electricalgwen

I decided to sign up for the "Buffy is the hero, damnit!" ficathon because I liked the idea. Buffy is the hero (or at least a hero, don't you know they come in six-packs?), and I'd recently seen a bit of Buffy-bashing around that I felt needed redressing, y'know?

Of course, I blithely ignored the fact that I would have to write Buffy (duh) which is something I find tough at the best of times. Buffy with Illyria?

Well. I hope lena7623 will forgive me if these 3220 words are not exactly what she was looking for, when she requested Buffy and Illyria running into each other randomly while fighting in a city. I also apologize for it being delayed. Oodles of thanks to madame_meretrix and cordelianne for (last-minute) beta reading and helpful suggestions.

Standard disclaimers apply. Comics canon is completely ignored. Warning: non-canon character deaths are mentioned. Specifically, the alley fight in NFA did not go well.

( Into the Blue )

I can't see myself ever writing kidfic (although I should be careful saying things like that, as I keep finding myself writing, or trying to write, various things I said I would/could never do.) I saw kid!Spike in the park, today, though. Honestly. White-blond buzzcut, sharp face, red shirt, black pants. Aged about 6 or so. Bossing around the other kids on the climbing frame. Had a mouth on him, too.

Finished Terry Pratchett's new book Wintersmith. Fun. Not the first time he's written about the power of stories, the power of myth and the way we shape and define the world inside our own heads - but a nice, new interpretation of it. Also, he introduces a new Feegle: Wee Dangerous Spike. I can't see myself ever writing fairy!Spike either, but if I did, it'd be that one. None of this gauzy-winged stuff. Give me Spike as a Nac mac Feegle: drinking, cow-stealing, fighting at the drop of a hat, and swearing in unrecognizable dialect. He'd fit right in.

Prompt this week at open_on_sunday is Change, and I wrote three drabbles in a hurry:

Evolution (Buffy, PG-13)

Most Likely (Gunn, PG)

and finally, Change (S/X, PG), because I've made it my mission to write a Spander one every Sunday. Spread the love! *g*