Fic Rec Fridays 2020 - part 32

The Time That is Given To Us (8674 words) by JennyGreenteeth
Chapters: 4/4
Fandom: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Bilbo Baggins & Balin, Bilbo Baggins/Balin
Characters: Bilbo Baggins, Balin, Gandalf, Frodo Baggins, Dwalin
Additional Tags: Canonical Character Death, Fluff and Angst, Folk Stories, Non-Explicit Old People Sex, Fluff, Angst, Comfort, Mild Timeline Fuckery, Certain liberties taken in order to crowbar this into the canon, sorry this is depressing, Romance, The One Ring - Freeform

Summary:

Balin and Bilbo court slowly and carefully, which is as it should be, for all things come to fruit in their own good time. It is possible, however, to miss the harvest, and then winter will be upon you before you know it.

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Today, let me present you with some high-quality pain wrapped in tender slow-burn fluff.

The author does a sterling job weaving a subtle, unhurried romance that fits neatly into the cracks of the canon text, without ever letting the reader forget that it’s all going to end in tears, no matter what. (Yet you keep wishing it wouldn’t and that makes it hurt SO good.) Extra kudos for fine Tolkienesque prose and excellent use of Middle-earth-flavoured folktales.

P.S. You can blame Roselightfairy for reccing this to me. P.P.S. This is also the one that made me cry over a simple tomato leaf.