[Original: Drabble] "Shell & Bell" [G]
Title: Shell & Bell
Prompt: ‘ochre’, ‘bell’, ‘aubergine’, ‘mermaid’ & ‘angel in the snow’
Bonus: all five prompts
Word Count: 291
Rating: G
Original/Fandom: original
Summary: Two friends meet on a snowy night.
Note(s): originally posted to the writerverse wv_library
Shell & Bell
Alina flicked her tail gracefully through the water, beginning to feel the chill as she drew closer to the surface. When her head broke the water, she could see her breath form tiny clouds and she sped up a little, her clinging ochre gown less protection against the cold than she had thought.
It was snowing on the shore, large flakes that dissolved when they hit the waves, and she watched them for a long moment, until she heard a fluttering of wings above her.
“Sorry I’m late,” said Zora, setting down on a large rock above the inlet and folding her wings around her.
The mermaid smiled. “This is your busy season, isn’t it? I only just got here myself.” She slid onto a shelf of rock just under the water’s surface, facing her friend. “I missed you, Zora.”
The angel smiled back. “I missed you, too. I wish we could spend more time together.”
“About that…”
Alina drew a small parcel from the pouch at her side and held it out. She watched as Zora opened it, holding up the seashell on its slender golden chain so that it caught the evening light, shifting shades of lavender, violet, aubergine.
“It’s beautiful,” the angel breathed.
“It’s magic,” Alina said. “I… well, it’s a long story, involving a runaway sea lion and a not-so-wicked sea witch, but… it’s a transformation spell. It transforms the wearer- temporarily- into a mermaid.”
Zora laughed, a beautiful sound, and held out her own gift. Alina unwrapped a silver necklace, a delicate bell on a long chain.
“Is this…?”
“They say that true friends often think alike,” the angel said. “Just ring the bell and we can fly together. Temporarily.”
“I can’t wait,” Alina told her.
THE END
Current Mood:
rainy
Prompt: ‘ochre’, ‘bell’, ‘aubergine’, ‘mermaid’ & ‘angel in the snow’
Bonus: all five prompts
Word Count: 291
Rating: G
Original/Fandom: original
Summary: Two friends meet on a snowy night.
Note(s): originally posted to the writerverse wv_library
Shell & Bell
Alina flicked her tail gracefully through the water, beginning to feel the chill as she drew closer to the surface. When her head broke the water, she could see her breath form tiny clouds and she sped up a little, her clinging ochre gown less protection against the cold than she had thought.
It was snowing on the shore, large flakes that dissolved when they hit the waves, and she watched them for a long moment, until she heard a fluttering of wings above her.
“Sorry I’m late,” said Zora, setting down on a large rock above the inlet and folding her wings around her.
The mermaid smiled. “This is your busy season, isn’t it? I only just got here myself.” She slid onto a shelf of rock just under the water’s surface, facing her friend. “I missed you, Zora.”
The angel smiled back. “I missed you, too. I wish we could spend more time together.”
“About that…”
Alina drew a small parcel from the pouch at her side and held it out. She watched as Zora opened it, holding up the seashell on its slender golden chain so that it caught the evening light, shifting shades of lavender, violet, aubergine.
“It’s beautiful,” the angel breathed.
“It’s magic,” Alina said. “I… well, it’s a long story, involving a runaway sea lion and a not-so-wicked sea witch, but… it’s a transformation spell. It transforms the wearer- temporarily- into a mermaid.”
Zora laughed, a beautiful sound, and held out her own gift. Alina unwrapped a silver necklace, a delicate bell on a long chain.
“Is this…?”
“They say that true friends often think alike,” the angel said. “Just ring the bell and we can fly together. Temporarily.”
“I can’t wait,” Alina told her.
THE END
Current Mood:
rainy