BtVS Drabble Prompt: Still Flying

[garnigal]

She ran towards him, grin on her face, arms outstretched and feet barely touching the floor.

He always caught her.

She’d laugh and giggle and call out “Mommy, watch Daddy fly me!” as he tossed her into the air.

He always caught her.

She did everything at a run, aiming for whatever caught her attention, tripping over her own feet, stumbling into danger.

He always caught her.

She stayed out late, reacting to the impending doom of divorce with anger, defiance and deceit.

He was too busy to hear her call - ‘Daddy, I’m still flying!’

He let her fall.

Comments

[jerusha]

Oh. This just breaks my heart. You really captured that sense of a relationship being broken beyond repair.

[slaymesoftly.livejournal.com]

Oh ouch! Well done!

[kerkevik.livejournal.com]

Hi,

totally agree with both the above comments. Gotta feel that that heart of Buffy's was never really repaired.

He was the bigger loser though. Joyce got the love and loyalty he passed on. As did Dawn, and indeed, did all the scoobies.

Still under Willow & Tara's spell,
Ray.

[texanfan.livejournal.com]

And that describes what he did precisely. Some things, once broken, can never be repaired. Some people don't even want to try.

[rahirah]

Ow...

[ares132006.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. So sad that Hank let his little girl down. His loss, her loss is even greater.

Well done.