stars with the moon” he likes to say <3
He and Gandalf aren’t exactly best buddies, so he has very limited contact with him and even when they do talk, it’s mostly about you and very awkward. Only because Thranduil demands every detail about you and your training.
Thranduil genuinely doubts Gandalf is taking care of you, so he prods Gandalf about proper resting periods between training, getting proper nutrients and fluids as if Gandalf isn’t 5000 years old and doesn’t already know 💫
He boasts about you 10x more than Bard. Although he would never put you in battle, he talks of how the orcs would cease to lay foot on his land with only Y/n’s swift magic. He makes pretty much everyone terrified of you heh
He doesn’t really mind long periods of training with Gandalf but if you were gone for like a month (which is like a few hours in Elvish years) he would get super grouchy with everyone and they would all beg Gandalf to send you back.
When you do come back you are definitely lazily splayed across his lap for the rest of the day on his throne so he can feel you, breathe you in, and whisper things that make you blush to make up for lost time 💞
All Daily Life posts will be SFW! Looking ahead to upcoming posts! The Modern: Gaming posts will start going live on January 23rd. The Thirsty Tweets will go live the first full week of February.
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Modern Bard: Daily Life
Bard is a firefighter and is apart of the hotshot crew.
The hotshot crew consists of highly trained firefighters that take on difficult assignments.
When he is not working, he is volunteering at the local zoo or at an animal shelter. He finds being around animals to be very relaxing and helps reduce stress.
His fashion style is very lumberjack crossed with cowboy.
He lives in a cottage, with a fair amount of land. He has two Australian Shepherds.
To unwind at night, he likes to either play a relaxing game or read a book.
This will be apart of the modern character series of headcanons! While canonically, Bard does have a child, in my posts he will not have a(ny) child(ren).
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SFW Bard: Dates
Bard is a lowkey guy, for the most part.
He'd take you to go rollerblading, ice skating, kayaking, seeing a drive in movie, etc.
He would also want to take you out camping (or glamping), then do some camping type stuff, like fishing, hiking, bonfire, etc.
Every once in awhile, he'd want to take you go karting, skydiving, do karaoke, see a comedy show, etc.
If he's able to, he'd want to take you to a zoo or aquarium and do one or multiple behind the scenes actives available.
Seeing the joy on your face, seeing all the different animals and learning about them, makes him happy.
of how you were so loved - an accompanying bard/sansa headcanon post
Okay, so I made a post before about how I wanted to ship Bard with (aged-up*) Sansa since I left the theater after my first DoS viewing. I even gave my lonely little ship of one it’s one tag. (If you know me, you know tags are v important to me.) The fanmix is here, btw.
And in that post I decided there would be two versions of this a) Sansa being his late beloved wife, b) Sansa being a new romantic interest post-Hobbit, a second chance at love and happiness.
Option B has it’s merits, mostly my fave baby Sansa not dying and leaving behind three children and a husband who clearly loves and mourns for years and years…but Option A is what I really lean towards because, as angsty as it is, she would be his true love (because it really seems like his wife was is true love) and there would be happy courtship and married life and life wife the babies before tragedy struck.
[*Aged-up-to-her-20’s Sansa if I shipped her with post-Hobbit Bard…Aged-up-to-16-to-18 if I was going to slip her in as his canonical wife.]
So, Bard/Sansa with Sansa being his late wife…and then, I was reading and wandering around tumblr and I stumbled across some lovely (angsty, but lovely) Bard headcanons [ex.: 1, 2, 3] and I just kind of like incorparated them into my Bard/Sansa feels. The specifics may not be addressed in the mix, but they really influence the emotional tone.
Here a few headcanon details specific to [FANMIX]!Bard/Sansa:
Everyone seems pretty poor in Laketown, but I feel like it can’t be the Master and then everyone else, so there must be some high class/middle class/low class system. I’m going to try and sort everyone right now, but let’s say Bard, being a bargemen is middle-ish class toward the lower end, but at least he has his house (I imagine people don’t often buy homes in Laketown, they’re probably passed down within families). Sansa is in the high(er, I don’t think there is a huge gap between the classes, but it’s there) class, her father was the master before the current master took over, and though he died when she was a pre-teen, her family is still high class. I like this because I like the trope of the higher class lady falling in love with the lad below her station even though she has a good number of more well off suitor, and the young man thinking he doesn’t have as much to offer her as others, but they still fall in love and choose each other, AND I JUST LIKE IT OKAY.
And I thought up a little timeline, but more an ageline because I am not specific with the years but the ages of the characters during events. This is based on the info I got from wikipedia/lotr wikia, that says the Master was in his 30’s when he first started in the position and he was in his 50’s during the BoFA (also that Esgaroth is a republic with elected leaders).
The old Master (Sansa’s father) dies/New Master elected:
Sansa 12 // Bard 16
Sansa and Bard married:
Sansa 16 // Bard 20
Sigrid born:
Sansa 18 // Bard 22
Hobbit DoS (The Master’s been in the role for 20 years):
Bard 40
*Sansa would have been 36, and Sigrid is 18 (SO I CAN SHIP HER WITH FILI TO MY HEART’S CONTENT)
I SURE PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO A SHIP/FANMIX THAT ONLY I CARE ABOUT LOL
bard/sansa - yes, I have slipped sansa stark in as his late beloved wife, and emotionally it’s heavily influence by some bard headcanons I stumbled upon right here on tumblr, and the mix & cover are done and just need to be zipped up for dl’ing and put up on 8tracks
kili/tauriel - I didn’t think I shipped this but apparently I do, the mix is also done and I need to pick from two variations of the cover and then again just needs to be zipped up and put up on 8tracks
fili/sigrid - I was done with two mixes and basically immediately started on this mix, the tracks have been selected but the cover will be the hard part
the kili/tauriel and fili/sigrid mixes are definitely bofa!fix-it mixes where the faves don’t die and make it through, there are already so many bofa!fix-it fic that I don’t feel even a little bit guilty or a need to explain myself at all
I have, however, written up a little side post to explain-ish the headcanon behind the bard/sansa mix that will be linked the fanmix’s post so it’s not a huge post
