her name is paddy and today is st. patrick's day so, it's her day!! and my bday 🥳 she's dressed to match fíli hehe 🧡 if u look closely you'll see she's wearing one of fíli's beads 👉👈
an introduction to fiddy (fíli x paddy (my dwelf oc)), my sweet little queerplatonic ship of two characters that i find very comforting :')
this is pretty long! it's all under the read more :)
my fanfiction about them
art of them
art of paddy (and tauriel)
art of paddy, fíli, and kíli
art and ship meme of fíli and paddy
art of paddy
art of paddy when she first met the dwarves
more art of paddy, fíli, and kíli
background :
- fíli is a dwarven prince and heir of the line of durin (a very important bloodline). he is travelling on a quest to retake erebor, his family's ancestral home, alongside his uncle and younger brother and a group of other dwarves (and one hobbit). he is 82 years of age, which makes him a young adult (for dwarves)
- paddy is a dwelf living alone in a part of mirkwood that isn't as affected by sickness as the southern parts. she doesn't know she's half dwarf but she knows she isn't an elf either. she was raised by the elves of mirkwood but without much warmth or love, and she has also been in contact with the woodsmen that also reside in the forest. she has built a small home for herself in a clearing and is living a quiet uneventful life away from civilisation. she is 87 years of age, which makes her a young adult. she matures slower than dwarves, but faster than elves, so despite being older than fíli, she feels closer in age to kíli
how they met :
- while the company was lost in mirkwood, the ri brothers split from the rest of the company (due to having a bit of a fight with fíli and kíli (they were all intoxicated with sickly forest fumes)) and went on their own way until they wandered close to paddy's home. paddy heard them and followed them, not knowing what type of people they were (she had never met dwarves before). fíli was also tracking the ri brothers alone, knowing he shouldn't have lashed out at them now that his mind was clearer, and he spotted paddy following the brothers. not knowing whether she was a foe or not, he snuck up behind her and put a blade to her neck as he made sure she's not armed and interrogated her as to why she's following his friends. once he realised she's not dangerous, he let her go and was much more polite to her, and being very excited to meet dwarves for the first time, paddy invited fíli and his friends to her home where she could feed and host them. fíli left to consult his uncle about this matter, and returned to paddy with the entire company behind him. then they made their way to her home which was not far off, but not without encountering dangers along the way.
their first bonding experiences :
- after learning that paddy is unable to read and that she can't read an inheritance letter she had received, fíli and kíli offered to read it for her and together the three of them learnt that paddy was part dwarf and that her dwarven parent had passed away, leaving behind a set of powerful runestones as paddy's inheritance, alongside some gold coins.
- paddy fed and housed the company for the night and she was immensely happy and excited to meet them and to learn more about them, but by the end of the day after the dwarves had gone to sleep, she became overwhelmed and retreated to her chambers and found herself crying. she had learnt a lot about herself in a very short time, and fíli and kíli offering to help her read her letter was the first real experience she had with people being kind to her, which made her realise she'd been lonely and isolated this entire time, and that she wouldn't be able to go back to her normal quiet life once the dwarves left her in the morning.
fíli couldn't sleep easily that night, and he wandered around for a bit and heard paddy crying in her doorless hut. he tries to console her and brings her water, and they talk for a long while that night. fíli tells her about his mother and about kíli, and about how he wishes he could remain in this refreshing clearing for a while longer, but he doesn't say a word about the quest he's on. paddy pleads him to let her come with them, at least to help guide them out of the forest (although she's never left the forest herself), and while fíli thinks thorin wouldn't agree to have another member join the company, he thinks that a guide would be most welcomed. fíli takes a while giving paddy a definite answer though, and in the meantime he offers her his fur coat and one of his silver beads, seeing as she was cold after giving all her blankets to the many dwarves she was housing, and her loose hair was tangled and messy. paddy didn't know how to braid her own hair or how to use the bead, so fíli helped her with it and put her hair in one simple travelling braid, just to keep her hair out of the way and not have it tangle anymore. he doesn't tell anyone about this, not wanting his actions to be misinterpreted as anything other than friendly kindness, but the next morning everyone notices fíli's bead in paddy's hair, and kíli teases him endlessly about it.
