Would you look at that, another Thief!Bilbo fic. I sort of blame this on @brujahinaskirt who I sent a Elder Scrolls Hobbit ask to a few months ago. Of course this isn’t anything like the ask.
Summary: 10 years ago Thorin, King Under the Mountain, journeyed West to strengthen ties between the Lonely Mountain and Belegost, but also to befriend the Halflings. What he didn’t count on was meeting his One during his stay in the Shire, only for them to mysteriously vanish after the first courting gift was offered.
In the years since the disappearance of Thorin’s One, an infuriating group of thieves have made their den in his city and a stranger has somehow managed to wiggle their way into his court.
Thorin likes surprises about as much as he likes thieves.
The new arrival wore a hood and it wasn’t until they stood before the throne that Thorin recognized them.
“Nori?” Thorin murmured in disbelief.
Thorin’s heart thudded in his chest. Since leaving Nori in the West their only contact had been through ravens, but as the months passed missives leaving and arriving in the mountain had ceased; Nori stopped answering, and Thorin stopped sending ravens. Thorin didn’t know how to feel now that Nori stood before him.
“It’s been ten years since I left you in the Shire, and five since you stopped replying to my missives.” Thorin declared cooly, brushing away his initial shock. “Why come now?”
Death By Catchphrase 