I appear to be reccing The Hobbit fic now... damn that Martin Freeman and his wonderfully nuanced portrayal of Bilbo Baggins and blow me down, who'd have thought that dwarves could be sexy! :-)
(Not Quite) Prince Charming by manic intent The problem, Bilbo would later tell Gandalf in aggrieved irritation, was not so much the unannounced visitors, oh no, but the fact that due to the lateness of the hour and sheer merciless fate, it came to be that at the respectable age of forty, Bilbo was being introduced to a real, live king while wearing striped pyjamas and fluffy slippers. A fascinating, long and involved modern au where Bilbo is a security analyst hired by deposed King Thorin, at the suggestion of MI6 operative Gandalf, to help him get back into his country and regain control of the Arknestone technology.
(Not Quite) Prince Charming by manic intent The problem, Bilbo would later tell Gandalf in aggrieved irritation, was not so much the unannounced visitors, oh no, but the fact that due to the lateness of the hour and sheer merciless fate, it came to be that at the respectable age of forty, Bilbo was being introduced to a real, live king while wearing striped pyjamas and fluffy slippers. A fascinating, long and involved modern au where Bilbo is a security analyst hired by deposed King Thorin, at the suggestion of MI6 operative Gandalf, to help him get back into his country and regain control of the Arknestone technology.