Tolkien reader inserts/one shots

Misplaced Weapon (The Company x tall!fem reader)

(mentions of height discrimination)

You were tall. You couldn't help that. You had always been tall. But you had never had anyone so intimidated by your height as the Company of Thorin Oakenshield. In fact, they wouldn't even speak to you most of the time. To be honest, it hurt a little. You were traveling with them after all, helping them back to their homeland. What was the harm in interacting with you? Apparently a lot. That is, until one day.

"Where is it?" You barely turned your head at the sound of Kili's voice. "Uncle isn't going to be happy when he learns you lost your bow, Kee...again." You frowned. Out in the wilderness was no time for a weapon to go missing. Kili let out a sigh and answered his brother, "I know." The two Durins didn't notice you listening in, nor did they notice when you snuck off in search of the missing bow.

It took you all night, but you finally found what you were looking for. With a smile on your face, you raced back toward camp. You prayed the Company hadn't left yet. And that you could get the bow to Kili before Thorin noticed it was missing. You were only half lucky. They hadn't left camp yet, but Thorin had definitely noticed the misplaced weapon.

"Where is your bow, Kili?" the gruff leader asked. "Uh, well, you see Uncle, I," Kili stuttered out. Thorin frowned and asked again. "Where. Is. Your. Bow?" Kili's eyes widened and he started to come up with some form of explanation. You figured now was the best time. You appeared from the edge of the camp with a smile.

"There you are, Kili. I want to thank you for letting me practice with your bow!" you said by way of greeting as you handed the bow over. Kili stared up at you, eyes full disbelief and gratitude. "O-Of course. It wasn't a problem, my lady. How did you like it?" You smiled again. "Quite well, but I'm afraid I'm no good with it. I think I shall stick to my sword." Thorin looked between you and Kili for a moment. He nodded and walked away. Kili let out a sigh of relief before turning to you.

"Thank you, my lady," he whispered. You shrugged a bit. "No thanks necessary, Master dwarf. I was only trying to help." He looked at you. "How did you know I'd lost it?" You explained what you'd overheard when he and Fili hadn't noticed you. Kili looked ashamed of the fact. "I'm sorry, Y/N. I didn't realize that we had excluded you so much."

"It's alright. I'm just glad I was able to save you from Thorin's wrath." Kili laughed a little bit. "Perhaps we can be friends, Y/N?" You nodded. "I'd like that very much. It would be nice to have someone to talk to in the Company." You reached out a hand and Kili shook it. He grinned up at you and you couldn't help but smile back.

From that moment on, you and Kili grew close. The rest of the Company questioned Kili's sanity at first, but he quickly came to your defense. "Y/N is a wonderful person! She can fight as well as any of us. We shouldn't have treated her the way we did simply because of her height! There are many people taller than we are!" he declared before returning to space next to you.

"Thank you, Kili. But you didn't need to do that." Kili's eyes narrowed at his kin before he looked at you. "Yes I did." You decided it was best not to argue and went about your daily tasks. To your surprise, your solitude didn't last long. "Miss Y/N?" You turned to see Dori there with a cup of tea. "May I interest you in a cup of chamomile?" You smiled down at him and accepted the cup. "Thank you, Master Dori." He didn't leave right away so you asked him if there was anything else.

"The lad was right. About the way we treated you. It was deplorable. I ask you forgiveness." You nodded. "Of course." You took a sip of the tea and sighed in content. "You make a wonderful cup, Master Dori." With a bright grin on his face, Dori left you to your tea. You shook your head fondly and went back to what you were doing.

Throughout the rest of the day, members of the Company kept approaching you. Some vocally apologizing and others, like Dwalin and Thorin, apologizing with their actions. By the end of the day, you actually felt welcome to sit at the fire with them, talking and laughing. By the end of the week, you knew you had made all new friends. All thanks to a misplaced weapon.