#platonic samwise

[edges-of-night]

Can I request a platonic reader accidentally calling one of the characters “mom” or “dad”? Sam and Boromir were the ones I thought of for this one, but if it gets your creative juices flowing I would love to read anyone else you think fits as well!

This is such a sweet idea! I wrote this for Boromir and Sam as well as Elrond, simply because I love the theme of fatherhood surrounding him. Enjoy the read!

･ﾟ✧ Boromir.

When you first call Boromir “dad”, it’s an accident that leaves you so embarrassed you want to disappear into the earth. You saw him from afar and, without thinking, waved and called, “There he is – dad!” But Boromir simply laughed warmly about your mistake. Once he was you, he’d ruffle your hair. “Even someone as bright as you is not exempted from a slip of the tongue!” Despite his good humour, the accident does change something in Boromir. He felt protective of you before but now sees a certain duty in doing so. You still play and joke as usual, but he is now certain that he would never let anything happen to you. He knows how fathers can be from his own family and aspires to do better.

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･ﾟ✧ Elrond.

It has been years since Elrond has taken you in as his fosterling, and in all those years, he has made a point of not being your biological parent. Still, you could never wish for a better, kinder, or wiser father figure in your life. In your mind, he has become your father many years ago. So, when you one night clear up the library in Rivendell, blow out the candles and leave for your chambers, you accidentally say, “On nydha, adar.” Elrond stills when he hears you call him “adar”, and then his features soften into the kindest smile. “Good night to you as well, my child.” His reaction makes it clear there is no need for you to apologise – on the contrary, Elrond cherishes you calling him “adar” very much.

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･ﾟ✧ Sam.

The curious thing about you accidentally calling Sam “dad” is that neither of you notice it at first. You’ve lived with the Gamgees for years now and have helped Sam countless times with his gardening duties. One day, he is carrying so many wooden boxes at once that he basically walks blindly through the garden in front of the yellow Hobbit door of his. You notice he wouldn’t be able to see the pot of larkspur in his way, so you call, “Watch out, dad!” – “Oh, thanks, dear,” Sam calls back. It’s only when he retells the story in the evening that he remembers you calling him “dad”. His heart swells at the thought and he is immediately used to it. From this day on, his chest is a little broader, filled with pride and love.

Thank you to @fenxshiral for this tumblr post explaining Elvish vocabulary for “good night”!

[shiversdownyourspleen]

The final boss of my platonic love vs romantic ship needs in fiction is whatever the fuck Sam and Frodo have going on

[velvet4510]

I’m really tired of everyone who keeps on saying that the very idea of Frodo & Sam being in love somehow “ruins the story’s theme of close platonic friendship.”

Are y’all forgetting Merry & Pippin?

Are y’all forgetting Legolas & Gimli?

Are y’all forgetting Frodo & Merry?

Are y’all forgetting Frodo & Pippin?

Are y’all forgetting Sam & Pippin?

Are y’all forgetting Sam & Merry?

Are y’all forgetting Aragorn & Legolas?

Are y’all forgetting Aragorn & Gimli?

Are y’all forgetting Aragorn & the hobbits?

Are y’all forgetting Legolas & the hobbits?

Are y’all forgetting Gimli & the hobbits?

Are y’all forgetting Boromir & the hobbits?

Are y’all forgetting Aragorn & Boromir?

Are y’all forgetting Bilbo & Gandalf?

Are y’all forgetting Frodo & Gandalf?

Are y’all forgetting Pippin & Gandalf?

Are y’all forgetting Aragorn & Gandalf?

Are y’all forgetting Pippin & Faramir?

Are y’all forgetting Aragorn & Éomer?

Are y’all forgetting Pippin & Beregond? (only in the book)

Are y’all forgetting Pippin & Bergil? (also only in the book)

Are y’all forgetting Treebeard & the hobbits?

Are y’all forgetting the entire Fellowship as the surrogate family that they are?

I just listed 23 examples of close platonic friendship in this story.

But sure, if a 24th example is romantic instead, that completely eradicates the other 23 examples and means the story isn’t about platonic friendship at all.

Sure.

