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Prompt 30 Fic

Sep 07, 2007 20:45

Title: Left
Author: sithvicious
Rating: PG
Word Count: 100
Prompt: 30
Characters: Xander

I knew it was coming. But that didn’t prepare me for the pain. It was the worst pain I’d ever felt. Searing pain, throbbing pain, country music pain.

When I started to feel like myself again, I wasn’t sure what to do. Should I cry, ( Read more... )

sithvicious, 021-030, pg, xander, drabble, btvs

Comments 9

rayruz September 8 2007, 01:11:46 UTC

Very nice. I love the hint of bitterness at the end. And the Country music pain line.

firefly124 September 8 2007, 01:30:26 UTC

Nicely done. That last line really cuts to the heart of it.

redrikki September 8 2007, 03:52:48 UTC

So very harsh and yet so very Xander. I like the bad ass one liner bit and I love how he sees his role in the group. Jokes, optimism and lies; bitter certainly, but an accurate and surprisingly valuable skill set.

sithvicious September 8 2007, 13:47:57 UTC

Thanks guys!
I tried hard to keep it Xander while tapping into his bitter side.

ubiquirk September 8 2007, 14:32:38 UTC

You nicely capture how Xander felt torn between hating it all and wanting to support Buffy.