why haven’t I ever seen a post comparing bagginshield and merthur??
kings who are to bring glory on their kingdoms, their companions forced (at first) to help them out by a meddling old man/dragon
Merlin and Bilbo are both crucial to their kings’ quests, and they both secretly use magic to help them out!!!
while no else from the company/knights suspecting of said magic or counting on them for battle
“enemies” to friends to lovers, who very soon find themselves getting in danger to protect the other
they both have The Hug !!
a dragon!! who sets fire!! to the kingdom!!
and the dragons talk a lot to merlin and bilbo!!
It was the kings’ ancestors who caused the attacks they have to defend from (uther’s hatred of magic, thor’s dragon sickness)
Bilbo and Merlin coming from the fields and learning how to be tougher, how to kill, so they can protect their kings
THAT ONE TIME where the king suspects someone he supposedly trust to be going behind his back but doesn’t suspect the other (who is the actual guilty part!!!)
Arthur: “I find it hard to believe that Elyan would think ill of me, but...can't trust anyone. In fact, I think you, Merlin, are the only person I can trust.“ (merlin is literally aiming a sword at his neck!!)
Thorin: “A token of our friendship. True friends are hard to come by. I have been blind...but now I begin to see. I am betrayed. [...] The Arkenstone. One of them has taken it. One of them is false.” (What has it got in its pocketses??)
quests and camping in the woods??????
The Reveal where the king find out what the other was keeping from him
THE KING DYING IN THE OTHER’S ARMS
BILBO AND MERLIN WATCHING THEIR KINGS DIE BEFORE THEY WITNESS THE REBIRTH OF THEIR KINGDOMS
BOTH BILBO AND MERLIN CRYING OVER THEIR BODIES AS THEY CLUTCH TO THEM
the initial old being who brought them together coming to them to say some words of “””wisdom””” upon their loved ones death
LIVING FOR FAR LONGER THAN THEY SHOULD AFTER THIS
WITH A LIFESPAN FAR LONGER THAN HUMANS/HOBBITS HAVE