024: Father's Good Girl

[lauratd.livejournal.com]

Title Father's Good Girl
Author lauratd
Rating r
Word Count 200
Prompt 024 Sins of the Father
Characters/Pairing (if any) Cecily, Mr. Underwod, D'hoffryn
A/N: WARNING- while not depicted, there are allusions to non-concentual incest and other unpleasant things. It would be allowed on network TV, but I rated it R for subject matter, just to be safe.



"Here's your tea Father"

"Be a good girl and put some whiskey in it."

"Yes Father."

Of course she'd be a good girl. Wasn't she always. Did what he asked, no matter what.
"Be quiet. Don't wake everyone."
"Don't tell Mother. It would only upset her."
"Stop encouraging the Widow Bentley's son. He's beneath you."

But when he took her to that nasty Old Maude to make their problem "go away," Cecily decided it was time for Father to "go away."

She came home with two bags of herbs. One to stop her bleeding and one to stop her Father.

***

"Cecily, please, something's wrong, I think we should call the doctor."

"Hush now, Father. Be good and drink your tea."

"I don't want any more bloody tea!"

"Be quiet. Don't wake everyone."

"Damn it! Cecily, I demand to see a doctor. And go get your mother. I must speak with her."

"Oh let's not bother Mother. It would only upset her," Cecily crooned as she placed the pillow over her father's face.

"Nice touch, using his own words to taunt him."

Cecily gasped as the green bearded demon approached her.

"Old Maude was right. You do have what it takes."

Comments

[sl-podcast.livejournal.com]

I love it... extremely well done. :)

[lauratd.livejournal.com]

Thank you.
It wasn't fun to write but it kept popping back into my brain demanding to be written.

[not-purrrfect.livejournal.com]

Yup yup me likeeee

[lauratd.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much.

[rayruz.livejournal.com]

Love this! I've always wondered how Cecily became Halfrek, I adore this piece.

[lauratd.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

I remembered Anya making a remark about Halfrek's "thing for bad parents." I figured this was the classic bad parent scenario bad enough to make someone a vengeance demon?

[ubiquirk.livejournal.com]

Oh, how horrible yet perfect for Cecily! I've often wondered what kind of abuse she might have suffered - you've done a lovely job creating one here.

[lauratd.livejournal.com]

Thanks,

I'm glad it reads as true to you.

[kgola.livejournal.com]

awesome!

[lauratd.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much!

[okdeanna.livejournal.com]

I love the look into Cecily's past. That's one of the things I've wanted to know for a long time. How she became a Vengence demon. Nice work!

[lauratd.livejournal.com]

Thanks,

I love imagining backstories for characters.

I 'm glad you enjoyed it.

[boy-named-susie.livejournal.com]

Loved it. Perfect backstory for how Cecily became a vengeance demon. And the allusions to incest, etc are very tastefully done, so no worries there.

[lauratd.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much.

Well if there is one thing we WASPs excel at, it's tasteful incest.

(Ok, I'm seriously logging off - exhaustion is making me punch drunk)

[xlivvielockex.livejournal.com]

LOL Tasteful incest, what am I going to do with you two? I go away for a bit and this is what I get?

But I really did love this. Totally fine with the rules. Allusions were fantastic. I really love the backstory that you built up for her. Definitely fits in with the thing for bad parents thing.

[lauratd.livejournal.com]

Well you could send me to my room, but I'm already there.

Glad you liked the story.

[zagzagael.livejournal.com]

WOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!!!!!!!

Fantabulous - just fantabulous! I love it!!! The twist, the allusion, the...squick factor - incredibly well done!!!

*loves on D'Hoffryn*

[lauratd.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much. I'm glad you liked it. The squick factor had me worried, with incest, abortion and fratricide all alluded to in the first 100 words, I felt a bit like I was tip-toeing through a minefield. Especially considering the recent LJ issues around "suitable content"

[wereleopard58.livejournal.com]

wow I am a loss for words, in a good way of course