3/4/7/8 - bagginshield asks (this is my main but i'm theballadofbilbobaggins too!)
Hi there! Thanks for the asks @theballadofbilbobaggins :)
3. Favourite term of endearment in khuzdul
Oh but they’re all so good. I live for native tongue pet names as a trope and the bonus of them being secret at first is just excellent.
Not to be basic but Amrâlimê just gets me. I prefer it to givashel because I prefer the idea of ‘my love’ to ‘my treasure’ because he’s a hobbit not an object and Thorin you have a bad history with treasure lets not go there
But I’ve also seen many other less common or bespoke ones that are really lovely too.
4. Favourite display of affection (kiss on the forehead, holding hand, tucking the hair, etc) from Thorin to Bilbo and from Bilbo to Thorin
Bilbo to Thorin; Hand holding, or straightening his braids.
Thorin to Bilbo; touching / cradling his face, followed by a forehead touch.
7. The Hug Scene™ or The Acorn Scene™?Extra: A favourite scene/moment between them that isn't neither of these two?
I think hug, because there’s less angst around it!
A favourite moment that isn’t either of those; yet again, two because I can’t decide. 1 - The interaction after the Goblin tunnels, when Bilbo completely knocks the wind out of Thorin by understanding the pain of Erebor being taken from them, and 2 - When Bilbo arrives on Ravenhill. The sheer emotion conveyed in how Thorin say’s “Bilbo” is just *chefs kiss*
8. Food is a love language. What would Bilbo cook for Thorin? What would Thorin prepare for Bilbo?
Bilbo for Thorin; I think he’d make small, transportable things he can give Thorin to take with him during the day when he’s attending to his duties as King. Things like scones or sweetrolls he can keep in his pockets so he doesn’t end up missing as many meals he’s only eating like three times a day if Bilbo doesn’t do something about this his royal idiot is clearly going to waste away
Thorin for Bilbo; I think the skill for delicate craftsmanship would translate, so I think he’d make fiddly fruit pastries with intricate designs on top.