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SlashTheDrabble challenge 52# 'Surprise' crossposted to
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Titel: Surprise, surprise
Fandom: btvs
Word count: 400
Pairing: Xander/Spike
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Not mine and no money made
The lamp in the bathroom starts to flicker annoyingly. Xander sighs, it’s been acting up all day and he’s just been waiting for it to crash, being too lazy to change the bulb right away.
He turns his head and tries to ignore it, there is no way he ’s going to go up and take the time to fix it, not in the middle of this particularly film. It’s just going to have to wait until after.
Xander glares at the bathroom intently, mentally willing the light bulb to just die already. The only reason he has the bathroom lamp on is because of the soft light, much softer than the one in the bedroom and perfect for just brightening the apartment a little bit at night. Xander is the first person to admit he’s got a healthy fear of the dark. Even if he is in the safety of his own apartment, not everything need’s an invitation after all.
Okay, the bulb is obviously not going to die so Xander will have to change it, he’s just going to wait until the boring part of the film starts. What, it’s not like he hasn’t seen it before, several times.
Xander gets of the couch and pads quietly to the bathroom, in the door he pauses and after carefully judging the distance he makes a jump to the small rug in front of the sink, the floor is always cold in Xanders apartment, especially in the bathroom.
The flickering light gives Xander kind of an eerie feeling, making him tense and nervous, the noise from the television is somewhat comforting but it’s not like having someone else there; he’s never liked being alone.
He takes out a new light bulb, he always keeps a couple of spare ones in the bathroom cabinet.
His reflection looks kinda creepy, the light giving his skin a slight yellow tinge and making his eyes look black. He definitely needs a haircut and this time promises of infinite pleasure isn’t going to stop him, it’s time he stood up for himself.
A cold hand settling in the middle of his back nearly makes him jump out of his skin. In front of him the mirror shows him nothing but himself, looking scared out of his mind.
“ For fucks sake Spike! Can you stop doing that?!”
“Wot? Wanted to surprise you is all”
End