Fic: "Near Misses" by Quinara

Dec 05, 2005 21:01

Hello! Yes, this is my day, and no, I'm not cutting it fine at all. That is absolutely not the reason why I've had to be my own beta.*

*coughs*

Right. This is my story "Near Misses". I can't say it's the most happy thing I've ever written, but I personally wouldn't call it angsty. OK, so there's a bit of angst. I wish 'angst' wasn't such a ( Read more... )

form: fic, creator: quinara, rating: other, genre: post-apocalyptic, era: ats s5

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jen_nsync_landl December 5 2005, 22:03:37 UTC
This is a lovely line:

He looked like he always did when fighting, elegant and deadly

What a stark, apocalyptic vision this is. You've captured the despair eloquently.

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quinara December 5 2005, 22:19:40 UTC
Why, thank you! I quite like writing about apocalypses for some reason, so I'm glad you liked it.

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ladycat713 December 5 2005, 22:57:11 UTC
*grabs ahold of Buffy and shakes her furiously*
Is this to be continued or is it a one shot?

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quinara December 6 2005, 15:19:14 UTC
It's a one-shot, unfortunately - if I was going to continue it it would have to be horrendously long to do it properly, and I know that I just don't have the scope.

Thanks for commenting!

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itmustbetuesday December 5 2005, 23:02:59 UTC
Bah! You wouldn't classify it as angst? I'm all angst-ridden!

*sigh*

There wasn't a happy ending, but I still loved it. I loved the symbolism of the portal and... well, I loved it. Thank you so much for sharing.

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quinara December 6 2005, 15:22:56 UTC
Well, Buffy doesn't talk about her feelings for reams and reams of pages! (OK, so mostly I was worried that I'd say it was angst and no one would find it angsty...)

But anyway - thank you! And you're welcome for the sharing - I wish I could've spent more time working on it. I hope the symbolism wasn't too ham-handed?

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ayinhara December 5 2005, 23:08:40 UTC
You didn't think that was angsty, she sniffs. Well done, but definitely another one of those Near Misses.

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quinara December 6 2005, 15:29:38 UTC
Thank you! I never really meant it to end so bleakly, but when I was planning the last scene it really didn't want to end any other way.

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ladycat713 December 5 2005, 23:11:32 UTC
I really want it to continue because I want Buffy to realize that it's her turn to take the chances.

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quinara December 6 2005, 15:38:31 UTC
I think to take a chance, though, Buffy would have to be in a position where she was much more sure of herself, and I don't know when that would happen in this particular 'verse.

If you're interested (and I hope this doesn't sound really pushy - do feel free to completely ignore me), I did write a fic for the watchersdiaries, that's a lot more hopeful, called Samsara. It's mostly from Spike's POV, but Buffy's a lot stronger in it.

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