i keep thinking about this one line in my fic i wrote today where frodo is still a bit sleepy and delirious in rivendell and can’t quite yet bring his body to wake up properly. and sam just sits waiting, finally happy to be holding his hand by his sickbed, knowing he’s finally regaining consciousness.
sometimes frodo opens his eyes and smiles excitedly at him (as excited as you can look for someone who has just been basically comatose for four days lol) as if he’s genuinely surprised to see him. and then he goes back to sleep and forgets sam’s there again. and every time he opens his eyes, he does it again. and sam just very gently replies with ‘hello my dear :)’, not wanting to overwhelm the poor thing.
he’s too weak to talk but he’s so so happy to see his sam, and sam is happy to see him alive and recovering :)
