[fic] Noona-Verse: Origins (6)
title: In which Dawn Summers reminds us all that she is first and foremost a fangirl, the narrator interrupts, and Buffy is left unsatisfied
fandom: Buffy, Infinite, Miss A
characters: Dawnie and her bros, Spike, Buffy
word count: 1700
summary: One doesn’t grow up the sister of a warrior without learning a little bit about knowing who needs protection. One doesn’t grow up surrounded by knights of old without wanting a cause worth fighting for. Dawn's senior year of high school she crashes into three ridiculous boys... who introduce her to more boys... and some lovely girls... and maybe along the way she falls in love. Ridiculous amounts of Dawnie/Yeollie bro-ing. Dawnie/Grandpa-gyu bickering and maybe eventually snuggling. Crack, obviously. Character-centric, naturally. ((All will be explained in time.))
a/n: Will post to Tumblr tmw as usual - just want to get this out before I crashed for the night! ((Also - I promise to respond to comments tmw - you are all lovely and I love you and thank you for reading my silly love. Thank you for letting me share this with you.))
[In which my Spuffy shipping habits become apparent]
“… and I mean really, just wait until you meet him. I think he might be the sweetest person on the planet. And Yeollie (that’s what they call him - isn’t that cute?) is such a big doufus and I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard in my whole… though… okay… Myungsoo always laughs just a little too hard when Yeollie is adorable or even remotely funny. I mean, everyone has jokes that fall flat you know? And Myungsoo will laugh like it’s the funniest thing he’s ever heard anyway. And then Dongwoo laughs, too - just because he loves to laugh. And I don’t even know what to do about that right now. Mostly I think I spent the whole time giggling like a big spaz - I swear I was channeling Willow or something in there. They’re all just so stupid and … okay so Sunggyu is a jerk beyond - but it … I don’t know because Woohyun obviously loves him SO MUCH and it just doesn’t make sense! And oh! He made us dinner - Woohyun, you know - and was so sweet and he takes such good care of everyone (and you can tell that he’s the one that cares the most about everyone) and he’s not even the oldest. And argh! God Sunggyu just drove me nuts the whole time, skulking in the background like a creeper and yelling at everyone and anyway it’s really just the most adorable thing to see the older ones dote on the younger ones because I don’t think Hoya does anything without Sungjong at all ever. Except maybe with Dongwoo because they seem to be very close. And anyway dinner was delicious and Woohyun is so cute and sweet and funny and really just obscenely attractive. He should be against the law. He probably is somewhere. Maybe they all moved here to protect him from some sort of attractive-male slave trade or something. And they brought Sunggyu as a distraction. (You should just hear him bicker with everyone and boss them all around like he’s some old man and they are just these kids on his lawn. It’s gross.) And Dongwoo is just the sweetest though because I think he just loves everyone always and they all just get along really well - except Yeollie and Sunggyu. Don’t even get me started on that. I’m still pissed off. Anyway, Yeollie is kind of a jerk sometimes, but in a really endearing way so it doesn’t bother me and anyway Woohyun encourages him and teases him and it’s so cute. And I think I really felt the most comfortable around Hoya because lord - there’s just so much going on! Sungjong with all that sass and Yeollie with all that energy and Myungsoo is always spacing out and Dongwoo is wandering around being just… perfect… and Sunggyu’s bitching at everyone and Woohyun’s … Woohyun. And Hoya is just so normal, you know? Like he isn’t too much. I think he’d get along with anyone. Not that they all wouldn’t. It’s like you know how sometimes people have just these huge personalities and people like that… they surround themselves with others who are more mellow or something, like there’s balance? Like… like a really strong vampire and she has minions? Like that. Only it’s all just an explosion of personality and they’re all so strong and sweet (except Sunggyu - but I don’t even want to talk about HIS obvious control issues) and Hoya’s like this big bundle of balance. And I’ve never met guys who wanted to cuddle so damn much. I mean it’s overwhelming. I almost went next door to grab Suji because - there’s only so much cuddling a girl can take. And okay. Here it is. Sunggyu flipped when Yeollie and I were cuddling on the couch before dinner talking about this play or something that Yeollie wants to do… and I totally get that they’re all … anyway. It was ridiculous. He started ranting in Korean and I’m pretty sure he didn’t like that I was touching Yeollie but ugh. Pretty boy and all but there is no way I’m going there like THAT - it would be so weird. It would be like Buffy dating Xander, you know? Gross. Totally not going to happen. And Dongwoo just sort of snuck in on the other side of me and curled right up like totes it was the most normal thing in the world and said something really soft to Sunggyu only he wouldn’t stop - and really, boy looks like a deranged hamster when he’s mad - and then Woohyun had to pull him into the kitchen to get him to stop - he really just is the sweetest and so fracking cute…”
After dinner and far too much cuddling with nearly everyone in the house, Dawn finally was able to tear herself free from the passel of boys - who probably took to her much too quickly, but this is after all her story, so who is to say otherwise - and start her trek home. On her way out the door each boy took a turn giving her a fierce and long hug goodbye. They were all sweet boys. Sungyeol, Myungsoo, and Sungjong - being the youngest of the seven - called her “Noona” with respect and bowed a little as she walked out. Hoya teased her over the dinner table, Dongwoo fell quite madly in love with her hair, and Woohyun seemed delighted that she fit in so well with his little family, complimented his cooking, and made Sungyeol’s smile just a little wider by being there.
