Hot crossed buns- DwalinxReader

Trading blows

The summer months bloomed in Erebor and the city of Dale. The sun left many sweating and seeking the shade for comfort. The mountain had opened their air tunnels under King Thorin's orders, cooling the kingdom and allowing dwarrow to move freely.

Ever since the axe incident a few months previous, you had been avoiding Dwalin and Kizra like the plague. You couldn't look either of them in the eye, lest you boil over in rage. Indeed in the months since the hurt had lessened, but you still felt sore about the subject. Thorin even went as far as avoiding their names completely in your company, Dis and Balin too. They visited the shop more often recently, either as a pair or solo. You could always rely on them to cheer you up and forget the wound you were nursing in your heart. Thorin always ordered a full pie to share while chatting and he even brought Teala from time to time. A lovely lady, one you knew would be a great queen.

Your routine changed drastically since the incident, instead of going straight to the bakery you would go to the colosseum on the morning and deliver your brothers breakfast for the day, 4 sticky buns, extra icing. By the time he ate two and talked to you about his duties and how he is hoping to be up for promotion, Dwalin would enter with the Durin trio of Thorin Fili and Kili. Perfect timing, every time. You bid your brother farewell, giving him a slight noogie as he hugged you laughing like young dwarflings would do. He would finish another bun by the time Fee and Kee got to him, offering to wrestle for the last. At which point you would curtsy to the King, then excuse yourself, a frown upon your face as you avoided the guards gaze.

You couldn't look at him. Your tears would escape if you did, your hurt would bubble to the surface and you would scold him for all the pain he put you through. You couldn't do that... and you had 100% assumed he'd be furious at you for trying to hit him with your brothers axe. You wouldn't let the argument of the century blow up like that. If you did look at him though, you would see a hurt confusion all of his own at your distant demeanour. He didn't understand, couldn't fathom it and avoided the bakery as much as he could so as not to upset you further. When he had to go in he'd see you retreat to your office, as Gridi took his order instead.

The lack of hot cross buns made his head ache as if he forgot something important. But he tried to ignore the thought and focused on getting back home to Kizra, lattices in hand for desert. Kizra could bake, but not like Lady Y/N. It irked Kizra at how he could bring home the sweet treats every few weeks. It wore on her nerves at how he'd talk about Y/Ns ignorance of him, as if it was the only thing that mattered. But she'd put up with the oafs ramblings, as a week ago he convinced Thorin to add her Adad to the council. Step 1 complete. But that Y/N was becoming a problem, something needed to be done.

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Today the pattern and routine continued, like any other day for Y/N. The brothers Ri invited her to dinner after closing the bakery and readying her brothers breakfast for the next day. They had been inviting her over at night alot since the axe incident.

You'd stay with them each night to do varied hobbies. Tea tasting new flavours and embroidery with Dori, sketching, reading and knitting with Ori and the most surprising times with Nori. He would take you for walks outside Erebor to Dale, to frequent a pub on the evenings- the Dragon's cave, dancing and singing with you until your cheeks hurt. You and Nori became very close in your avoidance of Dwalin, he'd even distract him in the markets and get put in jail for the night to stop him stopping for a chat with you on your way home. Nori denied any romantic feelings to you and explained you were like the sister he always wanted. So the brothers Ri became your other brothers. They even took B/N on and treated him like their own.

One day Nori accompanied you to the colosseum as you normally went. Drawing a surprised growl at Dawlin when he saw you two close together. Was that a growl of jealousy? No it couldn't be. He shook it off as today you stayed a little longer, explaining to Thorin that you were taking the day off to go to the market. Nori glared at the tattooed Fudinson, shifting near Y/N to diffuse any situation that could arise. Bidding them a farewell you left, Noris hand in yours... You couldn't look at Dwalin still... After you left he readied the guards, the first spot to patrol today- the markets of Erebor.