BtVS Double Drabble: Almost Ready

[badly_knitted]

 


Title: Almost Ready
Fandom: BtVS
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Buffy, Angelus.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 411: Give Me Time at drabble_zone.
Spoilers/Setting: Second half of Season Two.
Summary: Buffy was almost ready to deal with Angelus. All she’d needed was enough time for love to turn to hate.
Disclaimer: I don’t own BtVS, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.
 


 

One little spontaneous act, something that should have been the beginning of the next stage in her first serious relationship, had turned Buffy’s entire existence into a kind of surreal nightmare. The gentle, caring boyfriend she’d made love with had turned into a sadistic monster, and since that night, Angelus had dedicated himself to tormenting her, threatening her friends, her mom… He’d even murdered Ms Calendar, all because she’d been trying to recreate the curse responsible for restoring his soul the first time.
 

Maybe he was trying to drive her insane the way he had with Drusilla, but if that was the case then he’d seriously misjudged her. She wasn’t going to lose her mind, no matter what he did. All he was doing was making it easier for her to see that he was no longer the man she’d loved. Every cruelty, every taunt, just made her hate him more.
 

She probably should have killed him right away, but it wasn’t that simple. She’d been too off-balance at first, not ready to accept that Angel was gone for good. She’d just needed time to adjust. Now, though…
 

She wanted him to suffer, to hurt him as he’d hurt her.
 
 

The End
 



 

Comments

[kitarella_imagines]

Oh dear, not the scraps of paper!😅I used to have a notebook to write my ideas in but when I got a phone, the Notes app is so perfect for writing ideas down and keeping them together.

Yes, anything about men is attractive really isn’t it. I think that’s why I'm favouring Doyle instead of Bodie these days. Because I saw this photo of him, OMG. 🤤

https://www.tumblr.com/ali15son/140851464761

Talk about ‘hello, ladies, here I am.’ What a lovely shape he is there. I need to find one of Bodie standing like that too.

It is amazing how some actors have chemistry and some just don’t. Whatever good or bad relationship they have offscreen, it’s different onscreen. The camera does something to people. I noticed that the minute Martin and Lewis acted together in that New Avengers episode before the Professionals, something happens when they look at each other. I don't even know what it is, but *something*.

It’s funny, I've always hated and been terrified of sharks, so it is a strange metaphor for myself. But I keep on swimming like they do 🤔

[badly_knitted]

I tried a notebook but I didn't get along with it because everything from different fandoms would up jumbled together. I used to be much more organised when I was younger. No idea what happened 🫤

Nice pic! (I'm going by the icon since I don't have a tumblr account so I can't log in to view pictures.

Chemistry is something that can't be forced or manufactured, characters and actors either have it or they don't. I don't think I've seen that New Avengers episode, I've only seen a few and that was decades ago.

The metaphor works anyway. Sharks get a lot of bad press, but I find them fascinating. Mind you, that's true of most wildlife, whether on land, or sea, or in the air. I love nature documentaries 😀

[kitarella_imagines]

What I did with a notebook was have sections for different fandoms. I used to have a ring binder with dividers, I also used to be more organised. I think we just got old, my friend.

Glad you noticed the icon. Sorry I didn’t know it was one of those Tumblrs you need an account for, how annoying that you can’t see it full size. Oh yes that photo does something to me. He’s -so- asdfghjkllZXcvbnm... I've lost the power of speech.🤣

Isn’t it mysterious though. Chemistry ~happens~ whether people like it or not.

Here is the episode of the New Avengers with them both in. I hope the sound is okay, it was a bit squeaky on my laptop. But yes…I think I can see why they were chosen to act together:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x898iie

I used to like nature documentaries but I got a bit bored with them. Maybe I've got ADHD as well? as I don’t stick with anything? 😅

[badly_knitted]

That sounds very organised! Not sure it would work for me. By the time I found the right place, I would have forgotten what I wanted to note down. 🤣

I just refuse to sign up for more social media accounts, so if I have to miss certain things *shrugs* Not gonna worry about it.

Chemistry can make or break a show. I love when actors just click and magic happens.

I'll check that out when I have time.

Maybe you have, who knows. It's mostly David Attenborough that I watch, because I love his voice, very relaxing, and his passion for the subject. He's a national treasure and has been for decades. The only problem is, sometimes I fall asleep listening...

[kitarella_imagines]

Oh yes I used to be so much better organised. But part of the appeal was the beautiful arty notebooks I used to buy, it was such a special occasion to write in them. Like scrapbooks. Such a shame we’ve all gone digital now days and the magic of handwritten things is gone. But I like having notes on my phone, I can write them anytime.

Yes definitely don’t sign up for Tumblr, you won’t like it. I signed up in April, got involved for a few months but people were so nasty that I stopped participating and made my account private. I only post things on there for me to look at now, no intruders! I can satisfy my constantly changing obsessions by finding nice photos and GIFs of them.

