A Spike ficlet - still_grrr prompt this week.

[gillo]

Title Orpheus. Really.

Rating PG: it's Spike, so there is some language of a British kind.

Word Count 432

Prompt 212 - Greek/Roman mythology - Spike has a classical education, we know. Even in his dreams.

Characters/Pairing (if any) Spike

Comments

[louise39]

By this stage he has some inkling what story he’s in...

Heartbreaking. But Spike doesn't know his whole story yet.

[gillo]

No - though it's there in the dream, just waiting for him.

Thanks for reading.

[zanthinegirl]

Oh, lovely! you do write such a satisfying Spike.

[gillo]

Thank you - what a lovely thing to say!

[slaymesoftly]

Oh, nicely ouchie! Poor Spike, of course his classical education would guide his dreams...

[gillo]

Poor woobie Spike - it made sense to me - one way he could have saved her....

Thanks for reading.

[confusedkayt]

Oh, ACK. You warned that there was going to be a knife-twist, but this was a twist with flourish. Poor Spike!

[gillo]

Poor boy - but the title was a honking big clue! Thanks for reading.

[petzipellepingo]

But she stumbles, doesn’t she? And she calls his name. His name. So he turns, and sees the expression in her eyes. It’s the love he always knew would never be there. It’s the “thank you for trying it” farewell as she’s dragged back out of his grasp.

He wakes, gasping for the air he’s not supposed to need, not needed any time this last century. And she’s not there. Never will be. Never again. Never, never.

There’s this echo in his head. One hundred and forty six left. Makes no sense at all. But there’s dreams for you. Load of bollocks. Stupid to trust one, even inside it. The stories never change.

"sniffles"

[gillo]

Thank you. I think. ;-)