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Feb. 10th, 2010 02:21 pm
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| Buffy Summers |
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| "What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger - and crazier" |
I don't know whether to laugh or get all indignant.
Drabble Meme
Jan. 29th, 2010 02:13 pmThis is the last place I'm crossposting this. Apologies to anyone who's seen it three times! :(
It can be for Buffy or any of my other chars.
1. Put your mp3 player on shuffle and take the first 25 songs it gives you.
2. Link to the lyrics.
3. Let your friends assign you a song and character(s) to write a drabble to.
Characters:
Buffy Summerscuzitswrong Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Dean Winchesterlikedillinger Supernatural
Fox Muldermulder_trustno1 The X-Files
Sally Solomonamazonhomemaker Third Rock from the Sun
Daisy Adairtheglamreaper Dead Like Me
Sherlock Holmeselementrymydear Sherlock Holmes
Gaius Baltartoaster_lover Battlestar Galactica
And more atardens_musebox
Please fill out:
Song:
Character:
(Optional) Preferred pairing or other characters to include?:
(Optional) Would you like me to include your muse?:
1. Personal Jesus by Johnny Cash
2.Getaway by Train (claimed by angelbuffy , for Dean) - Completed Here!
3.The Great Destroyer by Nine Inch Nails (claimed by huntedhunter , for Dean)
4. Day 15: Betrayal by Ayreon
5.Underneath by Hanson (claimed by anekanta for Baltar vs. Adama) - Completed Here!
6.Spanish Heist by Michael Giacchino (claimed by thewomanswit for Holmes & Irene) - Completed Here!
7. When You're Right, You're RIght by Snow Patrol
8. Fairytale by Sara Bareilles
9. Freedom of Choice by A Perfect Circle
10. AEIOU by Charlotte Sometimes
11.Who Knew by Pink (claimed by alien_catcher for Mulder & Scully) - Completed Here!
12. Waltz for the Moon by Nobou Uematsu - instrumental, but I'll base it on the title
13. Quest for Glory V Overture - Chance Thomas - Why did I start this instrumental thing, again? :P
14.She Is by the Fray (claimed by pi_sparrow for Mulder & Scully) - Completed Here!
15. The Great Collapse by Nine Inch Nails
16. Loveology by Regina Spektor
17.A Hopeless Attempt by Charlotte Martin (claimed by ihadmittenson , for Dean/Brooke)
18. Mean by Pink
19. Our Space by the Cardigans
20.Carnival Town by Norah Jones (claimed by getyourownpie , for Dean)
21. Ships by Umbrellas
22. Battle by Gang Starr
23. The Wizard by Bat For Lashes
24.All the Things She Said by T.a.T.u. (claimed by toughgirljo , for Dean) - Completed Here!
25.Bye Bye Bye by 'N Sync (claimed by angelbuffy , for Buffy)
It can be for Buffy or any of my other chars.
1. Put your mp3 player on shuffle and take the first 25 songs it gives you.
2. Link to the lyrics.
3. Let your friends assign you a song and character(s) to write a drabble to.
Characters:
Buffy Summers
cuzitswrong Buffy the Vampire Slayer Dean Winchester
likedillinger SupernaturalFox Mulder
mulder_trustno1 The X-Files Sally Solomon
amazonhomemaker Third Rock from the Sun Daisy Adair
theglamreaper Dead Like Me Sherlock Holmes
elementrymydear Sherlock Holmes Gaius Baltar
toaster_lover Battlestar Galactica And more at
ardens_musebox Please fill out:
Song:
Character:
(Optional) Preferred pairing or other characters to include?:
(Optional) Would you like me to include your muse?:
1. Personal Jesus by Johnny Cash
2.
angelbuffy , for Dean) - Completed Here!3.
huntedhunter , for Dean)4. Day 15: Betrayal by Ayreon
5.
anekanta for Baltar vs. Adama) - Completed Here!6.
thewomanswit for Holmes & Irene) - Completed Here!7. When You're Right, You're RIght by Snow Patrol
8. Fairytale by Sara Bareilles
9. Freedom of Choice by A Perfect Circle
10. AEIOU by Charlotte Sometimes
11.
