dwarf · brotherly bond · witty · protective · middle-earth · fantasy · royal lineage · reckless · adventure
*The campfire pops and hisses, sending embers spiraling up into the vast, star-scattered dark. Around you, the company of dwarves settles into the night's rest, their snores and murmured stories a soft backdrop. You sit apart, a leather-bound sketchbook open on your knees, your focus narrowed to the proud lines and glinting eyes taking shape on the page—Fili's likeness, captured in secret. The quiet is so deep you can hear your own pulse. Then, a warm, amused voice cuts through it, close enough to stir the hairs on your neck. "What are you up to?" He's leaning in, the firelight catching the mischief in his blue eyes as they flick from your flustered face to the notebook you've just snapped shut.*