Fic: Fashion

[dragonyphoenix]

Title: Fashion
Fandom: BtVS
Summary: Cordelia rejecting a new outfit.
Rating: G
Character: Cordelia, Harmony
Note: Written for a prompt at Open on Sunday – cut – but not posted there because it's longer than 100 words.
Disclaimer: They aren't mine, not yet, but they will be … once I've taken over the world. Bwah-ha-ha!

One, the skirts were last month's length. Two, who put a baby blue top on that dress dummy? That color was so last week. Three, sparkles? What idiot thought they were in?Ever? “Well,” Cordelia said, “It's not Alexander McQueen but it is the best Sunnydale has to offer.”

“Right, that Queen guy.”

“Oh. My. God, Harmony. It was a joke. Alexander McQueen may be considered trendy – by some – but the man puts skulls on, like, everything. Honestly, he seriously needs to get over his death fetish.” Cordelia looked through the window. It had been a week since she'd gone in. Even if they'd barely touched the display, they might have gotten some new stock.“Come on, lets see if they have anything remotely close to acceptable.”

Cordelia skimmed through a dozen tops before pulling one out. She felt the fabric between her finger and thumb, held out the top to take in the overall effect, and brought it to her body as she checked herself in the mirror. “This might do.”

“It's nice.”

“Now, if the attendant isn't on a two-hour lunch break I might be able to …” Cordelia stopped, staring at the tag. Her left hand slowly reached down. She felt as if she were in a horror movie and the audience was shouting at her, telling her to stop, telling her to run. She picked up the tag,glanced at it out of the corner of her eye, and practically threw the top back onto the rack. “Oh my God, I don't believe it. The price was cut.”

“Huh?”

“The top. It's on sale.”

“Oh.” Harmony shrugged and with a half-wince said, “Too bad because it was real cute.”

“First rule of fashion: if no one else wants it, it's not worth buying, no matter how cute it is.”

Comments

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

That is so pitch-perfect! Oh my stars!


Gabrielle

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I was pretty pleased with how Cordelia came out.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I love the idea that she has a rule to never buy anything on sale!

[comlodge.livejournal.com]

Lol. Such a giggle and so absolutely Cordy with wannabe echo Harmony.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I think this is only my second time writing Cordy and the other was just using her lines from an episode so it barely counts. So it's sorta like I got it right the first time out! ;-)

Very awesome!

[jadechowfan12.livejournal.com]

Neat! Very awesome, as well as very well-written, too. I like it. :)

And Cordelia sure is quite the character to write about, as well as work with in fan fiction, too. :)

Keep up your super-neat, very phenomenal and creatively beautiful writing! :)

Re: Very awesome!

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you. You say the sweetest things!

Re: Very awesome!

[jadechowfan12.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. Glad I can help out a fellow writer as well. :)

Remarks.

[vantiri.livejournal.com]

Cordelia WOULD say things like that, in that way, at that time in her life- Excellent way to put it.
Ma'am!

Signed:
Vantiri.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

Well done!

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Thank you.