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Challenge drabble: Lineage
Jan. 5th, 2004 12:47 amWell, here is the promised fic. It came to exactly 100 words. I'm in total shock. But it was fun to write.
In response to: A challenge issued by the Open On Sunday LJ Community, to wit: Title Swap
Title: Lineage
Timeline: Anytime after Spike got his soul back and is in the land of the unliving
*****
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe; she had so many children, she didn't know what to do.
The Master would be cross with me for calling him an "old woman"--but he did have lots of children. Grandmummy was one. Daddy was hers. I'm his. And Sweet William is mine.
Well, the House of Aurelius lies splintered now, and burnt. The Master and Grandmummy are ashes. Daddy and William are spoilt. I'm the only one left, really.
The House, the tragic House, with nobody in it; shingles broken and black....
Perhaps I should start mending it.
*****
Author's Note: The reference to the "tragic House" is from Joyce Kilmer's "The House with Nobody in It," which my mother-in-law pointed me toward. Not mine, used with utmost respect, please don't sue. Same thing with the characters from the Jossverse, of course. I hope you enjoy my first drabble!
In response to: A challenge issued by the Open On Sunday LJ Community, to wit: Title Swap
Title: Lineage
Timeline: Anytime after Spike got his soul back and is in the land of the unliving
*****
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe; she had so many children, she didn't know what to do.
The Master would be cross with me for calling him an "old woman"--but he did have lots of children. Grandmummy was one. Daddy was hers. I'm his. And Sweet William is mine.
Well, the House of Aurelius lies splintered now, and burnt. The Master and Grandmummy are ashes. Daddy and William are spoilt. I'm the only one left, really.
The House, the tragic House, with nobody in it; shingles broken and black....
Perhaps I should start mending it.
*****
Author's Note: The reference to the "tragic House" is from Joyce Kilmer's "The House with Nobody in It," which my mother-in-law pointed me toward. Not mine, used with utmost respect, please don't sue. Same thing with the characters from the Jossverse, of course. I hope you enjoy my first drabble!
