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The Ring has begun to speak to Frodo. It tells him terrible things, and gives him nightmares and day-mares. It forces itself into his thoughts and tells him of his guilt, of not using the Ring for power. It desires to weaken him, to hurt him until he falls and fails, and passes the Ring onto one more corruptible. The Ring leads Frodo to self harm, to mutilate his body to serve it and to pay his Debt.
He can feel it. He can feel the Ring's hands on his shoulders and back. He can feel it pushing, pushing with no force, pinching with no hands, seeing with no eyes. He learns truly how painful bearing the Ring can be.
Sam tries to help him, oh, he does. It's a long road to recovery, but Sam will stay by Frodo's side, kissing his shaking hands. The urges only get stronger as Frodo approaches Mordor. Recovery is not easy, oftentimes more difficult than submitting to the Ring's wretched power. But he tries. No, they try. They try together, fighting the Ring's chokehold on Frodo's brain, wresting it from control.
And then, together, after all is said and done, they are left with burns and scars, to gently treat. Those of physicality and nightmare, to face. Together.
(Indefinitely on Hold)