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1. The Fear of Oneself by gingermoth

   Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   31 Oct 2021

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Frodo Baggins/Sam Gamgee
   • Frodo Baggins & Sam Gamgee
   • Frodo Baggins
   • Sam Gamgee
   • The One Ring
   • Depression
   • Nightmares
   • Angst
   • Dark
   • Self-Harm
   • The One Ring is Bad News
   • Halloween
   • Horror
   • Alternate Universe - Dark
   • The Ring As A Character
   • Dead Dove: Do Not Eat
   • Mental Breakdown
   • Attempted Murder
   • Whump
   • Angst and Tragedy
   • During Canon
   • Huddling For Warmth
   • Quest Failure
   • Angst with a Bittersweet Ending
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Suicide Attempt
   • No One Actually Dies Permanently
   • Fluff In The Midst of Angst
   • Hypothermia

   Summary

   Frodo is trapped between a ring and a knife. He chooses the knife, then is forced to choose the ring. The Ring is an entity, built to torment the Ringbearer and feed off of his suffering. Frodo's anxieties and fears mix with the blood gold of the Ring, leading him to fantasies that soon turn to torment. Blood is not enough. Blood alone is not ever enough.

   This Halloween one-shot was made possible by mental illness and a lovely walk on which I thought of the idea.

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