Drabble: Mirror Image

[quaggy]

Title: Mirror Image

Author: Quaggy

Word Count: 100

Giles's Record Collection Prompt: "My Father's Eyes" (Eric Clapton)

Notes: Post Season 5. Just when, I'll leave up to you

 

My father had the kindest eyes. Even at his most serious, you could always see the laughter lurking behind them.

After his Slayer’s death, I know he tried to be just as good of a father and husband as he was before. I never doubted that he was proud of me and it was obvious that he adored my mother. But his eyes were never the same. There was a sorrow in them that never quite went away.

I now think about that every morning when I look in the mirror and my father’s weary eyes stare back at me.

Comments

[thewiggins]

Nice work. I liked the connection between the grief that his father had suffered and Giles' own. The last sentence is a gut punch as you fully realize the implications of what he's saying.

[lycomingst]

Very nice.

[quaggy]

Thank you!!

[quaggy]

Thank you! I'm really glad it worked for you! With 100 words, you always run the risk of not providing enough information.

[littleotter73]

A very reflective and melancholy Giles. I like the simple background on his father. Well done!

[quaggy]

Thank you! Giles's dad is an interesting character to work with because we know so very little about him!

[dhw]

Very nice! I especially love the last line - wonderfully haunting.

[quaggy]

Thank you! I was hoping that it would read that way!

[will_conqueror1]

I love this, simple and, as others said before me, haunting. I love working with Giles' dad, because so much of him is a mystery. Well done.

[quaggy]

Thank you! Yes, Daddy Giles is an interesting character since we know so little about him. He could have been an overbearing disciplinarian or he could have been something a little softer and sympathetic.