Tears before bedtime

[caliente_uk]

I don't know where this came from, but I had to write it. Too long to be a drabble, but too short to be a ficlet.



Goodbye My Lover

He had known this day was going to come, but he still wasn't ready for it. He'd never be ready for it. How was he going to live without her? For all of these years they'd stood side by side. They'd been everything to each other. Fought, fucked, lived and loved together. She was still as beautiful to him now as she'd been on the night they first met.

"Buffy?" He reached out to take her hand.

The hand she placed in his was no longer smooth and soft. It was the hand of an old woman. But not to him...never to him. To him it was the hand of the woman he loved. The woman he was going to have to say goodbye to.

"I love you, Spike"

He could hear her heartbeat begin to slow. It was almost time.

"I know you do, pet. I love you, too."

And then she was gone.



I've come to the realisation that although I love to read happy fic, I'm incapable of actually writing it. :)

Comments

[elsaf]

Very nice. Faithful to the end. Sniff...

[caliente-uk.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[authoressnebula.livejournal.com]

*sniffles* That was heartwrenching, but oh so beautiful. Just short enought to give you a taste...

Well done sweetie.

~Nebula

[caliente-uk.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Nebula. :)

[missmurchison.livejournal.com]

Sad, but in a very satisfying way. Thank you.

[caliente-uk.livejournal.com]

Thank you for reading! :)

[karinalee.livejournal.com]

There is a place for bittersweet fic, too. Lovely Spuffy scene, Cal. *hugs you*

[caliente-uk.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Karen. *hugs you tight*

[megan-peta.livejournal.com]

I both adored and ahted that. Great job.

[caliente-uk.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Megan. Sorry to be so depressing, but think of all those years they had together in between! :)

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Short, but sweet. Or possibly bittersweet is a better word.

[caliente-uk.livejournal.com]

Definitely bittersweet. Thank you. :)

[spikereader.livejournal.com]

*sniff*

Sad, but good too, in that they had a long loving life together.

[caliente-uk.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Carolyn. :)

[lmbossy.livejournal.com]

*sniffle* that was lovely

[caliente-uk.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Claire! :)

[lillianmorgan.livejournal.com]

Oh my, you're really breaking my heart tonight...and it's such a beautiful thing :)
Fought, fucked, lived and loved together.
I love that. The sounds the sentence make works so well, and is like an affirmation of the two of them.
I've come to the realisation that although I love to read happy fic, I'm incapable of actually writing it. :)
Dudette. Join the club :)

[caliente-uk.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! :)

The sounds the sentence make works so well, and is like an affirmation of the two of them.

Thank you. That was my favourite sentence of the whole piece. I wasn't quite sure if it worked or not, but I liked it so I kept it in.

Join the club :)

Hee! I'm going to have to try and write something happy next time. :D

[girlmacbeth.livejournal.com]

that was just beautiful and bittersweet loved it.

[caliente-uk.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you liked it. Thanks for reading, Melanie. :)

[spikesdeb.livejournal.com]

OMG! *reaches for tissues* That's so sad......I can hear that song from Highlander playing - "There's no time for us....etc etc...*big finish* - Who wants to live forever.........if you're not there..." *BAWLS UNCONTROLLABLY!!*

Beautiful stuff, Cal.

[caliente-uk.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Deb. I'll try to write something a bit happier next time, :)

*hugs*

[jerusha]

Oh, that was sad, but right on the money. I do love that song...

[caliente-uk.livejournal.com]

Thank you. That song always makes me think of Spuffy. :)

[prophcygrl.livejournal.com]

Oh! ::sniff:: That was lovely and poignant! *hugs*

I wandered over here after your lovely comment on my journal hoping to add you to my f-list, I hope that's ok?!?

[caliente-uk.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it. *hugs back*

Of course it's okay. I'll add you back! :)

[renee2939.livejournal.com]

Very nice. Sad, but nice. Don't feel you have to write happy fic. Sad fic, done well, can make a person feel just as good as the fluffiest of happy fic.