Underwater friends by daughterofshadows

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Fanwork Notes

Osse's drabble was originally created for the Drabble Duel in response to the prompt "(Sedna) roamed the deep, the cold forgotten deep, no one wants to be alone." It is set in the Deep Sea so if you find anglerfish and similar creepy, you might want to skip this fic (or scroll past to the second drabble)

Uinen's drabble is a response to the Bestiary challenge Coral reef/Sea anemone pictures.

 

Fanwork Information

Summary:

Two snapshots. Osse and Uinen under the sea.

Major Characters: Ossë, Uinen

Major Relationships:

Genre: Fixed-Length Ficlet

Challenges: Bestiary of Arda

Rating: General

Warnings:

Chapters: 1 Word Count: 204
Posted on 30 May 2023 Updated on 30 May 2023

This fanwork is complete.

Table of Contents

Underwater Friends

Comments

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These are such lovely snapshots! I particularly liked Osse's observations of bioluminescence in the deeps--Starlight would never reach them, so instead they had created their own. That's a wonderful line!

I like how there is both a clear difference in mood between the Osse and Uinen pieces, but also somehow a shared angle: the appreciation of wild nature.

They really complement each other very well and I like your descriptions.

Ahh! So Lovely! And I relate very much to both of them, Ossë enjoying the deeper, more unusual places, and being somewhat misunderstood, his manner of expressing his delight being rather scarey for some. And, like Uinen, I like my gardens untended and wild. This is beautiful, thank you!

Not going to lie, I think deep sea fish are some of the creepiest looking animals in existence, but they are also so fascinating and cool for being able to survive at those depths. I definitely learnt a lot on the Wikipedia deep dive I did for this fic! Uinen's gardens are more my speed 😅
Anyway, thank you so much for the comment, and congrats on blacking out that Bingo card!