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The best friends to lovers Frodo/Sam (Frodo Baggins/Samwise Gamgee) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. The foundation of trust and intimacy is already there - it's about recognizing what was always true.

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Took a Little Journey to the Unknown

Friends to Lovers

by stillusesapencil

(and I've come back changed, I can feel it in my bones.) “The thing is,” Frodo says, looking quite pale, “the treatment might not even work, and September seems an awfully long time from now and. Well, I don’t want to—that is, I want to see things. I want to go out into the world and—” he tosses a h

20 kudos 18,470 words 2/5 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
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Warmed Stones Do Not Grow

by Jesuismoi5oo

After the Battle of Five Armies, Bilbo is imprisoned for his betrayal of dwarves. Convinced his dwarves have not forgiven him, Bilbo escaped back to the Shire and accepts that his adventure came to an end. The company, unaware of his arrest, eventually must accept that their burglar must have perish

984 kudos 88,306 words 30/? chapters Not Rated
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hiatt baker hoes

by stripyscarves

merrychristmas: maybe he can tell me what all my fossils on animal crossing are i’m fucking sick of blathers making me feel guilty every time i tell him i don’t want to know about idk pterodactyl tails   arwening: OMG ADD ME ON ANIMAL CROSSING I’LL GIVE YOU PEARS   merrychristmas: i have peaches i’m

541 kudos 40,476 words 22/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
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Because I Could Not Stop for Death

by Foxlover11

Aragorn and Legolas's relationship through the years. This is an Aralas fic but it's pretty slowburn.

249 kudos 37,623 words 32/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
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Standing Still

by Lesbian_aunt

Bilbo Baggins has been running away ever since… well, let’s just say that certain events from his past have left him heartbroken and fleeing to live abroad. That is, until he gets a phone call from an old friend that changes everything. Facing not only the challenge of taking care of his teenage nep

183 kudos 98,717 words 30/30 chapters Explicit
6

I'm On Waves, Out Being Tossed

by Wellitsmadeforme

Frodo Baggins was born a hobbit lass, the only thing that changes is the world around her. A Lord of the Rings retelling where all the Hobbits are women fighting to save a world that doesn't really want them there, even though it desperately needs them.

68 kudos 63,478 words 19/19 chapters Not Rated
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diss na żydkiewkę

by vermivascovylarr

lapaczuchranszkocjasterowiecmaszynadogemblingu is born and immediately goes clinically insane while obsessing over absolutely everything lol cieciererecie cieciererecie cieciererecie cieciererecie ciecieciecie gustawo lima

61 kudos 10,449 words 125/? chapters Explicit
8

The Night Is Overcome

by tadashinfj

Many ages ago, before the memory of all we speak of, perhaps before the Years of the Sun, there was a Ring unlike any other. It was said that Melkor Lord of Fire fell from grace and was thrust from Arda, but what was not said is that he forged a Ring like that of his servant Sauron, and that this Ri

58 kudos 126,541 words 19/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
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I Loved You In The Morning (Our Kisses Deep And Warming)

by ComeHady

"Not a chance, sir. You can't go on like this, beggin' you pardon. It has to be done tonight, an' I know it's not a pretty stuff to go through." Sam's words fell into muffled silence. He jolted his hand from Frodo's shoulder, and took in a quick breath. "Want me to help?" Frodo thought himself to be

56 kudos 6,603 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
10

Moments

by YouCareSoMuch

Various samfro plot bunnies because I needed a place to store them! Fluff and very minimal angst.

43 kudos 809 words 5/? chapters General Audiences
11

Bait

by Rune_Ruinous

Captured in Cirith Ungol, Frodo struggles against Snaga's manipulation, drawing strength from thoughts of Sam as he fights to preserve his sense of dignity. But when Sam finally reaches him, their bond becomes a weapon in the hands of their enemies.

41 kudos 10,971 words 6/? chapters Mature
12

this must be the place

by tolkienthinker

Frodo has a few too many ales, leaving Sam to carry him home.

40 kudos 376 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
13

When Did You Know You Loved Him?

by Peyton_James38

Young Frodo Baggins realizes he loves his friend, and decides to ask his Uncles for advice

26 kudos 2,559 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
14

A Very Gamgee Christmas

by Ardhel_cullen

How the hell did Sam land Rose? Not gonna last. No way. Girl has got to get her freak on! Besides, Sam is F'n CRAZY. Will Saint Nick bring Rosie a Christmas present that she really wants? Or will she just be left with a crusty, poorly wrapped Sam? And what about the children? And who the he

22 kudos 7,089 words 4/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
15

And Gollum Was There

by Rune_Ruinous

The worst thing about travelling through the Marshes isn't the bogs or the nastiness. It's Sam and Frodo being unbearably sentimental with one another. TL;DR: Samfro through Gollum's eyes.

20 kudos 2,281 words 2/4 chapters General Audiences
16

Hometown Glory

by elusiverose

Despite his wound, Frodo stays in The Shire. Sam hearing he almost leaves for Valinor ends in a confession.

20 kudos 2,258 words 1/1 chapters Mature
17

One Modern Middle-Earth Chatfic to Rule Them All

by Cozybythefire

A Modern Middle-Earth chatfic where Merry and Pippin get into shenanigans, Gimli and Legolas ragebait each other, Aragorn suffers, and Frodo and Sam are just there for the ride. Oh, and Gandalf occasionally shows up (after all, a wizard is never late, nor is he early).

19 kudos 6,070 words 4/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
18

At the end of all of this, what now?

by simplified_frogy

A quiet doom sat in Frodo’s chest. Something that he had only realized recently, something that had always been there quietly waiting for the worst moment to reveal itself. Was this love?

14 kudos 1,076 words 1/2 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
19

homecoming

by luminae

Maybe it's true what they say and you can never really return home. Frodo, for his part, is close enough to be happy.

6 kudos 2,175 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
20

Когда тьма уже позади

by EvelinaSkyler

Все закончилось, но не для Фродо. Прошлое возвращалось к нему каждую ночь, лишая сна и покоя. А Сэм хотел только одного — быть рядом и помочь.

0 kudos 1,932 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences

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Why Friends to Lovers Frodo/Sam Fanfiction Works So Well

Frodo Baggins/Samwise Gamgee — The Ring-bearer and his loyal gardener whose devotion and shared burden on the journey to Mount Doom exemplifies the deepest kind of love and sacrifice.

Friends to Lovers — Best friends who realize their feelings run deeper than friendship.

Sam's unwavering loyalty and Frodo's quiet strength create one of literature's most touching examples of devoted love conquering impossible odds. The foundation of trust and intimacy is already there - it's about recognizing what was always true. That's why friends to lovers Frodo/Sam fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.

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