Oh, marvelous!
Until that sudden understanding, that fierce protectiveness – Come. You can belong to me. I’ll keep you safe. Still selfish, he would admit that much. Oh, yes. As if he could have borne to give this up, this wondrous thing, this unexpected, undeserved… light that had remade his world. And him. Everything I have, I’ll leave to you. Everything I am. It’s yours already – what would I be without you?
You've captured Bilbo perfectly here -- stubborn, lonely, wise, foolish, perceptive, still able to face dragons and adventures... You truly bring him to life.
What a wonderful story.
Author's reply
Hey!! You can't do that. You can't be the first person to review that story mere hours after I put it up!
Thanks a LOT for that wonderful review, I'm incredibly honored. There's absolutely no way I can reply to every review if there are going to be more of them (strictly speaking I don't have the time to write stories or read them, let alone review/answer/discuss - I wish I had!), but I WILL reply to yours.
You see, one of my inspirations for this was a thought which I think was from one of your stories - Bilbo telling somebody that it's frustrating to know a lot if there’s no one who wants to listen. But I'm not entirely sure where I found it and if it really is by you! Yes, I read your stories, I think they are lovely, and I never, ever wrote any feedback. Forgive me if you can! I'll try to do better... and thank you again!