Rec: Sansûkh by determamfidd

Title: Sansûkh

Author: determamfidd

Podficcer: TheSansukhEnsemble

Canon: The Hobbit | Lord of the Rings | Tolkienverse

Pairing: Thorin Oakenshield/Bilbo Baggins; Legolas Greenleaf/Gimli

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 577,879

Summary: From a Hobbitkink prompt: The battle was over, and Thorin Oakenshield awoke, naked and shivering, in the Halls of his Ancestors. The novelty of being dead fades quickly, and watching over his companions soon fills him with grief and guilt. Oddly, a faint flicker of hope arises in the form of his youngest kinsman, a Dwarf of Durin’s line with bright red hair. (Follows the story of the War of the Ring). In which recovery takes time, the dead members of the Company take to watching Gimli as though he’s a soap opera, the living struggle with being left behind, Legolas is confused, Khuzdul is abused, and Thorin is four feet and ten inches of guilt and anger.

Recommendation: In general, I promise not to recommend stories that are incomplete but this is a very special, very long exception. Even incomplete this story is massive but it is so, so good. Though I could go on and on about this story forever the real standout feature is all the dwarrowdams. Seriously, there ARE dwarf women and they … are … awesome! Thorin’s healing and growth throughout this fic is a beautiful thing, and oh, I could just keep going on and on so just read it! (Edit: Holy crap, I just found out that it’s finished! Wow, I’m going to have to restart from the start. 12/19/2021)

Link to the Story on AO3  |  Link to the Podfic on AO3

{Podfic unfinished}

 

Recommendation #5