Drabble: A Cheeky Nod to a Fan Favourite Trope

[littleotter73]

Title: A Cheeky Nod to a Fan Favourite Trope
Author: littleotter73
Characters: Buffy, Giles, mention of Willow
Word Count: 100
Previous Line: Giles was the king of sarcasm.

Giles was the king of sarcasm, but Buffy could give as good as she got. As a result, they hadn't been on speaking terms for days and this had the Scoobies ducking for cover. Nothing was right when Watcher and Slayer were at war.

So leave it to the witch to intervene, locking them up together until they made up.

Giles furiously jiggled the door handle.

"You're the magic man," Buffy taunted. "Magic us out!"

 

"I've already tried," he growled. "She's too clever by half!"

After scanning their makeshift prison, their eyes met in horror.
 

There was only one bed!

Drabble: An Unexpected Stay

[ynyseira]

Title: An Unexpected Stay
Author: ynyseira
Characters: Giles, Spike
Word Count: 100
Previous Line: There was only one bed!

There was only one bed!

Giles and Spike looked over the dingy hotel room. A pipe had burst in Giles’ apartment and the two were forced out while it was being repaired. And, unfortunately for Giles, no one else wanted to take Spike for the weekend.

“Well, I’m not sleeping in the bathtub again.”

“Well I have a backache.”

“So sleep on the floor, s’posed to be good for it!”

Giles glared, and Spike relented. Giles settled in on the bed, finding it made his back pain worse.

Spike was already making himself cozy on the floor. “No take backsies!”