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Date Posted: 18:59:21 04/14/04 Wed
Author: firecHild
Author Host/IP: 203.48.107.240
Subject: Awesome, as always.
In reply to: Kuzibah 's message, "New Fanfic- Blanket of Stars (part 1)" on 08:47:36 04/09/04 Fri

I'm one of those people that doesn't try and second guess a story, to see where it's going to end up. I live in the present, go along for the ride, and at the end of it look back to see if I enjoyed the journey.

With your stories, I always do.

There are always clues to pick up on, that were leading me in the right direction (Simza insisting she is as strong as the 17 year old boy, and sensing that something was wrong just before the attack), but you surprise me none-the-less when she is revealed as a Slayer.

The scene's are again set up beautifully, with all of the senses used to not only put me in the scene, but inside Xander, as he picks up the wood, or holds Gracie, or smells the rosewater on her letter. I could also palpably feel his discomfort/embarrasement about his missing eye, and his sheepishness after meeting Gracie in the shower stalls.

A few of my favourite phrases:

"Morning, true to the cliché, came early." (LOL)
"felt his absence like a shortage of stars in the sky" (poignant and the source of the title of this story?)
"but it was a shade, the ghost of guilt" (lovely)
“But sometimes,” he said, “it does hurt to be a Slayer.” (So telling. So Xander.)

Thanks again. Your fic's are truly appreciated.

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[> [> Thank you -- Kuzibah, 08:32:15 04/15/04 Thu (12.175.117.195)

I'm glad you enjoyed it. And Simza surprised me, too. I had planned for Xander to just leave the circus when it left Venice, but as the story went on I thought, why would he? Luckily (for the plot), the vampires attacked.

The title actually comes from a song by Counting Crows called "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby" which uses circus and film imagery to talk about memories (it's a great song, BTW.) It always seems to be playing in the back of my mind whenever I write one of the circus stories.

And Xander was kind of channeling his inner Giles when he was crossing the channel with Simza. I imagine he does that a lot these days.


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[> [> [> Re: Xander -- wwolfe, 13:22:03 04/15/04 Thu (161.149.63.100)

And his "Inner Giles."

Isn't it funny how Xander, of all people (particularly given Giles' less than high opinion of him in the earlier years) has very much become the young Giles? I like that, and it feels right.


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