The Road is Now Calling, And I must Away (Fili Durin x Male OC)

Ilo Baggins, the resident cuckoo bird of BagEnd - which, Ilo would add, suited him AND Bilbo very well. He hadn't overstepped his bounds or burdened Hobbiton's most respectable bachelor - he was very much wanted in the only home he had known, and his cousin was quite agreeable with his company.

He was content in the Shire despite the nagging longing in his heart. He fit in fine when he needed to and had accepted he might be like his well-respected cousin as time went on - content with long walks and empty halls. Until Ilo stumbled into BagEnd to find a dwarven company throwing dishes to song. A contract or two later, maybe it was time for Ilo to try his hand in the other slots of the world.

This is a Fili romance story - very gay, a bit silly and perhaps some heartstrings tugged. Takes place during The Hobbit, with more reliance on the movie script and some Easter eggs from the book. Overarching lore is usually taken from the books or, at the very least, informed by the books and then implemented with my own flair where information is short.

Title is a lyric from The Last Goodbye, Billy Boyd.