“And I’m trying. Dawn, I am, I am really trying to take care of things, but I don’t even know what I’m doing! Mom always knew.” “Nobody’s asking you to be Mom.” “Well, who’s gonna be if I’m not? Huh, Dawn? Have you even thought about that? Who’s gonna make things better? Who’s gonna take care of us?”
“And I’m trying. Dawn, I am, I am really trying to take care of things, but I don’t even know what I’m doing! Mom always knew.” “Nobody’s asking you to be Mom.” “Well, who’s gonna be if I’m not? Huh, Dawn? Have you even thought about that? Who’s gonna make things better? Who’s gonna take care of us?”
Day 4 → Favorite Relationship: Buffy and Dawn Summers
Look, it's blood. It's Summers blood. It's just like mine. It doesn't matter where you came from, or-or how you got here. You are my sister. There's no way you could annoy me so much if you weren't.
Dawn AU: “I didn’t realize that after Dad… I mean, you probably thought I was gone forever. But I’m always going to come back for you, okay?”
(requested by feelingsofthesecondarycharacters & sufficientlyobscure)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer appreciation week: Day 3
↳most heartbreaking moment orhappy moment
"Dawn, listen to me. Listen. I love you. I will always love you. But this is the work that I have to do. Tell Giles… tell Giles I figured it out. And, and I’m okay. And give my love to my friends. You have to take care of them now. You have to take care of each other. You have to be strong. Dawn, the hardest thing in this world is to live in it. Be brave. Live. For me."