Ficlet: Driving Away From Home

[beer_good_foamy]

lusciousxander reminded me that I hadn't posted this here. Apologies if it's too shippy; it's mostly a character study, IMO.

Author: Beer Good (beer_good_foamy)
Title: Driving Away From Home
Characters: Xander, Tara
Timeline: Immediately after "Tabula Rasa"
Rating: PG-13
Length: 500 words exactly!
Summary: So Tara leaves Willow and she needs a ride back to campus. Xander's a

Comments

[beer_good_foamy]

Aww, thanks!

[curiouswombat]

That's a lovely little gem - and definitely in the right place.

[beer_good_foamy]

Thanks. This is one of those scenes that kept nagging at me for a long time before I wrote it down, always nice to hear it works.

[makd]

neat one. very much in character for both Xander and Tara.

[beer_good_foamy]

Thanks! I always found it weird that Tara and Xander didn't interact more on the show - they have such a lot in common (their love for Willow especially). This seemed a good excuse to bounce them off each other, so to speak.

[thedeadlyhook]

Oh, that's really great. So true to all the characters, including Willow in absense, and you can just taste Tara's hurt. Beautifully done.

[beer_good_foamy]

Thanks a lot! I always thought at least some part of Tara would start allowing herself to be hopping mad at this point - which is not really a mood she's used to. There's a lot of conflicting emotions bouncing around that car.