Bring On The Night (Spike/Xander)

[baudown]

Title: Bring On The Night
Author: baudown
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Disclaimer: Not mine
Written for:open_on_sunday
Prompt: Episode Title (Bring on the Night)
Word count: 100
Warning: Character death (sorry!)


He puts it off for as long as he can, but eventually, it's time. Xander asks Spike to make the calls — they’ll want to see him, before it’s too late. A spasm passes over Spike's face, but only for a moment. He nods, leaning over the metal railing of Xander's bed for a brief, close-mouthed kiss. It’s not the way they used to kiss, Xander thinks, but with nostalgia, not regret. He touches Spike’s face, a gesture as familiar as breathing. Spike blinks, slowly — once, twice, again — until the tears are gone.

Sometimes, Spike manages a smile; but not today.

Comments

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

*sniffles* This was very heart-tugging!


Gabrielle

[baudown.livejournal.com]

Apologies, apologies!

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Please don't apologize. Your skill at heartbreak is a thing of beauty.


Gabrielle

[baudown.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I always feel a bit guilty posting something like this, because (with a few exceptions) I don't read character death stories. I mean, I like my angst...but not death. So it's odd that I've ended up writing character death at all.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Awww, that's so sad. *sniff* Great, but sad.

[baudown.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Not sure what got into me...

[chasingdemons.livejournal.com]

What?? What the hell? What happened? This was beautiful, honey. But sometimes drabbles are too short!

[baudown.livejournal.com]

Too short and too sad.

Thank you!

[double_dutchess]

So much heartache in so few words... Excellent.

[baudown.livejournal.com]

Too much heartache...thank you!

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

So sad, so beautiful!

[baudown.livejournal.com]

I made myself sad.

Thanks.

[thismaz.livejournal.com]

Oh goodness, this goes beyond sad, straight to resigned. Congratulations, beautifully done.

[baudown.livejournal.com]

As if they've already reached the fifth stage of grief.

Thank you!

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

Oh hell, welling up here.

Beautifully done, love
s x

[baudown.livejournal.com]

I don't know what gets into me sometimes.

Thanks, hon. And btw -- reading that story. Guh!

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

Definitely Guh! :)