[ Thorin could so much as breathe incorrectly in Bilbo's direction and it would harass him. ]
There will be none of that. I'll do it. [ Silly dwarf. How many times has he run through the words silly and ridiculous in the span of their conversation? For all his frustration, there's a much more abundant touch of care and fondness to those titles than anything else, especially now, because while Bilbo keeps his gaze low, he doesn't need to see any poorly covered grimaces to feel how tense the muscles are. Bicep, head, foot, huh; so out of the wounds needing binding, this is the one that brings Thorin the most pain.
Maybe later, much later, Bilbo will find some amusement from that. Again, at least in this one area of durability, hobbits and their overly large feet come out superior.
Here and now, however, he's strictly business. Rip, over, around, around. He doesn't try to divert with unneeded conversation and simply works, trying to be as gentle as he can, but of course, some things can't be avoided in the way the cloth chafes or the binding tightens. In the end, with his usual expressiveness, Bilbo might just be the one to wince more, but then, there, it's over and neatly tied off. He glances up after surveying his work and wordlessly, raises his brows. Better? ]
/readies tally paper
Thorin could so much as breathe incorrectly in Bilbo's direction and it would harass him. ]There will be none of that. I'll do it. [ Silly dwarf. How many times has he run through the words silly and ridiculous in the span of their conversation? For all his frustration, there's a much more abundant touch of care and fondness to those titles than anything else, especially now, because while Bilbo keeps his gaze low, he doesn't need to see any poorly covered grimaces to feel how tense the muscles are. Bicep, head, foot, huh; so out of the wounds needing binding, this is the one that brings Thorin the most pain.
Maybe later, much later, Bilbo will find some amusement from that. Again, at least in this one area of durability, hobbits and their overly large feet come out superior.
Here and now, however, he's strictly business. Rip, over, around, around. He doesn't try to divert with unneeded conversation and simply works, trying to be as gentle as he can, but of course, some things can't be avoided in the way the cloth chafes or the binding tightens. In the end, with his usual expressiveness, Bilbo might just be the one to wince more, but then, there, it's over and neatly tied off. He glances up after surveying his work and wordlessly, raises his brows. Better? ]