ext_52881 ([identity profile] zhie.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] b2mem2012-03-05 12:01 am

Apology Across the Sea by Zhie (O68)

Apology Across the Sea

B2MeM Challenge:O68
First Lines: One mid-winter day off the coast of...

Format:Drabble
Genre:Drama
Rating:G
Warnings:none
Characters:Maglor (unnamed) and random sailors
Pairings:none
Summary:A bottle floats towards Valinor...



One mid-winter day off the coast of Alqualonde, the crew spotted a bottle with a note in it. The item was worn, and had seen many a storm. Stooping down while holding the rail, one of the sailors scooped it up with a fishing net.

It was brought to the captain, who opened it curiously. The bottle was not as finely made as anything in Valinor. Within, the paper had been written in a scrawling hand, as if the writer was injured. It was the back of a piece of sheet music, and simply had these words:

I am sorry

[identity profile] blslarner.livejournal.com 2012-03-05 08:16 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, Zhie--this is short, poignant, and perfect! Maglor doesn't have to be named!

[identity profile] engarian.livejournal.com 2012-03-05 10:21 am (UTC)(link)
Oooh, how sad.

- Erulisse (one L)