Drabble #178: Tides

[jalenstrix]

...we had a nice response to my last posted drabble prompt of Drabble 174, with entries by redwolf, apachefirecat, 3iggy (welcome back!!), and me (one of your intrepid drabble proposers, jalenstrix), and commenting by all four of us. Huzzah!

As always, special labyfic love to redwolf for adding entries and comments for several previous drabble prompts. You continue to be the best!





For this prompt, we continue with our one-word/phrase drabble roots:

Tides

Tides of what? For who? Are they shifting and changing? Or being held up? How? Why? Tell us all about it. Labyfic-style, of course.




Given our entries from recent months, let's continue with the suggested limit for this month of 500 words. Though remember that shorter pieces are most definitely welcome!

Your entry should take the following format, posted as a comment on this entry:
Word count: # of words
$your_beautiful_drabble


I'll aim to get my next drabble challenge out on the first Tuesday of next month (Nov 5).

I'm also very happy to take suggestions if something in particular strikes your fancy -- comment on this post or PM me with your suggestions. You can see our current collected suggestions here.


Remember: Feedback is LOVE. So do reply to your fellow labyficcers' drabbles if so inclined. (Though be careful of concrit unless specifically okayed by the author beforehand. Authors generally write for love.)

Comments

Re: Tidelines

[apachefirecat]

Very interesting, and I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who believes that the Labyrinth, Goblins, and of course King Jareth would care better for some of the children thrown away to them than the humans with whom they started out!

Re: Tidelines

[redwolf]

Yeah, I tend to lean towards frustrated siblings being an anomaly and the bulk of wish aways coming from a source of anger or a need for refuge where even the idea of being turned into a goblin would be preferable. 🦊🧡

Re: Tidelines

[apachefirecat]

I never thought about the kids being possibly older than babies -- old enough to choose becoming a Goblin for themselves -- but that's a whole new, brilliant idea! :) I really like what you've done here, with the whole "wished away" scheme.

And I definitely agree that the siblings wishing away their own baby brothers would be an anomaly. There really are FAR too many parents who abuse the tender lives with which they've been blessed!