Hello again! After sitting on this awhile, I decided to write a little myself, maybe give a better example of what I was asking for. But please, anyone else feel free to pick it up and run with it.
But before I get into that, just wanted to add a response to the last post. Edge of Silence is also one of my favorite stories. It is also a very detailed novelization, and even though it follows canon, there are some other well developed subplots woven in there as well. But as I said before, my challenge really wasn't for a traditional narrative format. As for the counter challenge for more in-depth season 4 stories, please by all means, someone write them! I can't get enough Willow Tara season 4 goodness. I just love reading about the start of their relationship. So if anyone has the ambition to write more, I certainly would like to read it!
Now, as for the original challenge...I would really love someone to write the "missing scripts" for all of season 4, just for the sake of continuity - because we all know there are a zillion different interpretations as to what was really happening between our girls back then. (I myself have been writing notes for my own full blown narrative fic for season 4.)
But then I started thinking, the challenge is for short, little missing pieces of the script, like little character sketches, so I would also love to challenge people to write maybe just one bit, or one episode, even do several variations of the same scene. Variations can be so fun! Who wants to settle for just one version of the relationship timeline? Hell, I would love to see 10 different variations of just the New moon rising script, how fun!
So anyway, enough babble. I finally wrote a little something to show you what I mean. So sit back and enjoy a trip to Queer-friendly TV land....
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Script OutTakes – Who Are You
Author – WTJunkie (some portions written by the folks at ME)
Feedback: Sure, especially if its positive (hey I have no shame.) Seriously folks, be gentle. This is the first thing I’ve written that I’ve actually dared to post to the board. Hope you like it.
Rating – PG-13. Maybe R? Some steamy girl on girl action, but nothing more graphic than what the straight folks do on TV.
Spoilers: Season 4 up to Who Are You?
Disclaimer: I don’t own these characters, and the original story came from Joss and ME. Yeah yeah you know the drill. I’m just embellishing the original work. This is done for fun not profit, no copyright infringement intended. Blah Blah Blah, don’t sue me, I have nothing.
Summary: This is an example of what we could have seen on TV if there wasn’t such an annoying double standard when it comes to same sex affection. The setup should be self explanatory.
Notes: In this version of the Willow/Tara timeline, their budding relationship has been slowly simmering, but they‘ve both been too chicken to make their feelings obvious. They haven’t kissed yet.
Script OutTakes – Who Are You (Season 4)
Willow and Tara have just had a discussion about Tara’s status as a “secret” friend. (Yeah, you know what scene this is!)Tara sitting on her bed looking down, Willow is walking around the bed, on her way to the phone to call Giles.
T: I am, you know.
W: (Absently) - What?
T: (She turns to look directly at Willow.) Yours.
Willow stares at her intently as a broad smile starts to creep across her face. Tara stares back, tentative at first, then returns the smile. After a moment, she looks down, hiding behind her hair, suddenly aware of the enormity of what she just revealed. Willow notices her discomfort, and attempts to lighten the mood;she moves back around the bed towards Tara.
W: (Climbing back on the bed next to Tara) Mine, huh? All mine…so you’re like, my silent partner in crime, huh? hey! You can be like, the specialist in Scooby covert ops! Who knew? You’re a cool monster fighter too, you’re just undercover! (Tara giggles, still looking down. Willow smirks.Then after a pause…) That’s so cool, I mean, that you feel that way…(inching closer to Tara)Cuz I was worried you know, that you felt left out, and I wouldn’t ever want you to think...I mean, I hope you know that you’re …(Tara finally looks up at Willow, who is starting to get more flustered.) Uh.. what I’m trying to say is…I’m glad you get it. You get Me. About the not sharing, uh you. Not sharing you. (Takes a deep breath,looking away from Tara again. Tara keeps looking at Willow) Ok I’m babbling again and that just sounded weird, but that’s ok cuz I already know you get it, right?
T: I-Its ok Willow, r-really.
W: (She looks back up into Tara’s eyes) You let me be me, and I love that. You let me escape from the Scooby madness. And I love that you can help me with spells and…and…(Their faces have been drifting closer and closer.)
T: (Gazing into Willow’s eyes.)I-I feel th-the same w-way, Willow. I mean, you help me e-escape too, kind of. (Her gaze has dropped to Willow’s lips. We can hear them breathing with anticipation). And I really like h-helping you with your spells, its great cuz, um…(She speaks softly, finally looking back up to Willow’s eyes.) I could never do spells with just anyone.
W: I…..I know what you mean…what we have, its just…(now Willow is staring at Tara’s lips, as their faces drift even closer.)
T: (Softly, but urgent) What?
W: (looking back up to Tara’s eyes – barely a whisper.) Magic.
They close their eyes and slowly lean in for their first, tentative kiss. Before their lips touch, The phone rings loudly, startling them. Willow jumps back and clumsily clamors for the phone.
W: (Breathless) HELLO? Oh, hi, Giles….
Tara turns away, bringing up her hand to stifle a giggle. End Scene.
Cut to Faith (as Buffy) Looking at herself in mirror, and then we see her ordering a plane ticket over the phone. The show continues as written….
Later…Willow and Tara are completing their NetherRealms Spell….Some of the following comes directly from the original shooting script.
