Advent Drabble #6 - Scars (Spike/Ethan - PG)

So. daughter #2 just threw up, therefore I'm not off to dance practice, and the trip to see Madagascar 2 that we had planned for the afternoon got cancelled. Oh well, gives me time to stick on my headphones and listen to music (to drown out the sounds of sqeaky kids' programs on TV) while writing.

I give you an incredibly shmoopy drabble set in the I-Spy-verse, about two or three days after I Spy. I was going to write about Ethan's time in Initiative custody but the story covers that angle already. Maybe I'll write a companion piece about Ethan's scars....

For sueworld2003 


Scars

„Tell me,“ Ethan said, mapping Spike’s eyebrow with sensitive fingertips. “Did you get this scar before you were turned?”

Spike lay still. “First Slayer I killed nicked my brow. Wound never healed. Later found out her sword was enchanted.”

“What about this one?” Ethan picked up Spike’s left hand to trace the thin scar inside his palm.

“Christmas bauble. I was two. Mother said I never let go. Was lucky none of the tendons got cut.”

Ethan rested his hand on Spike’s heart. “And this?”

Spike hesitated.

“Tell me. I want to know everything about you.”

“Her name was Cecily.”

FIC: Broken English - Part 9 - (Giles/Ethan) - R

Ethan-ficathon Masterlist

I'm sorry about the enormously long wait. My muse buggered off to distant shores, and only recently returned. I never gave up on this fic, though. I know where I'm going, it's just that sometimes I'm not happy with the tone, or only one of the character voices sounds okay. *sigh*
I also have to say, that I'm not normally a fan of long-winded stories. I often feel this ought to be speedier, but  Giles and Ethan refuse to be rushed. They say they are too old to be rushed. :-)

TITLE: Broken English Part 9
PAIRING: Giles/Ethan
RATING: will eventually be R
SPOILERS: Set after 8x04 The Long Way Home (comics); set in Germany, btw
PROMPT: a vacation or roadtrip, magic, slash
WRITTEN FOR: spikendru

PREVIOUS PARTS: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8

( Broken English Part 9 )