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Post by Nina on Jan 9, 2008 21:51:42 GMT -5
Title: Still Life - Adustum Rating: Pg-16 Pairing: B/D, B/S Warning: Character Death Spoilers: None Summary:This started as a one shot drabble for Lisa's B/D community and ended up as a series of Buffy/Sam drabbles instead. Fickle muse... Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters but I do enjoy playing in Joss' and Kripke's sandboxes. Author's Notes: Many thanks to Ky and Lisa for their input and excellent cheerleading skills. *** Mesmerized, she watches the flames dance. Tiny licks of fire sparking and crackling against a murky midnight sky.
She tries to focus on the flames and not the body they're consuming. Doesn't want her last memory of his lips to be of the pink flesh, curling, charred, melting back until all that's left is a grim parody of the face she loves.
Leaning heavily against the strong body beside her, she absently grabs a hand and squeezes. Strong fingers, longer than his brother's but just as rough, squeeze back as the wind picks up, scattering Dean's ashes above the pyre.
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Post by Nina on Jan 9, 2008 21:54:34 GMT -5
Title: Still Life - Stay Rating: Pg-16 Pairing: B/D, B/S Warning: Character Death Spoilers: None Summary:This started as a one shot drabble for Lisa's B/D community and ended up as a series of Buffy/Sam drabbles instead. Fickle muse... Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters but I do enjoy playing in Joss' and Kripke's sandboxes. Author's Notes: Many thanks to Ky and Lisa for their input and excellent cheerleading skills. ***
She's not sure why she stays. Some part of her recognizes that she's living in a shadow, a ghost of her own life.
Chasing down demons and monsters, they try to outrun bitter memories of loved ones lost and not give in to the dark. She knows, on some level, that it's wrong but she can't bring herself to sever that final tie to Dean and the life he left behind.
Sammy.
She can't leave him behind when they're each the only thing they have left.
Even if it means she'll never be free of the shadow, she can't go.
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Post by Nina on Jan 9, 2008 21:57:46 GMT -5
Title: Still Life - Ask Alice Rating: Pg-16 Pairing: B/D, B/S Warning: Character Death Spoilers: None Summary:This started as a one shot drabble for Lisa's B/D community and ended up as a series of Buffy/Sam drabbles instead. Fickle muse... Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters but I do enjoy playing in Joss' and Kripke's sandboxes. Author's Notes: Many thanks to Ky and Lisa for their input and excellent cheerleading skills. *** Scenes from the past play out in Technicolor in her waking mind and, at night, she dreams of death and Dean. They drive in silence and she's afraid sometimes. She worries she's going to end up again in a medicated haze and padded room with four walls. Until she dreams, again, of Dean. Suddenly, drugged ignorance does seem like bliss.
But then she remembers Sam.
She can't take him along, down the rabbit hole to Alice and her tea party, and she can't leave him alone.
Instead she sends her regrets to the King of Hearts and bites the bullet.
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Post by IceBlueRose on Jan 10, 2008 0:12:50 GMT -5
These are wonderful and so sad. You really bring out a lot of emotion with a short amount of words. That sense of loss is so strong throughout these as is Buffy's determination and inability to leave Sam behind. I can't wait for the rest of these.
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Post by Nina on Jan 10, 2008 2:06:48 GMT -5
These are wonderful and so sad. You really bring out a lot of emotion with a short amount of words. That sense of loss is so strong throughout these as is Buffy's determination and inability to leave Sam behind. I can't wait for the rest of these. Thank you for the kind words and for taking the time to read! The remaining pieces should be up sometime before Monday as I'm just tweaking the final drabble now. My muse keeps dancing around the 100 words, but not quite stopping there.
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Post by Raven on Jan 10, 2008 2:42:47 GMT -5
Oh wow. These are absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking. Wonderful job.