[elrondsimp]

The Fellowship X fem! Reader

“Healed by friends”

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As Y/N lay on her bed, still recovering from her wounds, the members of the fellowship took turns keeping watch over her. It was a difficult time for all of them, but they knew they had to stay strong for their youngest member.

Aragorn sat by her bedside, holding her hand and talking softly to her, trying to keep her spirits up. Legolas would bring her fresh flowers every day, filling the room with their sweet scent. Gimli would make her hearty soups and stews, hoping to give her the strength she needed to recover.

Frodo and Sam would read to her from their favorite books, taking turns telling stories of far-off lands and brave heroes. Merry and Pippin would tell her jokes and make her laugh, trying to take her mind off the pain.

Days turned into weeks, and Y/N slowly began to heal. Her strength returned, and her wounds began to close. The fellowship rejoiced at her progress, but they knew there was still a long road ahead.

As Y/N regained her strength, the fellowship continued to care for her, never leaving her side. They had become more than friends, they were a family, bound together by their love and their shared experiences.

And when Y/N was finally well enough to leave her bed, they all celebrated together, grateful for the healing power of love and friendship.

[parkercore-69]

thank you J.R.R. Tolkien for writing the most devastating romantic subplot in your lotr books without even realising it

[invisible-pink-toast]

underground | frodo baggins edit (feat. samwise gamgee)

was rewatching the movies and really got to thinking about how alone and isolated frodo is - not only in the journey itself but everything the ring puts him through. really wanted to focus on his experience, the horrors but also his strength. 

but of course, the one bright part in his journey: sam! that no matter how alone frodo felt, no matter how the ring manipulated and tormented him, sam was always by his side and always there for him. 

in the scene in mount doom where frodo is hanging off the edge - you can HEAR the ring calling to him from below. but after sam cries for him to not let go, the sound of the ring fades and sam's voice gets louder. i think in that moment frodo is finally able to see clearly for the first time since the quest began. 

[weirdlotiel]

Ok

I have another question

Why people from every purely platonic like brotherly/siblings/ sisterly/best friends relationship tries to make romantic relationship?

I mean

Why can’t Frodo and Sam be just best buddies/brothers

Same about Bilbo and Thorin?

(I mean in general but those two relationships I see quite often)

Oh there is also Johnlock.

( somehow it’s almost always relationship between two man, why?)

It’s not like I’m against everyone who ships them but like… every single fanart/fanfic/etc I see about those guys is them being in love with each other. And I need more of them being having just platonic relationship. L

Can someone explain this to me? Because right now I don’t understand people. What’s wrong with just being friends or treating each other as siblings?

Please don’t hate me because of this post. Those are simply my thoughts that I kinda want answers for.

[crystallizabethine]

Sam's little poem about Gandalf's fireworks is so cute to me. Like he felt it didn't do justice but it was just so sweet and wholesome and I'm sure Gandalf would've loved it. I'd like to think that Sam made up other poems on the journey to Mordor.

Maybe after extra tiresome days of walking, as they sat around their campfire, while his darling Mr. Frodo would lay his troubled, weary head on his shoulder or in his lap and ask for a poem, Sam would smile fondly and come up with some pretty verse about the greenery of the Shire or the beauty of Rivendell.

Or maybe he would compose epic ballads about Bill the pony and how he fought gallant battles and had grand adventures until he made it safely back home. A sort of prayer to fate that the two of them could also have their happy ending. And then the two hobbits would fall asleep together, dreaming about a hopeful future.

[verysleepyfrog]

love male characters whose actions and motivations can only be explained by their insatiable lust or yearning for another man

[agalaxycloserthanyouthink]

yes bestie, move into my hobbit hole with your new spouse and raise your family in our shared home, because not living together would split you in two and i'm going away soon but let's spend the last years of my life together, platonically

[futuramaaddict]

Bro it’s literally 3am for me right now (I’m nocturnal, okay?!) and school is in 3.5 hours but I just finished this fanart that is basically a sequel to my “the little hobbits always sleep in a pile” drawing!!! (This one only took me 1HR 45MINS though)

This fanart is named “late night butterflies”

SORRY FOR THE INSANELY SMALL TEXT FOR THE DIALOGUE, I’LL PUT WHAT SAM AND PIP SAY BELOW ⬇️

Sam: “Hey, do you think Merry will be coming up here soon?”

