Fic: And the Beat Goes On (R)

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Well, it's after midnight where I live...

Title: “And the Beat goes on”
Rating: R
Disclaimer: As per usual, all belongs to Joss, et al, except for this wish fulfillment, which is mine.
Summary: Set in an AU future.

It’s a dance, this love. She doesn’t always know all of the steps ahead of time. There’s some improvisation. Some grinding and grasping and the occasional solo number. But then they come back together afterwards and the beat goes on.

Author’s Note: Many thanks to stultiloquentia and lillianmorgan for beta services. I apologize for the brevity of my offering but I’m in the process of applying to graduate school and so my fic-writing time has been rather curtailed as a result. All the same, this little vignette is probably the most thoroughly reworked piece of fan fiction I’ve posted to date, since Stulti kicks my ass into gear you all deserve it. Also, it was lillianmorgan’s perceptive eyes that caught where the title was hiding in plain sight within the text of the fic.
Nominated for "Best Future," "Best Romance" and "Best POV" at the Vampire Kisses Awards.
Nominated for "Best Short Story" and "Best Buffy Characterization" at the Love's Last Glimpse Awards.

( After all this time… )