The Sorrowful Tale of Miss Kitty Fantastico - Ch.12: Spike,Dawn,Clem

[myfeetshowit]

TITLE: The Sorrowful Tale of Miss Kitty Fantastico - Ch.12: by myfeetshowit
Characters: Spike,Dawn,Clem
Summary: Buffy is dead and Dawn’s fifteenth birthday is coming up. A penniless Spike wants to get her the greatest present ever. It proves to be harder than he expected. He encounters kittens, and Clem and nosehairs and learns some valuable lessons about

Comments

[hesadevil]

I loved this chapter the very first time I read it. There's mirroring again
- of the spiritual and physical Her spiritual heart, her warrior's heart was strong but the heart beating in her chest could no longer maintain life.
- of the reactions of a vampire and of a human But Dawn was not Drusilla. If he didn't get the money, if he couldn't buy a crossbow, Dawn would understand!

And then there's Spike's instinctive understanding Vampires know, more than any other, that death is not an end, merely a change, that leads him to a decision he would see that his kitten was made a goddess yet.

Even though I knew the kitten was to die, her death made me sniffle again for both of them. Spike treated her so tenderly and a long time had passed since anyone had shown such joy simply to be in his presence.

[myfeetshowit]

I knew that having Spike grow fond of a kitten would be a hard sell, but it did seem to me, at this time in Spike's life that he would respond to affection.

In some ways, he isn't reacting to the kitten at all, but to everything else that has happened in his life.

[hesadevil]

In some ways, he isn't reacting to the kitten at all, but to everything else that has happened in his life.
Exactly! But then that's the whole point of a morality tale.

I'm curious about your new default icon. Why potato?

[myfeetshowit]

It's actually the title for my latest original fic idea.

I've stalled on Fimbulwinter and decided to let it rest for a bit.

The new story involves humans, who allow themselves to be possessed by demons in return for revenge done or some nefarious deed.

Humans who are possessed too often though lose their memories and personality. The demons call them potato skins because there is nothing inside.

I always picture my protagonists as looking much like James Marsters! Hopefully, I'll get one of these stories written, sold, and made into a movie so he can play the lead.

[hesadevil]

Humans who are possessed too often though lose their memories and personality.
Now I see why you understood the importance of Drogyn's speech about memory.

[myfeetshowit]

Yes. It was nice, actually. In trying to come up with an example, it helped solidfy what I'm trying to go for in my own story.

That's why I love to beta. You get so much more than you receive. I wish I had more time to volunteer for others. I'd be a better writer, except I would have no time to write!

[hesadevil]

I hope you'll consider taking on aurey09. You know how close to finishing I am and I doubt I'll allow you to talk me into writing a Part Three.

[myfeetshowit]

*sobs*

I doubt I'll allow you to talk me into writing a Part Three

No Part Three! I doubt indicates there is some possiblity. Even with gen_storyteller available now, we need our best to keep writing. At least tell me you'll write the odd one-off or shorter story.

Or how about original fic?

[hesadevil]

Doubt indicated that there is a Joss-type ending already written.

I have little doubt that I'll continue writing but original fic's not for me. I'm enjoying doing the drabbles and 'Dancing' provided the opportunity not only for a one-off but the chance to out-Joss Joss and use another minor character to flesh out Angel's backstory.

One of the best things to come out of setting up gen_storyteller is you seem to have regained your enthusiasm for the fandom. writerconuk has set another challenge of the 'fill in what might have happened' variety to which I will give some thought, but not until the WIP is finished. I'd have to write something while on the boat again and my writing always suffers from lack of research. Though, on second thoughts, someone very kindly sent me some discs with lots of stuff.

[myfeetshowit]

I've got to get The Vorpal Blade finished and my story about Spike in S4 leaving Sunnydale has been nibbling at my brain again.

But I shun both! I must get my original fic straightened out. Besides, I've been trying so hard not to write Spike in my original fic, I'm not sure I can go back and get him anymore.