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    After the Quest of Erebor, Bilbo Baggins returned to the Shire desolate, with but a little chest of riches as his prize. For years afterwards, he regretted having done so, wishing instead that he had stayed by the side of the one he loved. Yet, he knew his place. As Gandalf had said, he was quite a little fellow in the wide world. A little hobbit like him had no business being a consort to a dwarven king - it was not done.

    That was why, when he and the King of Erebor met again, Bilbo didn't think once that the impossible his heart still longed for could ever come true.

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    19 Nov 2025

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    I cannot express how perfect this is

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    The gift of hobbits is a secret not known to dwarves. Bilbo’s gift saves the Company—repeatedly—and they don’t even know it until after Smaug is dead. But by then, just about everybody knows there’s a hobbit in Erebor, and the invading orcs decide to keep Bilbo and his otherworldly gift for themselves.

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    09 Jul 2025

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    This is the one with the blackberries!!

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    After being rescued by Bilbo, Thorin begins to realize that his feelings for the halfling are more than simple gratitude. But past ills cannot be so easily undone, and the growing need inside him proves difficult to understand or control. And although he might be king in name, a man without land or wealth has little to offer anyone.

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    29 Jun 2025

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    The longing!! The desperation!! The hint of shire enforced homophobia!!! Then Bilbo and Thoring both realizing, "I can have this" OH!!!!

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    It would have been easier had he gone away with Gandalf after the battle, before the hollow place Bag End left inside him was filled with something new.

    After weathering out the winter months in the mountain, Bilbo's stay in Erebor draws to an end. But as his departing date creeps closer, he begins reflecting back over the past year, contemplating the meaning of 'home' and where he truly wants to be.

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    08 Mar 2025

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    This is the one with Thorin stomping down the horse trough! Also has Bilbo achingly lonely in the Shire, which is always delicious

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    Thorin Oakenshield and Bilbo Baggins have been parted for many years now, despite the love they bear each other. Now Thorin's research has uncovered a dire threat to Middle Earth--the Ring he carried a little while and then gave to Bilbo. Together with a group of companions composed of the different Free Peoples of Middle Earth, they must attempt to destroy the artifact before its Dark Lord can re-capture it.

    Begins in 2968, twenty-six years after the events of "Clarity of Vision" and fifty years before the canonical events of "Lord of the Rings." Thus, characters' ages and the geopolitical situation will be different than LoTR canon!

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    25 Mar 2024

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    This whole series 🤌chef's kiss ( ˘ ³˘)♥