absences

[cornerofmadness]

Buffy S5 – Missing Mom

It was all the little absences that hurt and nothing could fill them up, not having Willow and Tara staying over. Not having Xander and Anya popping over for dinner, there were just so many places she should have been and wasn’t. Buffy didn’t know she could miss anyone this much. Neither she nor Dawn were ready to go into Mom’s room and give all her clothes to Goodwill, to divvy up her jewelry, to remove the last remaining vestiges of Joyce’s life. No Mom putting on make up in the morning, no shoulder to lean on at night. Buffy ached.




Connor – Post Series – Holes in his Life


He was probably the only person in the world who could have three fathers and still feel the ache of having a male figure absent from his life. Connor wanted to count Holtz. He taught him how to fight, to survive, but he killed everything innocent and gentle inside of Connor’s young heart. Lawrence, well he felt like a dad but when Connor thought about how it was all fake, he felt the absence keenly. Angel, the one who should have been there, wanted to be there and when he had the chance, wasn’t there. One day he’d forgive them all.

Comments

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Well, hi angsty stuff.

Love 'em both.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thank you very much. gotta love the angst

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

You know I do. :-)

[lejlkwiet.livejournal.com]

*grin* I see you've given in to the muse of Angst.

Really good drabbles, I love the way you get into the characters' heads.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thank you very much. the Angst muse is my friend

[dknightshade.livejournal.com]

Aw. Sad stuff. But very well done. That episode where Joyce died had to be one of the most painful episodes of television I've seen. It was just so bleak. And you captured some of that feel here.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks and yes it was just some amazing TV that episode

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

I really like the Conner one. I like how he really can't win for losing. Nice and bitter without being over the top. I like the last line.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thank you very much. I'm glad you liked it

[spideygirl81.livejournal.com]

That is so true about Connor's three dads, I totally agreed.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks