The Inevitable Love Story between Two Oblivious Idiots by Bgtea (Teen)

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Fandom: THE HOBBIT
Pairing: Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Dwalin/Ori
Length: 116,178 words
Author on LJ: highjynx
Author Website: Bgtea on AO3
Why this must be read:Epic crack and very funny! It takes the characters from the film and AUs them in fabulous ways.

"In which everyone sees the budding romance between Thorin and Bilbo, except, of course, for Thorin and Bilbo themselves.

Also, Dis brings the fear of God in other Dwarves and likes to meddle in her big brother's romantic life, and if she has to do this through scathingly written letters, then so be it"

This is an AU in which everybody lives after the Battle of the Five Armies. It's mainly told in letters, starting with with Fili and Kili writing Super Secret Awesome Spy Reports to their mother Dis, her replies to them, and correspondence with Thorin.

Includes: Bilbo taking care of an awkwardly convalescent reclusive Thorin, an epic story of misunderstanding and a quite a lot of UST, with a side of Dwalin/Ori courting, Soil Composition Assessment in the South-East Region of Erebor, Part 3/Section 2S7H89, the "Ballad of Bilbo Baggins", a wine label with an open-shirted Thorin, romance in pamphlets, and politically motivated Team Bagginshield fanfiction (with fanart by Ori), kidnapping, and Ri family Sunday brunch.


Note this includes some canon-level violence.

The Inevitable Love Story between Two Oblivious Idiots
and a follow-on, Older But Not Necessarily Wiser