At Times Inauspicious : F/X

[waddis]

Cleveland isn’t his city.

She really can’t blame him, a California boy born and raised on a deathtrap that was redeemed by its sugary sweetness. With its sun and its beaches and the crime that was only committed for noncriminal reasons.

He told her about the rocket launcher, and she still laughs when she thinks about how bumbling he was back then

Comments

[moscow_watcher]

Wonderful piece.

The one that had gone through four shades of blonde in the time that Faith had known her, over less than a week.

What a great, subtle, heartbreaking detail! Faith, jealously counting number of Anya's hair colors, and never admitting, even to herself, that her acute interest is called "jealosy"...

[waddis]

It was also drawing a parallel. Anya obsessed a little over her appearance, so asking something like "Am I pretty?" is something she would do with Xander, particularly in such a blunt manner.

The reason he gets upset, of course, is because it reminds him of her, and that's not why he's doing this thing with Faith.

[moscow_watcher]

*sighs* These two are so deliciously complex and gorgeously controversial. They could give Spike/Buffy run for their money! :)

[waddis]

It's definitely not a bright and cheery pairing.

Then again, in this fandom, they rarely are.

[sam_arkand]

As a fic writer who started with F/X because of nwhepcat's work, I can say you have Faith's internal voice nailed down perfectly. I hope tales of yours from her point of view pop up every now and then.

[waddis]

It's very likely that they will. I can't stick with the primary circle forever.

[lwbush]

I really don't care much for Xander/Faith, but then all the awesome writers (you, nwhepcat, etc) go and write it, and I have to read it. And I even have to enjoy it, because it's so well done.

To repeat myself, well done.

[waddis]

I'm actually not a huge fan either, but that's mostly because there's no real interaction between them after the scuffle in Season 3.

[frogfarm]

One of my favorite characters, and the paragraph about sensualists was very apt. If you don't mind, I'll consider this a present for me too :)

[waddis]

I think it's a good thing when readers consider a piece a personal present. Consider away!

[nwhepcat]

Oh man. Faith asking if he thinks she's pretty just about did me in. And I love her prickly, unreliable-narrator self. Super job taking on a character you're not used to writing!

Thank you for the shiny birthday fic!

[waddis]

No problem. Happy to do it.