It is kinda funny how Tolkien said that Frodo WAS going to be Bilbo's son, but he changed it because he could not see him letting his child go on the dangerous adventure...like what does Frodo being his son change about their relationship? Bilbo still seemed to love him a lot (and looked heartbroken that Frodo had to take on the journey ) (though do take note I have only seen the movies, so take in mind that is the only version of Frodo and Bilbo that I know of so far till I rent the books again from the library ) and cried that he was sorry for everything, I think that is an interesting line
not to mention Bilbo was OLD at this point in time (yes the ring slowed his physical aging but he did say he FELT stretched out and was still mentally decaying if his forgetting his own birthday (despite it most likely having been planned for weeks), but still seemingly remembering the Erebor quest almost perfectly is anything to go by (dementia anyone?) he most likely knew he could not stop Frodo even if he did try his hardest, everything was against him at this point from stopping what was going to happen, so he did not exactly give Frodo a giant middle finger just for being his nephew and not his son like it seems the author was implying...
A-Another baby?!
Twins were UNHEARD of in dwarven culture! Most families were lucky if they had one baby in their lifetime! Now he would be blessed with two at the same time? The king under the mountain wanted to both kiss all over his hobbit for gifting him in such a way, and pass out from his brain not quite being able to handle what he just heard.
"Bard! Take the newborn so Thorin can keep supporting Bilbo" Oin commanded and Bard went over to Thorin, who reluctantly handed his son over, as much as he wanted to hold the infant longer, his One and his other child needed him, and he knew that Bard would sooner eat one of his own arrows before he allowed harm to come to a child and the soft look he gave the infant once he was handed over only supported that fact.
Thorin went back to supporting Bilbo now that his arms were free and whispered encouragement into the Shirelings ear "Just as before, my One, you can do it"
"I must do it if I ever wish to see our second child! Not exactly a choice" Bilbo quipped more than a little irritated by this point "Of course you just had to out plant your kin when it came to this!"
Thorin really did try to bite back his laugh
Bilbo ended up giving him a good poke in the gut for it
Worth it
"Alright, enough of your wed bliss silliness! We have another baby to deliver!" Oin said and put a new towel under Bilbo to replace the bloodied one.
Bard sat down at the table and shifted the babe into a more comfortable spot in his arms, it was amazing how small the newborn was, all of his children, despite poor times, had always been normal sized at birth, but this tiny thing, it's little head fit in the Bowmans hand with room to spare, but had all the features of a healthy, full-term child.
Big, blue eyes stared sleepily up at him as if trying desperately to stay away to greet his sibling, but quickly losing the battle after the insane night he had been forced to be a part of and less then ideal birth.
Then again Bard guessed no birth went exactly to plan
Though he did learn that getting peed on was pretty much a tradition with his kids after their births.
Thankfully this little one seemed more interested in getting to sleep over using his impromptu cradle as a toilet.
He did not need that tradition passed on with other people's children!
"Is that the baby Da?" Tilda asked softly having been relieved of her 'guard duty' by her older sister for the time being and went over to her father to inspect the bundle in his arms.
Bard nodded and smiled at his daughter and gently, as to not disturb the infant, shifted the babe to where the young girl could see him better "Yes, well, one of them at least, his sibling should be along shortly"
Tilda gasped softly, her face lighting up "two babies?"
"Yes, there are going to be two of them, and I do think that they will be staying here for another couple days at least so they and their parents can recover, having a baby is hard work for all involved"
"I will do my best Da, to make sure the babies are safe" Tilda stated proudly, putting her hands on her hips and attempted to stand taller which only earned her a chuckle from her father and brother, but a good natured one.
"We will have to be quiet, they will all need rest and time to themselves, so no popping in at random to poke at the babies, alright?"
"Of course da"
Another high pitched squeal erupted from inside the bedroom, a signal that the second child was just as healthy as its brother.
"The other baby is here da!" Tilda grinned
"That's right, now we just have to wait for Oin to come to get us so this little one can meet his sibling alright?" Bard said not wanting to just walk in knowing that everyone was bound to be tired and the room would need to be sorted before he let his daughter go inside so she would not see a bloodied mess.
A few more moments passed before Oin walked out, his outer coat was gone and he looked like his beard had been grabbed, but he was smiling "I think we should reunite the brother and sister now"
Bard just nodded and walked inside, Tilda at his heels.
Bilbo was laying on his side, looking pale, but triumphant, another little bundle up against his chest, this baby looked even smaller than her brother, but not unhealthy, she was fairer haired then her brother and had her eyes closed so he could not tell who's eyes she had gotten, Thorin was also on the bed, but was kneeling so he could look over his One to take in his own daughters appearance.
The bowman set the boy down next to his sister and both babies as if sensing the presence of the other, curled towards each other till their heads touched.
"Already so close" Thorin smiled and reached to stroke both babies cheeks earning him a coo from both "You gave me a great gift, greater than any treasure"
Bilbo nodded, too tired to even talk, his whole body felt sore, he wanted to go right to sleep just like the babies had, but he found he could not keep his eyes off of them, it felt so strange, he had never thought he would ever really be a parent, Frodo had always been his nephew, not his son, no matter how much he had loved him, he was someone else's, it had not been fair what had happened to him, but now, looking at that little face next to him, he knew things had changed.
