ʰᵃˡˡᵉʸ'ˢ ᶜᵒᵐᵉᵗ ☕️ ˢᵗⁱˡᵉˢ ˢ./ˡᵉᵍᵒˡᵃˢ ᵍ./ ᵃʳᵃᵍᵒʳⁿ

☕︎ 𝐭𝐞𝐧 ☕︎

*Voiceover = Bold & Italics

*Elvish (if I can't translate it) = Italics

*Flashbacks = Underline

*Mindlink = Bold

*Dwarvish = Bold & Underline

| 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐩.𝐨.𝐯 |

A wiggly worm wiggles between Sméagol's fingers as birds chirp. On a bright sunny day, Sméagol was out fishing with his cousin/best friend Déagol in a boat. Déagol gasps in surprise.

"Sméagol! I've got one! I've got a fish, Sméag. Sméagol!"Déagol says in excitement, laughing hysterically. "Pull it in. Go on. Go on. Go on. Pull it in."Sméagol urges him, just as excited as him. Déagol yells as he falls into the water after struggling with trying to pull the fish in.

"Déagol!"Sméagol shouts, looking over the boat. Déagol gets pulled along the bottom of the river by a fish on his hook. He lets go of the rod and spots something shiny buried in the silt and grabs it. He crawls up onto the grassy bank spluttering and coughing.

When he recovers, he opens his hand and stares mesmerized at the shiny ring, which lies there covered in mud. He fingers the ring. "Déagol?"Sméagol calls out. Sméagol runs up to him laughing. "Déagol."He says.

Sméagol spots the ring in Déagol's hand and his happy expression changes, and he also becomes mesmerized by it. "Give us that, Déagol, my love."Sméagol tells him. Déagol turns around and looks at him. "Why?"He asks with a confused smile.

"Because..."Sméagol starts as he puts his arm around Déagol. "...its my birthday and I wants it."He said. They both stared at the ring for a few seconds and he grabs for the ring but Déagol snatches it away.

They look closely at each other and Sméagol smiles at Déagol but tries to snatch the ring again. They circle with faces close to each other. Déagol holds the ring behind him. Sméagol tries to snatch it and pry it from his fingers.

They begin to struggle, Sméagol trying to get the ring away from Déagol. He pushes Sméagol on the chin, forcing him away. Sméagol retaliates and bites Déagol on the wrist. Déagol turns and runs away from him and Sméagol jumps onto his back making him fall over and drop the ring.

They both scrabble for the fallen ring, but Déagol manages to get hold of it. He turns around and attacks Sméagol, grabbing him by the throat with one hand. Sméagol struggles but manages to push him off, grabbing Déagol with both hands by the throat.

He forces him to the ground and holds him tightly by the throat strangling him. It took a while as Déagol struggles against him and dies. Sméagol reaches over and takes the ring from his hand as the ring speaks in black speech. He holds it in his own hands admiring its beauty.

"My...precious."He says with an excited grin as he puts the ring on and vanishes.

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

Weeks later, Sméagol appears to be amongst rocks shrieking. He is grimacing, dirty, and ragged. "They cursed us."Gollum said to Sméagol. "Murderer."He whispers to him.

"❝Murderer❞ they called us. They cursed us and drove us away."Gollum says as Sméagol hugs himself biting his thumb. He opens his filthy hand to show the ring. "Gollum. Gollum. Gollum."Sméagol coughs out as he holds his throat crying.