[meme] let's just let the whole thing go

[kwritten]

Stolen from tumblr upupa_epops

Put a trope and a pairing/fandom in my ask in a comment and I’ll write you a ficlet

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[kikimay]

Taxes, Buffy S6 AU. Because I'm curious to see what you would do if you were Marti Noxon. XD

[kwritten]

[[I'm putting this in my Tara/Buffy universe because if I was Marti Noxon I would have kicked Joss to the curb a lot sooner and made things actually make sense... hope that's okay

pt 2

[kwritten]

Anya and Olivia woke Buffy up around three in the afternoon, their faces tired but beaming.

I think we actually got you a return!

Anya is a real wiz with numbers.

I'm going to demand that you let me invest the majority of the money you get back.

I'm going to demand that you let her. Aren't we, Rupert?

Ah-- yes, yes of course. That sounds best.

So... is everything okay? Buffy couldn't keep the fear from creeping into her voice.

Everything is pretty awful and I wish I could have given Joyce a real talking-to. But it's not as bad as it could be. And I'm going to teach you how to watch out so that it's not so bad next year.

And the ... you called England?

Anya's brow furrowed, I can't wrangle a salary out of them. But they've agreed to start covering job expenses. You know, house repair and stuff like that.

Olivia cuffed Anya's arm playfully, This girl can probably convince them that our donuts and your wardrobe and Dawn's school supplies are all tied to your job.

Anya rolled her eyes, Well of course the donuts and your

Re: pt 2

[kikimay]

Awwwww, lovely. I especially love Anya's role in all of it. Anya is really the best when it comes to money and I'm glad you used her for resolution.

Also this

You have a salary. A good one. Why shouldn't Buffy? Olivia bit out at him forcefully.

WHY SHOULDN'T BUFFY?!
Angel in his journey for redemption makes also money. Giles has a salary. Why the fuck when it comes to Buffy is a bad thing?

Thanks.

Re: pt 2

[kwritten]

Anya/money is desperately important to me and I HATE that Joss&Co always made her the butt of a joke instead of actually ~dealing with the consequences of money.

WHY SHOULDN'T BUFFY?!
THIS BOTHERS ME DAILY.

There's some really lovely papers written about Buffy+Slayerness = women's work and the implications w/r/t Angel being paid for his services, but Buffy being expected to 'volunteer' her time. It's a dynamic that drives me mad.

I really love BtVS ... but there are some things about it that make me really hate it. And the classicism/sexism of it can really eat away at me if I let it.

Thank you for the lovely prompt! TAXES FIC ALWAYS. ♥

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[une_jonquille]

Brilliant. BRILLIANT. I want to wallow in this 'verse some more.

(Let me say that, as someone who has filed Schedule SE every year since 2005, I am officially amused that so much of taxes!fic involves finding receipts and so little of it involves calculating home-office square footage for deductions and potential computer depreciation.)

Re: pt 2

[kwritten]

This is a good 'verse. (I just desperately need a name for the gay drummer omg he is just the worst. and also I think he needs an adorable boyfriend. maybe a shy, dimply thing with a thing for cameras?)

(Let me say, as someone that knows nothing about taxes and tax forms, that I don't even understand the receipts thing, but it seemed like something that's needed. Also - in this 'verse especially we are looking at the taxes filed after Joyce's death and extensive medical procedures. In Buffy's mind that would all just boil down to money that she owes a huge industry that's trying to put her in debt. I'm sure Anya is doing other things and being smart, but from Buffy's perspective - all there is are more bills and payments and things owed. death is expensive. and illness is expensive.)

[belecrivain]

yes good point re Buffy! Admittedly I am careless about receipts and do pretty basic estimations. if they were filing Schedule A and claiming medical expenses then they would indeed need to add up those expenses.