[Prompt #464] BtVS / Spike — Empty Vessels

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Title: Empty Vessels
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Characters/Pairing: Spike (implied Spuffy)
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: grief, some coarse language
Word count: 100 (Google Docs)
Setting/Spoilers: Set between S5 and S6, shortly after ep. 5x22 “The Gift.”
Summary: Spike visits her grave.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.

Prompt: #464 - Eulogy

Crossposted: drabble_zone, anythingdrabble, My journal, Sunnydale After Dark

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Spike stumbled through the trees, half drunk, muttering nonsense under his breath, and he stopped before the grave, frowning at the cold gray stone.
His hands trembled as he fished a crumpled sheet of paper from his pocket.
“I wrote you a eulogy,” he slurred, voice hoarse, eyes glassy. “But I know that words are nothing more than empty vessels…” he muttered, shaking.
Then, in a sudden fit of rage, he growled and kicked a nearby rock, striking it hard.
“Bollocks!” he cursed, clutching his toe.
He sank to the ground, sobbing, the weight of loss and guilt crushing him.