King Arthur Drabble

[amari_z]

Written for the King Arthur drabble community ka100 Challenge #12: "Sleep"

Title: The Dull God
Author: amari
Word Count: 100
Challenge: #12: Sleep
Characters/Pairings: Arthur/Lancelot
Author's Notes: Any feedback welcome. [Edit--I forgot to mention that I cribbed the title from Henry IV, Part II, act III, sc. i.]

Lancelot had learned early the soldiers’ trick of sleeping anywhere, anytime. Curled on a patch of icy, exposed rock; stinking hot and covered in bloody amour with Woads lurking only yards away; or leaning against a wall while pretending to listen to Roman commanders bicker--it was simply a matter of learning to empty one’s mind.

It seems a fitting joke by Arthur’s God that Lancelot lies awake now when he is dry and warm and safe in Arthur’s bed, with Arthur’s slow breath against his neck and Arthur’s arm heavy across his body, unable to sleep but for thinking.

Comments

[just-jimbo.livejournal.com]

(I like your icon.)

[amari-z.livejournal.com]

(Thanks. It's made from a landscape photo taken in China. I've had the original picture for some time, and unfortunately I can't remember where I got it or what the photographer's name is to credit him or her. Shamefully, I've used it anyway, since I love it.)