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Title: Five Good Things That Never Happened to Faith.
Author: M Phoenix
Email: Foxtraveller28@hotmail.com
Feedback: Yes please.
Archive/Distribution: Just ask, it’s very unlikely I’ll say no.
Summary: Five Faith drabbles.
Pairing: Faith/Buffy
Author’s notes: Written for ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) thewishverse who requested happy Fuffy. So of course I ended up with this. Sorry. Also, it has been pointed out to me that my definition of ‘good things’ may be a little odd.
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Faith and the others do not belong to me. I’m sad about this, but they are probably grateful.
Five Good Things That Never Happened to Faith.
by M Phoenix
something to love
Faith’s mom finds the puppy dumped in the alley back of Brody’s and brings her home.
“Don’t say I never do nothing for you Faithy.”
The pup is runty; but there’s golden fur and tiny sharp teeth that she sinks into Faith’s hand as a hello. It’s love at first sight.
That night there’s screaming downstairs. The puppy won’t stay in her box. She squirms into Faith’s bed whining, nuzzling. Faith strokes her lopsided ears. Feels the warmth. “Don’t be scared,” she whispers, suddenly strong “We’re gonna look out for each other now. Just you and me -- the Chosen Two.”
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no Ghandi
They didn’t kill that guy, but it was a close thing and they’re pretty freaked. They stand by Buffy’s bedroom window -- curtains billowing, the dark still eating up the sky -- and say nothing. Waiting. Wanting. Hiding.
Faith is the first to move. “I should motor. Let you sleep.”
“Should…” The kiss B gives her is light and unexpected, but so full of longing. She pulls away, stares like she’s remembering someone else, sometime else.
“What is it?” Faith’s voice wavers.
“Such brown eyes. I never…” B glances down, embarrassed, then back -- smiles slowly. “You could stay,” she says.
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mayor’s got it wired
As it turns out the Boss doesn’t have hands after the Ascension. Faith sits on a pile of rubble and yearbooks at his right anyway. She has a place now.
Later she puts on the pink cotton dress with the little flowers; fights and dances through the streets as the demons tear the town apart. It’s the ultimate party and Faith is its animal.
“Well, gosh,” the Boss chuckles; fatherly smile on his giant snake face, “I’ve never seen you looking lovelier.”
And Faith is happy so long as she doesn’t think of B with a knife in her gut.
****
miles to go
In the distance Faith is aware of monitors beeping, drips dripping; her body pale and wasted. But B’s teeth graze her neck, gentle as the first edge of summer. Fingers working deep inside, like praying, slick and sweet. Buffy kisses Faith’s heart at the moment she moans, arches, breaks -- waits for blood on the sheets and a long fall. Except this time B holds on. Forgives. Sets Faith free.
“Does it hurt?” she whispers, stroking the scar.
Faith closes her eyes. “Not any more.”
Years after, Buffy still can’t forget the dream; or the doctor saying “…never regained consciousness.”
****
live like a person
On their first day off in weeks Faith persuades Buffy onto the back of her motorbike and out of the city. They roar through the hills above Rome, vineyards and ancient olive groves flying by. Faith wants to whoop and holler at the feeling -- bike purring between her thighs; B’s arms wrapped tight around her waist; B’s laugh mixing with the engine growl. Life. Faith’s really alive.
They stop high up, so close to the sky Faith could touch it. “Never thought I’d get this goddamn lucky B,” she murmurs; gazing out at a world worth fighting for.
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Aww, poor Faith. I really like them. Thanks for writing.
Thank you. Poor Faith, I just can't seem to stop torturing her.
AWWW!
I love five-things fics.
I love this five-things fic.
I love you.
Awww. Thank you, and likewise *g*
Probably somes up my view best. Faith is one of my favourite characters, and each of these drabbles has its own unique emotional punch.
Thank you. Faith is the character I seem to end up writing the most. I've never been able to write actual drabbles before, so I'm so glad these work okay.
Ohhh. My poor girl. I think I love the first one the most, but the imagery in the last one is giving it a run for its money *g*
Thank you. I'm so glad you enjoyed them. I seem to be incapable of letting poor Faith be happy. Bad me.
I'm still intending to write that hopeful Faith in the Wishverse story for you btw. I'm kinda in love with the idea. It just grew rather (plus the whole writer's block thing) so it might be a while.
Wonder set drabbles. They show excellent progression of Faith's life.
A bed of straw.
OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWCH!!!!!
Um...uh...well...not so much of the fulfilling drabble criteria going on here.
Was there ice-cream? Was there a quill pen? Did it cheer me up?
Oh just wait! The drabble I write for you is gonna have hearts, flowers, I love yous and fluffy bunnies galore.
Ow.
I like the coma one the best. They're really good and have a big impact but you're mean and horrible and you're in for it in EIGHT days. Be warned
A bed of straw.
Ooh, prickly. But I'm still coming.
Was there ice-cream? Was there a quill pen? Did it cheer me up?
::tries to look repentant...fails::
Oh just wait! The drabble I write for you is gonna have hearts, flowers, I love yous and fluffy bunnies galore.
You're starting to scare me. Is this the Veruca/Faith, or the death and chocolate deprivation? Either way I'm a little disturbed *g*
I like the coma one the best.
Strangely enough me too. What are the odds? Though I have to point out that your favourite is the saddest one!
They're really good and have a big impact but you're mean and horrible and you're in for it in EIGHT days. Be warned
Thank you. I know. And, oh really? What am I in for, and will it be in any way fun, hmmm? Really though, I'm sorry I couldn't make them happier. I'll try another time when I'm feeling less grrr.
These are just incredible. Great job!
Thank you. I think I was inspired by reading your set of B/F drabbles.
Came here from someone's rec (my mind is a terrible thing to waste) and these are so lovely, so perfect. Each a could have been that rings true to both Faith and Buffy.
May I friend you? I've read other fic of your which I've also loved and this way you might actually get the FB from me you deserve.
Thank you for the lovely feedback. Feel free to friend me, the more the merrier y'know. I will certainly friend you back.
From: dodyskin
2006-01-27 05:50 pm (UTC)
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Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it, I never seem to get tired of torturing poor Faith (-: | |
