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BtVS Drabble Prompt: Talk
Sep. 21st, 2010 09:48 pmTalk.
Angry words, comforting words, soft words, harsh words; the room was filled to the brim with words. You could drown in these peoples’ need to vocalize every single thought that crossed their minds.
She didn’t understand it, opening up like that. Revealing so much about yourself, it left you exposed. Vulnerable, to use one of Giles’ five dollar words. Vulnerable – nothing made that okay. Vulnerable was just another word for weak.
She was anything but weak, would never let herself be exposed like that. But if they were going to spill all their secrets....
Nothing to do but listen.
Angry words, comforting words, soft words, harsh words; the room was filled to the brim with words. You could drown in these peoples’ need to vocalize every single thought that crossed their minds.
She didn’t understand it, opening up like that. Revealing so much about yourself, it left you exposed. Vulnerable, to use one of Giles’ five dollar words. Vulnerable – nothing made that okay. Vulnerable was just another word for weak.
She was anything but weak, would never let herself be exposed like that. But if they were going to spill all their secrets....
Nothing to do but listen.
