Being a Vampire Sucks 3: Calculated Risk

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I've been feeling very unpost-y this last couple of weeks. Not sure why. Apologies to everyone.

Here is the third of my series of short fics about minor vampire characters. This is one I always felt sorry for. Always in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Setting: BtVS season 5, during Shadow
Rating: PG
250 words

Calculated Risk



She's never been a gambler - always played it safe,- so not surprising she'd hated high school.

Too many ways to mess up and get yourself in deep, deep trouble. Danger everywhere.

Like, it's okay to be pretty up to a point, but never draw attention away from the popular girls. Don't study too hard either, in case your grades are better than theirs. Don't try to stand out from the crowd. Hide in plain sight. Fit in, if it kills you.

Trouble was, it had killed her. When the crunch - literal crunch - came, that freaky red haired vamp chick in the leather catsuit had noticed her right away.

One siring later, she's a bite whore. She doesn't want to be, but the vamp packs running rackets in this town are way worse bullies than those high school mean girls. She'd rather keep her head down, pay a cut for the room at the crack house, build up a regular clientele. Play it safe again.

Which brings her to the tall, blond guy sitting at the bar. He looks solid. Dependable. But he turned her down before. Said his heart belonged to someone else. Said he didn't go out with vampires. Seemed kind of - unstable? Maybe dangerous.

But he wouldn't come back if he wasn't interested, would he? Besides, he's nice. He bought her a drink. She likes him.

Maybe she'll take a chance just this once.

Riley wouldn't hurt her, Sandy thinks. She's sure of it.

Comments

[rebcake.livejournal.com]

Jeez. Poor Sandy. She seemed so decent, as both a gal and a vamp, and yet Mr. Decency Himself was her sneaky ending. Tsk.

I'm glad she got a bit of spotlight here, even if she spent her existence trying to escape it.

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Thanks. Yes, there was something pathetic about her, poor thing. Vampire or no, she wouldn't hurt a fly, I don't think.

[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

Aww poor old Sandy. Took a chance and boy did it not pay off. :(

Nicely done. :D

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Thanks, Sue. Always felt sorry for this character.

[quinara]

Oh, poor Sandy! This is a great little glimpse of her.

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Thanks, love. Glad you liked it.

[yourlibrarian]

Oh, ouch!

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;)

[lyr]

Oh, well and chillingly done. How totally sad.

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Thank you. Yes, poor Sandy.

[whichclothes.livejournal.com]

Poor Sandy! I'm glad you wrote this.

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Glad you liked it. I do feel very sorry for her. She didn't deserved to get dusted.

[sibilant.livejournal.com]

The way he dealt with Sandy summed up everything I didn't like about Riley - the sense of entitlement, the self-pity - and the spiteful narcissism.

It was bad luck for her that he chose her to validate his manliness and self-righteousness.

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While I like Riley - basically a decent bloke, I think - I can't disagree with you in this instance. Poor Sandy.

[brutti-ma-buoni.livejournal.com]

Aww. Now I feel sorry for her too. :(

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Then my work is done. :)

[menomegirl.livejournal.com]

Oooh I like this, sweetie. Very well-written.

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Thank you. :)

[dalmeny]

Nice.

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Thanks. :)

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

Poor girl. Not always fun and games, is it?

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Not for her, no. :(

[hello-spikey.livejournal.com]

aaaaaw. Poor Sandy. What a rough unlife!

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I know, and she seemed so harmless, poor thing.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Disturbing in the best sense of the word. Poor Sandy.

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Thanks, love. Yes, I do feel sorry for her. Always have.

[treadingthedark.livejournal.com]

Poor Sandy. Really nice work.

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Thank you. :)