Day 16 - Brooding
Title: Brooding
Author: Grundy (jerseyfabulous)
Rating: FR13
Crossover: All Souls Trilogy
Disclaimer: No money is being made here, it's all in good fun.
Summary: Gallowglass would resent it if Buffy told him he was brooding.
Word Count: 685 (I'm out of time!)
Gallowglass watched her as she slept, thanking the gods- his gods, not his uncle’s god- that there had been time for both of them to shower before boarding the de Clermont plane. He wasn’t sure he’d have had the restraint to stay in his own seat otherwise.
Although she hadn’t uttered a word of complaint about roughing it with him in the backcountry, the way Buffy’s eyes had lit up when she saw the clean clothes he’d had brought to the airport for her had told him she preferred her current state. He did, too, if he was honest. As nice as it was to have a woman who didn’t mind getting dirty, he found he’d gotten rather used to the women around him being stylish. There would be a stopover in Dubai for refueling, where he planned on taking her shopping. He knew there was slim hope of her meeting Ysabeau’s exacting standards when it came to fashion- his grandmother hadn’t approved of Coco Chanel, even before World War II- but it couldn’t hurt to try.
He still didn’t fully understand what vampires were like in Buffy’s world- not really, despite having surreptitiously researched the TV show whenever he could- but he was sure they couldn’t be as sharp-eyed as vampires were in this world. He had already catalogued every scar visible on her body, and he suspected there were others he hadn’t seen yet. Most importantly, he knew that she had been bitten before. The thought that other vampires had taken her blood was enraging. It was also useless, since the foolish creatures were forever beyond his reprisal.
Falling for Diana had been one thing- a stupid thing, knowing as he had that she was Matthew’s long before the day he saw her as a rambunctious child- but this was something different, something far more consuming. He’d heard mating described by elder vampires, but it was far different to know how others described it than to experience the overwhelming feeling himself. And of course, idiot that he was, he wasn’t even sure the mate he wanted would be around for more than a matter of weeks.
It felt wrong to hope that she would be stranded here, in a world not her own, but he couldn’t help it. It wasn’t that he compared her to Aunty- if he did, he’d say they were night and day- so much as that she captivated him completely. She was tiny, as tiny as his grandmother, but with the strength and fierceness of his grandfather, the honor that had marked his father, and the charm and compassion that he usually associated with his cousin Marcus.
He both hoped and feared Diana would say that there was no way for her to send Buffy back to the world of the TV show. Hoped, because it would mean Buffy would stay here, in his world. Feared, because he was sure he would not be the only vampire interested. He remembered all too well Phillippe warning him that de Clermonts only ever seemed to mate creatures desired by others. “A messy business” had been his grandsire’s words.
He had a feeling that in a world where creatures had just overturned the covenant and opened their minds to the possibilities that there could be more than just vampire, witch, or daemon, a unique creature like Buffy would fascinate many. He wondered what Chris and Miriam would find in her DNA- and he fully expected they would want to test it.
He hoped that his family would approve of her- at least, those member of his family who counted. Granny, first and foremost. Uncle. Aunty. Fernando. Baldwin, unfortunately. Verin. Marcus. He frowned to himself as he remembered that Marcus’ brood were in town for Matthew’s birthday. He didn’t want Ransome anywhere near Buffy.
It was still another four hours to Dubai. With a sigh of irritation, Gallowglass decided he should try to sleep. He knew he was unlikely to rest again until he had Buffy safely within the protection of a defensible de Cleremont house- London would do, but Sept-Tours would be best.
Author: Grundy (jerseyfabulous)
Rating: FR13
Crossover: All Souls Trilogy
Disclaimer: No money is being made here, it's all in good fun.
Summary: Gallowglass would resent it if Buffy told him he was brooding.
Word Count: 685 (I'm out of time!)
Gallowglass watched her as she slept, thanking the gods- his gods, not his uncle’s god- that there had been time for both of them to shower before boarding the de Clermont plane. He wasn’t sure he’d have had the restraint to stay in his own seat otherwise.
Although she hadn’t uttered a word of complaint about roughing it with him in the backcountry, the way Buffy’s eyes had lit up when she saw the clean clothes he’d had brought to the airport for her had told him she preferred her current state. He did, too, if he was honest. As nice as it was to have a woman who didn’t mind getting dirty, he found he’d gotten rather used to the women around him being stylish. There would be a stopover in Dubai for refueling, where he planned on taking her shopping. He knew there was slim hope of her meeting Ysabeau’s exacting standards when it came to fashion- his grandmother hadn’t approved of Coco Chanel, even before World War II- but it couldn’t hurt to try.
He still didn’t fully understand what vampires were like in Buffy’s world- not really, despite having surreptitiously researched the TV show whenever he could- but he was sure they couldn’t be as sharp-eyed as vampires were in this world. He had already catalogued every scar visible on her body, and he suspected there were others he hadn’t seen yet. Most importantly, he knew that she had been bitten before. The thought that other vampires had taken her blood was enraging. It was also useless, since the foolish creatures were forever beyond his reprisal.
Falling for Diana had been one thing- a stupid thing, knowing as he had that she was Matthew’s long before the day he saw her as a rambunctious child- but this was something different, something far more consuming. He’d heard mating described by elder vampires, but it was far different to know how others described it than to experience the overwhelming feeling himself. And of course, idiot that he was, he wasn’t even sure the mate he wanted would be around for more than a matter of weeks.
It felt wrong to hope that she would be stranded here, in a world not her own, but he couldn’t help it. It wasn’t that he compared her to Aunty- if he did, he’d say they were night and day- so much as that she captivated him completely. She was tiny, as tiny as his grandmother, but with the strength and fierceness of his grandfather, the honor that had marked his father, and the charm and compassion that he usually associated with his cousin Marcus.
He both hoped and feared Diana would say that there was no way for her to send Buffy back to the world of the TV show. Hoped, because it would mean Buffy would stay here, in his world. Feared, because he was sure he would not be the only vampire interested. He remembered all too well Phillippe warning him that de Clermonts only ever seemed to mate creatures desired by others. “A messy business” had been his grandsire’s words.
He had a feeling that in a world where creatures had just overturned the covenant and opened their minds to the possibilities that there could be more than just vampire, witch, or daemon, a unique creature like Buffy would fascinate many. He wondered what Chris and Miriam would find in her DNA- and he fully expected they would want to test it.
He hoped that his family would approve of her- at least, those member of his family who counted. Granny, first and foremost. Uncle. Aunty. Fernando. Baldwin, unfortunately. Verin. Marcus. He frowned to himself as he remembered that Marcus’ brood were in town for Matthew’s birthday. He didn’t want Ransome anywhere near Buffy.
It was still another four hours to Dubai. With a sigh of irritation, Gallowglass decided he should try to sleep. He knew he was unlikely to rest again until he had Buffy safely within the protection of a defensible de Cleremont house- London would do, but Sept-Tours would be best.