Your worries about literal use notwithstanding, I love what you did with the prompts. Sauron's fussy housekeeper (just trying to keep order, damnit!) attitude to the world, and his justifications of his actions, was almost amusing. Uinen's response, as well as her own reaction to the Downfall, was sobering and beautiful in its sadness. And the turtles that haunt Elendur felt very real - unlike the millions of dead people, they're tangible, and it's easy to imagine that he would fixate on their fate. It's nice to think that the dream offered him closure, of a sort.

i really love how you used your prompts, particularly the turtle one. it resonates on both the macro/cosmic level and on the very immediate.

This is a really wonderful set of ficlets. Uinen's is especially wrenching. And I love what you did with the world turtle prompt!

It tells me nothing. I will just go on trying to tidy up, enforce order—even if I always seem to end up just shifting the mess from one corner of the house to the other and yes, maybe making it worse.

Poor Sauron- he just wants to tidy up... yeah. OK. That's convincing:)

Whether it consents to go or not. That's mor e like it!

I do really love the whining tone of this, the 'poor me', all I want is a tidy house.  And he is right to ask why now,why does Eru think this is just too much! I am not a scholar of Men in any way so this is interesting. 

This is incredible, the rhythm of the words is like waves, they seems to ebb and flow and vividly evoke the sea.

The description of the drowning is really effective- and I see Uinen helplessly watching, that sense of it happening 'through the midst of my body'. And she answers Sauron's whining demand for order with an honesty that is all her own.

That last line is superb- poetic.

This is just brilliant- I was anxious for the turtles too and I hope that Osse did indeed spare a thought for them. Such a great piece of writing.