how it's going :
- guiding the company through the forest, paddy and fíli have plenty of opportunities to learn more about one another. when they get imprisoned by the elves and fíli sees how unkindly they treat paddy, he realises that he can't leave her living here all alone surrounded by people that look down on her and mistreat her based on being part dwarf, and he secretly makes up his mind that he wants to help her find a better home. he doesn't tell her or thorin about this, but kíli can read his mind quite well and supports him in his decision (kíli and paddy had also become good friends almost instantly!)
- onwards to laketown, paddy does all she can to help treat kíli, but her healing abilities aren't enough, since she could never receive proper training for her skills. thankfully, tauriel was there to save kíli's life. afterwards, paddy tends to kíli by keeping him well fed and hydrated and warm, and she does the same for fíli (who had gotten sick due to the stress and anxiety he was feeling for kíli)
fíli had hoped that perhaps paddy could find her place amongst the people of laketown, but seeing the true nature of the master disappointed him greatly and he knew he can't leave paddy here either, especially when she was determined to stick by his and kíli's side no matter what. when the town is attacked by smaug, fíli and the others manage to escape to the safety of the shores, and once again fíli hopes he can leave paddy here with the survivors and with bard. at this point he doesn't know what he'd find in the mountain, and if thorin is alive, fíli knows he wouldn't be the same anymore due to probable goldsickness and that he wouldn't accept paddy, so with a heavy heart fíli tells her to go "home". paddy respects his decision and leaves the brothers, and starts making her way towards a different direction from them.
- however, paddy couldn't return to her old life, and she finds herself walking towards erebor. fíli and kíli had already reached the mountain at this point, and paddy knew she can't let herself be seen, otherwise she'd be disrespecting fíli's wish of her leaving his side (she doesn't know this was not his wish at all and that he was doing it purely for her safety), so she spots a tower. ravenhill. and she enters it, and stays there for days. she stays there for a long time before she hears people approaching loudly. she hides as orcs scout the tower and set traps. she doesn't move for so long, and she's terrified. but once she hears fíli and kíli enter the tower, she knows she has to warn them, so she leaves her hiding spot and goes to them as quietly and as fast as she can, and tells them about the orcs. they all quickly exit the tower and in the end, they all survive, though not without serious wounds.
- after recovery, fíli is now certain that he can't turn paddy away again, and he decides that he will do anything to have her stay, even if it meant fighting with thorin. thankfully, this won't be necessary as thorin had changed immensely and is no longer suffering from goldsickness, and he realises that fíli's decisions are valid and deserve being respected. kíli's as well.
they all work hard to rebuild erebor, and paddy makes herself useful everywhere she can. however, she's scared of underground places, and fíli notices this and once again, he wonders if it's cruel to have her stay in erebor if she's so scared. but paddy will not leave his side, and she braves her fear for him. fíli plans to build windows in as many chambers as he can for her.
what the future holds for them :
- fíli will be crowned king of erebor one day, and paddy will be there to support him as any friend would. she hadn't known he was a prince until late into their journey, and finding out about his royal descent made her panic and feel unworthy of him, but she vows to be his friend no matter what and she wants to support him in anything he does. on the other hand, fíli doesn't want to force this kind of stressful lifestyle on paddy and on kíli, and he wants to offer them as much comfort and freedom as possible by taking all the responsibilities upon his own shoulders, task which he will find difficult considering both paddy and kíli want to help and support him as much as possible. together they form a close bond, and slowly but surely fíli learns to accept paddy into his life. he now realises that he wants and needs her in his life, seeing as she's the most genuine friend he's ever had and they both find comfort in one other. paddy doesn't see him as a prince, but as a regular soul not much different from herself, and that helps fíli relax and be himself around her—something that he greatly appreciates.
