The Torchwood Drabble Files

by badly-knitted

A collection of Torchwood drabbles that continues to grow. Thanks to everyone who's making this possible. You're greatly appreciated, so I'm reinstating an old game - the writer of every 100th review gets to request a drabble/ficlet of their choice. Still using a T rating to cover anything I might write, just to be safe.

70. Mara

Title: Mara

Author: badly_knitted

Characters: None really

Rating: G

Written For: Challenge 281 – Lepidoptera at tw100

Spoilers: Small Worlds.

Summary: Looks can be deceiving.

Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood, or the characters.

A/N: My fifth drabble this week, and the only serious one. I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. I was looking to do something canon-based and this idea came to mind.

Thanks to everyone for their reviews on Adhesive Butterfly! I might do a few more with the butterfly if I can find the right titles.

I Love Janto - Ianto doesn't think it looks too good, but a good scalp massage is worth a few minor inconveniences, and it's portable, which is handy! A great solution to the stresses of Torchwood. Going to bed might prove to be a problem though...

They look so charming, delicate and innocent; pretty little fairy folk with butterfly wings, flitting about in the moonlit woods, playful, laughter like tinkling bells.

But it's a lie, part illusion and part deception, a disguise for something dark, ancient and primal. Not entirely evil, just other; creatures from the oldest tales and nightmares, warped and wizened, their nature and motives beyond human comprehension.

Most of all, they're dangerous. They take what they want, they can neither be reasoned with nor appealed to, and they must never be crossed. All of time is their playground, there is nowhere to hide.

The End