He Wears Her Bruises Like Jewelry

[hello_spikey]

600 Words... I saw there was a 'bruises' prompt and it wandered into this. Hope it's okay.

Comments

[baudown]

Every line of this was an emotional bullseye, and heart-achingly true to them both.

Really, really loved it.

[hello_spikey]

Thank you. I'm so glad to hear it!

[kerry_220]

Yeah, Older and Far Away makes my head and heart ache. This made my head and heart ache.

Good job!

[hello_spikey]

Thank you!
Yes. I can't get over just... seeing that one moment where he smiles at her with his eye all swollen and it's... yeah 600 words out of that second on screen I guess. :D

[rahirah]

You make it hurt so good!

[hello_spikey]

*mwah*!
Thank you so much, darling. Sorry I missed responding to this comment.

[double_dutchess]

Excellent. I was going to post quotes, but I'd end up quoting half the fic...

[hello_spikey]

Yeaaah... it's rather short.

(I still keep coming back wanting to edit it tho)
:)
Thank you!

[double_dutchess]

Yeaaah... it's rather short good.

There, that's what I meant ;-)

[thenewbuzwuzz]

What a wonderful, beautiful character study.
I didn't quite follow Buffy's reasoning here: "He mocks her ability to hurt him because she can’t hurt him." How come she can't?
Everything else, I love. The last sentence ties it together so elegantly! (Also, ow.)

[hello_spikey]

She can't hurt him physically to match the hurt he feels emotionally - that's why she says 'she can't hurt him - only his love can do that'. Spike's love for Buffy is a force Buffy can't control.
The poor dear.