ficpost: "Wishing the World into Unbeing" (gen, Buffyverse ensemble)

[wisdomeagle]

Title: "Wishing the World into Unbeing"
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel
Featured Characters: Drusilla, Darla, Oz, Tara, Faith, Giles, Dawn, Fred.
Spoilers/Timeline: S6/3.
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Joss and Mutant Enemy, not me.
Notes: For firstgold in the 2008 apocalyptothon. The prompt was, "The world ends with a whimper."
Summary: A concentration of darkness.

Comments

[m_phoenix]

That was extraordinary and haunting, I feel a little shaken. You write each character, each ending so wonderfully. I think I need to go and read it again to uncover more layers.

[wisdomeagle]

Thank you so much.

[ficwize]

Beautiful and haunting. I loved Dawn's voice, which surprises me as I'm not usually a Dawn fan. You just captured that... emptiness in her perfectly.

[wisdomeagle]

Thanks very much!

[alizarin_nyc]

Beautifully done, every word perfect.

[wisdomeagle]

Gah, thank you.

[seraphcelene]

Wow. Great job. I really loved the way you framed it with Sunset and Sunrise. The epic language is perfectly apocalyptic, rich and large. I also really loved Dawn. Loved how she's petty and needy and despairing. The Dawn we all loved before she became perfect Research Girl. Lovely, lovely, lovely. Drusilla also really caught my attention -- fractured and confused but making perfect sense at the same time.

What a lovely lovely job!

[wisdomeagle]

Thank you so much. I love researchy!Dawn too, but there's something viscerally sympathetic about her loneliness in S5/6.

Thanks very much for the feedback!

[wisdomeagle]

You're welcome. It was a great prompt -- I'm glad you enjoyed my response to it! Thanks for the feedback.