If You Are What You Say You Are (Jonathan, Joyce, G)

[punch_kicker15]

Title: If You Are What You Say You Are
Author: punch_kicker15
Characters/relationship: Joyce, Jonathan
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters
Written for: Open on Sunday
Word count: 100
Rating: G
Summary: A "what if" set during Jonathan's augmentation spell in Superstar. Inspired by this line: Buffy: "I'm just saying it doesn't make any sense. He starred in the Matrix but he never left town. And how'd he graduate from med school? He's only eighteen years old."
Prompt: what if

"The bad news is that you have a brain tumor," Jonathan says.

Terror seizes Joyce. There is so much more she wants to do. Buffy needs her--

Jonathan adds, "The good news is that we detected it early, and there's a cure."

He hands her a pill. "Here's the drug I developed. One pill will eradicate the tumor cells with no chance of remission."

Joyce swallows, thinking that this seems far too simple. But it's Jonathan, who has saved the world against impossible odds more times than Joyce can count. If anyone can give her a miracle cure, it's him.

Comments

[oonaseckar.livejournal.com]

Oh, if only. One of my favourite episodes too.

[punch-kicker15.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I really wish there had been a miracle cure for Joyce.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

Oh. This drabble tugged on my heart-strings.
Nicely done.

[punch-kicker15.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

The line you quoted reminds me how frequently intuitive Buffy is even when respelled (and other times immensely oblivious) and how naive and trusting Joyce can be at times.

Poor Joyce.