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calove in gen_storyteller

FICLET: Do Not Go Gentle

Feb 23, 2007 16:14

With thanks to hesadevil for the encouragment to cross-post this here.

Title: Do Not Go Gentle
Author: Cass
Characters: Spike, OC
Set: London 1976
Rating: NC-17

( Rage, rage against the dying of the light... )

author: calove, pre-series, one-shot, spike, original character

Comments 14

deborahw37 February 23 2007, 16:41:54 UTC

Oh I really enjoyed that, nice set up, lovely characterisation of Spike and Elizabeth ( a great OC it's a shame she had to die ) and a very nice twist at the end. I'm glad that you were persuaded to post it here.

calove February 23 2007, 20:28:41 UTC

Thanks Deborah. I'm very glad you liked it.

a great OC it's a shame she had to die

Ah, yes - but if you've got to go, there are worse ways :)

truly_tazi February 23 2007, 17:06:03 UTC

Wow. Well done. Very interesting read. I love the way it pulled me in and had me wondering what Spike was finally going to do. :)

calove February 23 2007, 20:26:51 UTC

Thanks Tazi. I'm glad it kept you guessing :)

hesadevil February 23 2007, 19:47:58 UTC

YaY! You decided to take the plunge.

I've tagged it for you and added you to the author list. Have a rummage in your drawers for more stuff to post here. We may have a challenge announcement that might fit with your latest plot bunny, so don't be in too much of a hurry to finish it.

calove February 23 2007, 20:25:51 UTC

I plunged - and thank you! Not sure what else I might have. Could I post Parliament Hill here? It's got Spike/Dru and allusions to Spuffy though. How about Anya and Harmony's girl's night out?

The bunny has been very vociferous but only managed a ficlet after all the nagging, and that's got a big hole in the middle. I'm seriously unsure about it, because it's largely OC (although Spike does appear in it) and a bit lacking in - well, anything much. I may post it next week. Or I may consign it to the 'reject file' because I'm a coward.

hesadevil February 23 2007, 22:10:39 UTC

1862, 1879, 1880 Autumn, 1880 Winter, 1967, certainly qualify as genfic, dealing as they do with Spike's development. But 2004 is far too shippy.

I may consign it to the 'reject file' because I'm a coward
How about running the new ficlet past one of your betas before you do anything so drastic?

calove February 23 2007, 22:20:31 UTC

Ah, but is that because you don't like teh Spuffy? Why is Spike and Dru OK but Spike and Buffy not? Surely Buffy has as much of an effect on Spike's development as did Dru, and Spike in 2004 was a very different animal... < / end devil's advocate>.

Actually, I'm very happy not to post 2004 again - or maybe rework it from a less Buffycentric position. Hmm.. there's a thought.

How about running the new ficlet past one of your betas before you do anything so drastic?

Umm... because I don't have any betas? Shocking, I know. Betas scare me. Or perhaps I've only ever has scary betas (except for Ezagaaikwe, who was much too kind to me for my own good).

Damn but I wish you could edit comments...

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spikendru February 23 2007, 21:19:20 UTC

Oh, I liked this - a lot! Your Spike voice was perfect, and I felt that I grew to know Elizabeth and would have liked her as a person. Very nice. Loved how you pulled in where Spike got the lighter.

calove February 23 2007, 22:23:33 UTC

Thank you, especially re the Spike voice - getting that means a lot to me. I liked Elizabeth, too. She had to potential to be a strong woman if she'd had the chance I think. Spike seemed very attached to that lighter. It deserved a backstory of its own.

scarlettlily February 24 2007, 04:08:16 UTC

Wonderful look at Spike and a very nice new character (too bad she had to die). Loved it so.

calove February 24 2007, 16:47:58 UTC

Poor Elizabeth. I'm beginning to feel guilty about letting Spike have his way now! I'm glads you enoyed this scarlettlily, and thanks for commenting.