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jedibuttercupPG-13; B:tVS, S7. Quadruple drabble, for ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
maevebran. (5th in a drabble series).
Buffy talks to Faith about Wesley.
Title: Comparing Notes
Author: Jedi Buttercup
Disclaimer: All your Buffy and Angel are belong to Joss Whedon.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Buffy talks to Faith about Wesley. Quadruple drabble.
Spoilers: Post A:tS 4.15, "Orpheus" and B:tVS 7.18, "Dirty Girls"
Notes: Formaevebran, 5th entry in the btvsats_love drabblethon. She requested B/A, B/Wes, or Wes/Fred; this series is generally B/Wes but refers to the other two.
"So, you never got around to explaining that magic mind-walk thing," Buffy said, leaning against the kitchen counter. They'd finally managed to catch another moment together while the rest of the household was busy elsewhere.
"It was a thing," Faith shrugged in reply. "Knocked back some Orpheus, got bit by Angelus, we both went down for the count until Willow re-souled him. Do you really need all the details?"
"Orpheus?" Buffy stiffened. She'd heard of it; hard not to, with all the demon contacts she had now. "Do you know how dangerous that is?"
Faith snorted. "Not like I much cared. Quickest means to an end, you know? Besides, Wes is the one that got it for me." She paused. "Never thought I'd say this, but he's pretty scary these days."
"Who, Wes?" That was almost more of a surprise than the Orpheus. Buffy remembered meeting him that time she'd found Angel sheltering Faith. That look he'd given her, blue eyes deep and brimming with something unspoken-- he'd definitely changed, but she wouldn't have called him scary.
Faith chuckled a little, darkly. "I already knew he wasn't a pansy anymore, kinda proved that before I went to jail. Now, though..." She shook her head. "He got mad at me for saving him instead of stopping Angelus, stabbed a girl for information, said a bunch of really vicious things to get me back on my game. And that's not even the half of it."
Involuntarily, Buffy's thoughts flew back to the meeting she'd held after Chloe's suicide, all the harsh things she'd said to the Potentials. She'd nearly drowned in her own darkness after her resurrection, and though she'd recovered, sometimes it seemed like all the softness had been burned out of her. Had something like that happened to Wesley? Like her, had he been broken and put back together sharper and harder than before?
"Whatever gets it done," she said softly, summarizing her thoughts.
Faith raised her eyebrows. "Yeah, that's pretty much what he said-- that he was doing what he had to."
"Been there, done that," Buffy said, lips curving in an ironic smile.
"Starting to get that vibe here," Faith agreed, looking a little disturbed.
When all this was over, Buffy really was going to have to give him a call, compare notes. It would be nice to have someone to talk to-- someone human-- who truly understood.
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maevebran. (5th in a drabble series).Buffy talks to Faith about Wesley.
Title: Comparing Notes
Author: Jedi Buttercup
Disclaimer: All your Buffy and Angel are belong to Joss Whedon.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Buffy talks to Faith about Wesley. Quadruple drabble.
Spoilers: Post A:tS 4.15, "Orpheus" and B:tVS 7.18, "Dirty Girls"
Notes: For
maevebran, 5th entry in the btvsats_love drabblethon. She requested B/A, B/Wes, or Wes/Fred; this series is generally B/Wes but refers to the other two."So, you never got around to explaining that magic mind-walk thing," Buffy said, leaning against the kitchen counter. They'd finally managed to catch another moment together while the rest of the household was busy elsewhere.
"It was a thing," Faith shrugged in reply. "Knocked back some Orpheus, got bit by Angelus, we both went down for the count until Willow re-souled him. Do you really need all the details?"
"Orpheus?" Buffy stiffened. She'd heard of it; hard not to, with all the demon contacts she had now. "Do you know how dangerous that is?"
Faith snorted. "Not like I much cared. Quickest means to an end, you know? Besides, Wes is the one that got it for me." She paused. "Never thought I'd say this, but he's pretty scary these days."
"Who, Wes?" That was almost more of a surprise than the Orpheus. Buffy remembered meeting him that time she'd found Angel sheltering Faith. That look he'd given her, blue eyes deep and brimming with something unspoken-- he'd definitely changed, but she wouldn't have called him scary.
Faith chuckled a little, darkly. "I already knew he wasn't a pansy anymore, kinda proved that before I went to jail. Now, though..." She shook her head. "He got mad at me for saving him instead of stopping Angelus, stabbed a girl for information, said a bunch of really vicious things to get me back on my game. And that's not even the half of it."
Involuntarily, Buffy's thoughts flew back to the meeting she'd held after Chloe's suicide, all the harsh things she'd said to the Potentials. She'd nearly drowned in her own darkness after her resurrection, and though she'd recovered, sometimes it seemed like all the softness had been burned out of her. Had something like that happened to Wesley? Like her, had he been broken and put back together sharper and harder than before?
"Whatever gets it done," she said softly, summarizing her thoughts.
Faith raised her eyebrows. "Yeah, that's pretty much what he said-- that he was doing what he had to."
"Been there, done that," Buffy said, lips curving in an ironic smile.
"Starting to get that vibe here," Faith agreed, looking a little disturbed.
When all this was over, Buffy really was going to have to give him a call, compare notes. It would be nice to have someone to talk to-- someone human-- who truly understood.
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Date: 2006-07-19 10:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-03 06:32 am (UTC)I'm thinking support group. Or duo since it's really only the two of them. Still I like the idea of darken/broken!Buffy meeting darken/broken!Wesley. I think they'd get along and relate to eachother best now.
........Damn. Just gave myself an idea....if I could only pull it off....
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Date: 2011-02-07 10:21 pm (UTC)Glad you liked this!
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Date: 2011-02-08 07:27 pm (UTC)Really, at that point in time both characters are grown and have so much experience and have gone through so much that really I always thought Wes and Buffy would either be best friend/support buddys/'You are the only one who understands me'/confidents or they'ed hook up.
I do like Wes/Illyria but there are some major major issues that sometimes I mostly go for mentoring/sibling/glorified!babysitter Wes than romantic.
Wes and Buffy though, I think they'd last together.
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Date: 2011-02-08 11:51 pm (UTC)As for Wes and Buffy, I spent half an hour Googling today to find that essay-- it was a friend's book, not one I own. And here it is:
Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Television Show
It was published in '03, so it didn't incorporate all of canon, but still pretty interesting. The essay in question is "Matchmaking on the Hellmouth", pp. 188-195, by Lawrence Watt-Evans, where he discusses possible matches for Buffy; Wes is the last one he mentions, and calls him "perfect" for her. =)
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Date: 2011-02-10 02:37 am (UTC)also, when I cliked the link you gave I got 404-not found but was able to find it when just posting the title of the book.