Drabble: Style/Substance (Wes with a hint of Lilah)

[electricalgwen]

For the prompt "Tie" at open_on_sunday.

Wesley's wardrobe has become slightly more varied over the past few years. The London Fog overcoat now rubs shoulders with a scuffed leather jacket; the Savile Row suits must share closet space with jeans (albeit neatly folded ones.) He owns shirts in colours besides white.

He remains meticulous in caring for his clothes, however. Sweaters are perfectly folded, and trouser seams are crisply pressed. His ties are rolled and stored on their sides, to preserve their shape.

Well, most of them are. A couple are shoved under the mattress. He never liked the pattern, but they hold knots extremely well.

Comments

[witling.livejournal.com]

Oh, awesome. Wesley, why are you such a twisted guy?

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

I feel the urge to put on a bad Sigmund Freud accent and say, "Tell me about your fah-zer..."
Thanks, glad you liked!

[rayruz.livejournal.com]

Meow! Very nice set up, great ending line.

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I really enjoyed those two in canon.

[the-wild-iris.livejournal.com]

Very nice, very Wesley, and I like how the opening sentence could suggest other variations in Wes' life besides his clothes.

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

Thank you, it's great to hear that you liked that hint of other changes! :)

[shinodabear.livejournal.com]

Ooh! I love it.

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! :)

[limerickgirl.livejournal.com]

Ohhh wow, this is such an amazing glimpse at his character, each line so flawless and perfect in every way. Wonderful!

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

*blush*
Thanks so much! :)

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

Great work; character exposition by using objects, a lovely example of show-don't-tell.

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

Thank you!
The drabble prompts are such a great way to try and explore writing styles, techniques etc.

[virtualpersonal.livejournal.com]

Extremely well done - powerful characterization. I write Wes in an RPG and I'm going to keep this in mind as I write him - a reminder that he is now multi-faceted.

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

Wow, thank you! It's great to hear the characterization was good, especially since you actually write Wes - I've only written a very few short bits with him, though I do enjoy reading good Wesley. I like him in the latter days when he's more complex.

[savoytruffle.livejournal.com]

perfect tone and twist at the end.

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Initially I wondered if it was overly formal in tone, but then Wesley so often is too, at least outwardly.

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

I love how this makes manifest that the starchly pressed image that Wes presents to the world doesn't show the whole picture and theres a lot hidden under the bed.

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

I love the word "manifest." :)
Thanks so much!

[apreludetoanend.livejournal.com]

Lovely! I'm not really familiar with the whole Wes/Lilah thing, but I do love how you've smashed the old Wes and the new one together in the same closet. Really cool, and the neatly folded jeans were a nice touch!

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I really like Wes as he develops through the seasons of Angel, he gets so much more complex, darker and damaged (poor guy! but he's more fun to play with that way. *eg*)

[laisserais]

muahahaha! hee! This is awesome! Oh Wesley, you naughty, naughty man! *g*

Ahem, yes, he is so dignified. I wonder if one of the patterned ties he didn't like was his school tie? ;)

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

Thanks - and thanks to you and your recent icon-making for reminding me why I like Wesley. ;)
Hee, maybe! I bet Lilah would get a kick out of that too.

[laisserais]

hee! you took that icon, very cool! :)

I'm telling you, i have such a kink for the way you write those two... i don't even know why, but you just... hit it. With Wesley's upright, buttoned down thing, with the secret undercurrent of subversion... and the power plays... yeah. Awesome. :)

[lil-miss-maddie.livejournal.com]

Wow, that was great!
So, "deep-wes".

It's a talent to write good drabbles

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

Thank you!
It is a different kind of exercise to writing longer fics. Sometimes I enjoy the challenge of trying to paint a picture in 100 words. :)