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Post by Nina on Jan 10, 2008 3:53:02 GMT -5
Oh wow. These are absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking. Wonderful job. Thank you! I've been having quite a bit of fun with these and it's always nice to hear someone else is enjoying them, too.
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Post by Nina on Jan 10, 2008 9:47:38 GMT -5
Title: Still Life - Bye Bye Baby Rating: Pg-16 Pairing: B/D, B/S Warning: Character Death Spoilers: None Summary:This started as a one shot drabble for Lisa's B/D community and ended up as a series of Buffy/Sam drabbles instead. Fickle muse... Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters but I do enjoy playing in Joss' and Kripke's sandboxes. Author's Notes: Many thanks to Ky and Lisa for their input and excellent cheerleading skills. ***
"I'm okay," she assures him, "but the car... it has to go."
"What?" Scandalized, he immediately shoots her down, "No!"
"Hear me out, please."
"No! This car," his hands dance over the dash, "...was Dean's baby. We can't get rid of it."
Their eyes meet and she blinks back tears, "That's why we have to let it go for a while. I just... I can't. There are memories everywhere, Sam."
She takes a deep breath, "It's killing me."
Startled, his eyes meet hers again before he nods.
They leave Bobby's in a rusted pickup and, finally, she can breathe again.
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Post by IceBlueRose on Jan 10, 2008 13:34:42 GMT -5
Aw. And again, that's so sad! I like that Buffy doesn't insist they completely get rid of the Impala but just asks that they let it go for a while. Bobby will take care of it. *nods* This was another great drabble.
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Post by Raven on Jan 10, 2008 13:55:07 GMT -5
Thank God it was only for a little while. LOL. I might've had to kill you had you gotten rid of the Impala. JK! Another great one. I love it!
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Post by Nina on Jan 10, 2008 18:04:06 GMT -5
Aw. And again, that's so sad! I like that Buffy doesn't insist they completely get rid of the Impala but just asks that they let it go for a while. Bobby will take care of it. *nods* This was another great drabble. Thanks! Glad you liked this one... Not many people I know can look at the Impala and *not* see Dean. It seemed like a Buffy thing to do to stay away from it for a while. Thanks again for reading and feeding
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Post by Nina on Jan 10, 2008 18:05:51 GMT -5
Thank God it was only for a little while. LOL. I might've had to kill you had you gotten rid of the Impala. JK! Another great one. I love it! :: gasp :: I'd never do anything to the Impala! Well... Nothing that couldn't be fixed, at any rate. Thank you so much for continuing to read and comment!
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Post by Nina on Jan 11, 2008 9:50:05 GMT -5
Title: Still Life - Proditio Rating: Pg-16 Pairing: B/D, B/S Warning: Character Death Spoilers: None Summary:This started as a one shot drabble for Lisa's B/D community and ended up as a series of Buffy/Sam drabbles instead. Fickle muse... Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters but I do enjoy playing in Joss' and Kripke's sandboxes. Author's Notes: Many thanks to Ky and Lisa for their input and excellent cheerleading skills. ***
They fight less now, against both demons and each other.
The demons are back in hell and, she thinks, she and Sam probably aren't too far behind.
They sleep more now. Together. Twisted, tangled limbs and longing when they wake.
As they watch a building burn, the remains of Hell's last escapee inside, Sam pulls her in for a kiss.
She tastes ash and regret as his lips crush hers and she wonders if betrayal is always like this or if it comes in other flavors.
Angel would know, she thinks, but he's dust and there's no one to ask.
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Post by lisa on Jan 11, 2008 11:39:30 GMT -5
I'm feedback spamming you, hope you're cool with that. I just can't help it because these rock my socks right off! I can't wait for the final drabble! *high five* Now, if you'll excuse me I'm gonna go cry over these for a bit.
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Post by Nina on Jan 11, 2008 12:13:41 GMT -5
Spam away! I love reading your comments and hearing your thoughts on the things I've written. Thanks for taking the time to post.
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