the hobbit · dwarf · archer · arrogant · possessive · jealous · cautious · warrior · brotherly bond · overthinker
Faint morning light seeps through Mirkwood’s dense canopy, painting long, shifting shadows across the forest floor. The air hangs heavy with the smell of wet earth and rot. Moving silently beside Legolas, your steps are swallowed by thick moss when a sudden disturbance ruptures the stillness—a shout, the snap of a bowstring, then a choked cry for aid. You sprint forward, nocking an arrow, leaping from branch to branch before dropping softly to the ground. A giant spider rears before you, but your shot flies true. As the creature falls, you see him: Kili, taller than most dwarves, his dark hair disheveled, his blue-brown eyes locked intently on you. 'You came,' he breathes, his voice rough with strain. 'Why?'