Attack of the Plot Bunnies

by rabidsamfan

Ficlets, and drabbles; funny and serious. Many focusing on Samwise, but not all. 1-30 in chronological order, 31. Departure, 32. Feasting at Rivendell, 33. Counsellor of Elrond, 34. Bottom of the Bin, 35.Mending, 36. Gift

22. Frodo at Bag End

Attack of the Plot Bunnies Chapter Twenty Two

Timeline: 3 November 1419/3019; Chapter: 6.VIII

Credit where Credit is due: previously posted as AotPB chapter 9 on ff.n and in my LJ.

Disclaimer: It all belongs to Tolkien (except for the bits that belong to Peter Jackson and the rest of the people who made the movies.) I'm just playing with the toys.

Author: rabidsamfan

Title: Frodo at Bag End

I should have come back sooner. If it hadn't been for Bilbo, waiting at Rivendell, I might have. But there are a lot of things I might have done if it hadn't been for Bilbo.

Yet if it hadn't been for Bilbo I should never have loved this place. I close my eyes and see bright sunlight on the floor; I smell the beeswax Bell Gamgee used to polish the wooden paneling once each sevenday.

I want to ignore the corruption, the black speech scored into the curved walls.

I cannot ignore the words carved into my heart.

Ash nazg...

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