Author's note: This is a series of drabbles — exactly 100 words — written in response to several LiveJournal community challenges.
Television Show Based Drabbles Challenge: Peace offering, smirk, fingernails


Tactility

by Red Wolf

Spike had been less than impressed when he'd woken up to Passion Pink on one hand and a vibrant rainbow set of nails on the other. It certainly didn't help matters that he'd been dragged into patrolling for beasties before he could get to the acetone.

Dawn tossed Spike a bottle of black nailpolish as a peace offering. Smirking as he caved without argument and presented his hands for her ministrations, she deftly painted Spike's fingernails with sure strokes.

Feeling his hands warm in hers, Dawn thought it was no wonder that she needed a cold shower after their manicures.