First drabble of the day for challenge100

Eek. I've had my fic time seriously cut into today, so I don't know how many of these I'll get done. But here's the first one.

Title: Lessons
Fandom: Angel
Rating: PG
Words: 100
Disclaimer: Not mine, they're Whedon's. *sob*
Written for: challenge100's #14 "Thanks for Nothing" challenge.
Notes: Takes place during Angel 5:08 "Destiny."

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Always in Angel's shadow. "You can have what you want, take what you want. But nothing is yours," he'd said--right before he beat Spike to a bloody, unconscious pulp. Spike had been young then, and inexperienced. However, over a hundred and twenty years of fists and fangs had honed him into a scientific fighting machine, and this time that sodding bastard was not going to beat him.

Angelus had stolen Dru from him, all those years ago. He'd learned from the master...and now it was time to show him that the lesson hadn't fallen on deaf ears.

First drabble of the day for challenge100

Eek. I've had my fic time seriously cut into today, so I don't know how many of these I'll get done. But here's the first one.

Title: Lessons
Fandom: Angel
Rating: PG
Words: 100
Disclaimer: Not mine, they're Whedon's. *sob*
Written for: challenge100's #14 "Thanks for Nothing" challenge.
Notes: Takes place during Angel 5:08 "Destiny."

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Always in Angel's shadow. "You can have what you want, take what you want. But nothing is yours," he'd said--right before he beat Spike to a bloody, unconscious pulp. Spike had been young then, and inexperienced. However, over a hundred and twenty years of fists and fangs had honed him into a scientific fighting machine, and this time that sodding bastard was not going to beat him.

Angelus had stolen Dru from him, all those years ago. He'd learned from the master...and now it was time to show him that the lesson hadn't fallen on deaf ears.

You know, the hardest thing about this is coming up with good titles...

Title: Crushed
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Rating: G
Words: 100
Disclaimer: Not mine, they're Whedon's. *sob*
Written for: challenge100's #11 "POV Challenge"--write from a lesser character's point of view.
Notes: Dru's thoughts after the events of BtVS Episode 92 "Crush," with spoilers for later seasons.

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My William is filled with the Slayer. I came back to save him, but it was all for naught. Oh, yes, he's still a bad doggie, but he's a bad doggie who wants to be good. The zappy thing that the men in white put in his head isn't all to blame. The Slayer had got her claws in long before that.

His future is all vaporish. The pixies and stars have whispered odd things to me. Something about a spark, and burning, and a...smurf? I don't understand. I hope he'll be all right. I fret so about him.

You know, the hardest thing about this is coming up with good titles...

Title: Crushed
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Rating: G
Words: 100
Disclaimer: Not mine, they're Whedon's. *sob*
Written for: challenge100's #11 "POV Challenge"--write from a lesser character's point of view.
Notes: Dru's thoughts after the events of BtVS Episode 92 "Crush," with spoilers for later seasons.

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My William is filled with the Slayer. I came back to save him, but it was all for naught. Oh, yes, he's still a bad doggie, but he's a bad doggie who wants to be good. The zappy thing that the men in white put in his head isn't all to blame. The Slayer had got her claws in long before that.

His future is all vaporish. The pixies and stars have whispered odd things to me. Something about a spark, and burning, and a...smurf? I don't understand. I hope he'll be all right. I fret so about him.

Halfway there for the day...

Title: All Grown Up
Fandom: Angel
Rating: G
Words: 100
Disclaimer: Not mine, they're Whedon's. *sob*
Written for: challenge100's #34 "Not Coming Home" challenge.
Notes: Inspired by the following lyric: And does it make you mad / To find that I have grown.

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With a mixture of pride and exasperation, Angel pondered Spike. Every time he thought the other vampire couldn't surprise him anymore, he managed to. On the one hand, he seemed to enjoy twitting him just for the fun of it. On the other...from taking care of Illyria after Wes couldn't anymore, to actually doing as he was asked on occasion, to becoming a full-fledged team member, Spike had surpassed all his expectations--which, he now hated to admit to himself, were low to begin with.

His boy was all grown up. And that, he decided, was a good thing.

Halfway there for the day...

Title: All Grown Up
Fandom: Angel
Rating: G
Words: 100
Disclaimer: Not mine, they're Whedon's. *sob*
Written for: challenge100's #34 "Not Coming Home" challenge.
Notes: Inspired by the following lyric: And does it make you mad / To find that I have grown.

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With a mixture of pride and exasperation, Angel pondered Spike. Every time he thought the other vampire couldn't surprise him anymore, he managed to. On the one hand, he seemed to enjoy twitting him just for the fun of it. On the other...from taking care of Illyria after Wes couldn't anymore, to actually doing as he was asked on occasion, to becoming a full-fledged team member, Spike had surpassed all his expectations--which, he now hated to admit to himself, were low to begin with.

His boy was all grown up. And that, he decided, was a good thing.

Fourth drabble for the day

Hm. Is it just me, or are these getting lamer? You wouldn't think it would be so hard to write a hundred words about "underneath," or "the holidays," or "sex." *sigh* This'll be the last one of the day; I'll have to do eight tomorrow to get them all in by the deadline.

Title: Trust
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Rating: G
Words: 100
Disclaimer: Not mine, they're Whedon's. *sob*
Written for: challenge100's #38 "Underneath" challenge.
Notes: Takes place while the First is holding Spike prisoner in the basement, Buffy Season 7.

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Shackled to the wall in the school basement, Spike could only hang there and take the abuse that the First dished out through its surrogates. But he was able to reach inside himself and grasp something that was stronger than Evil, stronger than pain.

Hope.

Buffy believed in him. She thought he was a good man. Even after all he'd done, after all the people he'd killed, she still trusted him. He held that hope with all the strength he had left. The First couldn't touch that; he wouldn't let it.

She would come for him. He knew she would.

Fourth drabble for the day

Hm. Is it just me, or are these getting lamer? You wouldn't think it would be so hard to write a hundred words about "underneath," or "the holidays," or "sex." *sigh* This'll be the last one of the day; I'll have to do eight tomorrow to get them all in by the deadline.

Title: Trust
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Rating: G
Words: 100
Disclaimer: Not mine, they're Whedon's. *sob*
Written for: challenge100's #38 "Underneath" challenge.
Notes: Takes place while the First is holding Spike prisoner in the basement, Buffy Season 7.

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Shackled to the wall in the school basement, Spike could only hang there and take the abuse that the First dished out through its surrogates. But he was able to reach inside himself and grasp something that was stronger than Evil, stronger than pain.

Hope.

Buffy believed in him. She thought he was a good man. Even after all he'd done, after all the people he'd killed, she still trusted him. He held that hope with all the strength he had left. The First couldn't touch that; he wouldn't let it.

She would come for him. He knew she would.