33 Fic: Friends and Family
Oct. 4th, 2007 10:17 pm![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
ubiquirk.livejournal.com posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
still_grrrTitle: Friends and Family
Author: ubiquirk
Rating: G
Word Count: ~475
Prompt: 33: Dawn
Characters: Dawn, Buffy
AN: Set in season 2.
Dawn grumbled as Buffy unwound her messy braids. “You were supposed to do this last night.”
“Yeah, well, Willow came over, and things changed.”
“Things always change if it’s Willow or Xander.” Dawn’s lower lip jutted out, and her arms crossed.
Reaching for the brush lying on Dawn’s bed, Buffy asked, “What’s that supposed to mean?”
Dawn looked down. “Nothing.”
Buffy ran the brush through Dawn’s hair, watching as the typically braided front section frizzed outwards in tightly crinkled waves. “You know, you might think of doing your hair differently sometime. I mean, I know you don’t like having it get in your face, but you could have short bangs instead of braiding them to the side.”
Shaking her head so vehemently that she pulled her hair from the brush, Dawn said, “But I like the braids.” Her arms tightened across her torso, fingers digging into triceps. “And you said you’d always do them for me, remember?”
“Yeah.”
Running the brush repeatedly through the long hair felt hypnotic, and Buffy noticed Dawn’s arms beginning to relax.
“Tell you what,” Buffy said. “How about I come home right after school today, and you and I do something just the two of us?”
“Really?” Dawn’s arms flew open, fingers spread wide, wiggling in excitement. “That would be great! Will you paint my nails for me and put those little butterflies on them?”
“Sure.” Buffy grinned. “And we can do some in pink and some in lavender if you want, alternate them like a little rainbow – well, a two-colored rainbow at least.”
“And can we watch a movie? With popcorn?”
“We’ll watch a movie.” Buffy ran the brush through one last time before setting it down to begin to work on Dawn’s hair. Creating three same-sized sections, she centered them on Dawn’s temple and began to weave them over and under each other. “And I bet we’re just about at your two-week limit for ‘Harriet the Spy,’ so I have a feeling I know what we’re going to watch.”
Dawn gave a little squeal with a bounce and kicked her feet.
“Hold still!” Buffy tugged a little to make her point. “We don’t want these going in all wonky. You’ll be the fashion scandal of all fifth grade if your hair’s wonky.”
Giggling, Dawn said, “Yeah, I can just see Chrissy’s face now – all twisted up like a monkey’s butt.”
“Dawn!” Buffy tried to sound horrified, but couldn’t completely control a big grin.
“It’s true – she’s all ugly when she’s mean!” Dawn looked at her from the corner of her eye, only turning slightly. “Besides, you don’t make wonky braids. You’re really good at it.”
Slipping a hair band decorated with a white butterfly onto the end, Buffy said, “Thanks. Now, let’s get the other side done, and you can tell me all about your mini-Cordy.”
'Friends and Family' is a slightly rewritten scene from:
Title: Braids
Author: ubiquirk
Characters: Buffy, Dawn, Willow, Joyce
Rating: PG13
Word Count: ~2700
AN: Written for![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
dawn_all_along. This fic explores what “Passion” might have been like with Dawn inserted.
Braids
Not up for voting, but it focuses on Dawn.
Author: ubiquirk
Rating: G
Word Count: ~475
Prompt: 33: Dawn
Characters: Dawn, Buffy
AN: Set in season 2.
Dawn grumbled as Buffy unwound her messy braids. “You were supposed to do this last night.”
“Yeah, well, Willow came over, and things changed.”
“Things always change if it’s Willow or Xander.” Dawn’s lower lip jutted out, and her arms crossed.
Reaching for the brush lying on Dawn’s bed, Buffy asked, “What’s that supposed to mean?”
Dawn looked down. “Nothing.”
Buffy ran the brush through Dawn’s hair, watching as the typically braided front section frizzed outwards in tightly crinkled waves. “You know, you might think of doing your hair differently sometime. I mean, I know you don’t like having it get in your face, but you could have short bangs instead of braiding them to the side.”
Shaking her head so vehemently that she pulled her hair from the brush, Dawn said, “But I like the braids.” Her arms tightened across her torso, fingers digging into triceps. “And you said you’d always do them for me, remember?”
“Yeah.”
Running the brush repeatedly through the long hair felt hypnotic, and Buffy noticed Dawn’s arms beginning to relax.
“Tell you what,” Buffy said. “How about I come home right after school today, and you and I do something just the two of us?”
“Really?” Dawn’s arms flew open, fingers spread wide, wiggling in excitement. “That would be great! Will you paint my nails for me and put those little butterflies on them?”
“Sure.” Buffy grinned. “And we can do some in pink and some in lavender if you want, alternate them like a little rainbow – well, a two-colored rainbow at least.”
“And can we watch a movie? With popcorn?”
“We’ll watch a movie.” Buffy ran the brush through one last time before setting it down to begin to work on Dawn’s hair. Creating three same-sized sections, she centered them on Dawn’s temple and began to weave them over and under each other. “And I bet we’re just about at your two-week limit for ‘Harriet the Spy,’ so I have a feeling I know what we’re going to watch.”
Dawn gave a little squeal with a bounce and kicked her feet.
“Hold still!” Buffy tugged a little to make her point. “We don’t want these going in all wonky. You’ll be the fashion scandal of all fifth grade if your hair’s wonky.”
Giggling, Dawn said, “Yeah, I can just see Chrissy’s face now – all twisted up like a monkey’s butt.”
“Dawn!” Buffy tried to sound horrified, but couldn’t completely control a big grin.
“It’s true – she’s all ugly when she’s mean!” Dawn looked at her from the corner of her eye, only turning slightly. “Besides, you don’t make wonky braids. You’re really good at it.”
Slipping a hair band decorated with a white butterfly onto the end, Buffy said, “Thanks. Now, let’s get the other side done, and you can tell me all about your mini-Cordy.”
'Friends and Family' is a slightly rewritten scene from:
Title: Braids
Author: ubiquirk
Characters: Buffy, Dawn, Willow, Joyce
Rating: PG13
Word Count: ~2700
AN: Written for
dawn_all_along. This fic explores what “Passion” might have been like with Dawn inserted.Braids
Not up for voting, but it focuses on Dawn.
no subject
Date: 2007-10-05 03:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-06 12:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-05 03:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-06 12:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-05 04:21 am (UTC)Well done on both accounts.
no subject
Date: 2007-10-06 12:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-22 01:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-23 01:35 am (UTC)