amathela: ([btvs] slayer)
Be cool, Gail. Be cool. ([personal profile] amathela) wrote2009-11-16 01:23 pm

Fic: Burn, Don't Freeze (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy/Faith)

Title: Burn, Don't Freeze
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing(s): Buffy/Faith
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG-13

Summary: It's easy to keep warm, at first.

Notes: Written for the drabble challenge at [livejournal.com profile] whedonland.


It's easy to keep warm, at first. Fighting a nest of vamps isn't hard, but it's active, and it isn't until they're done and dusted that Buffy registers the biting cold.

She can see Faith shiver, a little, when she thinks Buffy isn't looking. It should be encouraging, but Faith has never liked showing weakness, even (especially) to Buffy, so suggesting they huddle for warmth is probably out.

But then Buffy slides her hand underneath Faith's shirt, and Faith doesn't pull away. (It's still weakness, but a different kind.) And maybe there are other ways to keep warm, after all.