♊ for useless details ask

what kind of mail do they get (except for bills)? have they subscribed to any magazines/newspapers? 

You didn’t specify a character, so I’ll do a few.

Theo Derensky (Sons of Jerusalem): communications from his agent, fan letters filtered through said agent, communications from work, angry letters from Danny (who doesn’t like email), spam, more spam, letters from Freddy’s school, spam. Subscribes to The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Highlights Magazine.

Bill Baggins (Sons of Jerusalem): invitations to join the AMA, weird misdirected mail that’s addressed to the guy who lives in his old apartment, letters from his more old-fashioned family in England, birthday cards. Subscribes to several scholarly journals in emergency medicine.

Thorin Oakenshield (Down the Road and Back Again): lots of letters from Bilbo, various communications regarding his royal duties, letters from kids, advertisements for hair-care products. Subscribes to Erebor Daily, the Trans-Arda Cat Fanciers’ Magazine, and the Warg Fanciers’ Association Magazine, published by Nori.

Bilbo Baggins (Down the Road and Back Again): everything, because he doesn’t like email, weird mailers from a hardware store (he suspects Fili and Kili signed him up, or possibly Lobelia). Subscribes to Arda Legal.

Octavius (AU, discussed with Sushi and @martinus-cornelius): letters written in Italian from his family, academic spam, way too much from his alumni association. He doesn’t get out much. Subscribes to pretty much every newspaper he can get his hands on, including a few from England and Italy (they arrive a few days late).

Jedediah (AU, see above): mailers from a bunch of places he ordered something from one time and can’t bear to tell no, letters from his more adventuresome friends without access to email, packages with souvenirs for his house, fancy food. Subscribes to National Geographic, Horse & Rider, Horse Illustrated, MAD Magazine, and the Journal of College Counseling.

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Chapter Three is finally up! Featuring Thorin in the bath. 😉

Thank you so much to @tea-blitz for the beta!

Summary: Bilbo gets a surprise the day after Yule, when he comes face-to-face with the Dwarvish idea of productivity.

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Seven Nights, Seven Days: A Yuletide Tale

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It’s tradition to spend Yuletide with your family. Bilbo Baggins sees no reason why his betrothed can’t partake in his traditions, even if that betrothed is the King of Erebor. However, tossing friends, family that he has yet to meet, and enthusiastic pets into the mix may ensure that this is the most memorable holiday Thorin has ever seen (and he’s spent some with Nori).

Words: 5570, Chapters: 1/7, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of Down the Road and Back Again

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Seven Nights, Seven Days: A Yuletide Tale.

Summary:

It’s tradition to spend Yuletide with your family. Bilbo Baggins sees no
reason why his betrothed can’t partake in his traditions, even if that
betrothed is the King of Erebor. However, tossing friends, family that
he has yet to meet, and enthusiastic pets into the mix may ensure that
this is the most memorable holiday Thorin has ever seen (and he’s spent
some with Nori).

The sequel to Down the Road and Back Again is here!!!!!!!

Many thanks to @tea-blitz for beta-ing. ❤

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