Thorin died after the Battle of the Five Armies. But being dead, and staying dead, are two very different things. Or: "How Bilbo and CO convinced Thranduil to save their leader's life, and Thorin is forced to live out his life as the King Under the Mountain. Living with the mantle of king is a lot harder than dying with it."

A clan of dwarves have settled near Fornost, a town that sits at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Lady Elana, daughter of a local lord, commissions the work of a new blacksmith, only to realize there is more to him that meets the eye.

On the eve of Durin's Day, the dwarves spend their last night in Laketown. The master sends Thorin a visitor he did not expect. Thorin/OFC. One-Shot.

Several years after the fall of Erebor, Thorin and his people have arrived in the town of Fornost at the foot of the Blue Mountains. It is the principle town in the region of Ellesar Vineyards, known for providing the best wine in all of Middle Earth. There, he and the members of his clan begin to build a new life, but peace is hard to come by once Thorin meets Miss Anna Sinclair