Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Lord of the Rings belong to their respective creators, Joss Whedon and J.R.R. Tolkien.
Author's Warning: major AU. Absolutely non-canon.
She dreamed of a boy drowning in his mother's arms.
He was looking at her, eyes wide and blue in the dark water. She saw his hands, small and outstretched, his utter lack of fear. She felt him pull weighted fingers through her flowing, floating hair, and her own fingers tangled in soft black locks.
