The Good Earth
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Gardening by The Feels Whale (miscellea)
Fandoms: The Hobbit (2012), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit - All Media Types
25 Feb 2013
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Bilbo Baggins arrived home late one afternoon in the middle of the week and the entire west Farthing is still talking about it.
Poor Mister Baggins. He was doomed to be a nine-days wonder no matter what and is it any wonder after a year-long adventure? Even the Tooks haven’t the influence to hush that up, but Mad Baggins seems to have managed to silence every tongue in the Shire on that subject which would be awe-inspiring ...if not for the way he decided to go about it.
OR: That one where Middle Earth seems to be unclear about where baby Hobbits come from.
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- Part 1 of The Good Earth
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A Growing Family by The Feels Whale (miscellea)
Fandoms: The Hobbit (2012), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit - All Media Types
04 Mar 2013
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There’s a terrace garden in Erebor that once served foreign dignitaries suffering from too many hours spent indoors. It’s a bit off the beaten path and few dwarves –save the old gardeners responsible for its care- knew of it before Smaug arrived.
It’s late winter, well into Solmath by the Shire Reckoning, when Thorin Oakenshield shows his consort out onto the windswept landing.
“It needs some work.” Thorin says with one arm around Bilbo’s shoulders. “However, my masons assure me that the terrace is structurally sound and that the garden beds can even be deepened if need be.”
“Maybe.” Bilbo says and hunkers down next to the central bed, which is currently home to a dead willow tree and a thick carpet of dried-out weeds that have choked out whatever once grew there. “…but I doubt that will be necessary. This willow had enough room to thrive until the pipes broke and the water stopped. I think we may need to put in some tall hedges as a wind-break.” He turns to the gate that he and Thorin entered through. “Boys, come tell me what you think of this bed as a nursery for your future siblings.”
Or: It's inevitable that Thorin would want another one.
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- Part 2 of The Good Earth
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The Bad Season by The Feels Whale (miscellea)
Fandoms: The Hobbit (2012), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit - All Media Types
05 Mar 2013
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The first sign of trouble arrives in the innocuous form of Thorin’s daughter, Bella, when she sneaks into his office and starts going through the wardrobes.
Thorin ignores her at first. He is busy and she’s not causing a disturbance. If Bella wants his attention then she will march up to his knee and demand it. He has never had to worry about his little girl suffering in silence. She will always let him know what she wants from him, which she does once she’s inspected all his cabinets and closets to her satisfaction.
“Father, where’s Papa?” She looks under his desk, as though Bilbo might be hiding there.
Or: the Ring was always going to be a problem.
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- Part 3 of The Good Earth