2 New Drabbles
Jun. 13th, 2006 04:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
garnigalThe prompt was "Dizzy". Crossposted to open_on_sunday.
Wesley
Thinking back makes his head spin. Thinking forward makes his hands shake. So he tries to stay in the present. He makes schedules and enforces them scrupulously. He trains his Slayers and educates them to his standards. He maintains an immaculate appearance and strives for an air of competence.
His schedules are ignored. His Slayers are stronger and know more than he does. His appearance is comical in laid-back California, and his air of competence doesn’t last five minutes.
He tried not to think about past and future failure, about death, about evil.
He tried to keep the dizziness away.
Buffy
Head spinning, stomach clenching, hands shaking, dizzy. Panic.
Hands sweaty, warmth spreading, tongues darting, dizzy. Lust.
Blood rushing, teeth chattering, body freezing, dizzy. Fear.
World fading, smile widening, arms reaching, dizzy. Love.
Shoulders sagging, eyelids drooping, feet dragging, dizzy. Exhaustion.
Eyes snapping, body shaking, fists striking, dizzy. Fury.
Tears falling, throat choking, heart breaking, dizzy. Sorrow.
Scream tearing, back bowing, knees weakening, dizzy. Pain.
Brain spinning, eyes widening, body writhing, dizzy. Bliss.
Fists clenching, voice shouting, brain burning, dizzy. Anger.
Nausea rising, tears welling, heart shattering, dizzy. Loss.
She feels like she has been dizzy for her too short life.
Wesley
Thinking back makes his head spin. Thinking forward makes his hands shake. So he tries to stay in the present. He makes schedules and enforces them scrupulously. He trains his Slayers and educates them to his standards. He maintains an immaculate appearance and strives for an air of competence.
His schedules are ignored. His Slayers are stronger and know more than he does. His appearance is comical in laid-back California, and his air of competence doesn’t last five minutes.
He tried not to think about past and future failure, about death, about evil.
He tried to keep the dizziness away.
Buffy
Head spinning, stomach clenching, hands shaking, dizzy. Panic.
Hands sweaty, warmth spreading, tongues darting, dizzy. Lust.
Blood rushing, teeth chattering, body freezing, dizzy. Fear.
World fading, smile widening, arms reaching, dizzy. Love.
Shoulders sagging, eyelids drooping, feet dragging, dizzy. Exhaustion.
Eyes snapping, body shaking, fists striking, dizzy. Fury.
Tears falling, throat choking, heart breaking, dizzy. Sorrow.
Scream tearing, back bowing, knees weakening, dizzy. Pain.
Brain spinning, eyes widening, body writhing, dizzy. Bliss.
Fists clenching, voice shouting, brain burning, dizzy. Anger.
Nausea rising, tears welling, heart shattering, dizzy. Loss.
She feels like she has been dizzy for her too short life.
