Prompt 31: Ghost in the Room

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Title: Ghost in the Room
Author: Redrikki
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 100
Prompt: 031, BtVS: Tara
Pairing: Tara/Willow, Kennedy/Willow



She touched the spot where Tara had lain. Xander had long replaced the carpet so all traces of blood were gone. She ran her finger down the repaired glass and sat down in the bed they’d made love in. This had been their room, Willow’s and Tara’s. They had lived, loved and died here. Buffy slept here now with five other girls, but it was still Tara’s room. Kennedy backed out and closed the door. If everything went as planned, she’d be kissing Tara’s girlfriend by tonight. Someday they’d have sex too, but never in that room. Not Tara’s room.

Comments

[firefly124.livejournal.com]

Poor Kennedy. She always will feel that she's competing with a ghost.

[redrikki.livejournal.com]

And she always will be, and not just for Willow's love. Tara set a high standard for Willow girlfriends.

[rayruz.livejournal.com]

Very nice. I wrote something with a similar kind of message only from a different point of view a while ago- in short I concur.

[redrikki.livejournal.com]

I think I might have read that. Well, I'm glad you approved of my version.

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

I'm not a Kennedy fan, but I definitely liked your take on her feelings here.


Gabrielle

[redrikki.livejournal.com]

Truth be told, I'm not a Kennedy fan so much as an appreciator of good character moments, but I'm glad you liked it.

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

You have a unique ability to actually make people *feel* for Kennedy; well done.

[redrikki.livejournal.com]

Thanks. She isn't too hard to feel for once you get past the brat-like exterior.

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

Agreed, but a lot of people don't bother trying to get past that!

[lauratd.livejournal.com]

Glad to see more stories without the Kennedy-hate. I mean if nothing else, the girl has taste folks. And really isn't someone pushy enough to make a move on the grieving widow exactly what Willow needs? I love Oz and Tara, but the both would have been standing back respecting Willow's grief and letting her go on being unhappy. So I say yay for the pushiness of Kennedy.

[redrikki.livejournal.com]

Exactly. The Killer In Me was the episode that actually made me like Kennedy. The fact that she helped Willow move on and the way she stood up for her with Amy made her acceptable as a Willow love interest.

[ubiquirk.livejournal.com]

Nice touch - Kennedy being both sensitive and brash at the same time. Those last sentences really do so much!

[redrikki.livejournal.com]

That was how Kennedy always struck me in the show. She could be massively rude and insensitive 90% of the time, but with Willow, she usually knew just what to do and say.

[xlivvielockex.livejournal.com]

Really great piece. I have to pretty much agree with everyone else. I really like that there was no Kennedy-hate here, just respect for Tara. And of course, given the prompt, that Tara was the focus, even with another character.

[redrikki.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I've found that sometimes the best way to see a character is through somebody else's eyes.

[wereleopard58.livejournal.com]

Awwwww it must be hard living with a memory of someone that was torn away, a what if tara had been alive Kennedy may not have had a look in.

It is sad in that way brilliantly done

[deird1]

I really liked this.

[tankiawee.livejournal.com]

Nicely written. And yes, it's good to see some appreciation of Kennedy, sometimes the very obvious Kennedy-bashing sets my teeth on edge on otherwise well written material.