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1. dig up the bones (but leave the soul alone) by Wyrd_Syster

   Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   24 Jul 2023

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Galadriel | Artanis/Sauron | Mairon
   • Galadriel | Artanis/Halbrand (The Rings of Power)
   • Galadriel | Artanis
   • Halbrand (The Rings of Power)
   • Sauron | Mairon
   • Elrond Peredhel
   • Adar (The Rings of Power)
   • Celeborn (Tolkien)
   • Disa (The Rings of Power)
   • Gerda (The Rings of Power)
   • Enemy Lovers
   • Love/Hate
   • Cosmic tension
   • Toxic Lovers
   • Orc Culture
   • Slow Burn
   • Self-Harm
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • Oral Sex
   • Power Dynamics
   • dark!Queen Galadriel
   • Angst and Romance
   • Original Orc Characters - Freeform
   • No HEA
   • Character Death
   • Tragic Romance
   • Rough Sex
   • but what if Mordor was cool?

   Summary

   Balance. This world demands balance.

   The words taste of oleander petals and belladonna berries, poisoned sweetness that coats her mouth; like bitter hemlock and sour monkshood.

   “Then by all means,” Galadriel says, her throat tight. “Let us rule together.”
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   To stop the spread of evil, there is nothing Galadriel won't sacrifice – not even herself. And so, she accepts Sauron's proposal to rule at his side, to balance his darkness with her light.

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