An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Faith Lehane/Willow Rosenberg Characters: Faith Lehane, Willow Rosenberg Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Love Confessions, Post-Canon Summary:
Back when they’d first met, a lifetime ago at a high school that was now a giant crater, Faith had been struck by how transparent Willow was. It had evoked a weird combination of second-hand embarrassment and rage in Faith back then. Never give people a road map to hurt you. You can’t hold your heart out for everyone to see, she wanted to scream at that tiny girl. They will rip your heart out right in front of you. Build up some armor.
Faith’s attempts to build up her armor hadn’t exactly turned out well, but live and learn.