Life Stage (PG: Giles, Buffy, Angelus, Spike)

[readerjane]

Title: Life Stage
Prompts: Prince Charming, Lead Boy, Dame
Timeline: Becoming, Part 2. Ghost!Giles witnesses the swordfight between Buffy and Angelus. This story follows my earlier AU story, Integrity, and will probably make more sense if Integrity is read first.
Wordcount: 306
Warning: angsty
A/N: I salute Quinara, whose amazing epic The Spikeid

Comments

[magista]

Oh, well done!

[readerjane]

Thanks much!

That's a gorgeous icon, btw.

[rynogeny]

I need an "in awe" LJ pic. This is wonderful!

[readerjane]

Aww, thanks!

[quinara]

Oh, this is marvellous!!!! Your scansion's so fluid and the whole thing has a wonderful elegiac, funereal quality, which is perfect for Giles as he goes. I think my favourite bit is the internal rhyme of:

Foe of our foe makes not trustworthy friends,
yet I rejoice to see her rally. Please,
if there is any mercy, let me fade
before this battle ends.

I have a massive soft spot for occasional rhymes in pentameter, and this one really brings out the need for ending, I think.

And I love how you've used the prompts!

[readerjane]

Eee! *claps hands* I'm so glad you liked it.

I love internal rhymes too. They serve so well to underscore without making the rhythm too heavy -- it's easier to dance when wearing slippers rather than hobnailed boots. *g*

Thanks!

[anviloverheaven]

Please,
if there is any mercy, let me fade
before this battle ends

That line just gives me shivers.

I really need a standing ovation icon!

[readerjane]

Thanks so much!

[shapinglight]

Wonderful use of the prompts and wonderful piece of poetry.

:is very, very impressed:

[readerjane]

Thank you, and thanks for commenting!