Pippin: “No, not anytime soon. He said he’d be busy being a ‘cuddle bug’. You just wanna chat?”

Sam: “Sure. I’d like that.”

DIALOGUE ABOVE ⬆️

Of course, Pippin is smoking his pipe (I would have had Merry do that if he wasn’t passed out and busy being a cuddle bug 😚)!!!

That’s all, folks. Goodnight! 💤

[soralinklokidottirofmirkwood]

LOTR x albino elfling reader

Age:9 reader Chan is an albino elfling a rare breed of elf in middle earth. She ends up meeting the hobbits after they took the "Shortcut." They are surprised to see a child but don't know her race (she is wearing a cloak with the hood up.) she is also badly injured from running away from orcs after she saw her parents get killed.

No one's POV:

You and your parents are taking a nice Elk ride near where a place called the Shire is at. You rode with your mother on her elk cow named Rain in front of her while your father rode his elk bull named Lightning walking in between them is your own elk you named Cream the calf of your parents elks. It was a calm and peaceful ride until the screech of orcs was heard "What are orcs doing near the Shire?" Your mother asked holding you closely in a tight protective embrace, Rain and Lightning got in front of cream while your father took out his sword with his arm in front of you and your mother in a protective manner "Nana I'm scared." You whimpered to your mother fear in your Ruby red eyes as she gave you a loving look in her own Ruby red eyes. Your father can see an Orc charging in on his warg with his blade out your mother shot the Orc in the forehead making him drop dead but the Warg was still charging and howling making both your parents terrified that more are coming. Your father fearfully picks you up from Rain as your mother slides off her to join "Y/N take Cream, my sword and Nana's bow and arrows run as far as you can. Cream is old enough and big enough to carry you away from here." He said giving you a kiss on the head "We both love you little gem." Your mother said as she gave you her necklace and kissed your head.

You tearfully got on Cream and she galloped as fast as her legs can carry her and you but she is strong. Fearfully you looked back to see your parents being attacked by orcs with their only weapons being daggers tears swam down your porcelain face as you gripped the necklace tightly. As Cream galloped some Orcs followed behind you and shoot arrows at you as you galloped through trees and bushes luckily they were normal arrows that only gave you a few cuts and scars but the branches of trees gave you a few scratches and bruises big and small but you didn't care and shoot back with your mothers big bow killing them.

Days later:

You and Cream stoped at a cliff with a cornfield that leaves out of the Shire. You looked around to see if there was a safe path for you to walk on but your search was cut short when you heard barking and yelling soon you see four Hobbits running your way three of them stopped in front of you and Cream but the last one bumped into them sending you, Cream and them tumbling down the cliff. Luckily no one was badly hurt but your cuts were still stinging "Are you four alright?" You asked making the hobbits look up in surprise.

The four hobbits looked to the girl shorter then them wearing a red tunic with burgundy leggings, black boots, a black cloak and a lovely silver pendant with a ruby on it and her voice sounded like music to their ears next to her is a cream colored elk calve with a bridal and saddle on it. Frodo snapping out of his gaze gave the child an answer "We are. How about you little one?" He asked seeing the injuries on her smaller body "I'm alright oh my name is Y/N. Y/N L/N and this is Cream." The girl introduced herself and the calve "Ohh I'm Frodo Baggins." The hobbit Frodo introduced himself this is my Friend and gardener." Frodo said gesturing to honey blond hobbit "Samwise Gamgee call me Sam." Sam said "And my two younger cousins." Frodo said gesturing to Merry and Pippin "Merridoc Brandybuck call me Merry." Merry said "And Peregrin Took call me Pippin." Pippin said.

After the introduction you and Frodo are looking at the dark road of the forest until you see a very dark shadow "Get of the road." Frodo said grabbing your hand while the other three hobbits and Cream followed you under a fallen tree as your sitting the sound of hooves can be heard soon sniffing from your hiding place. Cream laid her head on your lap felling your terror. After a few more seconds the figure finally left on horse back.

