204 Drabble: Slayer Mask (Buffy, PG)
Title Slayer Mask
Author Angearia
Rating PG
Word Count 100
Prompt 204 (Years)
Characters/Pairing Buffy
She's gotten used to the weight of it. The coolness. The distance it provides.
No one else can see it, not literally, but she knows it's always there. It's molded to her skin.
wrong
The grime seeps into her pores-it snicks under her nails and clings to her hair.
She's been rolling in dirt for so long (endless years of endless nights) that nowadays she forgets to cough up the grave-dust.
dirty
Instead, she swallows, let's it settle deep inside.
She slips on the mask (her weapon her armor her shield) with natural ease: She is the dark.
girl
Author Angearia
Rating PG
Word Count 100
Prompt 204 (Years)
Characters/Pairing Buffy
She's gotten used to the weight of it. The coolness. The distance it provides.
No one else can see it, not literally, but she knows it's always there. It's molded to her skin.
wrong
The grime seeps into her pores-it snicks under her nails and clings to her hair.
She's been rolling in dirt for so long (endless years of endless nights) that nowadays she forgets to cough up the grave-dust.
dirty
Instead, she swallows, let's it settle deep inside.
She slips on the mask (her weapon her armor her shield) with natural ease: She is the dark.
girl