History Fanfic / TheHeartTrilogy

* AlternateUniverseFic: Mostly utilizes the ''[[Film/TheHobbit Hobbit]]''/''[[Film/LordOfTheRings Lord of the Rings]]'' movie continuity, but with AcceptableBreaksFromCanon, references to the [[Literature/TheHobbit novel]] [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings continuity]], and some other minor [[DerivativeWorks alterations from canon]]. The most important [[ForWantOfANail diver]][[InSpiteOfANail gences]] are the presence of [[OriginalCharacter Kathryn]] in Middle-Earth, and Smaug's [[SparedByTheAdaptation (somewhat secret) survival]] [[spoiler:beyond his death at Lake-town]] resulting in him still being alive as late as the War of the Ring.

* ForWantOfANail:
** The entire existence of Kathryn leads to Smaug surviving his canon death and taking part in the War of the Ring.
** In ''Heart of Fire'', Smaug injures Bilbo with his tooth. In ''Heart of Ashes'', Bilbo's recovering from the wound and hasn't thus left Erebor following the Battle of Five Armies. As such, he's around to hear about Smaug's reappearance in Dorwinion and decides to tag along with Gandalf and Elrond [[MustMakeAmends to make up for being unable to stop Smaug from attacking Lake-town]].

* CallBack: When [[spoiler:the right side of Smaug's human face starts turning draconic]] in the 9th chapter, Kathryn recalls seeing the same happen in the vision she had in the 3rd chapter of ''Heart of Fire''.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: When Kathryn is having sexual frustrations, she tries to get rid of them by indulging with herself. [[PoorCommunicationKills Unfortunately]], doing this repeatedly whenever Smaug is gone and him smelling her arousal upon his return leads him to mistakenly think that she's being played around by a man.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Andraya]] murders [[spoiler:King Wilhelm]] just to frame Smaug for it, but the [[spoiler:{{jerkass}} of a king]] had it coming.

* AchillesHeel: Smaug has the canonical gap in his scales. [[spoiler:After he's resurrected, the gap is covered by thick scar tissue.]] There's also a downplayed case with the pores between his nostrils. While the scales are in that area as tough as elsewhere, it's still sensitive to pain.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: When Kathryn decides to return to the Lonely Mountain, she tries to sell her property and animals and set out immediately afterwards. Much to her frustration, Bree's magistrate insists on weighing the value of everything she has at their own pace instead of just buying everything at the lowest price, and it also takes time to find a farmer who'd buy her animals since all the farmers are busy due to the nearing harvest season. Add in the equation a huge storm, and Kathryn is able to begin her journey after being delayed by an entire week.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In the 9th chapter, "Cail Agonn" gives King Wilhelm an increasingly threatening TheReasonYouSuckSpeech in front of his court. The king is initially intimidated along with everyone else, but then he [[CantTakeCriticism refuses to take anymore of it]] and [[DisproportionateRetribution orders a guard to cut out Smaug's tongue]]. Fortunately Queen Lalemwen refuses to allow blood to be shed in her father's throne room and orders Smaug to be thrown in a dungeon instead[[note]]and Smaug would have likely killed the guard before he could touch him[[/note]], but insulting royalty — especially one as self-absorbed as Wilhelm — in their face is likely to end badly.

* ArmorPiercingSlap: In the 7th chapter, Smaug receives two of these (as well as a fist to his jaw) from Kathryn who's furious with him for letting her believe until now that he's dead.

* [[AdaptationalVillainy Adaptational]] AntiHero: Thorin Oakenshield. While being faithful to the movie characterisation of Thorin, the story doesn't cover up or shy away from Thorin's [[TookALevelInJerkass more unsavoury character traits]] when he encounters Kathryn in a later phase of his SanitySlippage. His {{Fatal Flaw}}s are highlighted, showcasing how due to his {{Pride}} and {{Greed}} (which he [[{{Hypocrite}} refuses to acknowledge]], unlike the somewhat [[CardCarryingVillain knowingly wicked]] Smaug), he's not that different from Smaug in one of the worst possible ways. The other dwarves of the Company technically also fit this trope, though certainly to a milder extent, as their quest's motivations are (not inaccurately) presented as not-so-heroic.

