Oh, wait.

I've killed Giles, Dawn, Faith, and Spike in Sunrise, haven't I?

And an extra.

Huh.

It may have a higher off-screen body count than Absolution. Yep.

Depending on how you define it, I only really killed three or four characters in Absolution.

I haven't killed anyone in my fics--yet. The crossover-that-wouldn't-die has a string of deaths coming up, including the death of a beloved pet. I'm looking forward to the hate mail.

I haven't really killed anyone, except Faith. It depends on how you define killing. "Off screen" so to speak I offed everyone in Smallville in one story. But there wasn't in blood and gore so I don't think that counts.

I like to inflict pyschological torture on my characters. Not to much and not in a hurt/comfort kind of way. Just a hurt/hurt kind of way. I probably shouldn't enjoy inflict any kind of pain on characters but---it's kind of fun.

I like to inflict pyschological torture on my characters. Not to much and not in a hurt/comfort kind of way. Just a hurt/hurt kind of way. I probably shouldn't enjoy inflict any kind of pain on characters but---it's kind of fun.

Sing it, sistah!

When I said protecting, I meant more from consequences than actual life and limb...maybe I should move that to GWW. I haven't produced sufficient fic to judge.That is not just a promising beginning with no story, I mean.

It also occurs to me that me swearing that "Sunrise" will have a moderately happy ending may not reassure people who know my feelings about Triptych (WHICH DID SO HAVE A HAPPY ENDING!!!).

Cindy, I don't mean a Triptych happy ending. I promise. I'm not giving them pain and emotional growth for the hell of it.

It also occurs to me that me swearing that "Sunrise" will have a moderately happy ending may not reassure people who know my feelings about Triptych

See, I consider a happy ending any ending that has even a glimmer of genuine hope. Character deaths, apocalypsisesseses, spectacular failures, messy break-ups, and the like are not necessarily mutually exclusive with a happy ending.

Character deaths, apocalypsisesseses, spectacular failures, messy break-ups, and the like are not necessarily mutually exclusive with a happy ending.

That's true in straight fiction as well. Although I got awfully tired of explaining that to editors....

Thinking about it, I consider a happy one in which the character in question knows joy, or peace. Sometimes hope isn't really the factor, but I expect it would be more so for me in fic than in fiction.

Nah. Maybe not a "mega-happy" ending, to quote Wayne and Garth, but still fairly happy. What would be a reasonably hip way for Teenage! Frank Pembleton to say "I'm out of here." cause apparently Cher from "Clueless" has got the brain today cause all I can think of is her stuff "Gotta motor." and "I'm Audi" and like that. And, um, no. (I don't even say that!) They're ditching.

I've killed Buffy (twice, once in Slayer!Willow and once in a story I'm writing now), Xander, and Anya. Oh, and Cordy, if drabbles count.