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    Bilbo is left to tend Thorin as he hovers on the brink of death after the Battle of the Five Armies. Is love enough to save Erebor's king, or is this the last farewell?

    "It reminded him of plucking daisy petals to the litany of loves-me, loves-me-not. Yet nothing so simple as love lay on his mind. He barely dared to think it, but his question was not a matter of the heart. It was more basic, more instinctive, and he couldn’t help but feel that with each strand of hair he tended he was divining Thorin’s destiny."

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    30 Dec 2025

  2. Public Bookmark 94

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    A collection of my meta and speculation essays on "The Hobbit" film universe, Thorin Oakenshield/Bilbo Baggins as a pairing, and general thoughts about the written works of J.R.R. Tolkien and how they relate to the film universe of Peter Jackson.

    Essays rely on textual evidence from the films and the books, but should all be taken as my own headcanons written over *several* years, and are specifically geared towards understanding the films as works of art and literature. They should be read as the opinions of a fanfic writer trying to make sense of various plot holes and gaps in information, both for enjoyment and fanfic writing purposes.

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    21 Nov 2017

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    A number of people write TOS stories because Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are so iconic or so delicious or so wonderful, even though their understanding of Star Trek comes mostly from The Next Generation or Deep Space Nine or another of the Star Trek series. To keep your story within TOS boundaries, here are a few things to keep in mind.

    This is an essay, not a story, and it's about the television show, not about the movies featuring the same cast. (The movies were somewhat different than TV-show-era Star Trek; this essay is only about the show.)

    Just Added: Chapter 2, on how to make Kirk and McCoy talk like Americans, even if you aren't one. :-)

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    The unspoken problems of Kirk and Spock's marriage come to a head as Kirk takes leave from his stressful work among the Starfleet admiralty. A Christmas story.

    Set following Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Utilizes some details from Gene Roddenberry's novelization of the same.

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    19 Feb 2014

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    The Alpha pack has systematically attacked Stiles and his friends for months, testing their strengths and weaknesses. When one of the Alphas goes after Stiles, he awakens in the hospital and realizes that something's wrong. Very wrong. All sounds seem to hurt him, he can't understand what anyone is saying, and when he tries to speak, it's gibberish. How is he supposed to deal with the fact that he's lost the ability to communicate with his dad and his friends?

    Without his ability to talk, his sarcasm, and his wit, what does Stiles even have left? Enter Derek, the only one who seems to make it better.

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    09 Feb 2014