Title: Monster In Her Man
Characters: Spike and Buffy
Season: 6
Episode: 'Bargaining 1&2'
Words: 100
Trusting is enough. It has to be for now. She did that right before she leapt off a tower free-falling through a tear in the sky. Had done so with the simple invitation earlier that night.
He hadn't missed it—even acknowledged it for what it was, had been.
Knew he was a monster that night she treated him like a man. Could still hear the warning in her voice.
'We're not all gonna make it. You know that.'
No. They weren't.
'Hey. Always knew I'd go down fightin'.'
She'd asked him one thing.
'…protect her.'
'…end of the world.'