tolkien100 | Sexing your Herp, by Himring

Title : Sexing your Herp
Author : Himring
Fandom/Source : Silmarillion
Rating : PG13
Characters : Glaurung, Ancalagon
Disclaimer : Tolkien's characters (no offence intended, no monetary recompense received).
Spoilers/Warnings : Total crack. Mostly harmless.
Summary: The sex and gender of reptiles can be difficult to determine. Perhaps not only for human beings.

‘If you would only care to make me the happiest of dragons!’
Glaurung’s voice trembled, now he finally had gathered the courage to make his request. Nervously he waited for his answer. He cast admiring looks at the unfolding huge black wings, mighty and strong and yet delicate like the sumptuous ebony silks Sauron used to wear (before the Luthien incident).
‘Glaurung, you idiot,’ replied Ancalagon in a deep voice.
‘Oh,’ stammered Glaurung, ‘you’re male?’
Ancalagon regarded him with steely contempt.
‘You think that would matter, do you?’ He snorted a brief spurt of flame. ‘No. Much worse. I’m ace.’

A/N: Cross-posted from the SWG 13th birthday insta-drabbling event on Discord. The title is taken from the title of a internet page for reptile owners, quoted during a discussion thread on how to determine the sex of dragons and on Ancalagon's gender. The prompt words were: tremble, silks, courage, answer.
I hope to catch up on the Tolkien100 challenges in time.