* {{Jerkass}}: Dwalin makes it known to Kathryn how unwelcome he thinks she is in the Lonely Mountain. He says this about her [[spoiler:and her human-looking toddler children]] directly in front of the latter:
-->''"I don't want yer pity! I doubt if it'd be real anyway. That dragon fucked whatever humanity you had left to [[spoiler:create those filthy things]]!"''

* TookALevelInJerkass: Thorin due to GoldFever, like in canon. He's rude and demanding towards Kathryn from the moment she wakes up in his custody when he discovers she has a dragon-scale necklace, but he takes the {{Jerkass}}ery UpToEleven when he and Kathryn subvert BothSidesHaveAPoint (see above). If that isn't bad enough; though it might appear as if some part of him under the GoldFever is honoring Kathryn's wish to spare Smaug when he pulls his IHaveYourWife gambit, it's implied Thorin was merely using the gambit to get Smaug into the right spot to trap him, and would've tried to kill Smaug anyway even if Smaug had somehow [[KnowWhenToFoldEm folded]].

''The Heart Trilogy'' is a series of ''Film/TheHobbit'' and later ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' fanfics by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4774853/DONOVAN94 DONOVAN94]]. The trilogy features an OriginalCharacter, a Seer named Kathryn, and her gradually developing romance with the dragon Smaug. The first two parts are completed, while the third part is currently dormant.

* AdultFear: Just like in the film trilogy, Bard has to fear for his children when Smaug attacks Lake-town.

* ShrinkingViolet: Freyja is timid and apologetic.

* SilkHidingSteel: Queen Lalemwen may seem like a gentle flower, but that or her pregnancy won't prevent her from asserting herself. It's first shown when she forbids her husband from mutilating Smaug in her father's throne room and sends Smaug to the dungeons. Later, when she orders Lord Beronor and Lord Gregorse to abandon their plans of Erebor's conquest and they try to protest, she puts them in their places.

* TearsOfJoy: Kathryn's reaction to Smaug's promise to [[spoiler:give up his plans to have his revenge and conquer Erebor back in exchange for her love]].

* SilkHidingSteel:
** Galadriel, the epitome of Elven beauty and gracefulness, is [[NervesOfSteel able to remain calm even when Smaug himself is about to attack her]] for suggesting he's a coward.
** Smaug deems that the Elves of Lothlórien on the whole are this.
--->''They appeared to walk with a feather-weight, their voices always calm and whispered, as if their minds inhabited another plain of reality. Gentle and kind and exceedingly gracious were they, yet Smaug detected in every turn of their back was a suspicious whisper, or behind every smile was a dagger ready to strike at the earliest provocation. Oh yes, Smaug could tell that these elves were vipers hidden in the grass: charming and beautiful to beguile and fool the unwitting, and then would strike with deadly force if threatened.''

* TryingNotToCry: Kathryn has this moment when Smaug releases her and asks her to sing for him one more time. When she's finished, she's crying over her realization that she's fallen in love with Smaug.

* BloodMagic: Blood carries its own magic and can be used as an anchor during spellcasting. In ''Heart of Fire'', a drop of Kathryn's blood falling on Smaug plays a role in [[spoiler:turning the dying dragon – whom Kathryn just filled with Raw Magic in an effort to save him – into a human]]. In ''Heart of Ashes'', Fankil and Andraya perform three separate rituals – to [[spoiler:resurrect Kathryn, resuscitate the comatose human-Smaug, and induce a vision in Kathryn]] – in which they let three drops of their blood to fall on the target of their spells. In ''Heart of the Inferno'', Kathryn smears Gandalf's chest with her blood in an effort to resuscitate him by transferring her Raw Magic into the dying wizard.

* HeroAntagonist: Because of Kathryn's ties to Smaug and the latter's protagonist role, some heroes from canon – including Bard the Bowman, the Company of Thorin, Kings Dáin and Brand – wind up being this, as do original characters such as Faervel (on-off), Freyja and Queen Lalemwen. One could even argue that Gandalf is [[ItsAllMyFault partially right to blame himself in the second part]] for starting the quest for Erebor in the first place. Those canon heroes who have good relationships with Kathryn – such as Elrond, Gandalf and Galadriel – tend to avoid this trope.

