It’s hard to break a lifetime habit of distrust, and Spike had several lifetimes under his belt. Every single time he’d trusted someone, without fail, they’d betrayed him in some way. So it was no wonder he looked at the world with skepticism.

But despite that cloak of cynicism and doubt, he found himself falling ( Read more... )

 
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This is just a quick little drabble, cause it's been a rough couple of weeks and this is the mood I've been in. Things are looking up now though.

Title: Fear Itself
Pairing: Spander
Warnings:angst
Disclaimer: Characters aren't mine and I don't make any money, ever.
Rating: PG-13, for the safe-side
Word count: 304

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Buffy stared into blue eyes, eyes that had seen her soul, even when they’d had no soul of their own. Panic built in her chest, she would lose these eyes, she knew.

“I love you”

Her own green eyes kept their gaze locked on his, a moment that lasted a lifetime. A lifetime that wasn’t long enough.

“No you don’t, but thanks for sayin’ it”

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Her eyes were weary; the green carried the weight of the war within them.

For that’s what this was, a war. One they were losing.

Her eyes were the eyes of a general. They appraised the troops, they read battle plans, they watched as the people fled, as her friends struggled, as the fear that permeated every aspect of their lives dragged moral ( Read more... )