Comments | seasonal_spuffy: Overcome

garnigal in seasonal_spuffy

Overcome

May 26, 2018 08:06

Become

By day, she was Anne.
  Anne had seen it all; no skeezy guys with groping hands could surprise her.
  Anne had done it all; no writing bodies on packed dance floors could interest her.
  Anne had heard it all; no gentle words of love could reach her.
Anne was impenetrable; her flimsy uniform armoured her against a world filled with pain.
Anne ( Read more... )

creator: garnigal, era: btvs s2, form: fic, era: indeterminate, rating: other, form: poetry

Comments 19

debris4spike May 26 2018, 15:32:15 UTC

Well done - really summed up so much about our Heroine

garnigal May 28 2018, 13:38:37 UTC

Thanks so much!

anonymous May 26 2018, 21:27:12 UTC

This was wonderfully written and I really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing with us
BWJ

garnigal May 28 2018, 13:38:49 UTC

Thank you, it was a fun write.

kerry_220 May 27 2018, 00:49:42 UTC

Fabulous rhythm, and I love the gradual construction. It’s a piece I’d love to hear read out loud.

garnigal May 28 2018, 13:39:53 UTC

Thanks! People have requested audio versions of a few of my more poetry style pieces... I may have to investigate that.

nmcil12 May 31 2018, 23:08:08 UTC

I know there was a site that hosted audio fanfiction works - I will see if I can find it for you.

thenewbuzwuzz May 27 2018, 04:59:20 UTC

This is lovely. I admire you for combining *both* themes so smoothly -- "Night and Day" and also Becoming -- using the idea of "becoming" is such a wonderful thing to do with the episode. I enjoy the repetitions and variations, and this is probably my favorite line: "Anne was impenetrable; her flimsy uniform armoured her against a world filled with pain." And the last part makes me happy. <3

garnigal May 28 2018, 13:43:41 UTC

Ooh, quoting, my favourite!

Oddly enough, that is the line that I wrote first and framed the rest around; the idea of penetrable clothing as armour. I think it's a universal and feminine notion, the fantasy that if we dress and do our make up appropriately for the situation we'll be safe/confident/successful/loved - whatever it is we're searching for.

Thanks so much for reading and commenting!

double_dutchess May 27 2018, 06:25:43 UTC

Ooh, more poetry! I love how Buffy becomes real and whole at the end -- both sides of her one, in day and night
And seeing the monsters and men in gray scales rather than black and white. Very rich and rewarding.

garnigal May 28 2018, 13:44:23 UTC

Funny, I didn't realize it was poetry until you said it, but it totally is!

Thanks for reading!