Fic: The Right Words (Part 1 of 2)

[feliciacraft]

Setting: Undetermined post-series; established (Buffy/Spike) relationship.
Rated: R for suggestive language and oblique sexual references.
Prompt: Revelations.
Author's Note: It took me 2 hours to write this piece by long-hand on Wednesday, and 3 days to FAIL to get it under the 1K word limit. So...in my despair I've broken it into two parts, each

Comments

[slaymesoftly]

:) Moving on to part 2!

[feliciacraft]

Yay! :)

[feliciacraft]

*blushes* Gosh, thank you! :)

[thenewbuzwuzz]

"picturing my mind unfurling as a wrist after sparring" Love that paragraph! Such a wonderful image.
And I always like reminders that Spuffy is NOT destined. <3

[feliciacraft]

Thank you!

Destiny is overrated. Freedom of choice is much better, and real relationships take *work*! :)

[trepkos]

Great moment of reflection from the Slayer.
Missing "of", I think, in "I don’t say any this,"

[feliciacraft]

Thanks!

And well spotted, my eagle-eyed friend!

[the_moonmoth]

So I try: inhale deeply, exhale through my mouth, picturing my mind unfurling as a fist after sparring, unwinding the handwrap like ribbon, exposing my bare knuckles and loose fingers underneath. Taking away the hand’s combative urge to punch, giving back its capacity to touch, to feel.

This is so, so Buffy. Lovely work, well done.

[feliciacraft]

Aww, thanks! :)

[feliciacraft]

Aww, thanks! :)