"Hello, my dear Frodo..."
All he got was a sweet yawn in response, but Bilbo was more than happy to count both children's fingers and toes, overjoyed to see they had all their digits intact.
"If you like it..." Thorin said from behind him, sounding a bit hesitant at first "Since our boy has a hobbitish name, can I pick a dwarvish name for our girl?"
"Of course my love" Oh Bilbo would never get tired of calling Thorin that
"My grandmother's name was Thora, do you think that would suit her? She was kind, but could box anyone's ears who opposed her, even my grandfather"
"It is a lovely name, it would be good for her to be named after a strong dwarrrowdam" Bilbo smiled and continued to look over his children before his body finally gave in to the sleep it needed.
some people will complain about my "Bard would sooner eat an arrow before allowing harm to come to a kid" line but he only used his son as an arrow support because he HAD NO OTHER OPTIONS at the time, not to mention there was no practical reason for Bain to face Bard when acting as a makeshift wind lance for the last black arrow. Bard must have done this so that if he missed, Bain's last sight would be of his loving father, not Smaug
plus what I hate in fanfictions is thorin being an abusive asshole
like does he EVER in the film, after Bilbo proves himself, act like Bilbo is under him or treat him like a doll to be hoarded? No, he gives Bilbo the mithril shirt so the hobbit can JOIN him on the battlefield, he does not try to horde him away and Bilbo stands right next to Thorin when he is on his throne! If anything Thorin's problem is (as I read in a Tumblr post ) he decided that he and Bilbo are this unstoppable battle couple without informing his other half! he is not about to ( in his eyes) INSULT Bilbo by keeping him from personal glory by keeping him from battle!
And when Bilbo yells at Thorin, if thorin was this abusive king he would have hit Bilbo or ordered him to be silent...he does NEITHER of these things, he tells Bilbo NOT TO WORRY, he does not scream at him to shut up or get violent with him
and another quote from the page "Honestly, I'm not convinced Thorin would have thrown Bilbo from the ramparts given a bit more time to snap out of it. Assault is bad, kids, and that's what it is (it's not abuse *sigh*, Thorin is not trying to terrorize or control Bilbo's actions with force or threat of force, he is assaulting him based on the fact that Bilbo has lied to him, gaslighted him, betrayed his trust and love, and had just given Thorin's most prized possession to the person he hates most in the world, how do people not get this?)
I also completely agree that he's not even really making a huge effort to hurt Bilbo! That doesn't make it ok, but it still reads to me as someone overwhelmed by emotion rather than someone turning to violence deliberately, nevermind what role the sickness plays. 1) Thorin throws away his weapon first 2) He tries to get others to do it for him because he knows he can't hurt Bilbo himself 3) he hesitates when they refuse and then, yes, he grabs him by the clothes. Guys, Thorin is a warrior, he could have snapped Bilbo's neck. 4) I know people say he was going to throw him down but guys, he barely lifts Bilbo at all. He presses his shoulders against the wall and glares at him. Then he freezes and visibly tries to shake himself out of it. 5) The minute Thorin is distracted by Gandalf he lets Bilbo go and makes no attempt to get him back. Literally, once his concentration is broken and the rage distracted, he makes no further attempt to pin Bilbo or hurt him further. He doesn't even try"
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and more to be seen on this page (I suggest looking over her page more, she has a TON of good stuff about bagginshield, like color theory and other tropes post/115762106755/can-we-stop-beating-the-abusivethorin-dead-horse
Ok NOW that I got that off my chest...I have a few ideas to run by you guys as a sort of "poll" for what story I work on after this and the sequel to "battle of the mind and the heart" (and yes, I do have problems with too many ideas at one time that bite and claw for dominance )
1# now this is idea Maya_Iyoku gave me where hobbits have the gift of granting luck to themselves and others but at the risk of it building up and causing bad luck to balance things out or can even share life force and Bilbo using his powers to help the Durin's in secret over the quest and the results
2# Rinpins art on Tumblr put a harry potter/ hobbit crossover AU in my head where Thorin is the herbology prof and Bilbo is defense against the dark arts (only no dying or being evil for this defense teach ) (I have favorited SO much art from her on my Tumblr...) and the idea is they are in a relationship...but are a pair of salty tsunderes in public so no one suspects anything ,not wanting any issues to come from the fact two teachers are dating/married (they chose to not take the others last name for this reason as well) and something comes up that exposes them (I will let you guys brainstorm what it is because I am a stinker )
3# Modern AU where Frodo can talk to spirits and is caring for his uncle Bilbo who recently lost his husband Thorin, and when Bilbo begins to act strange, Frodo fears his uncle thorin has returned to make Bilbo join him in the other realm, but discovers things are not as they appear
4# Thorin is a detective and is investigating strange killings/disappearances and discovers his boyfriend and his little nephew are vampires/werewolves and use their appearances to catch rapists/pedophiles/serial killers to feast on
5# (not a hobbit idea but it is one I am interested in doing one day and want to hear some feedback on it ) where omegas are the leaders instead of Alphas and Levi is the leader of his kingdom and many alphas want a chance to be his king...but then a new alpha shows up, not remembering who he is, but he interests Levi very much, and the other alphas quickly start a plan to get rid of this new alpha who has taken their queens time...(this is a ErwinxLevi story )