Fic Rec Fridays 2021 - part 3

[katajainen]

The Orchid (1242 words) by Andalusa93
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: bagginshield - Relationship, Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield
Characters: Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield, Dwalin
Additional Tags: One Shot Collection, The Hobbit - Freeform, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Flower/Tattoo AU, Alternate Universe - Flower Shop, Alternate Universe - Tattoo Parlor, Needles and Roses AU, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Bagginshield Hell
Series: Part 1 of Needles and Roses

Summary:

In which Bilbo sucks at keeping plants alive and Thorin sucks at poetry

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This rec is really for the entire series (though I’m only halfway through myself), but I thought I’d start at the first story for your convenience :P

But before I say anything else, I’d like to thank peneigh_dzredfohl for pointing out the fact that there even is fic for this AU (original concept by tosquinha and radiorcrist), and not only gorgeous art (multiple artists, check out this one for instance).​

Anyway, this thing is brilliantly and unabashedly tropey, unfailingly fluffy, and just humorous enough to escape slipping into the territory of cloyingly sweet. The concept is a lovely twist to what you’d expect (I mean 9 times out of 10 you’d find the jobs the other way around), and it’s perfect fodder for small slice-of-life stories.

This whole series is the true comfort reading in the way only fanfic can offer: it will make you smile, and perhaps sigh at characters being stupidly, ridiculously oblivious, but the worst drama is about finding out the guy across the street actually might fancy you back. And that’s… that’s the good stuff, and there’s never too much of it to go around.