Drabble, The Work of a Worm

[fredbassett]

Title : The Work of a Worm
Author : fredbassett
Fandom : The Lord of the Rings
Rating : 15
Characters : Théoden
Disclaimer : Not mine, no money made, don’t sue.
Spoilers : None
Summary : Written for tolkien100 challenge Faint Heart

He stares down from his carven throne, his eyes watery and weak.

Doubt burrows into his heart, hollowing it out and leaving a nothing but a fragile husk in his chest.

Whispered words play on his darkest fears and haunt his every waking hour.

At night he sleeps all too little and when he does, he awakens cold, trembling and sick.

His memory fogs more each day and his resolve steadily weakens until he is wholly consumed by doubt, darkness and dread.

He wishes it would end so that he can lay aside his burdens and rest with his son.

Comments

[hhimring]

Oh, poor Theoden!

[fredbassett]

Yes, it must have been horrible.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Oh wow.

[fredbassett]

Thank you!

[grondfic.livejournal.com]

Aww. This is chilling.

[fredbassett]

Thank you!!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

That is really haunting.

[fredbassett]

Thanks!

[shirebound]

This is very moving.

[fredbassett]

Thank you!

[liadt]

*shivers* Nice to read a bit of Theoden fic:)

[fredbassett]

Thanks! Yes, it would be nice to see more about him.

[bigtitch.livejournal.com]

Love the way you've written this. Very poetic!

[fredbassett]

Thank you! I don't often use present tense but it seemed to work for this.

[fififolle]

This brings home acutely what happened to that man. Bravo.

[fredbassett]

Yes, it was such vile manipulation.