14:: The Good Fight

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Title: The Good Fight
Author: smurfyfredels
Rating:G
Word Count:360
Prompt: 14: Music (Ready for Battle)
Characters/Pairing: Xander
Timeline: S7
Note: An oldie that I revamped a bit.



He watched her from across the room, her brown hair falling into her face as she poured over yet another ancient text. She looked so out of place. A girl as young as Dawn should be out partying and causing havoc.

He had never really gotten a chance to do that himself, because well, people like Xander and Dawn could never be normal.

Dawn was an ancient glowy key thing and he was.. well, he could have been perfectly normal but he strayed away from that path a long time ago.

He had never been one of the guys, dripping with masculinity, talking about such important topics as wrestling or Miss September. Sure, wrestling was cool and Miss September was very nice, but he had never really dwelled on them.

He just stayed with his little trio, Willow, Xander and Jesse. That was how they liked it. They didn’t care what people thought. Sure, Willow always had runs in her stockings and never had the right clothes, or even the right hair.
She read instead of grinding random guys at the Bronze and he respected her for that.

And Jesse, well Jesse had more Star Wars knowledge than anyone alive; except for maybe Andrew, now that he thought about it.

Then, Buffy came along, and he had an excuse to be weird.

Normalcy was overrated, but that didn’t change the fact that he had survived more than his fair share of manly encounters. He should have died so many times and…he didn’t know why. Xander Harris had never thought of himself as one to stare death in the face, but he chose to. He didn’t run away, and he wouldn’t this time.

Luck could get him through, it always did. Or maybe Dawn was right, maybe he did have something special. He could see the positive, and he knew they were gonna make it through.

Sure, there were risks, but a person could die walking across the street couldn’t they? He’d fight this fight, because it was just like any other. If he lost, he’d be in good company. People like Tara, Jenny, and Jesse would be waiting for him.

Comments

[rayruz.livejournal.com]

That was touching. I like the bit at the end about those who were waiting, beautiful.

[smurfyfredels.livejournal.com]

Glad it was. The last bit about everyone waiting was actually the bit that came first so I shaped the fic around that.

[imbaskinrobbins.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is lovely. I like the way you transition from Dawn's abnormality to Xander's.

[smurfyfredels.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Ever since S7 I can't help but notice some similarities between them, so I wanted to play around with that a bit

[skull-theatre.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmm....this is really nice. Xander is just so....sincere a character and you really brought that out in the best of ways. And Fighting The Good Fight simply has to end with the last line. *sniff*

[smurfyfredels.livejournal.com]

He really is, isn't he? He's so genuine and sweet. *sniff* It really does, especially Josswise.

[boy-named-susie.livejournal.com]

Aww, you killed me with the last line. Really. Excellent characterization of Xander. I really enjoyed this.

[smurfyfredels.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm glad gyou did, I hardly ever write the Xand-man ...well, unless we're talking with Cordelia.

[not-purrrfect.livejournal.com]

~sniff~ tears~

Really very good. I like how well you got the characters!

[smurfyfredels.livejournal.com]

*hands you tissues* Thanks!

[not-purrrfect.livejournal.com]

LOL I love sad fics don't worry.

[lauratd.livejournal.com]

I love how you captured the way Xander loves his friends. It's what I love best about him.

[smurfyfredels.livejournal.com]

Same here :) Total icon love, by the way. I giggled for a good ten minutes when I came to that page in my comic.

[scarlettlily.livejournal.com]

Aww this was sweet and sad. Great job.

[smurfyfredels.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much. Glad some sweetness shone through and it wasn't a total downer.

[wereleopard58.livejournal.com]

A great look at Xander, well written, really enjoyed it

[smurfyfredels.livejournal.com]

Thanks, glad you liked :)

[xlivvielockex.livejournal.com]

Loved this look into Xander, how he evolved as a character. Really good with the Dawn comparisons too. I loved that last line. I think it really makes the fic.

[smurfyfredels.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I was particuallarly proud of the last line myself. Oh, I've been meaning to ask, do you mind if I friend you?

[xlivvielockex.livejournal.com]

No problem on the friending thing. I am all laid back about it. Friend me, unfriend me, whatever works for everybody. LOL But just know, I am friending you back. Mwahaha!

[redrikki.livejournal.com]

And there in lies the essence of Xander. Plus, you brought in Jesse and gave him some identifying features, which is always something I like.

[smurfyfredels.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the compliment, and Jesse had so much potential, it's always fun to flesh him out a bit.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Oh this is lovely! Thank you.

[deird1]

Nice! I really liked this.