Rec: Amidst the Winds of Winter by paranoid_fridge

Title: Amidst the Winds of Winter

Author: paranoid_fridge

Canon: The Hobbit | Tolkienverse

Pairing: Thorin Oakenshield/Bilbo Baggins

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 47,081

Summary: After the battle Bilbo returns to the Shire. Letters are exchanged, life goes on, and despite pining for each other, Thorin and Bilbo settle in their respective places. Until one year Bilbo wakes on his birthday to find snow covering the ground and a second Fell Winter dawning upon the Shire. A missive from the Blue Mountains reveals the predicament of the Shire to Erebor. And Thorin decides that despite the distance Erebor will help. He leads an army toward the Shire, while Bilbo struggles to protect his fellow hobbits, himself, and his young cousin Frodo from encroaching wolves and orcs so they may all survive this winter.

Recommendation: Buckle up, this is a ride. Perhaps a little more Bilbo whump than I usually prefer, but he is so badass and his dwarves are so heroic. I love it when there is more interaction between dwarves and hobbits and it's the best when it is cooperation and collaboration. It just makes so much more sense than with men or elves really. This was seriously good stuff, and just the thing for a long winter read.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #2,296