It's very mysterious isn’t it, when people click onscreen (or even offscreen) and magic happens. I think when The Professionals came out people thought it was ‘just another crime show’ but it’s lasted and lasted…all due to mysterious chemistry!

I love David Attenborough! Such a lovely man and so knowledgeable. He’s nearly 100 years old, we must make the most of him!

[badly_knitted]

My handwriting was never good to start with and is only getting worse, so I've always been hesitant to write in pretty notebooks because my writing spoils them 🫤

Thanks for the warning, I'll definitely stay away! I don't get why people on some platforms have to be so nasty 😠

It really is! Martin and Lewis were so good together. I started reading the first Professionals novelisation last night, and so far it's pretty good, except the writer keeps describing Doyle as the fair, tousle-haired one (outsider POV at the start). He's got Bodie down pat in the descriptions though.

We really must, he is a wonderful man who revolutionised nature documentaries and inspired so many to do their part for conservation. Irreplaceable.

[kitarella_imagines]

Aww that’s a shame you feel like you can’t write in pretty notebooks! One thing about typing, at least it makes everything legible.

Yes, Tumblr is one of these social media sites where you write something innocuous and everyone jumps down your throat, those are too silly and tiring for me to bother with. That’s most of them except Dreamwidth and Mastodon IMO. Also Tumblr is passive aggressive—you can’t really reply to people. You just post something and people reblog it with a snarky comment. It's like people talking behind your back.

Martin and Lewis were indeed good together. Even though they insisted they never got on well with each other, the behind-the-scenes photos and videos are just them mucking around and laughing, so I'm not sure whether they got on well or not.

Oh let me know what the novels are like! I'm keen to know. Apparently they are full of slash, get your magnifying glass out to check. And see if the author stops calling Doyle the fair, tousle-haired one. He’s not fair! His hair is as dark as Bodie’s! Maybe the author is fantasising.

Yes I remember when I used to be on Twitter, every time David Attenborough’s name trended, everyone panicked in case he’d died.

[badly_knitted]

Yes, I can barely read my own handwriting but when I type, everything is wonderfully clear! Plus, typing is less painful. My fingers lock up when I grip a pen for more than a few minutes.

Yuk, definitely staying away from all these new-fangled social media platforms. I like places where people can exchange ideas and discuss things in a civilised manner, accepting that not everyone is gonna share their opinion.

It's impossible to know, but even if they were never close friends, they worked well together, and they lit up the screen.

I haven't got very far yet, there's only been one scene so far with Bodie and Doyle, and their names aren't used because it's an outsider POV who doesn't know their names. I usually read in bed before going to sleep, but I was up late night before last because a concert I wanted to watch on TV was bumped back two hours - didn't finish until after 1.30am - and then last night I was so tired I fell asleep before I'd read a page! The author, Ken Blake, is going a good job with descriptions, characters' thoughts, and characterisation of the criminals, he's really fleshing out the episode, so if he does as well when Bodie and Doyle are centre stage... and if he gets the description right for Doyle... We shall see.

It's always a worry when someone gets to be his age.

[kitarella_imagines]

Oh yes learning to touch type was one of the best things I ever did!

I've definitely had more than my fair share of insults and abuse on those social media sites. No more.

Yes, it is impossible to know, especially as Lewis and Martin kept changing their stories about whether they were friends or not!😅They were great together though.

I shall eagerly await your review of that book! I saw some for sale on eBay, maybe I'll buy them.

I'm not looking forward to losing David Attenborough 😣

[badly_knitted]

I don't touch type - I'm a one-finger typist! 🤣

No one needs that kind of abuse in their lives.

The liked to keep everyone guessing.

Might take me a while, I'm reading three or four other books, but I'll get there.

Me neither. That will be the end of an era.

[kitarella_imagines]

I did a touch typing course when I was 18 because I was bored one summer, and it has served me well all my life.

Ohhhhhhhh so they were keeping everyone guessing on purpose, I see! Cheeky devils.

Don’t worry, tell me about the book anytime! No pressure. I'm kind of hoping it's full of flowery prose and Bodie pressing Doyle to his manly chest, etc. 😂

[badly_knitted]

My mum was a touch typist, but I never learned. Doesn't really bother me, I'm quite fast with one finger 😜

It's as good an explanation as any!

Somehow I doubt that will happen since the books are novelisations of episodes, pretty sure this first book is the first episode, but still fun to read.

[kitarella_imagines]

So no pressing to manly chests, just the usual groping and flirting then 😅

Or as Martin Shaw said in that video, he hadn't spotted any love between Doyle and Bodie in the Professionals until he watched the spoof the Bullshitters. Yes Martin, we believe you totally.🤥😅

[badly_knitted]

Sadly, probably not, but the other stuff, I can hope!

Heh, right, you just keep telling yourself that, Mr. Shaw!

[kitarella_imagines]

It will be interesting to see what a male author writes about all the groping and flirting that Martin didn't notice! 😅

[badly_knitted]

Been so long since I read the books (I was still in my teens), I don't remember... 😀