Your POV:

I followed the hobbits while riding Cream. We ran into these men in black cloaks, master Sam said they are called black riders. We managed to out run them until we ran to the front gates of Bree in the rain, a man answered the gate. He asked what our business was and Frodo answered after that he pointed us to an inn called the prancing pony. We made it to the inn, we put Cream in the stables of the inn and then entered wet and cold.

No one's POV:

you and the hobbits go to the man at the desk who was thrilled to have more costumers he offered hobbit sized beds but when he asked for Frodo's name he said "Underhill." You being young and curious looked around seeing the race of men up close but staying close to the hobbits. As your looking you see a man in a cloak staring at you and the hobbits but you didn't pay it no mind until you heard Sam "What do we do now Mister Frodo?" He asked Frodo in a whispered.

Your all sitting at a table eating "He'll be here Sam." Frodo told Sam who looked anxiously around and it didn't help that Pippin had gotten up to get a pint even though he already had one "That Fellow has done nothing but stared at us since we've arrived." Sam said pointing at the man you saw earlier. Everything happened in a blur you and Merry continued eating, Sam talked to Frodo who looked like he was in a trance and Pippin was talking to men but spilled that he knew a Baggins, Frodo shot up to grab him but he fell, a gold ring falls on his finger and then he just disappeared. You being a young elfling wanted to run but couldn't for your legs went numb ohh what a day you were having.

You, Merry, Sam and Pippin are all standing in front of the man Strider after he took Frodo all of you armed well they had objects from the inn while you had your father's sword "Unhand him longshanks." Sam yelled to Strider. You didn't quite get what the man was saying but you did understand that you and the hobbits were in danger and that you couldn't stay in Bree any longer and that you had to get out of Bree and head to Rivendell. Your eyes sparkled at the name you heard stories from your parents of the last homely elven home but you never saw it in person.

Later:

You were awaken to the sound of screeching along with the four hobbits "A... Are we going to die mister Strider?" You asked fearfully clutching the blanket in your scratched and bruised hands while looking at the ranger who is staring in awe at your ruby red eyes that held so much innocence and curiosity but also tears and trauma "Of course not little one." He said gently grasping your hands in his big ones giving you comfort "I promise nothing will get you as long as I'm around." When he said that you smiled and whipped your tears away causing your hood to fall revealing your milky white hair and pointy ears making Strider gasp "You are an elfling." He said tucking a strand of hair behind your ear making the hobbits go eye wide in awe "I have heard from Uncle Bilbo that elves are very protective of their young." Frodo said equally shocked "Where are your parents Peneth?" Strider asked "My Nana and Ada were killed by orcs when we were taking a stroll with our elks near the shire." You said making the hobbits and Strider shocked "You are all lucky to get out of the Shire on time." He said running his hand through your milky white hair in comfort.

In the morning:

You, the hobbits and Strider headed out of Bree first thing in the morning but not before getting Cream, a pony and stocking up on supplies for the trip to Rivendell "It's ok Girl he's nice." You told Cream who squeaked in curiosity at the ranger.

Strider and the hobbits walked on foot while you rode Cream with Strider holding the reigns. The walk was very entertaining with Pippin complaining which you didn't mind at all because you know a guard from home just like him "What is making you laugh Tithen pen?" Strider asked chuckling "Master Pippin is funny." You said pointing to the youngest hobbit who is complaining about food and stuff making Merry and Frodo laugh but Sam rolled his eyes in annoyance.

After crossing a bog with bugs Strider left you and the hobbits after giving them weapons while he patrolled the area.

You and Frodo fell asleep with you resting your head on Cream but the smell of fire woke you up along with Frodo "What are you doing?" He asked his friend and cousins. It turns out Hobbits can't go a day without their many meals a day "Put it out you fools." You said fearfully looking around as Frodo put the fire out with his feet but the damage was done as shrieking was heard making you fearfully clinch Frodo's shirt in fear as the hobbits formed a protective circle around you "Frodo I'm scared." You whimpered pulling out an arrow from your mothers quiver on your waist and drew the string ready to shoot.

Ringwraith's surrounded you and the hobbits.

