[fic BtVS] "Nearest, Dearest Enemy (Calm Before the Storm)"

[escritoireazul]

Title: Nearest, Dearest Enemy (Calm Before the Storm)
Author: Carla
Disclaimer: Joss, etc., owns everything.
Written for: blueanddollsome for the first annual oldschoolbtvs No School Like the Old School ficathon

Comments

[aervir]

Wow, this is simply an amazing look at the faultlines and more or less hidden darkness in the canon relationships of mid-season 2.

*likes this a lot*

[escritoireazul]

Thank you so much! I'm glad to hear you liked it; I really enjoyed exploring the other side to the canon relationships.

[escritoireazul]

I'm so glad you like it. Thank you for letting me know.

The story was actually built around the Xander/Cordelia one, after writing the other Cordelia story for the ficathon, I wanted to write her some more.

[carlyinrome]

This has so many brilliant juxtapositions, negations. Xander, in comparison, smells really, really good. Spike turning his face from the moon.

Awesome.

[escritoireazul]

I'm so glad you like it. Thank you for letting me know.

[light_emerges]

The Goddess of the written word has done it again, brava!

[escritoireazul]

Thank you!

[chrisleeoctaves]

Hi,
I am reading off my beaten path this month - looking for new fic by new-to-me writers.

I enjoyed this fic. I liked how you managed to capture the voices (and the unsteady relationships) in each of the sections. Cordy's voice was particularly good:

If she encourages him, he’ll keep dressing the way he does - those shoes! What kind of world does he think they live in? Is there a world where those shoes and that outfit work?

and I liked your Dru, too:

The stars sing to her, songs of the dead, celebrations. Drusilla wishes to have a party, she gathers invitations and scatters them like largess, human blood on human skin and all the most delightful people will attend.

Nice job.

[escritoireazul]

Thank you so much for your feedback! I'm glad you liked the story, and especially Cordelia's and Drusilla's voices. I have such trouble with both of them, Cordy in particular, and so work extra hard when I write them. I'm so glad to hear it worked.