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• Before Smoldering Out by PaintedYs

  Fandoms: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  24 Jun 2025

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  • Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield
  • Bilbo Baggins & Thorin's Company
  • Bilbo Baggins & Smaug
  • Bilbo Baggins
  • Thorin Oakenshield
  • Smaug
  • Thorin's Company
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Alternate Universe - Soulmates
  • Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Protectiveness
  • Protective Thorin
  • Protective Dwarves
  • Fix-It
  • Dwarven Ones | Soulmates
  • BAMF Bilbo Baggins
  • Hurt Bilbo Baggins
  • Battle of Five Armies Fix-It
  • Battle of Five Armies - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies

  Summary

  Bilbo wakes up in Laketown with memories of a future he would rather avoid. So to get an edge in the upcoming battle, Bilbo strikes a deal with Smaug, completely unsuspecting of the heartbreak he will inflict on Thorin.

  Language:

  English

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