Drabble: Great Expectations

[quaggy]

Title: Great Expectations
Author: Quaggy
Word Count: 100
Last line prompt: “He'll be the one laughing.”
Pairing: B/G


He'll be the one laughing at Buffy’s wedding, that’s what he always thought. And why wouldn’t he be? His Slayer would have beaten all the odds and been able to have that normal life she so craved. Yet, here he was with actual tears falling, far happier than he ever could have imagined. But then he never imagined he’d be the groom.

“Giles, don’t cry. You’ll make me cry too and that’ll mess up my make-up,” Buffy whispered, as she reached up to dry his tears. He caught her hand and kissed it.

“Well, we can’t have that,” he grinned.

Drabble: Unspoken Truth

[littleotter73]

Title: Unspoken Truth

Author: littleotter73

Characters: Giles/Buffy

Rating: FRC

Word Count: 100

Prompt: “Why does that not surprise me?” from il_mio_capitano’s More Strange Moves

Disclaimer: Just for fun, not profit

“Why does that not surprise me?” Buffy growled, pushing her way through the door.

 

“Excuse me?”

 

“You! You and your… Britishness!”

 

“I’m afraid I don’t follow.”

 

“Of course you wouldn’t!”

 

Giles blinked owlishly at her.

 

“Your… ingrained need to… repress! Everyone spilled their guts tonight because of that truth serum-y demon blood. And you… all you had to say was, ‘Sorry, Xander, I ate the last slice of pizza!’”

 

“Well, everyone blamed him.”

 

“I told you I’m in love you. I just thought maybe… that you might…”

 

Taking her hands in his, he replied gently, “That's never been a secret.”

Drabble: An Unfortunate Proposal

[littleotter73]

 Title: An Unfortunate Proposal

Author: littleotter73

Characters: Giles, Buffy, Xander

Setting: Post Chosen, no comics

Word Count: 100

Prompt: “And they say romance is dead” from DHW’s The Lambeth Lothario

Disclaimer: Just for fun, not profit

“And they say romance is dead,” Giles scoffed.

 

Xander covered his face. “I know!”

 

“Well, I think it’s sweet, Xand,” Buffy defended.

 

“Really?” Giles questioned. “I suppose it’s every woman’s dream her lover will propose while she’s retching into the commode.”

 

Xander looked up miserably. “I just I thought, as bad as this is, I’d rather be holding her hair while she's puking than with anyone else having a good time… and it just came out.”

 

“Aww,” Buffy sighed.

 

“Still, she’s kinda angry.”

 

“Imagine that!”

 

“Giles!” Buffy hissed.

 

“What? He did cock it up.”

 

“How about showing a little support?”