Third one of the day:

[agilebrit]

Title: Forgotten Birthday
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Rating: PG
Words: 100
Disclaimer: Not mine, they're Whedon's. *sob*
Written for: challenge100's "Birthday" challenge.

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Alone in her motel room, Faith scowled at her Hostess cupcake, a single candle burning on top. Forgotten again. Not that she was bitter. Oh, hell, no. This was so completely typical. She was wanted as long as she was useful, and then they set her aside until they needed her again. The Scooby gang was an insular little clique, and she knew she'd never fit in. B overshadowed everything, and Faith was nothing more than an inconvenient afterthought.

"Happy birthday to me," she muttered, blowing out the candle and setting another brick in the wall between her and them.

Comments

[alliterator.livejournal.com]

Aw. She's not evil! She's just lonely!

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

Well...it's a little more complicated than that. But I think that if you perceive yourself to be alone, then it doesn't matter which side you fight for, because it seems like no one else cares and all you should do is look out for Number One.

I'm watching Buffy Season 3 in reruns right now, alongside Angel Season 4. It makes for an interesting perspective.

[alliterator.livejournal.com]

Yes, I think that Faith turned to the Mayor at first because she was in that Look Out For #1 state and then stayed with the Mayor because he provided care and attention to her.