Ally

[shapinglight]

I've written a drabble for International Fanworks Day (which I did not even know about until I saw yourlibrarian posting about it) on Sunday. Hope you enjoy.

Setting: BtVS season 7, during Chosen
Rating: PG
100 word drabble. (At least Word is telling me it's 100 words. Hope that's right).
If this is crap please someone tell me, and I won't inflict it on A03.

Ally



"Are you ready to be strong?" she says.

Her words aren't aimed at him. She believes in him already. Thinks he doesn't need them.

They aren't aimed at her friends, or Giles, either.

They've faltered ('course they have, they're only human), but they've been being strong for years, and she knows it.

No, it's Slayer talk. Buffy, Faith, all those scared little girls, who suddenly don't look so scared.

A circle he can't be a part of.

But he takes her words to heart anyway.

He's made the choice. He's ready.

When the times comes, he'll do the bloody business.

Comments

Ally

[yourlibrarian]

If this is crap please someone tell me, and I won't inflict it on A03.

Well I certainly like it! I love that line about the circle, and seeing himself on the margins (which it seems he's always felt himself to be -- whether intentionally or not).

Love that you even have the matching icon ;)

Re: Ally

[shapinglight]

Well I certainly like it! I love that line about the circle, and seeing himself on the margins (which it seems he's always felt himself to be -- whether intentionally or not).

Thank you. :) I hope he doesn't come across as feeling sorry for himself that he can't be part of this circle, because that really wasn't my intent?

Love that you even have the matching icon ;)

Yeah, I grabbed a screencap and made it quickly on purpose. Not that great, but it does go.

[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

*applauds* Excellent.

Aww, thats are Spike. Always seeing things through to the bitter end.

[shapinglight]

Thanks, Sue. Yes, he's not going to stop until everything in his path is dead.

Just like Angel said in School Hard.

[kikimay]

I love it!

[shapinglight]

Thank you. :)

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

Perfect!

[shapinglight]

Wow, really? From the Drabble King that's quite q compliment. Thanks so much!

[chasingdemons.livejournal.com]

Beautiful and certainly NOT crap!

[shapinglight]

Thanks, love. Glad you liked it. :)

[rahirah]

I like it!

[shapinglight]

Thanks, Barb. Maybe I will inflict it on A03 after all. :)

[sibilant.livejournal.com]

It's season 7 in a nutshell!

[shapinglight]

Well, Spike's POV on it anyway. Thank you. :)

[slaymesoftly.livejournal.com]

Nice. Love drabbles, so much said in so few words.

[shapinglight]

Yeah, me too. Writing them is a definite skill.

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

Well, that's just brilliant. :-D And probably very true to. I like it. It rings very IC to me!

[shapinglight]

Thank you so much, love. :)