Drabble: In the Mist

[littleotter73]

Title: In the Mist

Author: littleotter73

Characters: Giles, Buffy

Rating: FRC

Word Count: 100

Prompt: Graveyard

Disclaimer: For fun, not profit.

 

The heavy fog rose around Restfield Cemetery, reminding Giles of the summer holiday he’d spent with his grandparents at Dartmoor where he’d lost his way as the mist quickly rolled in across the moor, unable to get back to the cottage, all the local ghost stories racing through his mind. Even as a man of forty waiting for the undead to rise from their graves, nothing had ever terrified him more than being stranded on the fell. He shivered in the shadow of memory.

 

“Everything okay?” Buffy asked, bumping her shoulder against his arm.

 

“Of course,” he replied. “You’re here.”

Comments

[foreverbooks]

Nice! I imagine the mind can wander to all sorts of places while on stakeout, especially graveside ones! And I love Giles finding a sense of safety and comfort in Buffy's presence, and how you got that across with just one brief statement from him.

[dhw]

Aw, this is so lovely! Very atmospheric, and that last line! *grins*

Lovely!