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baphrosia in sb_ashtray

Night Games (Parts One and Two)

Oct 28, 2012 10:07

Created for the Halloween 2012 promt 'Night Game', but too long for fagends. Here it is in its entirety.

Prompt: Night Game
Words: 1675
Rating: PG-13 (language, implied lovin')
Setting: A few months after NFA

As mentioned on fagends, the cemeterty and tombs do exist, but I don't believe there are actually any crypts in this cemetery.
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medium: fic, character: buffy, creator: spuffy_luvr, setting: post-series, character: spike

Comments 10

thisficklemob October 28 2012, 21:51:55 UTC

Awwww. Very sweet.

baphrosia October 29 2012, 02:54:43 UTC

Thank you! :)

quinara October 29 2012, 20:00:06 UTC

Yay, Ashtray post! It's still really cute. :D

baphrosia October 29 2012, 20:59:54 UTC

:) Thank you again!

red_satin_doll November 9 2012, 17:03:04 UTC

I read this on the other sites first, but it's easier to comment here since the story is complete here. I can see Spike playing these games (post S7); I wasn't as sure about Buffy, as I see her being more direct but...you won me over, esp the first part, and I got lured into it and charmed by it.

I loved the specificity of the gifts, they seem so right for both of them - and the hesitant, respectful, but hopeful "Is this okay?" / "Is this?" Afraid to cross each other's boundaries, afraid to screw up again, but wanting to take things a step forward, wanting sex again as well as intimacy - the entire package.

Maybe that's why I tend to particularly seek out post-series fics? (I'm not so much on "Buffy accepts soulless Spike as her partner in S6. I actually like the frisson of feeling and complexity the soul provides. Soul+demon, what's not to like?)

And as always I admire writers like you who can capture a lot of complex emotion with great economy of means, such as with this:

The partially consumed bottle of Jack he found ( ... )

baphrosia November 10 2012, 20:50:47 UTC

Aww, thank you! It was meant to just be silly, so I wasn't too worried about being OOC, but I'm glad I won you over. I always appreciate being told when I've managed Buffy's voice because I have a harder time with her and her witty banter. :)

sarian71 November 11 2012, 16:26:21 UTC

*grins widely* This was incredibly lovely! This is definitely going to be one of those feelgood fics I come back to whenever I need a quick pick-me-up! :)

baphrosia November 11 2012, 18:32:11 UTC

Thank you! I'm happy you enjoyed. :)

cherrytargaryen April 10 2013, 14:26:21 UTC

Aw, this is lovey - the offerings, the mutual teasing, the serious intent and genuine insecurities on both their parts beneath.

baphrosia April 10 2013, 18:12:46 UTC

Thank you! I just love tentative Spike and Buffy. :)