The girls sit crosslegged, not opposite each other but side by side, facing opposite directions. Each of them has one arm slightly out, is tracing an arc back and forth along the floor as through running their hand through sand. As they do this they whisper:
WILLOW/TARA:
The Inward Eye, The Sightless Sea,
Ayala flows through the River in Me…
They continue to do this for a while, both looking straight ahead. It begins to affect them physically, sweat beading on their faces, breath coming slightly deeper, slightly shallower.
ANGLE: WILLOW'S HAND traces along the carpet -- and suddenly leaves behind a CGI trail of light.From the high view we see both girls are doing it, and that the arcs of light are closing around them, forming a perfect circle.
The girls stop chanting. They each take the hand closest to the other and hold them up, palm to palm. Breath still heavy, something clearly coursing through them as the hoop of light RISES, passes over them and dissipates, followed by another. And another. Willow looks over towards Tara, her eyes clouded with sensation. She takes a sudden, startled breath and keels backwards, a vision gripping her.
CLOSE ON her eyes, as she sees:
INT. RILEY'S ROOM - NIGHT
Riley and Faith making love, intercut with:
INT. VAN - NIGHT
Buffy, alone, miserable.
The shot quickly pans back to Willow and Tara’s room, as seen from above, as if its Willow’s point of view in her disembodied state. We see Willow laying on the floor, where she passed out. Tara sitting as before, breathing heavily. The camera slowly circles from above, hovering over the girls. Then our view begins to hover directly over Willow. Her eyes are closed again. We hear Tara’s breathing getting louder, more intense. With a sudden acceleration, the camera zooms on Willow’s face – her eyes open abruptly, she’s back in her body. We quickly cut to Tara, who gasps and falls backward in orgasmic bliss, just as Willow did before. We see a still shot from above, the two girls lying on the floor, staring at the ceiling, eyes glazed over, gasping for air. Pause.
T: Willow? (Gasp) Are you ok?
W: Wow. (Pant, pant)
T: That, that was…(gasping)
W: INTENSE. (more panting)
T: um,Yeah.
Camera on Tara as she slowly sits up, trying to compose herself. Starts to crawl towards Willow.
T: So, um, did it work? Are you OK? I mean… I’m sorry, I-I knew it would be intense,(She’s now leaning over Willow, who’s still lying on the floor in a daze) b-but I didn’t know exactly what to expect…you see, I-I’ve never –
Willow reaches up and grabs Tara, pulling her down into a fiery kiss. Tara is startled and her body is obviously stiff with momentary fright. But Willow holds her insistently, kissing her hungrily. Tara visibly relaxes and begins to reciprocate, fully embracing Willow, lowering herself down for full-body contact. Willow and Tara are both breathing heavy again, murmuring and moaning softly, their arms and legs entangled and groping. They roll over so Willow is on top.
W: Its ok (Kiss, pant) I.. (kiss, gasp) I’ve never- (kiss) before- (kiss, pant) either.
They roll back again so that Tara is on top again. Tara is kissing Willow’s neck, we get a good view of Willow’s face, contorting in pure pleasure in between her gasping.
T: Well, (pant) good. I mean (kiss) as long as (pant, kiss) you’re ok with it.
W: Oh yeah. (gasp) More than OK!
She goes back to kissing Tara on the mouth. More moaning. Closeup on Willow hands, grabbing the bottom of Tara’s shirt, behind her back, and pulling up, revealing Tara’s back and bra. The shirt is removed, off camera. Cut back to shot from above, Tara on top of Willow, shirtless, but still wearing a bra. They continue to make out with wreckless abandon. Closeup on Tara’s right hand as she disentangles her arm from Willow and slowly moves her hand down Willow’s side, clamoring for her skirt. She slowly gathers the skirt up, revealing the side of Willow’s leg, and finally we see a glimpse of Willow’s panties, just on the hip. Tara’s hand starts to move away from the bunched up fabric (of course we know were its heading) and the camera quickly cuts to a closeup on Willow’s face. Tara is kissing Willow’s neck again, so we see Willow’s face over Tara’s shoulder. Her eyes are half closed, lost in desire, when suddenly something happens off camera to make her eyes suddenly open wide…
W: Oh, GODDESS!!
End scene. Cut to Faith (as Buffy) and Riley in bed. Riley says “I love you.” The Faith/Riley scene continues as written…Faith freaks out from Riley’s sincerity, he tries to hold her and calm her down…
Cut back to Willow and Tara. Closeup on the two of them on the floor, visible from the waist up. The camera hovers above them, just like after the spell. Willow is on her back, her shirt is gone, but wearing a bra. She stares wide-eyed up at the ceiling, lost in the afterglow. Tara is lying partially on top of her, but off to the side. She is on her stomach, one arm draped over Willow. Her bra is gone.
W: Wow.
T: That, that was…
W: INTENSE.
T: um,Yeah.
Pause.
T: So….um. Did you figure anything out about Buffy?
W: Hmmm? (finally returns to reality…) OH! Right! Faith is having sex with Riley and Buffy is shackled inside an armoured truck..
T: WHAT!?!?
Blackout.
Show continues as written.
So...anyone else want to have a go?
Edited by: WTJunkie at: 6/21/03 4:17 am
