Fic: A Brighter Shade of Darkness (Spike, Darla PG13)

[brutti_ma_buoni]

Title A Brighter Shade of Darkness
Author Brutti ma buoni
Characters Spike, Darla
Rating PG13
Words 600
Prompt In the Spike round, for staringiscaring, who wanted Darla as a tutor, 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, and an image of the great basin and statue of the republic lit by night, without Dru and Angelus making much of an appearance

Comments

[snickfic]

Nifty! I loved the sound of the prompt and was really curious to see what someone would do with it.

[brutti_ma_buoni]

Thanks! I couldn't get this to be more than a snippet, but it's a great scene to play with.

[slaymesoftly]

Well done - early Spike and old Darla. A great combo.

[brutti_ma_buoni]

Darla's always been old... Scary thought.

[shapinglight]

I love this. Spike, Darla and history. A perfect combination. And you do write a wonderful Darla.

[brutti_ma_buoni]

Thanks so much! I love to write her, as you well know.

[rebcake]

Heh. Older than the fork. Heh.

Lovely bits of characterization, darling. (She’s good at oxymorons.) is a treat!

The coming of electricity is something I've long wanted to explore with these guys. I tried to get it into my Gilbert & Sullivan piece, since the Savoy Theatre was one of the first buildings to go electric in London, but it didn't really fit.

[brutti_ma_buoni]

Imagining the creatures of the night faced with permanent daylight, it's a fun one.

Not really older than the fork, but older than introducing it to common use in England. But, if you're annoying young!Spike, 'older than the fork' will do nicely for taunting the elderly. Heh.

[staringiscaring]

I commented on this piece in another place, but its still neat on a reread. :D