c/aus drabble post
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samsomSo I was writing last night.
And yup, it's dark. Really dark.
Like, needing a warning dark.
He’s cool on her back, arm draped over her shoulder so she can watch the moonshine turn his skin white like milk.
She’s lying in a grave with him, watched as he dug it with his bare hands, smiling at her with those sharp teeth the whole time.
Her own monster.
He’s wound white orchids in her hair, wrapped them around her wrist and threaded their stalks through her fingers.
He’s says they’re a symbol of her beauty.
Above her eyes, the discarded leftovers lie soaking in the sprinklers, drowning in water and dirt while she watches.
do you like them?
She nods because she cannot speak.
There are orchid petals in her mouth, tangling her tongue.
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When the dawn comes, so do the estate workers.
They find her in the garden, with the roses.
~~
The morning sun shines down on the slayer’s head, turning her hair to spun gold.
She looks up when Xander approaches.
“How’s Cordelia?” She asks.
“Alive. Barely.” Xander’s hatred is like a living thing in his eyes. “They say she’s been cutting herself. It’s the only way they can explain the blood loss.”
“He must have been – it must have been occurring for a number of weeks.” Giles said, slipping his glasses back on.
“You need to kill him, Buffy.” Xander says it again, as if to remind her of her duty.
“I will.” She says.
She shuts her anguish up in a chamber far in the back of her heart, and reconciles herself to the inevitable.
~end~
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And yup, it's dark. Really dark.
Like, needing a warning dark.
He’s cool on her back, arm draped over her shoulder so she can watch the moonshine turn his skin white like milk.
She’s lying in a grave with him, watched as he dug it with his bare hands, smiling at her with those sharp teeth the whole time.
Her own monster.
He’s wound white orchids in her hair, wrapped them around her wrist and threaded their stalks through her fingers.
He’s says they’re a symbol of her beauty.
Above her eyes, the discarded leftovers lie soaking in the sprinklers, drowning in water and dirt while she watches.
do you like them?
She nods because she cannot speak.
There are orchid petals in her mouth, tangling her tongue.
~~
When the dawn comes, so do the estate workers.
They find her in the garden, with the roses.
~~
The morning sun shines down on the slayer’s head, turning her hair to spun gold.
She looks up when Xander approaches.
“How’s Cordelia?” She asks.
“Alive. Barely.” Xander’s hatred is like a living thing in his eyes. “They say she’s been cutting herself. It’s the only way they can explain the blood loss.”
“He must have been – it must have been occurring for a number of weeks.” Giles said, slipping his glasses back on.
“You need to kill him, Buffy.” Xander says it again, as if to remind her of her duty.
“I will.” She says.
She shuts her anguish up in a chamber far in the back of her heart, and reconciles herself to the inevitable.
~end~
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Date: 2007-06-17 09:33 pm (UTC)*g*
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Date: 2007-06-17 05:23 am (UTC)beautifully written; I could visualize this.
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Date: 2007-06-17 09:35 pm (UTC)It's the first time I ever wrote anything where I felt I seriously needed one.
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Date: 2007-06-17 12:55 pm (UTC)For some reason this reminded me of the song Where the Wild Roses Grow by Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave. Totally random but...
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Date: 2007-06-17 09:36 pm (UTC)and I don't think I've ever heard that song. :D
HI :)
Date: 2007-06-17 07:48 pm (UTC)Oh, ps: I have returned to fandom! So I must tell you how great it is to see something written by you first thing when I get back.
Re: HI :)
Date: 2007-06-17 09:41 pm (UTC)I started to think school ate you alive:D.
So glad you can come back and play! Whee!
Yep, it was dark. I ship c/a so hard but sometimes when I write Angelus with her, I'm hard on Cordelia. However, Angelus is not a fluffy bunny. He's evil and when he's obsessively in love, he expresses it in evil ways.
Plus, I like the dark sometimes. ;D
So welcome back, and hope to see some fic from ya soon!
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Date: 2007-06-18 01:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-06-18 05:07 am (UTC)Hopefully, the challenge for ca_atlast will be a good counterpoint. I just need to get them out of W&H and write an epilogue and maybe I thought I could send it to you to check? It's longer than I'm used to writing and I'm worried that it 'wobbles' emotionally.
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Date: 2007-06-18 01:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-06-25 01:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-06-25 02:17 am (UTC)Thank you! Yes, verra dark, isn't it? I just posted it and the first one over at ca_atlast so more people can tell me how dark I got. lol!
Anyway, yes, did post the longer fic (way fluffier) over there last night. Have fun!