A Friend in Need
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cornerofmadnessA Friend In Need
D M Evans
Disclaimer – definitely not mine. All rights belong to Mr. Whedon et al
Pairing – None, Xander – Centric
Rating – FRT
Timeline – Immediately after Teacher’s Pet
Summary – Xander realizes what he almost lost and needs to deal with it
Author’s Note – Wrote for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
fantas_magoria for the Teacher’s Pet challenge
XXX
He told them he was fine, made the jokes like he was supposed to. He was Xander the clown, after all. But alone in his room, he couldn’t turn out the lights. He couldn’t stop shaking. Just about when he thought maybe he had relaxed enough to drift off, it all came rushing back to him.
He had nearly had his head eaten off. Worse, now everyone, meaning Buffy, knew he was a virgin. Xander tried to make a joke to himself about wanting to die of embarrassment but it wasn’t funny, not after what Ms French had done. It was okay that Willow knew. She was like his best friend who just happened to have nice, soft parts but Buffy was different. She had to think he was the world’s biggest loser, desperate enough to do it with an old person. A hot old person but still.
The very worst part of it was, he had no one to talk to about what had happened. He couldn’t tell his parents. At best they wouldn’t believe him, at worst, drunk like they were when he got home, Dad might be in a hitting mood. Xander considered his parents’ way of dealing with crap. Getting drunk would be easy in this house but he could just imagine Willow’s expression at school tomorrow and dismissed it.
Xander couldn’t talk to Willow and Buffy about this. They weren’t guys. They wouldn’t understand. He couldn’t talk to them about stuff like this. Giles was just too old. Did he even remember being a teenager and the burdens of virginity? Or was Giles still a virgin? Xander considered it possible. The man wore tweed, after all.
Rolling over on his bed, Xander’s gaze swept his old chest of drawers. On top of it sat a picture of him and Jesse from a few years back at camp. Yeah, camp was probably lame but it was away from his parents for a little while and Xander had saved his money to pay his own way. He and Jesse had a great time. “Almost lost my head tonight, buddy,” he told the picture then trembled harder, remembering Jesse had already lost more. “I could really use you to talk to right now. You’d get it.” Xander sighed loudly. “Damn, I miss you.”
D M Evans
Disclaimer – definitely not mine. All rights belong to Mr. Whedon et al
Pairing – None, Xander – Centric
Rating – FRT
Timeline – Immediately after Teacher’s Pet
Summary – Xander realizes what he almost lost and needs to deal with it
Author’s Note – Wrote for
fantas_magoria for the Teacher’s Pet challengeXXX
He told them he was fine, made the jokes like he was supposed to. He was Xander the clown, after all. But alone in his room, he couldn’t turn out the lights. He couldn’t stop shaking. Just about when he thought maybe he had relaxed enough to drift off, it all came rushing back to him.
He had nearly had his head eaten off. Worse, now everyone, meaning Buffy, knew he was a virgin. Xander tried to make a joke to himself about wanting to die of embarrassment but it wasn’t funny, not after what Ms French had done. It was okay that Willow knew. She was like his best friend who just happened to have nice, soft parts but Buffy was different. She had to think he was the world’s biggest loser, desperate enough to do it with an old person. A hot old person but still.
The very worst part of it was, he had no one to talk to about what had happened. He couldn’t tell his parents. At best they wouldn’t believe him, at worst, drunk like they were when he got home, Dad might be in a hitting mood. Xander considered his parents’ way of dealing with crap. Getting drunk would be easy in this house but he could just imagine Willow’s expression at school tomorrow and dismissed it.
Xander couldn’t talk to Willow and Buffy about this. They weren’t guys. They wouldn’t understand. He couldn’t talk to them about stuff like this. Giles was just too old. Did he even remember being a teenager and the burdens of virginity? Or was Giles still a virgin? Xander considered it possible. The man wore tweed, after all.
Rolling over on his bed, Xander’s gaze swept his old chest of drawers. On top of it sat a picture of him and Jesse from a few years back at camp. Yeah, camp was probably lame but it was away from his parents for a little while and Xander had saved his money to pay his own way. He and Jesse had a great time. “Almost lost my head tonight, buddy,” he told the picture then trembled harder, remembering Jesse had already lost more. “I could really use you to talk to right now. You’d get it.” Xander sighed loudly. “Damn, I miss you.”
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Date: 2008-08-03 07:10 pm (UTC)I love it. Getting drunk would be easy in this house but he could just imagine Willow’s expression at school tomorrow and dismissed it. <-- Aw. That it's Willow's diappointment he's avoiding.
Love it, Dana!
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