Afraid of Light

[eloise-bright.livejournal.com]

200 words. Wes/Angel. Not the happiest thing I've ever written.



Afraid of Light

He had never been afraid of the dark. Not even as a child, sent to sleep with tales of vampires, demons and hobgoblins in his head. He had slept contentedly, safe in the warm drowsy darkness of his room. No, he’d never been afraid of the dark.

Which was just as well, he supposed, considering his current situation. He rolled over; reached out to touch the body beside him. He ran his hand down the smooth bared back, and the man shifted in his sleep. There was the soft noise of him waking, fumbling blindly on the nightstand.

Then there was a click, and the room was suffused with a warm glow. And it was the click, that eerily innocuous sound that set his heart racing with pure instinctive panic. He took a deep breath, trying desperately to calm himself before his terror became noticeable.

And he knew this was foolish, he was a child no longer. The light did not signal judgment, visited upon him without warning or mercy, late at night.

“You okay? You have a bad dream? Scared of the dark?” Angel put a comforting arm around his shoulder.

No, Wesley was not afraid of the dark.

Comments

[ruric.livejournal.com]

Indeed not the happiest thing - but very atmospheric!

[eloise-bright.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Glad it worked for you.

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Ooh, very dark (bright?) and twisted. Wonderful stuff!

[eloise-bright.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I wanted to explore Wes' fears a little, and this idea had been in my mind for a while.

[dawnie1970.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, poor Wes. *heart breaks into a million pieces* Beautiful and heart rendering.

I'm glad he has Angel by his side, now shut off the light you big galoot and softly kiss him back to sleep!

[eloise-bright.livejournal.com]

Poor Wes indeed. I thought originally to do two 100 word drabbles - one from each of their POVs, but I couldn't cut Wes' down... Thanks!

[dawnie1970.livejournal.com]

Wes should never be cut down, not even for Angel. Wes is the....everything. :)

[phendog.livejournal.com]

Oh! Very nice...happy schmappy, this is better! And it's a thought I've had often, but you express it so well...

Thanks for this and for the lovely little fancy dancing round in my head right now!

(Hey, some people have sugar plum fairies, I make my own fun ;^)

[eloise-bright.livejournal.com]

Thank you. This unhappy little idea had been playing in my mind for a while; this seemed a perfect opportunity to explore Wesley's fears.

[eatenbyweasels.livejournal.com]

Oh! So delicately heartbreaking! Poor chap! *hugs him*

*Christmas hugs*
xxxxx

[eloise-bright.livejournal.com]

Thank you. But he's so pretty when he's broken...

*hugs back to you*