Drabble: Born in Fire

[il_mio_capitano]

Title: Born in Fire
Author: il-mio-capitano
Prompt: Fire



It had taken three months hard toil in the forge learning to heat, fold, hammer, polish and above all, bite his tongue as the master bladesmith savagely rejected piece after piece of Giles’ labour. But now the man balanced the sword thoughtfully on a fingertip.

“This blade is suitable for a warrior, Englishman. I did not believe you capable of such skill, but you have learnt well. I trust your Slayer will give it a worthy name.”

Giles watched with pride that night as Buffy gracefully sliced two demons and decapitated three vampires with his gift.

"Yay for Mr Stabby!”

Comments

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Mr. Stabby. Yep, that's exactly what Buffy would call it.

And I love the suggestion of how much effort Giles puts in to support Buffy's work. Very nicely done.

[littleotter73]

Look at Giles be all studly working with a master blacksmith and toiling in the fires to create a masterpiece for his Slayer! The mental images are delicious. Shirtless, sooty, leather apron. I need a moment... *fans self*

And Buffy found the perfect name for it! LOL How I adore our Slayer! Adore our Watcher too, but in a much different way. ;)

Very nice!

[randigiles]

I'm with littleotter, the imagery alone is great. But when the master states the Slayer will give it a worthy name and Buffy calls it Mr. Stabby ... brilliant.

[comlodge.livejournal.com]

Teehee!

[seldomifever.livejournal.com]

Very funny. You've captured them perfectly!

[il_mio_capitano]

Thank you. I do wonder now if Buffy might be teasing him a little with her name choice.

[il_mio_capitano]

Yeah. I apologise. It was supposed to all be about the studly black smithing. As ever with me, the joke won.

[il_mio_capitano]

Thank you. It could only have one name couldn't it?

[il_mio_capitano]

Thanks

[il_mio_capitano]

Thank you.i just loved the idea of Giles going to all that trouble. It ought to be a longer fic.

Here from buffyversetop5

[yourlibrarian]

Stabby certainly rolls off the tongue more easily than Mr. Decapitation!

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

Also here from buffyversetop5. That was brilliant! :)

Re: Here from buffyversetop5

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

*SNORFLE*

It's easy to forget that Buffy didn't name her stake, Kendra did; and Buffy's reaction was "You named your stake?" Poor Kendra...

Re: Here from buffyversetop5

[il_mio_capitano]

It does indeed! thank you.

Re: Here from buffyversetop5

[il_mio_capitano]

That's true. I like to think she was in part teasing Giles by picking that name.

[il_mio_capitano]

Thank you!

Re: Here from buffyversetop5

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

Yes, exactly!

I love your Buffy and Giles tremendously (because your characterizations are so spot-on with how I SEE THEM, of course *ahem*), and one thing I particularly like is that you don't sell Buffy's intelligence short, unlike a lot of fandom (or the comics *gets stabby*).