It is said that Thorin Oakenshield, one of the mighty dwarven kings of old; is buried deep under the Lonely Mountain. Tales tell of the Great Age he lived in, but for many, including Hlífhrím, a young dwarf-woman from the Longbeard clan; these are just myths and legends - small glimmers of hope in a world growing ever darker. For this is the Fifth Age and Middle-Earth has changed.

AU-ish: On a visit to Rivendell, the daughter of Lord Elrond catches the eyes of Thranduil. His seemingly cold heart begins to warm to her and they quickly become entranced with each other. She brings a light to his life and a stubbornness to rival even Thranduil's. Their love will last for centuries but they will encounter both happiness and hardship along the way. Thranduil/OC

It has been years since the Dwarves retook the Mountain. Enya is a young woman in the city of Dale whose mother is desperately trying to get married off. Much to her dismay she catches the eye of the Dwarf King. Thorin/OC

AU where everyone lives. Erebor has been reclaimed and is flourishing. In it, one sharp tongued and passionately moral half-blood finds herself trapped under the gaze of the Durins, all in different ways. After her once horrid life changes for the very best, she finds herself growing closer to the lot of them in just as many ways. She definitely isn't used to this kind of life.

She was just a kid when I first picked her up, like a bad habit. No, what I should say was that she picked me up, and I'm the bad habit, the bad influence, the big bad wolf... Rogan, slow burn, some smut starting at ch 25 and real smut posted soon! Companion fic is The Bad Habit, also rated M for smut