Strange Wanders

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One-shot | Words: 5,729 | T | Galadriel/Sauron | Canon divergence

AU idea by @strangewanders

At the end of the Third Age, before her departure to Valinor, Galadriel finds herself drawn to the ruins of Barad-dûr to lay her memories of Sauron to rest. What she finds confirms that she has not been the only one who has had trouble letting go of their shared journey back to Middle-earth during the Second Age.

Or: a one-shot based on a prompt on Tumblr suggesting an AU in which Sauron dealt with Galadriel’s rejection by shutting himself up in his workshop, crafting jewellery and other finery for her in the hope she would one day change her mind. Resulting in a room full of trinkets dedicated to her by the time Barad-dûr falls.

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The more people you have for this game, the better. It has to happen at night. The people get into a straight line, and begin to walk in that line all around the area. They cannot turn around and look at each other, and cannot speak; with the exception of the person at the front of the line.

That persons job is to begin the role call. They simply say, “Role Call!” And their name, then each person down the line says their name in turn.

Here’s the kicker: there’s one person not included in the line. The Taker. They have the job of stealing away the person at the end of the line as silently as possible. The game’s sole purpose is to instill a sense of fear and paranoia in whoever is in front, because as more people get taken, there are less and less people to say their names during the Role Call.

The front person decides when they want to start the Role Call. Obviously, the more often it’s said, the less scary it is. But as more and more people disappear, they become Takers and can then do more damage than just the one.

Some Takers can replace the person they stole, making the person directly in front of them either incredibly paranoid or safe. At least until the Role Call. Takers cannot say anything during it, so it usually ends up more terrifying to know that the person behind you is silent. Again, everyone in the line cannot make a sound except responding to the Role Call.

The game is over when the person in front is taken. There is no winning, only waiting. Waiting for your turn to go. Imagine the fear that person in front has, when they softly announce “Role Call” only to find that everyone behind them is gone.

Here, I've made an analysis of Sauron's exact thoughts during the tavern scene.