By the Valar you hoped Strider was done by now.

You shot one of the wraths in the chest causing it to fall but you and the Hobbits were out numbered until Strider came and set one of them on fire but before you knew it everything was In slow motion.

You and Frodo each got stabed by a blade and you two could turn into a Nazgûl if not treated soon and to rub salt on the wound you were six days away from Rivendell, you don't remember what happened after but before you fell asleep Strider gave you and Frodo to a very pretty woman with Black hair and blue eyes and you can hear her soft gentle voice "Stay awake little one." You heard her say but you soon fell asleep from exhaustion.

You steered to the sound of soft talking and whispering followed by the sound of Strider's voice. Slowly fluttering your ruby red eyes open you see Strider talking to an elf with dark hair, when he saw that your awake Strider smiled at you "You're awake little one." He said walking over to you with the man smiling fondly at you. You yawned and rubbed your eyes allowing your hood that was still on to fall off making the adult elf gasp in shock. He walked over to you and gently grasped your tiny hands in his bigger ones "You are an albino elfling." He said in awe making Strider gasp in surprise "I thought you said they have long left Middle Earth Lord Elrond." Strider said to the older elf you now know as Elrond "It seems I have been proven wrong." He said smiling down at you gently making you smile back until you heard the door open "By my beard." You looked to see a man in grey entering the room with the four hobbits and another elf with Blond hair and blue eyes "See Gandalf we told you." Pippin said gesturing to you making the man you now know as Gandalf wack him on the head with his staff "I can see that Master Took." He said while the blond elf walks up to you with a smile on his face "Hello little one." He said "H... Hello." You stuttered out "I am Legolas Greenleaf. And you are?" He said "Y/N, Y/N L/N." You said smiling that you didn't stutter "Where is your family Y/N?" Lord Elrond asked "They were killed by orcs when we were riding our elks near the Shire." You said sadly from seeing your parents get massacred but you soon smiled "That's were I meet the hobbits." You said happily until a shrill scream was heard "My Lord the elk got in." An elf with brown hair said and right on cue a familiar cream colored Elk calf came into the room "Cream." You said happily to see your trusted stead galloping towards you and stopping at your bed "We couldn't keep her still." The brunette elf said "It's alright Lindir." Elrond said to the elf you now know as Lindir "Thank you for looking after Cream Mr Lindir." You said giving Lindir a big smile making him smile back.

You have been living in Rivendell after the fellowship set out to Mordor, Elrond loved you very dearly and started allowing you to call him Ada, Arwen became like a big sister to you and Elrond's twin sons Elladan and Elrohir became like big brothers to you and fell in love with you the moment they saw you.

After the Battle is won you meet Galadriel and Celeborn who instantly loved you when they saw you and became your new grandparents.

At Aragorn's coronation you are exited to see that Aragorn and Arwen are courting each other and you asked to be the flower girl at the wedding making everyone laugh.

Elrond, Galadriel and Celeborn stayed in Middle earth in order to watch you grow along with Frodo and Bilbo.

In the months you've been in Rivendell you settled into your new home but with time your mischief side came out and you began pranking your new big brothers "Y/N! Where are you?" Elrohir asked looking around for you in your room that you use to share with Arwen until she moved to live in Gondor with Aragorn. You held back a laugh as your hiding underneath the queen size bed. You crawled over to your big brother Ro's leg and grabbed it making him scream like a little girl causing your new father and other big brother Dan to burst into the room "Father! Brother there is something under the bed." Elrohir said lifting his leg with you still attached to it laughing "I got you good big brother Ro." You said swinging on his leg making him chuckle "You sure did little Gem." He said lifting you higher "Ada! Big brother Dan! Did you see?" You asked excitedly making them chuckle "We did little ruby." Elladan said lifting you up and tossing your smaller frame up "You scream like a girl Elrohir." a familiar voice said from the door way "Big brother Legolas." You said running over to him and hugging his waist making him smile, pick you up and spin you in his arms earning a laugh from you "I see you played a prank on Elrohir." He said putting you down "Yep. I scared him." You said happily making Elrohir roll his eyes "There is scared and then there is surprise." He said making your new father roll his eyes "Come along Y/N you have your sword training with Glorfindel this morning." He said "Ok Ada." You said grabbing your fathers sword and following the even older elf to the training field.