The one boy who did not receive a hug that night was one Kim Sunggyu. A short, crisp nod of the head was all the two exchanged as she breezed out the door into the night. Of course, we can forgive Sunggyu for being wary of this female interloper into his domain, for being uncomfortable with the sudden presence of a foreign occupant who carries about her so much ease and humor and inner strength - we can, for I can tell you a secret.
At the edge of the driveway, Dawn found Spike lurking with a cigarette in his hand and his trusty jacket swinging around him. Without a glance behind, she took his arm and proceeded to tell him every intricate detail of her day (and if he preened a little at her comment regarding Xander’s ability to date Buffy, we will ignore it for the sake of his dignity; and if he bristled a little at all this talk of cuddling with strange boys, we will chalk it up to his protective nature; and if he smiled to himself every time her chatter collapsed into fury over one person in particular, we will only smile back; and if she noticed none of this - are we really surprised), much to her companion’s chagrin.
She didn’t look back - but we can. And what she would have seen is one Kim Sunggyu standing on the porch, watching her walk down the street, fidgeting a little when he saw the shadow in the night, his heart dropping slightly when she embraced her companion so easily - as she was wont - and remaining there until long after she had disappeared, only dragged inside when one Nam Woohyun came looking for him.
And this is a secret our dear heroine may never know, but we can remember in spite of her.
“… I’m super glad I met them and that Yeollie dragged me to that drama class. Spike. I’m in a drama class-”
“No Niblet,” Spike finally interrupted exasperatingly. “You are on your porch. We have been standing here for five minutes. Can you please go inside now?”
A light went on overhead and Buffy appeared in the doorway, a confused expression on her face. She was dressed in little pink pj shorts and a white tank top, her hair tossed up in a messy bun, “What are you two doing standing on the porch?”
Dawn turned to Buffy, “Oh good! I have to tell you all about -”
“Uh uh.” Buffy shook her head, “Pajamas first, dessert and gossip second - quickly - and then bed. It’s already way late for a school night.” Dawn started to pout (just a little) before Buffy smiled, “I want to hear everything - so be quick!”
Dawn scurried past her sister and flew up the stairs.
Spike sighed in relief. And lit another cigarette. The third since he found Dawn’s arm wound through his.
Buffy wrinkled her nose, “I really wish you’d quit.”
Spike only shrugged. It had been a long walk home. In every way. He turned to step off the porch.
“Spike?” Buffy’s tone was a little petulant, mostly surprised, and a little breathy. Like she had meant to scold him, but halfway through decided seduction was a better bet. He turned and took a long drag. Damn but she looked good in those little shorts and he longed to run a finger over that little bit of skin that peeked between the edge of her shirt and the top of those stupidly short shorts. “Aren’t you coming in?”
He let out a short laugh, “Gotta kill something first, Slayer.” He drawled over the word and it made her blush. He took a large couple of steps up to her and kissed her on the mouth, quickly, and a little too hard. “You will too, once she’s done with you.” He nodded towards the stairs, just as a loud crashing sound came from upstairs followed by the distant: “Shit! … uh… I’m okay!!! I’m alright!”
They both grimaced and smiled at each other a little, before Spike bounded off the porch. “I got patrol tonight, luv. Don’t leave the light on,” he called over his shoulder as he strode towards the nearest cemetery, looking for a fight.
An hour and half later, Buffy seriously wished she had gone with him, her head buzzing with names and details that she knew there was no way she could remember. And when he slipped naked between her sheets only an hour after that, she was fast asleep, and she woke with his leg pinning her down securely, his nose nestled into her neck.
[Spoilers!]
ps - I have to firmly remind you all that I - though I love Dawn to distraction - have never, EVER found anyone worth shipping with her. But Dawnigyu - it's incepted me. I love them so much I want everything to be about them. Possibly he's the only human in all the universes that I can actually imagine working with her in a positive and lovely and hard and just fun way. THE ONLY ONE. So I hope you all are ready for that. Because that's where we are going. AND I AM FULL OF EXCITEMENT.