How DARE Tolkien omit in the final draft the information that the traditional hobbit marriage custom is to have unspoken vibes for years and then disappear without explanation for an indeterminate length of time!?

#where's the fic where bilbo returns with thorin in tow and no one bats an eye#like#'he married a dwarf did he? well he always was an odd fellow'#'good day to you master dwarf how's your husband?'#and thorin is just ?????#'how do they know i'm courting him? did he show them the mithril shirt?'#just give me all the hilarious culture clashes ok

@finegoddamnit​ how dare you hide this in the tags

so that whole time merry, pippin, sam, and frodo are gone the whole shire is losing their minds arguing over who married who.

a merrier place

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Notes: Continuing, cause this is growing on me. Hope you like it!

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Balin stared.

This… was not what he expected.

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@aerialflight You made me CRY

This is far too good!

a merrier place

Notes: Plot bunnies attacked me and it resulted into this. I have no idea where this came from or why I’m doing this to myself but hey, at least I have another project I can use for nano, hahaha. I hope you guys enjoy and I really don’t know if I’ll continue this, who knows by this point. Thank you and good night!

There was no one Frerin loathed more than King Thorin.

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@aerialflight I'M SCREAMING AERIAL SCREAMING