[Thorin isn't home much anymore, and Kili's missed his uncle terribly. There had been many a night that he and Fili had fallen asleep by the fire, waiting for Thorin to come home. Curling up against his side, resting comfortably against him, it made Kili feel so safe.
Perhaps it was because he had barely known his own father. The flashes he did remember were mostly from nightmares, which had faded once he'd started to sleep in Fili's bed. Thorin was the father that Kili never had, and no one made him feel more protected.
The feel of fingers in his hair is achingly familiar, and Kili smiles as well, his eyes closing for a moment or two.]
I remember all of them, Uncle.
[Here, in a private setting, Kili felt comfortable just calling Thorin "Uncle". Outside, where others could hear them, he was just "Thorin". Thorin had insisted on it when the lads were young in order to protect them, and it had stuck pretty easily.]
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Perhaps it was because he had barely known his own father. The flashes he did remember were mostly from nightmares, which had faded once he'd started to sleep in Fili's bed. Thorin was the father that Kili never had, and no one made him feel more protected.
The feel of fingers in his hair is achingly familiar, and Kili smiles as well, his eyes closing for a moment or two.]
I remember all of them, Uncle.
[Here, in a private setting, Kili felt comfortable just calling Thorin "Uncle". Outside, where others could hear them, he was just "Thorin". Thorin had insisted on it when the lads were young in order to protect them, and it had stuck pretty easily.]