crack_van | Never Brought To Mind by Zulu (NC-17)

Fandom: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
Pairing: Faith/Dawn
Length: ~6,000
Author on LJ:

queenzulu
Author Website: here
Why this must be read: I've already recced one fic by Zulu but I can't resist another. She is the author who got me into Faith/Dawn (a fixation that threatens to break my brain) and this fic is a perfect example of why it works so well. It is, as with all her fics, extremely well written. You'll see the characters pop out of the page, they're written so vividly. I especially love how she writes Dawn as the veteran of the demon war; damaged and alone but still fighting.

This fic contemplates what would happen if Buffy died for good and the key was no longer needed. It's haunting and beautiful and a little creepy in places. What more could you want?

Dawn fell asleep and woke up the next morning all puffy-eyed and headachey and pissed off at the whole world for forgetting her. She promised herself she wasn't going to think about it, she was just going to go class and forget them right back, so she did, and it was working just fine until she stopped to get her mail.

There were three letters addressed to Xander in her box. They'd come back stamped Return To Sender, with puzzled little question marks doodled around her name on the envelope.

Never Brought To Mind