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“I want you to tell him why you're so upset," Vecna says, and Will swears he sees the curl of a smile in the webbed scars of his face. “I want to watch you lose him.”
(Or, Will is forced by Vecna to confess his feelings to Mike, with a slow burn aftermath. Alternate Season 5.)
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It’s winter in Hawkins, and Mike and Will aren’t speaking anymore. Living in Mike’s house, Will tries to be invisible, spending most of his time in the basement.
Then the power goes out — and if there’s one thing he dreads more than facing Mike, it’s the cold.
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Seven nights in which Mike and Will have to sleep in the same bed, even though they’re barely friends anymore.
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Under Watchful Skies by conch_shell
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings (Jackson Movies)
16 Jul 2025
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A storm forces the Fellowship into a shifty tavern where danger lurks behind drunken smiles and wandering hands. When Legolas becomes the focus of unwelcome attention, Aragorn intervenes - but his fierce protectiveness sparks a painful rift instead of comfort.
As days pass in silence, it’s Frodo’s quiet guidance that rekindles their friendship. But it’s only after the heat of battle, with Gimli wounded and the threat of loss hanging heavy, that Aragorn and Legolas finally speak the truths they've both been avoiding.
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TW: Descriptions of sexual harassment in the first section.
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The Shore I Leave Behind by Jackalberry
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
29 May 2025
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Legolas was never meant to stay, and Aragorn was never free to ask him to.
But a letter arrives on the wind from Minas Tirith—too late, and yet just in time.
As the ships are carved and the sea draws near, Legolas is forced to reckon with the weight of what was left unsaid between two friends who once walked side by side through shadow and fire. -
Deep Water by rosemaryandtime
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (Jackson Movies)
17 Jan 2025
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Their little band of conspirators was rich with loyalty and stout hearts, but Merry had been the one to make the preparations, to list out and discreetly purchase supplies and provisions; he was the one who had lain awake in his bed night after night in the months leading up to Frodo's departure from Bag End, making sure he hadn't forgotten anything that would be wanted.
All his meticulous planning was being dismantled piece by piece in front of him. There was a stranger in their company. And he could not scrub the feeling of evil hands from his skin.