* IronicEcho: ''"May your greed be your doom!"'' This is the last thing Kathryn says to Thorin when he imprisons her. Later, Thorin takes the exact same line word-for-word when he attempts to kill Smaug, and it's the last thing he ever gets to say to the dragon's face. In the second story, Smaug has lost the Lonely Mountain and his treasure, and he later winds up with a [[spoiler:permanent nasty affliction that will enslave him to Sauron's will if he ever caves to his darkest urges]], so he [[spoiler:reluctantly promises at the book's end not to go back to his old ways]]. He's still fighting those fights sixty years later in the third story. Anyone familiar with ''The Hobbit'' canon can [[ForegoneConclusion guess Thorin's fate]] in ''Heart of Ashes''. Further to the {{irony}} is that the person Kathryn cursed with this line first is now six feet under alongside both of his nephews (whom he outlived by a short time), whilst Thorin's hated enemy – whom he somewhat hypocritically cursed with the same line – is alive and kicking sixty years on, and on top of that, is with the woman he loves [[spoiler:and their newborn twins]]. Boy, somebody must be turning in their grave…

* ChekhovsGunman: Andraya and Freyja first appear when Kathryn helps them against Orcs on her way back to the Lonely Mountain. They return [[spoiler:in the epilogue to fish from the Long Lake Smaug – who's nearly dead and turned into a human – with the intention to resuscitate him]].

* FrameUp: [[spoiler:Dressed as a maid, Andraya murders King Wilhelm in his bed, slices her own forehead, sinks the dagger in the king's chest, and screams for help. The [[WoundedGazelleGambit "hysteric maid"]] tearfully tells the guards that "Cail Agonn" – a wanted man who recently spoke disrespectfully to Wilhelm in front of his court – murdered the king and escaped through the servant passage she left open.]]

* KilledOffscreen: Thorin, Fíli and Kíli's deaths are about the same as in book canon. In Thorin's case, it's debatably also a slightly more KarmicDeath for his responses – or lack thereof – to Kathryn's and (implied) Bard's [[WhatTheHellHero arguments against his cause]] in the first story.

* MoreThanMindControl: The reason Sauron is able to influence Smaug through dark magic in the first place is because [[DealWithTheDevil Smaug accepts Sauron's proposal]] in his blind fury. Even then the control isn't thorough, for the taint tries to direct Smaug to go on a full rampage and get the One Ring, while Smaug wants to settle personal grievances – like getting back at Bilbo – and find Kathryn. While Gandalf contains the taint, Smaug remains in the danger of succumbing to Sauron's influence if he ever gives in to his darker desires.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In the 9th chapter, "Cail Agonn" gives King Wilhelm an increasingly threatening TheReasonYouSuckSpeech in front of his court. The king is initially intimidated along with everyone else, but then he [[CantTakeCriticism refuses to take anymore of it]] and [[DisproportionateRetribution orders a guard to cut out Smaug's tongue]]. Fortunately Queen Lalemwen refuses to allow blood to be shed in her father's throne room and orders Smaug to be thrown in a dungeon instead[[note]]and Smaug would have likely killed the guard before he could touch him[[/note]], but insulting royalty – especially one as self-absorbed as Wilhelm – in their face is likely to end badly.

* ThunderboltIron: Black Arrows and other black weapons capable of harming dragons – such as [[BlackSwordsAreBetter the black sword Gurthang]] that was used to slay Glaurung – are forged out of very rare meteoric ore.

* YouMonster: Kathryn calls Smaug a monster – among other things – when [[spoiler:he murders Freyja]].

* BloodMagic: Blood carries its own magic and can be used as an anchor during spellcasting. In ''Heart of Fire'', a drop of Kathryn's blood falling on Smaug plays a role in [[spoiler:turning the dying dragon -- whom Kathryn just filled with Raw Magic in an effort to save him -- into a human]]. In ''Heart of Ashes'', Fankil and Andraya perform three separate rituals -- to [[spoiler:resurrect Kathryn, resuscitate the comatose human-Smaug, and induce a vision in Kathryn]] -- in which they let three drops of their blood to fall on the target of their spells. In ''Heart of the Inferno'', Kathryn smears Gandalf's chest with her blood in an effort to resuscitate him by transferring her Raw Magic into the dying wizard.

