Powerful, gripping story. I enjoyed it enormously. I love that slow dance, as they grow closer and leave the badness behind them. I adore their easy banter, their embarassment, their unexpected sweetness.
“Hmm…what would you do if I decided that Slaying had to be kept secret?”
“Show you Harmony on one of her bloody TV shows and bring out your competitive streak. You’d show her how to dance.”
For a brief, wonderful moment Buffy grinned.
“Personally I’m more worried about your fashion taste regressing.”
Buffy blinked; had she heard him right? “What’s that supposed to mean?”
“It means I knew you in high school and some of those outfits deserved their crumbly end in Sunnydale.”
“You-!” She pulled her head away to scowl at him. He was grinning impudently. “You’re not one to talk, Mr.-wore-the-same-outfit-for-thirty-years.”
“Call it sentimental value. I met a very fine, if ill-dressed woman wearing that outfit.”
Buffy narrowed her eyes. “You are so full of it.” But mollified, she rested her head on his shoulder again.
Classical Spuffy! You may be not reading comics, but your story helped me to understand certain aspects of them better.
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Date: 2011-02-02 07:58 pm (UTC)“Hmm…what would you do if I decided that Slaying had to be kept secret?”
“Show you Harmony on one of her bloody TV shows and bring out your competitive streak. You’d show her how to dance.”
For a brief, wonderful moment Buffy grinned.
“Personally I’m more worried about your fashion taste regressing.”
Buffy blinked; had she heard him right? “What’s that supposed to mean?”
“It means I knew you in high school and some of those outfits deserved their crumbly end in Sunnydale.”
“You-!” She pulled her head away to scowl at him. He was grinning impudently. “You’re not one to talk, Mr.-wore-the-same-outfit-for-thirty-years.”
“Call it sentimental value. I met a very fine, if ill-dressed woman wearing that outfit.”
Buffy narrowed her eyes. “You are so full of it.” But mollified, she rested her head on his shoulder again.
Classical Spuffy! You may be not reading comics, but your story helped me to understand certain aspects of them better.