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1. Reforged in the Making by FormerlyIR (Irony_Rocks), Irony_Rocks

   Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022), The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings (Movies)  

   • Explicit
   • Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   03 Jul 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Galadriel/Sauron (Tolkien)
   • Galadriel (Tolkien)/Halbrand (The Rings of Power)
   • Sauron (Tolkien)
   • Halbrand (The Rings of Power)
   • Galadriel (Tolkien)
   • Frodo Baggins
   • Sam Gamgee
   • Celebrían (Tolkien)
   • Aragorn (Tolkien)
   • Legolas Greenleaf
   • Gimli (Tolkien)
   • Gandalf (Tolkien)
   • Éowyn (Tolkien)
   • Faramir (Tolkien)
   • Gríma Wormtongue
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Frodo fails to destroy the ring and Sauron wins
   • A Third Age fic that ties into the Rings of Power events
   • they strike another deal
   • Enemies to Lovers
   • a marriage bargained for mercy towards Middle Earth
   • Galadriel says yes
   • Smut
   • Sauron is his own warning tag
   • Submit to me and I will worship you
   • half Maiar celebrian
   • Dubious Consent
   • Rough Foreplay
   • Arranged Marriage
   • canon typical violence and torture
   • Minor Character Death
   • manipulate mansplain manslaughter and hopefully one day soon ✨️malewife✨️
   • Don’t fucking look at my boner when we fight
   • Sincere apologies to Sauron’s perpetual blue balls
   • If you ignore tags then imma ignore whatever “criticism” you have to say
   • This is a dark romance
   • This is a dark lord
   • Pregnancy

   Summary

   Frodo fails.

   The good people of Middle Earth succumb to the rule of the One Ring and its only master, Sauron. In his victory, he promises only a cruel decimation of the world as he reforges it in his image. Except, of course, his chief adversary needs to make things more complicated. Another bargain struck. An accord for a hand in marriage, in exchange for a fading chance to save Middle Earth from utter ruin.

   (Sequel to "A Stressed Tiding.")

   Series

   • Part 2 of A Bargain Struck

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   English

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