Unmet (Spike/Xander)

[baudown]

Title: Unmet
Author: baudown
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Disclaimer: Don't own, etc.
Written for: open_on_sunday
Word count: 100
Prompt: Sea
Note:  Thanks to dragonyphoenix for getting things going with the prompt

The night it didn’t happen, they were on the beach, chasing a random demon.  Over the dunes, down to the shore, into the churning surf.  It dissolved there, anticlimactically, a floating green scum.

They were bent double, giggling helplessly, clutching at each other; and suddenly, they were kissing, desire all around them like a fog.  Then Harris pulled back, and shook his head, as if rousing himself from a dream.

The memory comes to him, from time to time; a faint, familiar echo in his ears.  His heart doesn’t beat, but it bruises.  Regret sounds to Spike like the sea.

Comments

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

His heart doesn’t beat, but it bruises. Amazing!

[baudown.livejournal.com]

Thank you, and thank you again for posting the prompt. I've been missing open on sunday. I hope you'll keep prompting!

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

I've been thinking about prompting but figure I should give the real mod a chance to. Likely I'll put prompts up on Tuesdays if nobody beats me to it.

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

Points up - that's the line I was going to quote as well. You have such a talent for drabbles, for telling a huge story in so few words.

Just lovely.

[baudown.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. I find writing drabbles to be difficult, but good for me -- I need to rein in the blather now and then.

[skargasm.livejournal.com]

Oh man, that was so painful - poor Spike.

[baudown.livejournal.com]

I can't stop tormenting him. It's a sickness.

[chasingdemons.livejournal.com]

This was just beautiful! Really.

[baudown.livejournal.com]

So happy that you liked it, and thanks for letting me know.

Here from buffyversetop5

[yourlibrarian]

Oh, nicely done!

Re: Here from buffyversetop5

[baudown.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

From Buffyverse top 5:D

[comlodge.livejournal.com]

Lovely. His heart doesn’t beat, but it bruises. Regret sounds to Spike like the sea. beautiful words.

Re: From Buffyverse top 5:D

[baudown.livejournal.com]

Thank you!