No one mentioned that dating the Chief Rabbit's younger brother would be such a big issue, until they all decided to stick their noses in and bring up everything that could possibly go wrong.
Another fanfic story that I decided to work on was for my Watership Down pairing of Bigwig and Fiver! (I should probably give them a pairing name.)
This is a sort of sequel to my first story featuring them, though it doesn’t really follow much besides the pair getting together. Instead, it’s mostly just for fun and silliness while developing personalities for other characters.
For now, the story is just starting out, and just establishing the main drama or nonsense set to unfold. (And how the characters will act since they’re fairly out of character for this one.)
If you’re curious for more, check the excerpt below!
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Atop Watership Down under the partly cloudy morning, a bulky rabbit with a dark tuft of fur on his head sat a short distance from the beach tree. A gentle gust of wind blew past as his ears twitched, and he watched the holes nearest to the tree. Forcing his attention away for a moment, he gazed further down the hill, watching a small group of his fellow rabbits silflay or play with one another. A smirk formed on his face, but he shook his head and returned his attention to the holes.
A twig snap stole his attention and he twisted around, shooting a sharp glare at another rabbit that came by. His expression softened as the pale silver rabbit lifted himself upright.
"Are you alright, Bigwig?" The older rabbit tilted his head as Bigwig slowly exhaled. His voice was steady, but there was an underlying sternness about it. "Didn't think of you as a jumpy type."
"Fine, I'm fine, Holly," insisted Bigwig. "Just wasn't expecting the noise. Or you."
"What, are you waiting for someone else then?"
"Huh?"
"Well, I was planning on giving some Owsla lessons to a few newcomers," revealed Holly. "They could use tactics and survival training. But I figured you might want to join in."
"Oh. Uh. Maybe later…?"
"Later? Maybe?" Holly's eyes widened as his ears lifted. "Who are you, and what have you done with Bigwig?"
"Look, I'm just…not prepared for that today," decided Bigwig. He glanced behind him again, watching the area around the tree. "Find Silver or Buckthorn, and one of them can help you out."
Holly's mouth dropped open as he stared at Bigwig, who rolled his eyes at his companion. After a minute, Holly hopped closer to Bigwig, and reached for his head.
"Holly, what are you doing?"
"You have to be ill."
"I told you that I'm fine."
"Then you can't be Bigwig." Holly shook his head. "Bigwig, the pride of the Watership Owsla—"
"We're all Owsla here."
"Bigwig, refusing to help his former captain and train other rabbits," carried on Holly. "Did you not get enough sleep? Did you not eat yet? What's the matter?"
"Nothing!" Bigwig huffed as he whirled around to face Holly. "Look, I'm just…!"
"…Yes?"
"Don't worry about it."
Watching as Bigwig's eyes hastily checked the holes again, Holly slowly grinned. Bigwig's face burned as the older rabbit slid in front of him and his view.
"Ah, I think I've figured it out."
"Did you now?"
"You're waiting for a certain someone, aren't you?"
"Congratulations, you're right," confirmed Bigwig, trying to look past Holly. "Can you take off now?"
"No, I want to see the poor doe that decided to put up with you!"
"Poor?" Bigwig glowered at Holly. "Why poor? I'm a good buck for anyone!"
"Gruff and grumpy Bigwig, somehow a right fit for some unlucky soul," teased Holly.
"Go jump in a pile of hraka."
"I don't think you'd like me jumping on you much."
"Would you like that demonstration to be on you after all?" Bigwig crouched down and reared back. "Because I'm about one more insult from starting a lesson here and now."
"At least that's gaining your attention," mocked Holly. "In all my years, I wouldn't have expected a lovesick Bigwig to be so thrown off and too flustered to train up and coming Owsla trainees."
"Calm down, mate, I'm not flustered or…lovesick," snapped Bigwig, mumbling the last part.
"Quite the contrary, to what your body movements are dictating," interrupted a matter-of-fact sounding voice.
With a deep inhale as he glanced up, Bigwig squeezed his eyes shut.
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Normally, I don’t make lengthy excerpts for stories, but I figured this one could use it, since it details a little bit of how the story unfolds. And, you know, Watership Down isn’t quite as popular as other franchises.
Nevertheless, I thought this would be a cute story where Bigwig has begun dating Fiver, and his friends decide to point out everything that could go wrong with that.
If you’re curious enough to read the full chapter, click the link above! More will come out next year, but hopefully this is enjoyable enough for now. Either way, thank you for reading!
