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

[sasha-b.livejournal.com]

Ah, nice. And so very Lancelot - nothing's easy for our OTP is it? LOL

Welcome to the group and thanks for sharing!

[far-mountain.livejournal.com]

Welcome, Amari!

I love the contrast between cold and hot, exposed and covered, the fighting and the thinking. And the irony is wonderful!

[just-jimbo.livejournal.com]

Great work! That is so true. Having been a soldier, you do learn to sleep anywhere, and then it's strange when you're lying awake with a lover.

I love the rhythm of your work and your language.

Welcome to the group! We need some new blood, so to speak!

Welcome!

[brn-gamble.livejournal.com]

And congrats on this drabble! Nice job.

It's very true that a soldier can sleep anywhere. I mean that! Man.

But it's not that strange for someone to lie awake listening to their lover breathing in sleep...

Thanks for sharing.

Bri

[dea-liberty.livejournal.com]

I like this :D The contrasts and then the final contrast at the end works wonderfully. Welcome to the group and hope you enjoy it here!

[gypsyluv.livejournal.com]

Don't ya just hate those nights.... hehe! This sounds so "Lancelot"! You've got him perfectly! love it!

[gwenn-b.livejournal.com]

oh, i loved the rhythm of your drabble!

and welcome to the group!

[forublue2c.livejournal.com]

I loved your story! I could even feel the weight of Arthur's arm across Lancelot's body...I'm so jealous! Great job!

I'm thinking of joining the group so I'm surfing the drabbles.

Laurie