alien_catcher for Mulder & Scully) - Completed Here!12. Waltz for the Moon by Nobou Uematsu - instrumental, but I'll base it on the title
13. Quest for Glory V Overture - Chance Thomas - Why did I start this instrumental thing, again? :P
14.
pi_sparrow for Mulder & Scully) - Completed Here!15. The Great Collapse by Nine Inch Nails
16. Loveology by Regina Spektor
17.
ihadmittenson , for Dean/Brooke)18. Mean by Pink
19. Our Space by the Cardigans
20.
getyourownpie , for Dean)21. Ships by Umbrellas
22. Battle by Gang Starr
23. The Wizard by Bat For Lashes
24.
toughgirljo , for Dean) - Completed Here!25.
angelbuffy , for Buffy)
Quote Meme
Oct. 23rd, 2009 10:48 amGo here and reload until you get five quotes that sum up your philosophy or outlook, then post them.
"Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it."
- Helen Keller
"The modern rule is that every woman should be her own chaperon."
-Amy Vanderbilt
"The thing to remember is that that the future comes one day at a time."
-Dean Acheson
"If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right."
-Mary Kay Ash
"Are you going to come quietly, or do I have to use earplugs?"
-Spike Milligan
"Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it."
- Helen Keller
"The modern rule is that every woman should be her own chaperon."
-Amy Vanderbilt
"The thing to remember is that that the future comes one day at a time."
-Dean Acheson
"If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right."
-Mary Kay Ash
"Are you going to come quietly, or do I have to use earplugs?"
-Spike Milligan
Prompt:
"...but since when do people like us get what we want?"
- John Crichton
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justprompts
Timeline:
Season 7 : "Touched"
"...but since when do people like us get what we want?"
- John Crichton
from
justprompts Timeline:
Season 7 : "Touched"
Buffy's still feeling the aftershocks, even here, even now.
Their words had done more than sting. Each one had been a hardened blow that she hadn't been ready for. She'd really thought herself ready for anything. Mutiny in the ranks -- that was a new one, though. Because it wasn't the First manipulating them, it wasn't some dark Force compelling them against her. It was her. It was what she'd done.
It was everything she hadn't done.
She doesn't feel like a hero, sitting alone in the middle of the room. She feels shipwrecked. Like she's drowning.
But when Spike obliges and wraps his arms around her, and she sees reflected in her eyes that word - hero - she doesn't recoil from it. It'd be easy enough to. But it's not false, and it's not worship, it's just a simple recognition and it rings deeply. There's no accusation there, and so she allows herself to breathe again for a moment. She wishes she could push away all the ugly words, just not let any of it get to her. Was it selfish to care so much, or was it selfish to have let it get so far in the first place?
She finds herself repeating those words in her mind as her thoughts drift to what it means to be here, in Spike's arms, not feeling empty, not feeling alone, because he's there. Is it selfish to care so much, or is it selfish to have let it get so far in the first place? Maybe, in the case of Spike, it was a little of column A and a little of column B. Maybe, what with the world going all possibly end-y so soon, she shouldn't be letting herself feel so content, for this moment. Maybe she should still be playing the hero.
After all, that's the spirit of the hero, isn't it? Selflessness. Even when you've been granted superpowers, the ability to get whatever you could possibly want for yourself, it's the heroes who focus on what others want, and lose their own desires in the face of this. But right here, right now, that's the opposite of what she wants.
She wants to feel. She wants to want.
She would really like to be free to just desire.
"Spike..." The word drops off her lips, and then falls away between them. She's not sure where to go with it. Instead of looking uncertain, or hopeful, or anything in between, his expression just softens even more, and his eyes smile at her, reassuringly. She doesn't even have to finish the thought. He just knows.
She wishes she could just know anything, at this point. Any one thing. An anchor. To know things would be alright. To know she had the strength to do this. To know that no matter what, when she turned around, her friends would be there.
But Spike would be there. She knows that. Just as he holds her now, keeping her from drifting further ashore tonight, he could be that one thing. She wonders when that happened. She doesn't really care.
There's a line between them now, since what happened that ugly night, and crossing it would be practically shameful -- laughable considering how that word defined their relationship at one point. But tonight, it doesn't feel like something to be ashamed of.
It feels a lot like love.
So she doesn't take it, doesn't take more than that feeling from him, the comfort of his touch, the words he doesn't say. Because she finally knows that it's exactly what she wants, and this time it's not self flagellation, it's not escapism, it's not self delusion. This time it's real.
