Fic: Fireworks

[dragonyphoenix]

Title: Fireworks
Rating: G
Pairings: Spike/Xander (desire); Xander/Anya (actual)
Note: Written for a prompt at Open on Sunday: fireworks

As the sky exploded with color – reds and blues and greens between them and the distant stars – Xander let out a laugh of pure delight. For a second Spike saw Dru in the smile: not the cruelty, which he'd said he loved, but the artlessness, which he'd never stopped looking for, which had been buried so deeply that it might never have been there at all. But as always someone was there between them. That time Angelus; this time Anya. Close enough to make no real difference.

Spike closed his eyes to shut himself off from the light.

Comments

[baudown.livejournal.com]

I thought this was beautifully done. So layered for a mere 100 words. It made my heart hurt for Spike, in just the right way.

[jujukittychick.livejournal.com]

awwww, poor spike, short but full of emotion, great job :)

[mojee.livejournal.com]

wow! amazing!! Thank you

[theladymerlin.livejournal.com]

Lovely! Really well done. You packed a lot of emotion in 100 words. :)

[spikedd.livejournal.com]

Good things do come in small packages.

So sad that Spike had kept his eyes open in hopes of finding the light in Dru, yet he shields his eyes from the light he sees in Xander. You made it easy to feel his torment.

Thanks for sharing.

[laazikaat.livejournal.com]

So much emotion in just a few sentences. Amazing job.