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Xover (Buffy/Empire Records): Drawing Comparisons by helsinkibaby

Sep. 16th, 2004 07:08 pm
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Drawing Comparisons (Tara, ensemble | PG | 609 words) is a sequel to A Birthday Wish. Here, Tara compares the Empire Records crew to the Scooby Gang. The comparison works surprisingly well, and the story's just plain nice.

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Then there's Mark, who's a lot like Dawn, though I think he'd hate me thinking that, for obvious reasons. But he's like the bratty little brother who you have to take care of, who drives you nuts, but you love him and you wouldn't have it any other way.
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Xover (Buffy/Empire Records): A Birthday Wish by helsinkibaby

Sep. 16th, 2004 07:06 pm
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A Birthday Wish (Tara/Lucas | PG | 1,980 words | sequel is Drawing Comparisons) has Tara working at Empire Records. I can imagine that she'd be able to find a place for herself at the store. The story has a gentle tone that I like and which fits with Tara.

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Someone who's reliable, yes, who never misses her shift, is never late, but someone who, when Joe lost his temper at Lucas once, literally quailed in the corner as Joe brought thunder and damnation down upon Lucas's head. Lucas took it all on the chin, it was nothing he hadn't heard before, and it was nothing compared to being bounced off every wall in Joe's office, but he'd stood at the adjacent till to Tara for two hours that afternoon and saw her shaking hands, couldn't get the sight of Tara's scared eyes out of his head for days afterwards.

He's got the feeling that there's something going on in her life that she's not telling anyone, and he's interested enough to want to know what it is, to want to help her out, but she won't talk to him about it. All he knows about her is that she's a senior in high school, about her classes, about the colleges she wants to go to, the courses she wants to take. He knows she likes music, that she can sing, and that she's quiet.
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Empire Records: Gifts by Proserpina

Jun. 14th, 2004 04:33 pm
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Gifts (Mark/Lucas | PG | 2,493) has Mark and Lucas working Christmas day. Aww, I adore Mark and all his frenetic energy and Lucas with his zen. The story is cute and happy and joyful and all that other good stuff without it being unrealistic. It makes me wish I could find more Empire Records stuff.

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"Okay, its break time."

Mark had been pouting with his chin on his knees, but now he perked up. "Break time?"

Lucas stood up, stretching his arms above his head. "Yep. We haven't had a customer in two hours, I finished my book ten minutes ago, and I think I remember there being a sandwich and some M&Ms in the fridge."

"You finished your book ten minutes ago? I've been going crazy over here, Lucas!"

"Well, it had a very interesting bibliography." Lucas smiled and put his arm around Mark. "Come on. I'll think up something interesting to do in the break room."
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