jack and robby being sam and frodo variants in the way that jack wants so badly to bear the weight of the metaphorical ring weighing robby down knowing he can’t. the ring being a symbol for pain, torment, self sabotage, and self harm. jack knowing the only thing he can do is just be there for his friend, lover, soulmate, partner in anything and everything.
frodo post lotr vs robby post adamson’s death. sam and jack knowing that they can never go back to how it was before.














