Strike Me Down
I show no fear.
My being is a carefully sculpted mask that not even you shall break; my words are lies, the force behind them so great you can believe they may be true. The rest of them see only the surface, and they are scared - you see none of the surface, only the monster beneath it.
And I am a monster. I will slither my way into power, snarl at anyone who dares to cross my path, and slash everything the word has known to ribbons. I will re-build it as my own, forcing puzzle pieces into places they do not fit, but I will make them. I will win.
I will.
I will never admit that when you draw your wand, I am stricken at my very core. Your spells require such little effort that a lesser man would call you lazy, watching you bend the air with such ease. Even I, much more than a lesser man, must admit that you have skill to rival my own.
You have a way of knowing what worries me, my fears as you would call them, though I am not afraid of anything. I am better. When others are crying and dying and shying away from the horror that is Lord Voldemort, I focus on nothing but you, looking for that magic technique which exposes my few weaknesses.
But I have been gifted with the power of foresight. I know what the outcome will be; I know that it is I who shall remain standing over the bodies for all eternity; I, he who has conquered death. I know that you are the one man on this earth who makes me thrill when we duel.
And I know that you will never strike me down.
A/N: A drabble for the "Romeo and Juliet Died in the End" challenge, where you're given a love song and told to write a non-romance story. My song was Sway,by Michael Buble, and I had a few lines that inspired me:
like a lazy ocean hugs the shore;
bend [with me, sway] with ease;
when we [dance](duel), you have a way with me;
other [dancers] (fighters) may be on the floor/Dear, but my eyes will only see you/Only you have the magic technique/When we sway, I go weak;
I can hear the sounds of violins/Long before it begins/Make me thrill as only you know how.
Yeah, a few. Anyway, it's Voldemort talking about Dumbledore - but I guess if you wanted it to be Harry, it could be, too. I know it's not that great, but... *shrug*
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~whispered touches
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