1) At least some of the lyrics must appear in the fic, BUT must
be hidden as actual lines in the fic or as dialogue…they must not be
sung as a song. This is not to be a song fic…. The lines of the
song do not have to appear next to each other in the fic, nor do all
of them have to be used…just so long as they are clearly there.
(For example, "You live in a church" could mean one of the
characters does… it's really fairly easy) Feel free to be literal,
but there is a lot of hidden meaning that can be read into it too!
2) The fic must have some relation to what is being said in the
lyrics…it can have original twists, but it must reflect at least
some of what you feel the song is saying…
3) Since I'm posting this to Giles lists and I'm a Gilesean
myself…Giles must be paired (romantically, friendship, or otherwise)
w/the character you choose to make the fic about (see below)!
Imagine the feelings coming from the song are basically in his
viewpoint.
Okay…
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OPTION 1: Faith (or other non-Buffy Slayer)
Okay, so this one must be done w/Faith or else one of the other
Slayers post Chosen. Preference for H/C… This option uses the
first half of the song
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You come out at night
That's when the energy comes
And the dark side's light
And the vampires roam
You strut your rasta wear
And your suicide poem
And a cross from a faith that died
Before Jesus came
You're building a mystery
You live in a church
Where you sleep with voodoo dolls
And you won't give up the search
For the ghosts in the halls
You wear sandals in the snow
And a smile that won't wash away
Can you look out the window
Without your shadow getting in the way?
You're so beautiful
With an edge and charm
but so careful
When I'm in your arms
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OPTION 1: ETHAN
This just screamed Ethan to me. If someone were to free associate
prose w/Ethan, I could see this popping out.
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You woke up screaming aloud
A prayer from your secret god
You feed off our fears
And hold back your tears, oh
Give us a tantrum
And a know it all grin
Just when we need one
When the evening's thin
You're a beautiful
A beautiful fucked up man
You're setting up your
Razor wire shrine
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