"The Fall"Their plan was always to have just one child. Los Angeles is expensive, and they want to give their daughter everything they lacked growing up ( Read more... )

Title: Hidden, Sought
Prompt: Found
Timeline: BtVS S3 during Anne, in the retconned buffyverse with Dawn in it
Disclaimer: still not mine, alas ( Read more... )

Title: Child's Play
Author: racheltng
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Prompt: Play
Characters/Pairing: Willow, Buffy, Dawn.

“Watcha doin’?” Willow and Buffy’s heads snapped up at the sound of Dawn’s tiny voice.  They shifted uncomfortably, trying to look casual as they swept the spell components under their sleeping bags.

“Can I play?” There was a ( Read more... )

A Life of Lies ( Read more... )

Title: S is for Scooby
Timeline: pre-series, in the retconned 'verse that includes Dawn
Challenge: S, 3
Rating: G
Disclaimer: still not mine, alas

Buffy looked up from her last three homework problems. Dawn was humming a cartoon jingle.

"Is that my coloring book ( Read more... )

Joyce remembered the two of them at the kitchen table, mother and daughter, chicken and potatoes, waiting.

It’s getting late and the food will be cold. We can’t wait any longer, Dawn.

Yes we can. Dawn had had that look on her face like she might cry.

Joyce had sighed the sigh of a longsuffering mother. If your father and your sister want to miss ( Read more... )

"Dawn, since Buffy's hand's still bandaged, I'd like you to do the dishes tonight ( Read more... )

INTRODUCTION ( Read more... )

Buffy?

Yeah?

He’s not coming back, is he?

I don’t know, Dawn. I don’t think so.

Mom’s been crying a lot. And sighing. And being mean to me.

Cut her some slack, Dawn. She doesn’t mean it. She’s just sad. And mad. And it’s not our fault, you know.

No, not our fault. But your fault maybe. I mean, you’re always getting in trouble and stuff, and then ( Read more... )

“Whatcha doin?” Dawn twirled a wood shaving between her fingers ( Read more... )