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Drabble: Pillow Fight

Jan 27, 2009 14:32

Title: Pillow Fight
Character: Xander
Prompt: Down/Under

The girls, in their underwear, move in slow motion through floating bits of down. Laughing. Smiling.

He knew it wasn’t real.

It was the smiling that tipped him off. The girls he knew didn’t smile like that. Not anymore. They were too frightened, or too burdened. Now every smile came with a ( Read more... )

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Comments 29

cmk418 January 27 2009, 22:50:08 UTC

*hugs Xander*

I really liked this. So much has changed in Xander's life since he met Buffy and you capture it well.

rebcake January 28 2009, 05:14:06 UTC

Thanks. They all had a long, hard road, poor dears. I'm glad you liked it.

crevanfox January 27 2009, 23:57:55 UTC

Very good, touching. And that's high praise from me; I'm not much of a Xander girl.

rebcake January 28 2009, 05:18:09 UTC

I'm not a Xander gal, either. Didn't even have a Xan-Man icon for this post, alas. But they all gave up a lot, him not least. And he's just about to give up more, so I do feel for him here.

I'm glad you were touched by this! Thanks for commenting.

auroramama January 28 2009, 00:11:35 UTC

Very nice, very Xander.

rebcake January 28 2009, 05:19:16 UTC

Verily, thanks! He's not somebody I write much, but I just had to do something with that pillow fight scene!

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rebcake January 28 2009, 05:21:38 UTC

I always thought the pillow fight scene was hi-larious! But, as with many things Joss, the tragedy is not far below the surface. I'm pleased you like, and glad you think I "got" his voice.

electricalgwen January 28 2009, 02:47:16 UTC

Very lovely and touching. Great job.

rebcake January 28 2009, 05:32:38 UTC

Thanks! I thought this was going to be funny, when I started, but the muse had other ideas. So: Sad Xander in the middle of a teen girl pillow fight. What are the chances?