{whedonverse} drusilla's birthday / atonement / a subtle shift
Title: Drusilla's Birthday
Author: Aaronlisa
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing/Characters: Spike/Drusilla
Rating: FR13
Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer belongs to Joss Whedon and company.
Notes: This was written for whedonland.
Word Count: 146
Spike doesn’t know when Drusilla started to celebrate her birthday, or more accurately her awakening to her new life as a vampire. He has fond memories of countless evening spent with her under the stars dancing to music that only she could hear. Before when they were still with Darla and Angelus, Drusilla’s birthdays were affairs where Darla put on airs and Angelus would taunt Spike. After Angelus had become burdened with a soul and Darla had finally abandoned them, Drusilla’s birthday became something that Spike actually enjoyed. He would move Heaven and Hell to find his girl the perfect gift just so that he could see her smile that particular smile of hers that was far brighter than any sunny day that he could remember. And to him that smile of hers was a far greater gift than any he had ever given to her.
**END**
Title: Atonement
Author: Aaronlisa
Fandom: Dollhouse
Pairing/Characters: Echo, Adelle DeWitt
Rating: FR13
Disclaimer: Dollhouse belongs to Joss Whedon and company.
Prompts: Written for round one at drabbles20in20 for the five author's choice drabbles.
Notes: Set during 2x13 "Epitaph Two: The Return."
Word Count: 100
Adelle holds her close before letting go and then leaving Echo to her fate. Echo's not sure how Adelle has come to mean so much to her. There had been a time when they had been enemies and Echo was certain the best solution lay in Adelle's death. Now she knows that Adelle has paid the price for her sins over and over again. The older woman has atoned and Echo is envious of that because she knows she'll never get the chance to atone for her own. Nor will Echo ever find the same peace that Adelle has found.
((END))
Title: A Subtle Shift
Author: Aaronlisa
Fandom: Dollhouse
Pairing/Characters: Echo, Boyd Langton
Rating: FR13
Disclaimer: Dollhouse belongs to Joss Whedon and company.
Prompts: Written for round one of drabbles20in20 for the technical challenge of heroic.
Notes: Set after the events of 1x02 "The Target."
Word Count: 100
A subtle shift in their relationship occurs when she saves him. It makes her the hero just as the action bonds them more tightly together. He can no longer view her as a simple doll waiting to be filled with someone's fantasy. She's more than that even when Topher wipes her clean, Boyd can feel the wait of her concern. He trusts her with his life just as she trusts him. The only difference between their mutual trust in one another is that Boyd wasn't programmed to trust. And he knows that she trusts him underneath the layers of programming.
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Author: Aaronlisa
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing/Characters: Spike/Drusilla
Rating: FR13
Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer belongs to Joss Whedon and company.
Notes: This was written for whedonland.
Word Count: 146
Spike doesn’t know when Drusilla started to celebrate her birthday, or more accurately her awakening to her new life as a vampire. He has fond memories of countless evening spent with her under the stars dancing to music that only she could hear. Before when they were still with Darla and Angelus, Drusilla’s birthdays were affairs where Darla put on airs and Angelus would taunt Spike. After Angelus had become burdened with a soul and Darla had finally abandoned them, Drusilla’s birthday became something that Spike actually enjoyed. He would move Heaven and Hell to find his girl the perfect gift just so that he could see her smile that particular smile of hers that was far brighter than any sunny day that he could remember. And to him that smile of hers was a far greater gift than any he had ever given to her.
**END**
Title: Atonement
Author: Aaronlisa
Fandom: Dollhouse
Pairing/Characters: Echo, Adelle DeWitt
Rating: FR13
Disclaimer: Dollhouse belongs to Joss Whedon and company.
Prompts: Written for round one at drabbles20in20 for the five author's choice drabbles.
Notes: Set during 2x13 "Epitaph Two: The Return."
Word Count: 100
Adelle holds her close before letting go and then leaving Echo to her fate. Echo's not sure how Adelle has come to mean so much to her. There had been a time when they had been enemies and Echo was certain the best solution lay in Adelle's death. Now she knows that Adelle has paid the price for her sins over and over again. The older woman has atoned and Echo is envious of that because she knows she'll never get the chance to atone for her own. Nor will Echo ever find the same peace that Adelle has found.
((END))
Title: A Subtle Shift
Author: Aaronlisa
Fandom: Dollhouse
Pairing/Characters: Echo, Boyd Langton
Rating: FR13
Disclaimer: Dollhouse belongs to Joss Whedon and company.
Prompts: Written for round one of drabbles20in20 for the technical challenge of heroic.
Notes: Set after the events of 1x02 "The Target."
Word Count: 100
A subtle shift in their relationship occurs when she saves him. It makes her the hero just as the action bonds them more tightly together. He can no longer view her as a simple doll waiting to be filled with someone's fantasy. She's more than that even when Topher wipes her clean, Boyd can feel the wait of her concern. He trusts her with his life just as she trusts him. The only difference between their mutual trust in one another is that Boyd wasn't programmed to trust. And he knows that she trusts him underneath the layers of programming.
((END))