"Darkness"Aud and Olaf's only child is born at midnight, with only the dim light of a single lantern to welcome her into the world. It's fitting, Aud later thinks. Daytime is devoted to housework, the livestock, Olaf; at night, Aud is solely for Ingrid. While Olaf snores, Aud lights the lantern and cradles her baby, staring with wonder while ( Read more... )

Title: Lantern Part B
Author: maryperk73703
Pairing: Anya/Xander
Season 6, Beingsverse
Summary: Xander learns about Anya's idea.

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So, I was watching the MSNBC documentary The Assassination of Dr. Tiller on Monday, which made me think of a book we read in one of my classes last semester, Testing Women, Testing the Fetus, and then these eight nine, interconnected drabbles were born. I hope I've done them justice.

( Warning: these drabbles deal with abortion )

"Word Choice Is Crucial""Mommy, look!" Tara pressed her little face, alight with wonder, against the airplane window. "Clouds ( Read more... )

“Falling”When Anya first becomes human again, it feels as if her wings have been clipped. Before, she’d been powerful and majestic, soaring around the globe to punish men and exact vengeance. Now she’s trapped in this fragile, clumsy body, stuck on Earth's surface while she watches her former friends glide away without her. She slowly adjusts to ( Read more... )

These all take place in the AR post-series A/X babyverse because I just watched "Chosen" last night. (I still hate you, Joss Whedon.)

( 'Thinking Ahead', Anya/Xander, PG-13 )

“The Art of Explanation”“Daddy?” Four-year-old Tara stared, perplexed, at her little sister. “Where do babies come from ( Read more... )

"Lies"Aud lifted her head from Olaf's chest and propped her chin against her palm. "Tell me more about Córdoba ( Read more... )

( 'Questions', Anya/Giles, PG-13, missing scene from 'Tabula Rasa' )

"Guardian Angel"

She's given the opportunity to move on, finally rest. She politely declines; she wants - needs - to stay ( Read more... )