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The Summer Bard Turned Enough by Anonymous
Fandoms: The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
26 Mar 2026
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Summary
Bard Bowman hates math with his guts, but has spent fifteen years doing it. The sort that tells him how long groceries last, how much rent he can stretch, and how close he is to losing everything. Single father to three children, he knows one lesson better than any other: when money runs out, people leave.
When five-year-old Tilda sets her heart on a summer camp with a Lego workshop, Bard does what he always does: make the math work. Somehow. Even if it means a family discount that requires two parents.
Enter Thranduil Oropherion: widowed, wealthy, and new in town with a son. When he sees Bard at the registration desk, sees the math happening behind his eyes, the moment he realizes he can't afford it, the way he turns to his children apologetically, Thranduil moves without much thought. His arms go around the stranger’s waist; a casual “Darling, I’ve got this” is a lie that costs him nothing and saves a family from disappointment. As a father, he knows what it does to a child's face when hope runs out.
It's a one-time lie. They'll never see each other again.
Then they discover the family discount includes shared accommodations. For the whole summer.