BtVS Drabble Prompt: Pan

[garnigal]

Sometimes, she pretends she’s standing in a creek. Water rushes past her, little white ripples against her bare legs. The sun beats down on her head. Gravel shifts under her feet, and she bends down to scoop some up in her bare hands. It sparkles, and she knows she found something incredibly valuable.

In real life, the current is overwhelming. She’s foundering under the demands of her friends, her family, her duty and her own desires. Disapproval rains down on her head. But she still stands in current, panning through the sharp words for the sparkle to keep her going.

Comments

[ares132006.livejournal.com]

Nice way to use pan. And I like how you have Buffy pretending she is standing in water, scooping up the gravel, just like one does when panning for gold. And how she struggles in her real life, panning for the sparkle to keep her going.

Well done.

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much. I'm glad you liked the images and the concept.

[jerusha]

I loved this use of "pan." It's not something I would have thought of, and as a metaphor it works very well.

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I have to admit it didn't instantly spring to mind (it was the first item on the definition list), but it was inspiring once I saw it.