Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Running in place.

[wal_lace]

I'm not completely happy with this - I originally intended it to be a black comedy, but that kind of went by the wayside. But here it is.

Title: Running in place.
For: budclare
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, set during Season Five.
Author: wal_lace
Warnings: The usual gore, but without too much detail.

Comments

[green_grrl]

Wow... you had the black comedy going (trust Sunnydale to have a mall that actually could be zombie-proofed -- bwah!), but this turned beautifully angsty. Ouchily fabulous!

[sdkshelly]

Oh that was haunting. I loved the little details: Giles drinking himself to death, Dawn dying her hair blond...and Gunn's surprise cameo at the end. It's nice to see Xander as the tragic hero.

[akire_yta]

I love Xander most days, but this kicked that love into MADLOVE! I adore the way you deal with the characters, and I found their responses totally believable.

Wonderful, wonderful story!

[pinkdormouse]

Wonderfully grim.

[ozsaur]

Love Xander in this. The Gunn cameo was a nice surprise.