FIC: "Red, Red, Red (A Sorta Fairytale)" (Buffy/Angel, R)
Most of the stories are in at oldschoolbtvs. And I've read several of them -- and also one of them that isn't yet posted, which is excellent -- and there's a lot of really, really good old school fic up there, so go see it.
My contribution was for southernbangel, and here it is:
TITLE: Red, Red, Red (A Sorta Fairytale)
RATING: R
PAIRING: Buffy/Angel
SPOILERS/TIMELINE: ( Read more... )
“Wolves are pack animals. It’s strange that you only saw one-”
Buffy wrinkles her brow. “Huh. Then where’s the phrase, ‘lone wolf’ come from?”
Very, very good old skool Buffy/Angel talkage. I really SAW this, felt it, breathed it. I could hear their voices, best of all. The banter is so crisp. Angel's voice so clear. Buffy's flippant attitude so heartbreaking. I love.
She is a compass; a starfish; a shining, bright diamond of the night sky.
What an absolutely GORGEOUS image. I loved "starfish". How she feels like the centre of the sky beneath his touch.
“Um . . . today we’re talking about . . .” She squints harder. It doesn’t help. “Elephants?”
So Buffy! Again, I could hear this. Spot-on dialogue, hunny.
His fingers draw small circles onto her calf, and the bruise between her legs begins to pull again.
Oh, sexy. I love the "bruise between her legs". How apt and new.
His mouth is raw with the heat and he tastes sweet and briny and faintly metallic
That is exactly how it tastes. I love that Angel's mouth was warm from her. A nice detail.
“Hello, puppy,” she says, and she lowers her stake. The wolf takes silent steps toward her.
Haunting, yet amusing. "Hello, puppy" is absolute perfection. I love the waiting for the wolf. I LOVE the wolf, in general. I tend to include wolves a lot when it comes to Buffy. She is that kind of woman, isn't she?
What a perfect gem of a story, Carly. Thanks so much for sharing it. Really, really LOVED it and will memory it so I can read it again. Love the imagery, the language, the dialogue, the Buffy-speak, love everything. Amazing work, darling.
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Ohmygod, I'm so happy you liked this, sweetie! And you said so many nice things! Perfect things. I love knowing that I made it real for you, that you could see it; that's exactly what I try to do when I'm writing. Thank you. I'm giddy.
Oh, sexy. I love the "bruise between her legs". How apt and new. . . . That is exactly how it tastes.
I don't naturally write NC-17 almost anytime ever; NC-17 is about action, and I'm more about . . . feeling. So I try to express the feeling as close as I can without getting stale, and I'm thrilled to know that I did that for you here. This kind of story is all about details, so that these details worked for you means a lot to me.
I tend to include wolves a lot when it comes to Buffy. She is that kind of woman, isn't she?
Absolutely. And if you haven't already, read "Of the Beast" by kita0610, because that . . . that's a good Buffy/wolf scene.
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