Merl ficlet and five fics meme
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beer_good_foamyWell, I promised a Merl ficlet for ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
still_grrr, so:
Title: You Keep Me Hanging On
Author: Beer Good (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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Rating: PG13
Word Count: 200
Characters/Pairing (if any): Merl
Timeline: "Redefinition", after Angel's interrogation
Merl spun slowly.
He'd been hanging here for... well, he couldn't exactly check his watch, but long enough that all his blood would have gone to his head if he'd had any. He was cold, the rope was cutting into his wrists, and he was getting dizzy; so he didn't hear the approaching footsteps until his employer spoke up.
"My, my. Aren't we in an... elevated mood?"
"Very funny. You're funny." Snarking and toadying simultaneously while you're hanging upside down in a sewer isn't easy, but Merl did his best. "Little help here?"
"In a minute. How did your meeting with Angel go?"
"Oh, he bought it, man, hook line and sinker. I sent him right to Darla and Drusilla. He'll never know you set him up."
"Good."
"So what's the plan? Have Angel kill them for killing you?"
Holland Manners smiled. "Not quite, but... something like that, yes. Thanks for your help."
"That's cool, don't mention it, just get me down and we'll call it... hey! HEY! Don't leave me here!"
But Holland Manners faded into the shadows and again Merl was alone, spinning slowly over the pool of sewage.
He really, really, really hated working for dead people.
Also, here's the five favourite fics meme that's been making the rounds. Picking just five of my own fics is like picking just five Dylan albums - way too hard, and I'm not objective - but here goes:
Dawn Of The Dead (Dawncentric ensemble, PG13). Because it was hilarious to write and still cracks me up. I love writing parody
Atonement's A Bitch (Faith, PG13). Because it was both fun and scary to get inside Faith's head throughout s7, and I think it ties a lot of things together. I love angsty introspections.
Welcome To The Slaughterhouse (Ensemble, NC17). Because it's so utterly sick and fucked up that I felt dirty writing it, and just had to keep digging deeper. I love slasher movies.
Wow (Willow/Tara, Buffy/Faith, R). Because it just came so easy (pun not intended) and Willow has never been more fun to write. I love femslash.
And the fifth... hard to pick just one, I love'em all, but I guess I'll say The Hardest Walk (ensemble, R-ish) because it was the first one I ever wrote and even if I'd probably write it differently today, it did sort of open the flood gates. And I love flood gates.
Tag, anyone who hasn't already been but wants to be.
still_grrr, so:Title: You Keep Me Hanging On
Author: Beer Good (
beer_good_foamy)Rating: PG13
Word Count: 200
Characters/Pairing (if any): Merl
Timeline: "Redefinition", after Angel's interrogation
Merl spun slowly.
He'd been hanging here for... well, he couldn't exactly check his watch, but long enough that all his blood would have gone to his head if he'd had any. He was cold, the rope was cutting into his wrists, and he was getting dizzy; so he didn't hear the approaching footsteps until his employer spoke up.
"My, my. Aren't we in an... elevated mood?"
"Very funny. You're funny." Snarking and toadying simultaneously while you're hanging upside down in a sewer isn't easy, but Merl did his best. "Little help here?"
"In a minute. How did your meeting with Angel go?"
"Oh, he bought it, man, hook line and sinker. I sent him right to Darla and Drusilla. He'll never know you set him up."
"Good."
"So what's the plan? Have Angel kill them for killing you?"
Holland Manners smiled. "Not quite, but... something like that, yes. Thanks for your help."
"That's cool, don't mention it, just get me down and we'll call it... hey! HEY! Don't leave me here!"
But Holland Manners faded into the shadows and again Merl was alone, spinning slowly over the pool of sewage.
He really, really, really hated working for dead people.
Also, here's the five favourite fics meme that's been making the rounds. Picking just five of my own fics is like picking just five Dylan albums - way too hard, and I'm not objective - but here goes:
Dawn Of The Dead (Dawncentric ensemble, PG13). Because it was hilarious to write and still cracks me up. I love writing parody
Atonement's A Bitch (Faith, PG13). Because it was both fun and scary to get inside Faith's head throughout s7, and I think it ties a lot of things together. I love angsty introspections.
Welcome To The Slaughterhouse (Ensemble, NC17). Because it's so utterly sick and fucked up that I felt dirty writing it, and just had to keep digging deeper. I love slasher movies.
Wow (Willow/Tara, Buffy/Faith, R). Because it just came so easy (pun not intended) and Willow has never been more fun to write. I love femslash.
And the fifth... hard to pick just one, I love'em all, but I guess I'll say The Hardest Walk (ensemble, R-ish) because it was the first one I ever wrote and even if I'd probably write it differently today, it did sort of open the flood gates. And I love flood gates.
Tag, anyone who hasn't already been but wants to be.
