The Lion's Mouth (Spike/Xander)

[baudown]

Title:  The Lion's Mouth

Author:  baudown

Pairing:  Spike/Xander

Disclaimer:  Don't own them

Written for:  open_on_sunday

Prompt:  Just do it

Word count:  100

It wore gloves, like a surgeon.  Sometimes, it used a surgeon's tools.  Sometimes, other things.  Its skeletal smile grew wider, the louder it made him scream. "Just do it," he begged, again and again, until he lost the words.

He'd gone half-blind.  Still, he could see the miracle before him -- an angel, come to offer him peace.  Black wings unfurling, and a golden halo, like a crown, upon his head.

And the angel wept for him, and touched his beating heart, and spoke unto him, saying, "Xander."  And the angel held him in gentle arms, and carried him safely home.

Comments

[katleept.livejournal.com]

Ooo! Cool! I don't even like this pairing, but this is a beautiful, wonderful drabble! Love the word choice and the whole black wings with halo thing! Am I right in thinking Spike isn't really dead and the black wings are actually his trench? Regardless, lovely job!

[baudown.livejournal.com]

Yes! Black wings=coat and golden halo=hair. And of course it's open to interpretation, but I meant for Spike to be alive, and for Xander to be seeing him this way because he's a little nuts from being tortured. I was very worried this wouldn't come across, so I'm really happy that it did for you.

Thanks so much for the wonderful comment. And try some more Spander!

[dimestorefind.livejournal.com]

Why don't you just save us all some time and rip my heart out all at once rather than taking it piece by piece like this.

[baudown.livejournal.com]

I think the boys and I are going through a phase. A dark phase. A phase I should try to get out of, given the conspicuous absence of comments here. Poor lonely drabble.

Sorry for hurting your heart! But...it's got a happy ending if you squint, right?

[dimestorefind.livejournal.com]

Dark phases aren't bad, necessarily, but I admit to being glad that this had a (relatively) happy ending. It doesn't do much for comments, though, that's true. Oh, well. I think you're doing great with these prompts FWIW.

[baudown.livejournal.com]

IW a lot.

[demongoddess061.livejournal.com]

Drabbles are difficult, but you did very well! This little ficlet is LOADED with imagery.

[baudown.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! Happy to hear that you liked it!

[comlodge.livejournal.com]

Such wonderful imagery. Spike descending, cloak spread like wings, to save his boy.

[baudown.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I imagine Spike providing loads of C, to counteract the H I've put Xander through here.