Family
set during School Hard
In the long hours of the day when Collin found himself restless and unable to sleep, the Master would tell him stories, great stories of his line. The tales were detailed. The Master described in full the wrath of his late- favourite Darla and her bloodthirsty lover Angelus. He introduced Collin to the nature of the mad seer Drusilla and of the body counts left behind by William the Bloody.
"Who are you?" He would later ask in his misleading child's voice and already know the answer.
"Spike."
--
Open Ears
set during Lie to Me
"It was terrible. I moped over you for months. Sitting in my room listening to that Divinyls song 'I Touch Myself'."
Buffy's eyes opened a little further when she realized how what she just said could be taken. Casting a nervous look at Xander and Willow, she quickly stuttered:
"Of course, I had no idea what it was about."
Willow forgot to take what her friend said the wrong way. As soon as Buffy had mentioned the song, Willow's mind recognized the old tune and the words started rolling through her head.
I love myself, I want you to love me
When I feel down I want you above me
I search myself, I want you to find me
I forget myself, I want you to remind me
Willow's eyes took on a glazed appearance during the remainder of the conversation as she sang inside her head 'cause...singing out loud is just right in the way of badness. She barely noticed Buffy and Ford's departures or Xander's bitter sarcasm.
I don't want anybody else
And when I think about you I touch myself
I don't want anybody else
Oh no, oh n...
Willow's eyes widened.
"Oh, that's what that song is about?!"
--
Angel of Death
set post The Freshmen
Buffy glared at Kathy from across the classroom, part of her mind making a list of reasons why she loathed her roommate and another part of her mind busy pretending that she was paying attention to her Art Appreciation professor.
"...looking at work done during the 1700's around the British Isles. Please turn to page 458."
Buffy halted her glaring only long enough to flip to the correct page in her textbook.
"...many portrayals of Death, this is one of the most peculiar considering that in this painting, Death is, might I say, rather handsome..."
Several students chuckled.
"...and he seems to have a blond, female partner."
Buffy glanced down at her textbook page and her heart froze in her chest. She sucked in some air as she continued to stare at the large colour-print. She wondered exactly what she did to get on the bad side of the universe. Why would they thrust this reminder into her face when all she was trying to do was get over him and move on?
Buffy slammed her eyes shut but Angelus' cold grin and Darla's bloodstained lips kept dancing through her vision.
set during School Hard
In the long hours of the day when Collin found himself restless and unable to sleep, the Master would tell him stories, great stories of his line. The tales were detailed. The Master described in full the wrath of his late- favourite Darla and her bloodthirsty lover Angelus. He introduced Collin to the nature of the mad seer Drusilla and of the body counts left behind by William the Bloody.
"Who are you?" He would later ask in his misleading child's voice and already know the answer.
"Spike."
--
Open Ears
set during Lie to Me
"It was terrible. I moped over you for months. Sitting in my room listening to that Divinyls song 'I Touch Myself'."
Buffy's eyes opened a little further when she realized how what she just said could be taken. Casting a nervous look at Xander and Willow, she quickly stuttered:
"Of course, I had no idea what it was about."
Willow forgot to take what her friend said the wrong way. As soon as Buffy had mentioned the song, Willow's mind recognized the old tune and the words started rolling through her head.
I love myself, I want you to love me
When I feel down I want you above me
I search myself, I want you to find me
I forget myself, I want you to remind me
Willow's eyes took on a glazed appearance during the remainder of the conversation as she sang inside her head 'cause...singing out loud is just right in the way of badness. She barely noticed Buffy and Ford's departures or Xander's bitter sarcasm.
I don't want anybody else
And when I think about you I touch myself
I don't want anybody else
Oh no, oh n...
Willow's eyes widened.
"Oh, that's what that song is about?!"
--
Angel of Death
set post The Freshmen
Buffy glared at Kathy from across the classroom, part of her mind making a list of reasons why she loathed her roommate and another part of her mind busy pretending that she was paying attention to her Art Appreciation professor.
"...looking at work done during the 1700's around the British Isles. Please turn to page 458."
Buffy halted her glaring only long enough to flip to the correct page in her textbook.
"...many portrayals of Death, this is one of the most peculiar considering that in this painting, Death is, might I say, rather handsome..."
Several students chuckled.
"...and he seems to have a blond, female partner."
Buffy glanced down at her textbook page and her heart froze in her chest. She sucked in some air as she continued to stare at the large colour-print. She wondered exactly what she did to get on the bad side of the universe. Why would they thrust this reminder into her face when all she was trying to do was get over him and move on?
Buffy slammed her eyes shut but Angelus' cold grin and Darla's bloodstained lips kept dancing through her vision.