Labor Day Meme: Stories That Never Were

[browngirl]

From petronelle, who filled this in glorious manner. Give me the title of a story I've never written, and feedback telling me what you liked best about it, and I will tell you any of: the first sentence, the last sentence, the thing that made me want to write it, the biggest problem I had while writing it, why it almost never got posted, the scene that hit the cutting room floor but that I wish I'd been able to salvage, or something else that I want readers to know.

Feel free to try any fandom you have reason to think I know, but if I don't at all know the fandom I'll have to say so.

Comments

I had to think for awhile to remember my Pippin.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

The first sentence: Pippin stepped forward, and his sister looked at him.
The last sentence: "Well, it wouldn't be the Shire without mushrooms," said Pippin, watching sidelong as Pervinca smiled.
The thing that made me want to write it: I wrote Merry realizing how his kin had suffered without him by conversing with his cousin Beri, so I had to give Pippin an equivalent story with his sister.
The biggest problem I had while writing it: I had several false starts. For instance...
The scene that hit the cutting room floor: Not a scene, but the first line was originally a more straightforwardly symbolic statement about Pervinca's restrained hairstyle when she'd previously worn it loose.
Anything else: AHAHAHA I almost had to go and write the whole drabble just to answer this. Well played! *grins and hugs you*

Re: I had to think for awhile to remember my Pippin.

[dreamflower]

*LOL!* You know, I didn't realize until you said that, that I *was* trying to tempt you! I miss your hobbits a lot!

And a perfect last line. Thank you, dear!