So she cannot have it. Because a hero can't live in a real world. They have to get by in fantasies.
She lets herself have her glass castle tonight.
Their words had done more than sting. Each one had been a hardened blow that she hadn't been ready for. She'd really thought herself ready for anything. Mutiny in the ranks -- that was a new one, though. Because it wasn't the First manipulating them, it wasn't some dark Force compelling them against her. It was her. It was what she'd done.
It was everything she hadn't done.
She doesn't feel like a hero, sitting alone in the middle of the room. She feels shipwrecked. Like she's drowning.
But when Spike obliges and wraps his arms around her, and she sees reflected in her eyes that word - hero - she doesn't recoil from it. It'd be easy enough to. But it's not false, and it's not worship, it's just a simple recognition and it rings deeply. There's no accusation there, and so she allows herself to breathe again for a moment. She wishes she could push away all the ugly words, just not let any of it get to her. Was it selfish to care so much, or was it selfish to have let it get so far in the first place?
She finds herself repeating those words in her mind as her thoughts drift to what it means to be here, in Spike's arms, not feeling empty, not feeling alone, because he's there. Is it selfish to care so much, or is it selfish to have let it get so far in the first place? Maybe, in the case of Spike, it was a little of column A and B. Maybe, what with the world going all possibly end-y so soon, she shouldn't be letting herself feel so content, for this moment. Maybe she should still be playing the hero.
After all, that's the spirit of the hero, isn't it? Selflessness. Even when you've been granted superpowers, the ability to get whatever you could possibly want for yourself, it's the heroes who focus on what others want, and lose their own desires in the face of this. But right here, right now, that's the opposite of what she wants.
She wants to feel. She wants to want.
She would really like to be free to just desire.
"Spike..." The word drops off her lips, and then falls away between them. She's not sure where to go with it. Instead of looking uncertain, or hopeful, or anything in between, his expression just softens even more, and his eyes smile at her, reassuringly. She doesn't even have to finish the thought. He just knows.
She wishes she could just know anything, at this point. Any one thing.
_____________
Do not like. May receive massive edits in final story. :(
It was everything she hadn't done.
She doesn't feel like a hero, sitting alone in the middle of the room. She feels shipwrecked. Like she's drowning.
But when Spike obliges and wraps his arms around her, and she sees reflected in her eyes that word - hero - she doesn't recoil from it. It'd be easy enough to. But it's not false, and it's not worship, it's just a simple recognition and it rings deeply. There's no accusation there, and so she allows herself to breathe again for a moment. She wishes she could push away all the ugly words, just not let any of it get to her. Was it selfish to care so much, or was it selfish to have let it get so far in the first place?
She finds herself repeating those words in her mind as her thoughts drift to what it means to be here, in Spike's arms, not feeling empty, not feeling alone, because he's there. Is it selfish to care so much, or is it selfish to have let it get so far in the first place? Maybe, in the case of Spike, it was a little of column A and B. Maybe, what with the world going all possibly end-y so soon, she shouldn't be letting herself feel so content, for this moment. Maybe she should still be playing the hero.
After all, that's the spirit of the hero, isn't it? Selflessness. Even when you've been granted superpowers, the ability to get whatever you could possibly want for yourself, it's the heroes who focus on what others want, and lose their own desires in the face of this. But right here, right now, that's the opposite of what she wants.
She wants to feel. She wants to want.
She would really like to be free to just desire.
"Spike..." The word drops off her lips, and then falls away between them. She's not sure where to go with it. Instead of looking uncertain, or hopeful, or anything in between, his expression just softens even more, and his eyes smile at her, reassuringly. She doesn't even have to finish the thought. He just knows.
She wishes she could just know anything, at this point. Any one thing.
_____________
Do not like. May receive massive edits in final story. :(
That's the spirit of the hero, isn't it? Selflessness. Even when you've been granted superpowers, the ability to get whatever you could possibly want for yourself, it's the heroes who focus on what others want, and lose their own desires in the face of this. But right here, right now, that's the opposite of what she wants.
She wants to feel. She wants to want.
She would really like to be free to just desire.
She wants to feel. She wants to want.
She would really like to be free to just desire.
