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A Dwarf and an Elf King Walk into a Bar by livinginthetheater
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
03 Jun 2025
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An army of orcs descend upon the Firien Wood in Gondor soon after the ring has been cast into Mordor. An unfortunate battle leaves Gimli captured, lost in unfamiliar trees—yet he is not alone.
Reluctantly teamed up with King Thranduil, the currently injured dwarf-hater, Gimli must make the difficult decision to help him. After all, the enemy of my enemy is the father of the elf I'm helplessly in love with—right?
(now with an added epilogue!)
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12 Dec 2022
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“A Dwarf and an Elf King Walk into a Bar” by livinginthetheater
When Gimli is captured by a group of orcs, he teams up with his fellow prisoner—King Thranduil. Can Thranduil overcome centuries of bias against dwarves? And how will he react if he discovers Gimli’s secret love for Legolas?
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Comes Around Again by scarletjedi
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Hobbit - All Media Types
08 Aug 2016
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Gimli closes his eyes, an old Dwarf on the brink of death in the home he had built with his husband in the Undying Lands, and opens them again as a young Dwarf in his childhood home in Ered Luin. He's returned to the tumultuous week before The Company set out to recruit their Burglar from his cosy hobbit hole. Gimli, once again a impetuous teen in the eyes of his family, must get into that Company--the lives of his loved ones, and the very fate of Middle Earth--depends on it.
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- Part 1 of Third by Experience
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07 Oct 2022
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“Comes Around Again” by scarletjedi
Gimli’s life ends when he closes his eyes in the house he shares with his elven husband in the Undying Lands. He then wakes up, young and beardless, just before Thorin’s Company sets out to take on Smaug.
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Hearts Will As Hearts Must by determamfidd
Fandoms: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
01 Jun 2016
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The Dwarves are returning to Erebor reclaimed, and the elves uphold their promise to safeguard the caravans as they pass through Mirkwood.
One particular Dwarf has wit and spark enough to match Legolas Greenleaf - perhaps even outmatch him.
It's hate at first sight.
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29 Sep 2022
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“Hearts Will as Hearts Must” by determamfidd
Legolas escorts a group of dwarves home to Erebor and spends most of the journey bickering with a young Gimli. They continue insulting each other via letters, and eventually things cool into an epistolary friendship, or perhaps more. Dain is the first to suspect and Thorin the last.
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“Well, of course!” Master Baggins spoke his observations in such a factual manner. “Handsome beards on the line of Durin indeed. Surely, I’d only look all the more foolish sitting next to you.”
Thorin blinked and felt heat rush up beneath his cheeks. Prayed to Mahal that his humble beard might survive the sudden praise. For again, he had always wished that Master Baggins might find him attractive in spite of his less than suitable beard, but here was Master Baggins ever the Unexpected. And here he was dolling out such lovely compliments.
“Not his beard,” Dwalin let out with a mirthful scoff. “It’s not any better than Kíli’s.”
“Oh, nonsense!” Master Baggins furrowed his brow. “You mean to tell me that you dwarves consider it unattractive to groom one’s beard so short?”
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17 Sep 2022
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“Compression” by CBlue
By Dwarrow standards, Thorin and his beard are nothing to look twice at. Good thing Bilbo is a hobbit.
Everyone Lives AU where Thorin deepens his understanding of his affection for Bilbo and realizes he is already squarely in love. But does Bilbo return his feelings? -
A Long List of Happy Endings by vicious_summer
Fandoms: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
19 Feb 2022
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“–Come Durin’s Day, the Mountain will host great entertainments, games, and feasting in your name and in the names of the other thirteen of the Company. Your path through all of Arda shall be made smooth to ensure your welcome in our lands, Bilbo Baggins. I bring this summons as it was sent from the Throne of Thorin, King Under the Mountain.”
Bilbo’s heart, racing as it had been from this thrilling invitation, seemed to trip over itself at the name. “Thorin?” he whispered, and he stepped forward without thinking.
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Or: Bilbo learns that his story isn’t actually a tragedy, and that happy endings still take a bit of luck.
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06 Aug 2022
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“A Long List of Happy Endings” by vicious_summer
Bilbo is invited to Erebor for the 10th anniversary of its reclamation. He sets off with Frodo to visit the Company and King Thorin, who surely must be Thorin, son of Dain. After all, Thorin Oakenshield died years ago. Right????