Death shall have no dominion (Drabble, PG)

[electricalgwen]

Inspired by the prompt "Dominion" at open_on_sunday. The title is of course from Dylan Thomas.


He’s glad Tara’s dead.

Death is vague when you’re a kid. It gains reality and form slowly. Grandma’s not baking cookies anymore; the class guinea pig lies unmoving on the cage floor.

Eventually, you’re old enough to attend funerals. And despite the minister’s assertion of the Resurrection and the Life, you know death is final.

Only… then you get a little older, and meet the Slayer. You learn about vampires and zombie cats, and eventually one of your best friends brings another one back – from heaven.

So, yeah. He’s not glad Tara died. But he’s glad she’s still dead.

Comments

[apreludetoanend.livejournal.com]

Love this! Very cool idea, and I'm so glad to see more fic from you! ♥

[isis-whit.livejournal.com]

Ow, painful view on things. No, resurrection on the hellmouth isn't what is advertised. Great drabble!

The poem was the first thing I thought of when I read the prompt. Dylan Thomas is love.

[murielle.livejournal.com]

Love the Thomas title! First thing I thougth of when I saw this week's challenge.

Excellent drabble! Good reflection on the BtVS death experience. Always loving the Xander-think.

[skybound2]

Oh, very well done. A nice little look into Xander's mind. And I have to agree with him here, so very glad that Willow couldn't bring Tara back...

[laisserais]

Oh! oh! just.... oh. So wonderful, the progression. How like it really is, and then where it goes on the hellmouth. and i love the distinction, the finer points he'd have to make. so sad, yet stunningly true.

this is a wonderful idea, fleshed out beautifully.

[jussyklutz.livejournal.com]

oooher, nice

[4thdixiechick.livejournal.com]

So, yeah. He’s not glad Tara died. But he’s glad she’s still dead.

Meep!
Very sad, and so true to character.

[shinodabear.livejournal.com]

Living in Sunnydale is hard enough, when you know things others refuse to believe, and then dying isn't exactly what it used to be. Wishing Tara stay dead is really an ultimate form of respect and love, in this sense. Wonderful.
I love the examples of Grandma's cookies and the hamster. :)

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

Wonderful Xander logic in this and that last line choked me up. Excellent job on this.

[lil-miss-maddie.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to let you know that that gave me goosebumps. Do I assume correct in that the narrator would be Xander?