Drabble: So Many Fishies Left in the Sea

[illwynd]

This just jumped up and wanted to be written, so here goes...

Title: So Many Fishies Left in the Sea
Author: illwynd
Disclaimer: Not mine, just playing.
Characters: Déagol, Sméagol
Rating: G
Notes: AU, written for the “Different Decisions” challenge at tolkien_weekly

With golden scales it swam in the river waters. Its existence was cold and simple—small insects in the silty bottom for eating, lazy slumber on the currents, yearly spawning. Just now it was drawn by a plopping sound from above—a juicy worm had fallen from the sky! He was lured by it, drew closer… but then his eye was caught by something new. A ray of light slanted to the bottom, glinted off of something. Forgetting the worm, he went to investigate…

“Not a nibble yet, Déagol?”

“No. But it’s a fine way to spend your birthday anyhow.”

Comments

[roh-wyn.livejournal.com]

Heh! That's terrific...what a great idea. That a distracted fish ("oh, look! shiny!") could alter the entire course of events in Middle-earth.

Of course, I'm disappointed at the utter lack of fish puns in this drabble! ;)

[illwynd.livejournal.com]

Indeed! I hadn't really thought much about that scene before, but if the fish hadn't taken the bait, how differently things would have gone! Glad you liked!

And yeah, no fish puns D: but I couldn't squeeze any into 100 words. *sigh* Next time, maybe... ^_~