their relationship forms slowly and gently. neither of them has had a relationship before and they're very mindful of not causing any discomfort to one another, and paddy really doesn't want to ruin fíli's reputation. but they are friends and partners before all else, and when dís meets paddy, she quickly realises that fíli has met his one, and that they will be inseparable from now on.
what paddy feels for fíli is immense. she sees him as someone special, someone magical and worthy of all the love and appreciation she can give him. she sees a beautiful soul in him and she wants to help him see himself the way she sees him so badly, and fíli feels the same about her! he thinks she's so special, and so different from anyone he's ever met before. he's protective of her just as he's protective of kíli, especially since paddy doesn't defend herself. she cannot fight and she doesn't defend herself from verbal insults either, which in turn makes fíli be much more vocal than he normally is. they both help each other gain confidence in themselves.
they are both acespec (fíli is asexual and paddy is demisexual) and their relationship is more platonic than it is romantic, although they are very affectionate with one another. they keep their affections private and only act upon them in their own privacy, never doing more in public than holding hands or sharing a hug. anything intimate they do is between themselves only.
- they go on to have five daughters: four biological, and one that is adopted. the adopted one is the only one that is a full dwarf, and she is also the youngest of them all.
- the eldest is Háni, and she inherited fíli's blonde hair and grey eyes. she wears her hair in a similar style as his, with royal braids on the sides of her head and one braid at the back of her head to signify she's an eldest child in a family of multiple children. she's a very polite and calm person, and she's very interested in the history of her people and in becoming a good future queen. she's very attentive with her younger siblings.
- the second eldest is Lóvi, a more fiery soul with a love for music and baking. she has light brown eyes and warm brown hair which she wears in royal braids as well, along with bows and other hair accessories. she's quite trendy. she's charismatic, but she isn't very fond of her status and doesn't enjoy the political affairs she has to partake in, though fíli never forces any of his children to partake in their royal duties if they don't want to.
- the middle child is Díli, and she inherited paddy's dark hair and personality very much. she is very quiet and lost in her own imagination most of the time, and prefers the outdoors. she loves insects and critters and all outdoor life. she has no mind for politics whatsoever, and she wears her hair in two low braided pigtails. she is also the tallest out of all of fíli's and paddy's children.
- the fourth daughter is Líki, who fíli named after kíli (of course), and who coincidentally takes after kíli a whole lot. she's very energetic and causes a lot of trouble, and she's also the most emotionally explosive out of all her sisters. she wants to be a great archer like her uncle kíli, but lacks the patience and discipline needed to use a bow, which frustrates her. she spends a lot of time with kíli and her cousins! she wears her hair loose, but fíli manages to get her to tie it in the back at least, so that her hair won't get in her face. she has brown hair and grey eyes.
- the youngest and the only adopted child is Elí, a dwarfling with deceased parents that fíli and paddy adopted when she was but a pebble. she's a very happy soul and very well behaved, and although she has had health issues as a youngling, she's gotten better under her new parents' attentive care. she has a biological aunt named Myndis that keeps in touch with fíli and paddy, and who visits Elí often. Elí has blonde hair and blue eyes, and big round ears.
- no one knows this, but fíli has secretly written his will even though he is still Very Young. as soon as he found out he would be a parent, he didn't want his child to have the same pressure placed upon their shoulders as he had, and he wrote his will so that if anything happens to him, the crown would go to kíli until his child would be old enough to decide whether they want the crown or not. fíli has immense faith in kíli and genuinely believes he would make a superb king, he really believes in his brother and knows that he is the only one capable of mending the bad blood between their people and the elves. he really really believes in kíli. (but of course, nothing happens to fíli and he lives a very long life with his family! he's just being very very cautious as usual)
that would be all for now! thank you for reading this far!! :D
