DRABBLE: 66. Stifle

1.Allergic 2.Desperation 3.Cat 4.Summer 5.Itch 6.Light 7.Hands 8.Fever 9.Finally Alone 10.Worried 11.Broody 12.Loud 13.Grass 14.Genetics 15.Control 16.Dinner for Three 17.Doctor 18.Dust 19.Feather 20.Anticipation 21.Bed 22.Drugs 23.First Time 24.Headache 25.Handkerchief 26.Dog 27.Garden 28.Hoarse 29.Kink 30.Scent 31.Hold Back 32.Double 33.Harsh 34.Smoke 35.Making Dinner 36.Impatience 37.Incense 38.Horses 39.Pillow 40.Suffer 41.Nervous 42.Stare 43.Contagious 44.Relief 45.Temperature 46.Terrible 47.Wool 48.Tissues 49.Tease 50.Quarrel 51.Lonely 52.Snuggle 53.Asleep 54.Waiting 55.Frost 56.Rest 57.Flu 58.Phone Call 59.Apologize 60.Sore 61.Accent 62.Fur 63.Haze 64.Spices 65.Under the Weather 66.Stifle 67.Frustrated 68.Caught in the Act 69.Attack 70.Listless 71.Pressure 72.Muffled 73.Annoy 74.Humiliated 75.Disproportionate 76.Bath 77.Spring 78.Message 79.Headcold 80.Clinic 81.Confess 82.Tears 83.Dream 84.Polite 85.Sniff 86.Shower 87.Induce 88.Jealousy 89.Pills 90.Interrupt 91.Chill 92.Office 93.Remedy 94.Weird 95.Soft 96.Purr 97.Honey 98.Defeat 99.Smother 100.Gratitude



66. Stifle
(The Hobbit, Nori & Dori)

The moon had not yet reached its apex. Nori thought he would last until then on watch, but only just. One hand tightened around his knife. The other reached up and pinched his nose. “h’nkk! h'njjk! h'nngk!”

He surveyed at the company, still asleep around the campfire below the ledge where he sat. All but one. Someone was missing.

“h’ngkk!”

“Bless.”

Jaw clenched, hand on his knife, Nori turned to see his older brother.

“Go. I’ll take my turn early.”

“I can last. I-I-h’nnnt!”

“Aye?” Dori sat down beside him, lending his warmth. “Then you can do so with company.”

Calling in Cat?

I'm supposed to go to work today but there have been two cats on my lap in the span of an hour. Charlie came and kneaded and suckled for a while then jumped down to find a spot of sun in the living room. Now Cassie's on my lap and has gone from purring to playing to sleeping. She fell asleep playing with my SPN sweatshirt, in fact, in mid-play just like a little kitten. So I just don't have the heart to wake her up yet. But I need to get to work soon. Leaving for our annual conference Monday at 5-bloody-thirty in the morning and it's going to be an intense week. I've got a ton of work to do... but cat! You see my problem?

You know the slogan: Always Keep Napping!



Last night was awful. I have had a headache all week (allergies?) and last night I felt so sick to my stomach after dinner I switched into panic mode. I probably would have felt better if I'd just... but I didn't let myself. I ended up curling up on the couch and trying to sleep it off. Which worked, except I had weird dreams because the TV was on and I ended up waking up at 3am then hauling myself upstairs to bed. So I already feel kind of off today. But definitely not nauseated, and that's a HUGE improvement.