* HeroAntagonist: Because of Kathryn's ties to Smaug and the latter's protagonist role, some heroes from canon -- including Bard the Bowman, the Company of Thorin, Kings Dáin and Brand -- wind up being this, as do original characters such as Faervel (on-off), Freyja and Queen Lalemwen. One could even argue that Gandalf is [[ItsAllMyFault partially right to blame himself in the second part]] for starting the quest for Erebor in the first place. Those canon heroes who have good relationships with Kathryn -- such as Elrond, Gandalf and Galadriel -- tend to avoid this trope.

* IronicEcho: ''"May your greed be your doom!"'' This is the last thing Kathryn says to Thorin when he imprisons her. Later, Thorin takes the exact same line word-for-word when he attempts to kill Smaug, and it's the last thing he ever gets to say to the dragon's face. In the second story, Smaug has lost the Lonely Mountain and his treasure, and he later winds up with a [[spoiler:permanent nasty affliction that will enslave him to Sauron's will if he ever caves to his darkest urges]], so he [[spoiler:reluctantly promises at the book's end not to go back to his old ways]]. He's still fighting those fights sixty years later in the third story. Anyone familiar with ''The Hobbit'' canon can [[ForegoneConclusion guess Thorin's fate]] in ''Heart of Ashes''. Further to the {{irony}} is that the person Kathryn cursed with this line first is now six feet under alongside both of his nephews (whom he outlived by a short time), whilst Thorin's hated enemy -- whom he somewhat hypocritically cursed with the same line -- is alive and kicking sixty years on, and on top of that, is with the woman he loves [[spoiler:and their newborn twins]]. Boy, somebody must be turning in their grave…

* ChekhovsGunman: Andraya and Freyja first appear when Kathryn helps them against Orcs on her way back to the Lonely Mountain. They return [[spoiler:in the epilogue to fish from the Long Lake Smaug -- who's nearly dead and turned into a human -- with the intention to resuscitate him]].

* FrameUp: [[spoiler:Dressed as a maid, Andraya murders King Wilhelm in his bed, slices her own forehead, sinks the dagger in the king's chest, and screams for help. The [[WoundedGazelleGambit "hysteric maid"]] tearfully tells the guards that "Cail Agonn" -- a wanted man who recently spoke disrespectfully to Wilhelm in front of his court -- murdered the king and escaped through the servant passage she left open.]]

* KilledOffscreen: Thorin, Fíli and Kíli's deaths are about the same as in book canon. In Thorin's case, it's debatably also a slightly more KarmicDeath for his responses -- or lack thereof -- to Kathryn's and (implied) Bard's [[WhatTheHellHero arguments against his cause]] in the first story.

* MoreThanMindControl: The reason Sauron is able to influence Smaug through dark magic in the first place is because [[DealWithTheDevil Smaug accepts Sauron's proposal]] in his blind fury. Even then the control isn't thorough, for the taint tries to direct Smaug to go on a full rampage and get the One Ring, while Smaug wants to settle personal grievances -- like getting back at Bilbo -- and find Kathryn. While Gandalf contains the taint, Smaug remains in the danger of succumbing to Sauron's influence if he ever gives in to his darker desires.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In the 9th chapter, "Cail Agonn" gives King Wilhelm an increasingly threatening TheReasonYouSuckSpeech in front of his court. The king is initially intimidated along with everyone else, but then he [[CantTakeCriticism refuses to take anymore of it]] and [[DisproportionateRetribution orders a guard to cut out Smaug's tongue]]. Fortunately Queen Lalemwen refuses to allow blood to be shed in her father's throne room and orders Smaug to be thrown in a dungeon instead[[note]]and Smaug would have likely killed the guard before he could touch him[[/note]], but insulting royalty -- especially one as self-absorbed as Wilhelm -- in their face is likely to end badly.

* ThunderboltIron: Black Arrows and other black weapons capable of harming dragons -- such as [[BlackSwordsAreBetter the black sword Gurthang]] that was used to slay Glaurung -- are forged out of very rare meteoric ore.

* YouMonster: Kathryn calls Smaug a monster -- among other things -- when [[spoiler:he murders Freyja]].

-->'''Smaug''': Just like a dwarf -- the mere look of gold has you buzzing like a fly to dead flesh.\\

* NotSoDifferent: