Drabble

[beer_good_foamy]

For open_on_sunday's prompt "Sale."

Stylish, Yet Affordable

"Yup, that's definitely you," the saleswoman beams.

Buffy sighs and checks the price tag on the jacket for the fifth time. "I guess I'm too much for me to handle." She looks away from the mirror as she takes the jacket off; it snags on her Doublemeat Palace name tag.

"Oh, I forgot to mention, this one's on sale. 50% off."

"Really? I -"

"Really."

"Look, I'll be honest with you. I can't really afford a new jacket at all, I just wanted to -"

The saleswoman looks her in the eye. "My son graduated from Sunnydale High. Just take the jacket."

Comments

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

Always wondered how Buffy wore something different in every episode, expensive outfits nonetheless, and yet she's all poor and needs more money. The writers made it less believable for me to feel bad for her, I always thought, "You could've, I don't know, used the money you earned to support yourself and sis instead of buying new expensive clothes?"

But this drabble gives a sweet explanation to it. I wish it was real, just because Buffy really deserves the recognition.

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

I don't really mean to imply that this was how it would have worked all the time, that Buffy's entire wardrobe is made up of freebies. That would kind of take the sting out of it. But just once or twice... why not?