(Not) In Her Element
Title: (Not) In Her Element
Prompt: Lead
Timeline: Sunnydale, any time before Chosen
Disclaimer: still not mine, alas
In Sunnydale, the jump-rope songs teach self-defense. One for sunlight, two for threshold. Three and four and shut-the-door. Never invite a stranger. See if they can enter without invitation.
She knows what everyone knows. Buddy system. Holy water pepper spray. Garlic’s a myth but silver works for werewolves. Cold iron in case of fairies: no one's ever seen one, but who knows?
In the end, it doesn't matter. She's been swinging this lead pipe for six minutes and her biceps are trembling. The monster's jaws stretch wider than she could have dreamed.
She wishes its breath didn't smell so real.
Prompt: Lead
Timeline: Sunnydale, any time before Chosen
Disclaimer: still not mine, alas
In Sunnydale, the jump-rope songs teach self-defense. One for sunlight, two for threshold. Three and four and shut-the-door. Never invite a stranger. See if they can enter without invitation.
She knows what everyone knows. Buddy system. Holy water pepper spray. Garlic’s a myth but silver works for werewolves. Cold iron in case of fairies: no one's ever seen one, but who knows?
In the end, it doesn't matter. She's been swinging this lead pipe for six minutes and her biceps are trembling. The monster's jaws stretch wider than she could have dreamed.
She wishes its breath didn't smell so real.