These Wounds Won't Seem to Heal (The “I've Been Alone All Along” Remix)

[sroni]

Round 8 of the Circle of Friends Remix is now open for reading at cof_remix.

Title: These Wounds Won’t Seem to Heal
Author: Sroni
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and The Walking Dead
Rating: I guess PG-13? No worse than was on the show. I’m really bad at guessing ratings for writing.
Disclaimer: Characters from Buffy the Vampire Slayer are property of

Comments

[jedibuttercup]

Ack at that ending!!! But super lovely to see what Dawn was up to and how she survived in this world, and lovely to think about the reunion when she *does finally get up that courage. :) ♥ ♥

[sroni]

Honestly this was not the story I set out to tell. It was meant to actually have the reunion, and Dawn integrating into the group, but by the time I got there, Dawn couldn't do it.

Stories are funny creatures sometimes.

[aadler]

This was a relatively routine story as far as the setup. What I mean by that is that some stories have as their foundation certain elements that make the story a big deal, which means the author has to live up to that or fail. Your approach here was less demanding, so you could have taken it easy and turn out writing that was likewise routine.

When I read it, though, I keep seeing things that you did really well. Good thoughts, good images, good turns of phrase. You’ve done some really impressive things, and this isn’t outstanding in the same way; subtly, however, and in an entirely different way, you’ve turned out a solid piece of work that shows your own continuing growth in your craft.