Dead Reckoning

[brutti_ma_buoni]

Title Dead Reckoning
Author brutti ma buoni
Rating PG13
Words 780
Setting long post-series, sequel to Heading North by North East, which you should probably read first
Prompt Zombie attack

Comments

[kikimay]

Gah, I'm so happy! I wanted a sequel for the first ficlet and you did it!

I love everything about this. The fact that I can imagine the cold and the general landscape, but most of all Buffy and her previous "normal" life finally coming back to Spike. This is one of my all time favorite tropes and you did a great job in developing it. Hope there will be more.

[brutti_ma_buoni]

Thanks so much! I haven't really played around with Buffy leaving for a different life, and it's turning up some interesting things. There may be more, if I get some more ideas!

[velvetwhip]

Marvelous sequel. The way the truth pokes through the cracks of Buffy's self-talk... wonderful!

Gabrielle

[brutti_ma_buoni]

Thanks so much! There's an intriguing texture to coming back to each other like this, rather than from a context of Slayer-based parting for a mission or whatever.

[brutti_ma_buoni]

Thank you!

[gillo]

Slaying to keep warm - love it! And I get why he would hate zombies.

Very nice setup.

[brutti_ma_buoni]

Is very healthy exercise, you know. Very warming.

Glad you're enjoying this!

[rahirah]

Well, Connor did point out the similarity!

[brutti_ma_buoni]

This is true. I'd forgotten, actually. But it's still a good point. Lumbering smelly undead pfft.