"why did the ring mostly affect frodo and not bilbo who had it for a gazillion years" objectively has a textual answer but i think the best answer is that sauron just likes bilbo more than frodo
bilbo: *uses the ring to hide from his relatives*
sauron, remembering almaren: yknow. real.
Finarfin: This is a reminder that sword fighting in the hallways is still a code of conduct violation.
“i never see you at the club” ok well i never see you on ao3 at 2am reading about the same two bitches falling in love for the 1000th time in the 500th way
Celegorm: I think I'm forgetting something. Huan: Morals? Celegorm: No, not that. Something that's actually important. Huan:
Aragorn: *Listening to the ground* Yes! That way!
Legolas: The wind whispers and the leaves tell me that our hunt is near.
Gimli: I have weird friends, but they're my friends and I wouldn't change them for the world.
Elrond : and what did we do when we have a day off from work?
Theanduil : lay in bed all day and move just enough so that people don't think you're dead
Elrond :...
Elrond : no... We do something adventurous, like maybe go outside. And what's the best part of going outside?
Thranduil : coming back inside
Elrond : No-
I LOVE MY FRIENDS SO MUCH I'M JUST STUPID AND FORGET THAT FEELINGS NEED TO BE EXPRESSED IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE FELT