Paradox
I thought February was going to pass me by without even a drabble. However, I've managed this. Not very good and couldn't think of a title so I've given it the same as the prompt.
Setting: BtVS season 7, during Touched
Pairing: (Oddly enough) Spike/Buffy
Rating: PG
For the prompt Paradox
Paradox
When the clock in the hall strikes two, she whimpers like a child and stirs, almost waking.
He strokes her hair, murmurs soothing words - at least he hopes they're soothing, not like he knows what he's doing, is it? - and her face softens. She breathes a warm, sighing breath and melts against him, asleep again.
He can't stop thinking if he hadn't done…that -if he hadn't stepped over that line in the sand, he wouldn't be here now- wouldn't have this moment, worth more than his whole sorry life.
But he'd give anything to take that step back.
Paradox.
Setting: BtVS season 7, during Touched
Pairing: (Oddly enough) Spike/Buffy
Rating: PG
For the prompt Paradox
Paradox
When the clock in the hall strikes two, she whimpers like a child and stirs, almost waking.
He strokes her hair, murmurs soothing words - at least he hopes they're soothing, not like he knows what he's doing, is it? - and her face softens. She breathes a warm, sighing breath and melts against him, asleep again.
He can't stop thinking if he hadn't done…that -if he hadn't stepped over that line in the sand, he wouldn't be here now- wouldn't have this moment, worth more than his whole sorry life.
But he'd give anything to take that step back.
Paradox.