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The arguments they have over directions must be legendary
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Bilbo "obsessed with maps" Baggins and Thorin "lost his way twice in a town with one road" Oakenshield
The arguments they have over directions must be legendary
The Deepest Secret
The Deepest Secret by Wizards_Pupil
Rating: NR Warnings: Explicit Content, Faked Mpreg (But no real mpreg) Status: Completed Word Count: 103,805 Side Characters/Ships: Dwalin/Ori, Bofur/Nori Major Tags: Servitude, Gardening, Cultural Differences, Family Issues, Hair Braiding
Summary: Bilbo Baggins was a desperate Hobbit.
Well, he was several things. Short, funny, hungry, and tired for starts. Desperate was at the forefront of his mind at the moment.
He would never be at Oakenshield Manor otherwise. Still, they needed a gardener, and as much as he didn't know about dwarves, he did know about plants.
Bilbo expected it to be difficult. Dwarves were hardly known to be the most accepting and open of races after all. He expected the garden to be in terrible shape, the dwarves to be loud, and secretive.
He could never have expected Thorin.
This is such a fascinating fic! It has this sort of Jane Eyre vibe to it at the beginning, but it's very much set in-universe, Erebor Never Fell. I like this sort of "down on his luck" Bilbo who doesn't feel like he has much of a choice but to serve Thorin, but he also doesn't lose his pluck while he's there. The progression of their relationship is so much fun to read, and you honestly don't realize you've devoured 100K+ words until you're sitting there like "where's the rest?" This is definitely on my reread list for every year.
Snippet from the Fic:
It was probably just a cardinal, but he was terrified for no real reason. He just felt like he was in danger. The same unease he’d felt when Thorin had mentioned enemies had firmly gripped his chest.
He was nearly at the woods edge when he saw another flash of red, and heard a whirring noise.
The impact was nearly as immediate as the whirring noise had been. One moment he was striving forward, and the next moment someone was shouting and there was something piercing through his arm.
Pain, like nothing he had ever felt, soared through Bilbo’s body and he fell to his knees. He gasped violently, shaking and choking on the air. His eyes darted to his arm, but he couldn’t make them focus properly. He could tell something was sticking out of it, something brown with a red end, but he couldn’t figure out what it was.
He gazed back at the woods in haze, but the red he’d seen earlier was gone. They were blurring together, and he could feel something warm and wet sliding down his arm. He gasped sharply, and tried to push himself back up. He needed to get up, to get back to the house-
-there was a dull thunk as something hit him in the back of the head. He lost his vision and fell against the hard earth.
SPOILED SUMMARY BELOW! ONLY CLICK IF YOU WANT TO BE SPOILED!
~Blip~
A loud bang on the table startled Bilbo awake.
Thak stared down with a raised brow. “And I thought you were prepared to do whatever it took to learn magic.”
“Yeah, well, when I said that, I didn’t realize that being bored out of my mind was one of the prerequisites.” Bilbo rubbed his eyes. “What’s the point of this anyway? I thought I was going to learn magic. Not demon physiology.”
Thak sighed. “It’s magic theory. Understanding how magic works is integral in learning how to fully master it.”
“But I’m not a demon!” Bilbo gestured to the diagram of miasma flowing through a demon’s body that Cro’ak was using for his demonstration. “How will this help me?”
“In order to adapt the natural flow of miasma to suit your needs, you must first understand the basics of how it works under normal circumstances,” Thak said patiently.
Bilbo rubbed his eyes with a groan. “But why does it have to be so boring!”
made a shitty tin embossing of an acorn, you can probably guess why...
i’m thinking i’ll display with all my other trinkets, just not sure where yet
(after watching the hobbit it really does feel like I live in a hobbit hole with the way i decorate, i would def b a hobbit if i was in tolkien's world)
~Blip~
“I should go,” Thorin sighed. “I’ll have to put up with Balin’s nagging enough as it is.” But he paused to eye Bilbo one more time. “Are you sure you’ll be alright?”
“I’ll be fine,” Bilbo assured. “I’ll have Sundar and Bifur with me.”
Thorin nodded. “You can always come find me if you need me.”
“I will.”
Standing, Thorin bent down to peck Bilbo’s lips. “I’ll see you tonight. I have a surprise for you.” He stole another kiss before heading for the door.
“What? You’re just going to leave me with that?” Bilbo protested.
Thorin just chuckled on his way out. “Look forward to it.”
“You’re not a demon. You’re the devil,” Bilbo muttered after the door clicked shut.
I imagine that dwarven dancing looks very much like some martial arts - a show of strength and discipline. It probably includes wielding some sort of weapon to add to the dramatic effect and showcase the dwarf's skill.
Dancing with another is probably reminiscent of how synchronised they move during a battle, and shows how well they can complement each other - having their companion's backs and showing understanding of their partners strengths and weaknesses
~Blip~
“Sebast–” Radagast spotted him in a lone beam of the rising moon. “There you are,” he sighed in relief, stepping closer to fetch the critter.
“Hello, Radagast.”
The brown wizard jumped with a yelp. The shadows were moving!
A face leaned into the stray beam of light. “I’ve been waiting for you.”
“Wh-What do you want?!” Radagast fumbled with his staff. Finally lighting it, he shoved the glowing tip in the visitor’s direction, illuminating the stranger’s wide grin.
There was a shuffle off to Radagast’s side and he quickly swung his staff around. There was another one! Another figure lurking in the dark.
This one was bigger. . . and armed.
“Drop the staff,” the big one commanded quietly.
“It’s alright,” the grinning one said. “He can be trusted. And Radagast isn’t the violent sort . . . unlike a certain wizard we both know,” he muttered.
Chapters: 1/? Fandom: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield Characters: Thorin Oakenshield, Bilbo Baggins, Gollum | Sméagol (Tolkien), Beorn (Tolkien), Smaug (Tolkien), Thranduil (Tolkien), Roäc (Tolkien), Legolas Greenleaf, Tauriel (Hobbit Movies), Feren (Hobbit Movies), Mirkwood Elves, Erebor Dwarves, Thráin II | Father of Thorin Oakenshield, Thráin II's Wife | Mother of Thorin Oakenshield, Thrór (Tolkien), Master of Lake-town (Tolkien), Alfrid Lickspittle Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Tangled (2010) Fusion, Disney Princess Thorin Oakenshield, Thief Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield Loves Bilbo Baggins, Bilbo Baggins Loves Thorin Oakenshield, Sassy Bilbo Baggins, (my favorite tag), Protective Bilbo Baggins, Bilbo Baggins is So Done, Bilbo Baggins in Trouble, Smaug Being an Asshole (Tolkien), Human Smaug (Tolkien), Thranduil Not Being an Asshole (Tolkien), Roäc is awesome, Adventure, Romance, Misunderstandings, Humor, Crack Treated Seriously Summary:
Thorin Oakenshield wants to see the outside world and escape the watchful eye of his father Smaug. Bilbo Baggins is having problems in the aftermath of his latest theft. Together, they might just find something more.
A Bagginshield Tangled AU.