http://katleept.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] katleept.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] giles_shorts2014-02-01 05:50 pm

Never Enough Time (Giles/Buffy; G/K; Time)

Title: Never Enough Time
Author: Kat Lee
Characters/Pairing: Giles/Buffy
Rating: G/K
Challenge/Prompt: Time
Word Count: 100
Summary:
Disclaimer: All characters belong to their rightful owners, not the author.



He stands alone as dusk settles and the veils draw apart. He can practically feel time ticking away as he stands and waits at her grave. Samhain passes, and the sun rises again without his Buffy returning to him. He sighs deeply, hands shoved into his tweed pockets, and turns, his mind still wrapped on time.

There's never enough time, Rupert knows. There wasn't enough time to train her right. There wasn't enough time to get proper help. There wasn't enough time to save her. A tear slips down his aged face. There wasn't time to say "I love you".

The End
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[personal profile] randigiles 2014-02-02 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
Poor Giles. Time is the enemy for sure.

[identity profile] comlodge.livejournal.com 2014-02-02 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
Such a poignant and apt reply to the prompt.
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[personal profile] littleotter73 2014-02-02 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
Ouch! My feels. They hurt so. Very well done! :'(
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[personal profile] il_mio_capitano 2014-02-02 10:49 am (UTC)(link)
very sweet.