Cat, With Mice (Witch-King, drabble, rated PG)

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

Title: Cat, With Mice
Characters/Pairing: The Witch-King of Angmar
Rating: PGish. Nonexplicit.
Word Count: 100
Disclaimer: The Witch-King, and all his victims,are the creations of Professor Tolkien.
Written for: unhobbityhobbit


Deathlessness lends itself well to games, prophecy lends itself even better. When no man can kill one, the potential for amusement is bounded only by their reserves of stubbornness and blood. There are times he allows them to strike first, times he strikes them blind, times he torments them by tormenting the helpless till they fly into entertaining rages and he cuts them down in mid-curse.

He never extends Elves or Dwarves such liberties. Those foes he disarms, even if that means granting swifter, less painful deaths than are his wont. One must be prudent, after all, even in one's games.

Comments

[seleneheart]

That is creepy. And interesting that Elves and Dwarves are more dangerous.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

It's that prophecy thing. No one said Elves or Dwarves couldn't kill him, so it pays to be cautiious.

(Thank you for commenting; I'm sorry it took me so long to reply. I have had a lot going on lately.)

[shebit.livejournal.com]

Interesting.

And for some reason your Witchking is strangely likable, even while being a merciless killer. Maybe that's just me.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I....tried to get inside his head.

(I'm sorry it's taken me so long to reply to this. Real Life got a little hairy for awhile)

[just-ann-now.livejournal.com]

Creepy, and wonderful! I've added this to my memories so I won't lose track of it.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

Oh, *wow*. Thank you. *hugs you*

[kortirion.livejournal.com]

Chillingly atmospheric - made all the more so because he seems so civilised in his games. ::shiver::

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I scared myself a bit with this. :)

(I apologize for how long I took to reply to this; life was a little crazy.)

[mariole.livejournal.com]

Lovely. Perfect lack of conscience.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :D

[rous3.livejournal.com]

The very definition of evil: a careless attitude towards ones toys. And yet, the knowledge that there are things to be feared, even when one is near impervious to death. Thank you for sharing.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

*nods* Thank you, very much, for commenting!