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rata_toskr

Strangers at the Door

Feb 03, 2013 11:51

Title: Strangers at the Door
Pairings: minor Lobelia/Otho
Word Count: 1870
Disclaimer: If I owned the hobbit no one would die
Summary: Gandalf forgot to remove the mark on Bilbo's door.

( Lobelia Sackville-Baggins was feeling quite pleased with herself. )

fic, mid-series, the hobbit, minor pov, humor, het, gen

Comments 13

Teh Awesomez! anonymous February 3 2013, 06:10:16 UTC

I love this fill. I also like how Lobelia is self-centered yet relatable at the same time.

I chuckled at the details about the cufflinks, the lost hobbit asking for Mabel, and then Juni trying to become Lobelia's apprentice in burglary. Thank you very much for sharing.

Re: Teh Awesomez! rata_toskr February 3 2013, 07:07:05 UTC

Thanks for reading. Whenever I write less popular/nice characters I always try for that since I figure no one thinks of themself as bad so I'm glad that came across.

lilyoftheval5 February 3 2013, 11:39:57 UTC

I literally cried by the end of it.
*thumbs up*

rata_toskr February 4 2013, 03:36:01 UTC

People keep saying that to me about my crackfics so I'm going to keep assuming they're tears of laughter and take it as a compliment.

Thanks for reading.

octopus_fool February 3 2013, 19:04:18 UTC

OP of the prompt here.

I really enjoyed reading this! Especially Lobelia trying to get the best out of the situation for herself by bargaining down those cufflinks (and earning the dwarf's respect) was great. I loved that what finally made Lobelia give up was being admired by Tooks! XD

rata_toskr February 4 2013, 03:32:35 UTC

Glad you enjoyed it.

And I figured if anything would be the last straw for someone like her it would be that.

shirebound September 9 2013, 23:32:03 UTC

Oh my goodness, what a clever and delightful story. Poor Lobelia, defeated by a door! *giggles*

rata_toskr September 10 2013, 00:06:50 UTC

But not just any door, a magic door and that makes all the difference.

I have to admit I have a weakness for writing Lobelia even though I don't do it very often so thanks for reading.

rata_toskr September 10 2013, 00:08:16 UTC

And that icon is adorable by the way.

shirebound September 10 2013, 00:10:33 UTC

Thank you. Happy hobbits make me happy.

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dreamflower02 September 10 2013, 02:37:16 UTC

This is hilarious! I have always thought that Gandalf's mark was a chancy thing, back before the movie when it was just a few faint scratches. But in the film the use of magic to make it glow gave it a whole new meaning!

And I love Lobelia in this. You have perfectly caught her attitude of high dudgeon and outraged Respectibility!

rata_toskr September 10 2013, 03:16:56 UTC

I actually have a weird fondness for Lobelia, she's not actually in that many fics of mine but I do tend to throw her in whenever appropriate. She's just so much fun to write.