Comments | apocalyptothon: Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down; for <strong class="lj-user"><a href="/read/user/afteriwake">afteriwake</a></strong> (BTVS, R)

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Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down; for afteriwake (BTVS, R)

Jul 19, 2009 18:16

Title: Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down
Author: misachan
Recipient: afteriwake
Fandom: BTVS/Angel
Request: Faith and Xander hunt down survivors of a major demon attack in a rebuilt Sunnydale (with a re-opened Hellmouth) as the world falls apart around them. Please, if you can, include Lindsey from A:tS
Rating: R
Spoilers: "Chosen" for BtVS, allusions to "Not Fade Away ( Read more... )

Comments 20

afteriwake July 20 2009, 02:45:24 UTC

::claps:: Oh! Oh! Oh, this was superb. This was more than I honestly expected from that prompt. You just...wow. I am so impressed with this. Thank you so very much!

misachan July 20 2009, 03:20:46 UTC

*sighs in relief* Oh thank goodness. I'm so, so glad you liked it!

aaronlisa July 20 2009, 03:16:43 UTC

This was amazing. I loved everything about it. The dreams with Lindsay, the way you wrote Faith/Xander and the final battle with Buffy.

misachan July 20 2009, 03:21:34 UTC

Thank you so much!

flyingcarpet July 21 2009, 21:46:41 UTC

Wow. Just, wow. This is fantastic.

I love Faith's comment that considering her track record she really thought she had a better shot at killing the metaphorical source of all evil than being able to kill Buffy Summers. It just fits really perfectly.

misachan July 31 2009, 04:27:48 UTC

Thank you!

liz_marcs July 22 2009, 02:10:01 UTC

Oh, this is fantastic! I positively loved this story.

I enjoyed your set-up and the slow reveal of just how badly the world had gone bad. I also enjoyed (in a weird way) the point that some people would make "deals" to stay alive. So few apocalypse stories take that into account.

I also liked the fact that Faith and Xander were forged into a fighting team as well as a 'ship. There aren't nearly enough Faith and Xander stories out there ('ship, friendship, or otherwise) and I'm always psyched when I see a good one.

I also loved the idea of Faith and Xander wandering the post-apocalyptic landscape that you hinted at at the end of this story.

Thank you for a really good read/

misachan July 31 2009, 04:29:41 UTC

Thank you! I'm glad the slow reveal worked for you; I'm always concerned I'm taking too long to get to the point.:)

musesfool July 22 2009, 15:45:46 UTC

This is chilling and fantastic and heartbreaking.

misachan July 31 2009, 04:30:31 UTC

Thank you so much! (and for the rec, too! *flail!*)