Did you read Slightly Darker Than Black?
Yep. I also read Burn.
Given the hype, I expected darker.
Decent, but I found the characters slightly off, keeping in mind that I'm as picky a Wes reader as I am a Buffy reader, which means that there are plenty of decent writers who I won't touch if either character is involved. I've also read Another Life, whatever that one where everything's all frozen is, and some others.
I did *try* to like them, but it's like attempting to like the taste of cat food or something else I was never intended to eat.
Angel/Cordelia makes me want to poke out my eyes with fish hooks.
(Bill the cat hairball) ackackackack PFFFFFTPH! (/Bill the cat hairball)
So. much. good. stuff. Brain exploding now.
connie, loving V!Giles, as always. Deena! Darling woman, you have Fredvoice absolutely perfect. I could hear AA delivering exactly those lines--you've written her as concieved, perfect. And Spike too, of course. Wonderful! Am Chau, I've never read Hitchhiker, something I will remedy sooner than later, but I'm loving what you're doing with the crossover.
And SA--oh my. Hot in here allofasudden? (fanning) Woo!
Damn! Forgot. Here's my drabble (dual theme this week was Worst Day Ever in a character's life/Fear).
How Many Endings (Darla)
"Please."
She was dying, and that was okay. She'd come to terms with it. Angel had done his best, but the disease that had killed her centures earlier was going to kill her again. She was fine with that. Her acceptance was total.
"Please don't."
She was ready to die; it was the natural order of things, and she'd had a second chance. This couldn't be happening, it couldn't....
"Please, please..."
Dru's teeth sank into her neck, condemning her yet again. The last thing she heard through her terror was Lindsey's voice:
What did you think was going to happen?
Perkins, you safely back in LA?
Yep. Survived my parents, and forest fires, and got the chance to feel warm for a change (it's still yucky here), so all in all a pretty good weekend.
Lots of interesting takes on the main requirements for this week's Sunday 100 - definitely worth a read.
(I hit post button early, damnit)
And welcome back!
