Deja-Bleu (A Spike/Fred Ficlet)

[sockmonkeyhere]

This is a short that I submitted for July's guest character (Fred) prompt at the nekid_spike community. It's rated PG-13 and set post-Not Fade Away, and at some point I hope to write a little sequel to it. After I finish writing another "In Dreams" chapter. Which hopefully will happen before we all grow long beards and die.

ETA: Sequels!

Comments

[paratti]

Nice one.

[sockmonkeyhere]

Thank you, Paratti!

[curiouswombat]

Oh - sad and hopeful all at the same time - good stuff.

[sockmonkeyhere]

So glad you liked it! I pondered on it, then decided to leave it vague at the end as to whether or not there'd be more angst in their future.

[gillo]

Here via petzipellepingo. Love the way you use echoes of Buffy's return to life to explore his feelings about Fred. Very touching indeed.

[sockmonkeyhere]

Thank you so much, Gillo! I was worried that it'd just seem like a lazy rehash of "Bargaining"/"Afterlife" and obvious wish-fulfillment in the wake of my dissatisfaction with Season 6. ;D

[spuffyduds]

*flails*

This is wonderful! So much happening in such a tiny space, so many echoes of the past and hope/unpleasant possibilities for the future. Thoroughly Spike, and our one glimpse of Illyria is hilarious (We require our dollar bills for gasoline! BWAH!)

[sockmonkeyhere]

And best of all, it's in vignette form, so I didn't have to labor over exposition and plot! ;D

I'm honored by your comments -- you are the GODDESS of Much Happening In A Tiny Space! (Crib. *sigh* What a masterpiece.)

[slaymesoftly]

Very nice. And an intriguing idea. I'm glad you plan to continue it someday.

[sockmonkeyhere]

Thank you! There's something liberating about writing vignette-style present-tense stories; very little agonizing over build-up and plot. You're just...there. :D