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

[slashista.livejournal.com]

i'm quite happy that Deagol and Smeagol lived happy, hobbit lives in this. i was always rather touched by the tragedy in Smeagol's life. :)

[illwynd.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I can't help but feel for him, too--and I don't doubt that if it hadn't been for a certain incident, he would have lived out a happy life, as you say. Glad to hear you liked this! ^_^