[djsherriff-responses]

Does anyone else see similarities between Laserfrog and SoRiku or am I just insane?

[is-it-mungojerry-or-rumpelteazer]

Sam said nothing. The look on Frodo's face was enough for him; he knew that words of his were useless. And after all he never had any real hope in the affair from the beginning; but being a cheerful hobbit he had not needed hope, as long as despair could be postponed. Now they were come to the bitter end. But he had stuck to his master all the way; that was what he had chiefly come for, and he would still stick to him. His master would not go to Mordor alone. Sam would go with him – and at any rate they would get rid of Gollum.

1. The devotion, aaaaaahhhh :(((((

2. I love the fact that Sam “didn’t need hope, as long as despair could be postponed”.

3. Not seeing Gollum’s face anymore being the silver lining of going to the land of all evil is kind of hilarious, not gonna lie.

[novelmonger]

Favorite platonic OTP?

D8 Y-You mean...I have to...pick...just one??!!?! TToTT

I can't possiblyyyy! ;A; I've been wracking my brains over this, and I just can't do it. I can't pick between my top three bromances, because they're all perfect and lovely and wonderful *clutches six strong bois close*

So here, have my top three brOTPs instead (because I love other kinds of platonic relationships plenty, but somehow bros grab my heart tighter than anything else):

Steve Rogers & Bucky Barnes - Does it get any better than this? Their love for each other is so selfless, so unconditional, so powerful than it spans a century and breaks through all the evil that tries to hold them apart. It was the undying strength of their bond that kept Steve alive before the serum, that led Steve to save Bucky from Hydra, that broke through 70 years of brainwashing. Time and time again, when one of them is ready to give up, the other reminds him: "I'm here, and this isn't where our story ends." Time and time again, they lay down their lives for each other. And we know that "greater love has no one than this." (Steve's ending in Endgame muddies the water a bit, of course, but that's why I wrote a fix-it fic and made a music video about it :P)

Edward & Alphonse Elric - I was almost going to just settle for saying Steve and Bucky are my favorites...but how could I ignore the bromance that made me realize how much I adore brotherly love in the first place? (Besides, it doesn't get bromancier than actual blood brothers.) While other girls my age were probably swooning over whatever the latest heartthrob or love triangle was popular, I spent my teenage years swooning over the self-sacrificial, angst-riddled, indomitable love of the Elric brothers. Not only are Ed and Al excellent foils for each other, the former generally being loud and brash and the latter generally being quiet and gentle. Not only do they act just like real siblings, bickering and teasing and arguing and making up and sharing inside jokes and practically being able to read each other's minds. They also lay down their lives for each other, again and again and again. In the beginning, Ed more or less chops off his own right arm just to get Al's soul back, so they can be together again. In the climax, Al effectively sacrifices his own life to save Ed's. And there are a hundred other examples in between, of them sacrificing their time and their health and their peace and comfort, to make each other whole again. The Elric brothers ensured that I would never take my own siblings for granted.

Frodo Baggins & Samwise Gamgee - But this...this is really my OG brOTP, before I'd ever heard any of these terms, before it had ever occurred to me that people might want to ship characters non-canonically. If it weren't for Frodo and Sam, I might not have fallen so hard for the two bromances above. Frodo and Sam paved the way, with their selfless devotion to each other and the pure, gentle care they have for each other. The way they start out as just a dude and his gardener, friends but maybe not even best friends. The way their struggles only pull them closer and closer together. The way Sam staunchly refuses to be left behind, but marches into Mordor right alongside Frodo. The trials and pains and terrors they endure side-by-side, with no other friends there to back them up. The My dear Sams and the Frodo me dears and Don't go where I can't follow and I love him whether or no and I can't carry it but I can carry you and I'm glad you're here with me and a;ldkfjsd;klfjsd;lfkj *dissolves into tears*

[spock-smokes-weed]

How do I explain to people that I don’t really ship Sam and Frodo in a romantic sense, but I don’t see them as simple friends either

They’re some kind of secret third thing