Fic - Illiterate - 1/1

[evandar]

Title: Illiterate
Author: Evandar
Fandom: The Hobbit
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Gen
Disclaimer: I do not own The Hobbit and I am making no profit from this story.
Summary: Ori writes; Dori reviews.
AN: I'M ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE! This was written as a minifill for this misfire comment on hobbit_kink.



He takes the parchment offered to him and scans his brother’s writing. The runes are a little crooked, but well formed, and Dori feels pride swell in his chest. He can’t read more than three words of it – catches his own name, and Erebor, and something that could be sapphire or diamond depending on whether that smudged line was intentional – but that just makes it matter all the more. It makes all his work ensuring that Ori gets the best education he can worth every back-breaking minute of it.

“Well done,” he says. “This one is really great.” Ori’s smile is wide and glowing – for all his smarts, he still hasn’t figured out that Dori can’t read. Dori chuckles and ruffles his brother’s hair before handing the parchment back. “I hope you’ll continue,” he says, and he means it.

Comments

[zedille.livejournal.com]

This is so adorable ♥ and I definitely wasn't expecting that Dori-can't-read twist! The fact that it was a misfire fill makes it all the better :D