The Hobbit Story Big Bang: Many Paths

[flakedice]

Title: Many Paths
Author(s): Flakedice
Artist(s): charlies_dragon, penumbria_fics and croix_souillees
Fandom(s): The Hobbit
Type: Slash
Rating: Mature
Word Count/Art type: 44,628 words
Characters/Pairings: Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield
Warnings/Spoilers: major character death, graphic violence, gore, torture, psychological torture, ptsd, (tiny bit of) self harm, suicide (sort of), mental illness (Please highlight to read)
Summary: Bilbo wakes up in Dale. With the memory of a battle won but lives lost, he finds an army of Men and Elves readying to attack Erebor. Bilbo tries to save his dwarves. Again and again.

AN: Many thanks to nickygabriel for organising such a fantastic big bang and for being so welcoming.

Thank you to charlies_dragon, penumbria_fics and croix_souillees for liking the idea of this story enough to sign on as my artists. You are all fantastic, talented people! Your art is just gorgeous! Thank you! :)

And thank you to the Hobbit fandom, which is filled with wonderful people and fabulous ideas. I owe particular thanks to Scatha for the guide to speaking Dark Tongue (found Here), The Dwarrow Scholar and David Salo for words and phrases of Khuzdul. All mistakes are of course my own.

Some ideas are expanded on art from WETA artists in the Hobbit Chronicles. Also naturally The Hobbit movies. I hope you enjoy the story! :)

Link(s) to Story Chapters:
Chapter One.
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten

And also found on Ao3.

Link(s) to Art Master Post(s): Here. Here. And here! Please leave some feed back for this incredible art!

Comments

[croix-souillees.livejournal.com]

Hi! I finished the art. I might add more in the future. Here's the link. (http://shamingcows.tumblr.com/post/118948290463/many-paths-by-flakedice-bilbo-wakes-up-in-dale)

[lynati-1.livejournal.com]

HOLY CRAP.

You're writing, like, the most perfect version of this specific story that could exist.

I have chewed off three fingernails while reading it.

*Greedily scrabbles for more*

[charlies_dragon]

Hi, so I think my email never got through to you (internet issues abound in our house :S), so here's the link to my art: over here.

[(Anonymous)]

Hey, jsyk your spoiler text isn't the same color as the page in case you wanted it to be hidden. I'm not sure if LJ spoiler code is currently working but in case you want to try it: http://www.livejournal.com/support/faq/75.html