Rehatha's

Jan 05, 2005 00:17

Salvaging the Emptiness: B/Aus, NC-17. Read the warnings.

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Another home she hadn’t been welcome in. She had asked for a drawer and a mirror and Angel had dumped her in a sewer. If she had only known how he’d react, she would have stuck with an overnight bag and a compact.

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“Don’t play the jealous lover with me,” Buffy shrieked into his face. “You turned me away when I needed you most. He was there. Every minute, even soulless, he was there, filled with compassion and loving me. He cared for me. He loved me. He held me during the nightmares. Not you. Not you! Him! You ran away to protect your soul. He stayed and acted like he had one. And when eventually it wasn’t enough he went out and got one. For me!”

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He loved her; not gently, not shallowly and not selflessly, but passionately, selfishly, with an all-consuming intensity that would sooner see the world reduced to ash than to ever, ever lose her.
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