iwry_marathon FIC: A Brief History of Time (A Love Story)

Nov 20, 2008 07:30



TITLE: A Brief History of Time (A Love Story)
RATING: R
FANDOM: BtVS/AtS
PAIRING: Buffy/Angel
SPOILERS: Set in the “Birthday”-verse. Takes place somewhere around season five or six Buffy time.
SUMMARY: Now she realizes that, had they never met, she wouldn’t be. She’d be some other girl, some other Buffy.
PROMPT: Written for chrisleeoctaves’s iwry_marathon. Thank you so ( Read more... )

story post, angel, buffy

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helygen November 20 2008, 13:20:59 UTC
Oh hun this is stunning. The language of it is exquisite and the quiet, painful sadness that weaves its way through the story is heartbreaking: I can almost taste Buffy's longing for other times. The ending is just gorgeous - not happy, but hopeful, and so very them.

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carlyinrome November 22 2008, 03:42:37 UTC


Thank you so much for the very kind feedback! I'm pleased you enjoyed it. :)

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a2zmom November 20 2008, 14:04:24 UTC
This is just heartbreaking. It's the only thing I can say. So many tears here, so much pain. Angel drawing that picture of her mother as a gift; his keening when his vision is useless; Buffy's utter aloneness.

And her revelation at the end that she wouldn't be the Buffy she is without the things she's lived through.

Achingly beautiful and sad.

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carlyinrome November 22 2008, 03:42:08 UTC


One day, I will learn to write happy fic . . .

Thank you for the wonderful feedback, sweetie. I'm glad you liked it.

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tinpanalley November 20 2008, 15:02:07 UTC

Breathtaking work. Truly beautiful.

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carlyinrome November 22 2008, 03:41:28 UTC


Thank you, sweetie. I'm glad you liked it. (Also: hi!)

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carlyinrome November 22 2008, 03:43:04 UTC


I'm glad you enjoyed yourself. :)

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carlyinrome November 22 2008, 03:41:01 UTC


Oh, thank you, bb. That is mighty praise coming from you. *hugs*

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