Day 10 . a storm with silken reins . B:tVS x Grimm

[jedibuttercup]

Title: a storm with silken reins
Author: jedibuttercup
Disclaimer: The words are mine; the worlds are not
Rating: PG-13; triofic
Prompt/Prompter: for xgirl2222, who wins the prize for most complicated prompt this year, which I'll boil down to "Nick Burkhardt/Buffy Summers/Sean Renard, relationship of equals."
Spoilers: Post-series for Buffy (no comics canon) and post-S2

Comments

[lanalucy]

So many little tiny details that make this work. LOVE that last paragraph.

I'd say more, but my brain at the moment is about on par with Buffy's after Graduation. lol

[jedibuttercup]

Glad you enjoyed the story. :)

It was actually the last two paragraphs that I wrote first; then I went back and figured out how to get there...

[jedibuttercup]

Glad you enjoyed it. :)

When I got the prompt, my first thought was, "how do I short-circuit the Juliette relationship rollercoaster without making anyone the bad guy, or segueing into the show's drama whiplash?" :) Alas, the majority of the viewing public seems to find soap-opera level plots thrilling.

[bradsan]

Love it. love the interaction between Monroe and Buffy and how this story shows that she has everything. Everything that gives her a "normal" live. Friends, lovers who cherish her, a job etc. Happiness no matter what. Normal for Buffy "lol"

[jedibuttercup]

This was kind of an OT3 prompt, but I couldn't resist throwing in the Monroe friendship bit; I just like him, and I thought Buffy would, too, plus it was a good way to squeeze in the world-buildy parts that would have driven me crazy otherwise without preaching to the reader. :)

Competent, grown-up, happy Buffy is by far my favorite Buffy to write.