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unfitforsociety) wrote2004-03-10 01:05 pm
unfitforsociety) wrote2004-03-10 01:05 pm
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Seeing Africa by huzzlewhat
Beautiful story about Xander's time in Africa, searching for Slayers. Subtle, quiet, nails Xander's voice. The prose is lovely - clear and sharp and evocative. I can see the people, the bright sunlight, Xander with his tan and his jeep, driving dusty roads, telling stories and trying to find slayers, ostensibly, but his feet and his place in the world, really.
A quote:
He thought about the adults he had known, tried to imagine them here, their reaction to what was now his world. He’d always thought of rooms when he thought of Giles, usually in half-light, the glow of a desk lamp, none of those harsh ultraviolet overheads. Bookshelves, coffee tables, teacups. But he could see Giles here, carving out an oasis of comforts. He’d have a precious few books, only the most important, and despite the roughness of things he’d always manage, as the British aid workers and ex-pats did, to produce a cup of tea on demand, even on the hottest days. Xander could see him, one hand raised to shield against the glare, the creases around his eyes catching and holding the sun, making those fan-shaped tan lines that all the white people here had.
I love that it's as much about how Xander creates the narrative of his life (how we all do) as much as it is about his search for newly called Slayers.
Eclipsed by Kyra Cullinan
Set in season 2 of the Wishverse, Willow decides to take what she wants, and even as a vampire, what Willow wants is Xander. The language is sensuous, hot and believable, and so is the Willow characterization. I'm so sad; I even like Xander/Willow when one of them is killing and vamping the other.
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Seeing Africa by huzzlewhat
Beautiful story about Xander's time in Africa, searching for Slayers. Subtle, quiet, nails Xander's voice. The prose is lovely - clear and sharp and evocative. I can see the people, the bright sunlight, Xander with his tan and his jeep, driving dusty roads, telling stories and trying to find slayers, ostensibly, but his feet and his place in the world, really.
A quote:
He thought about the adults he had known, tried to imagine them here, their reaction to what was now his world. He’d always thought of rooms when he thought of Giles, usually in half-light, the glow of a desk lamp, none of those harsh ultraviolet overheads. Bookshelves, coffee tables, teacups. But he could see Giles here, carving out an oasis of comforts. He’d have a precious few books, only the most important, and despite the roughness of things he’d always manage, as the British aid workers and ex-pats did, to produce a cup of tea on demand, even on the hottest days. Xander could see him, one hand raised to shield against the glare, the creases around his eyes catching and holding the sun, making those fan-shaped tan lines that all the white people here had.
I love that it's as much about how Xander creates the narrative of his life (how we all do) as much as it is about his search for newly called Slayers.
Eclipsed by Kyra Cullinan
Set in season 2 of the Wishverse, Willow decides to take what she wants, and even as a vampire, what Willow wants is Xander. The language is sensuous, hot and believable, and so is the Willow characterization. I'm so sad; I even like Xander/Willow when one of them is killing and vamping the other.
~*~