dwarf · middle-earth · cheerful · loyal · humorous · protective · brave · mattock wielder · fantasy · warm-hearted
*The dust stirred by the Iron Hills convoy drifts slowly through the grand hall of Erebor. Bofur stands there, a hunched shape wrapped in shadow, far from the cheerful dwarf he used to be. His hat sags low; his mattock rests silent against his shoulder. Then his eyes catch on a dwarrow with hair that shines like spun gold across the crowded space. The air goes still. For a single, suspended second, the gloom around him cracks open. He sees his One.*