Dawn seasons 1-4 AU: Dawn meets Tara.
nobody’s watching | a dawn summers mix (listen)
tired - k’s choice. echo - jason walker. o’ sister - city and colour. beneath my skin - nancy micciulla. one of those days - joshua radin. rough cut - the paper raincoat. so soon - steve moakler. rubik’s cube - athlete. volcano - damien rice. don’t fight it - the panics. dead hearts - stars. panic chord - gabrielle aplin.
Xander: They're special, no doubt. And the amazing thing is, not one of them will ever know. Not even Buffy.
Dawn: Know what?
Xander: How much harder it is for the rest of us.
Dawn: No way, they've got the -
Xander: Seven years, Dawn. Working with the Slayer, seeing my friends get more and more powerful. A witch, a demon... hell, I could fit Oz in my shaving kit, but come a full moon, he had a wolfy mojo not to be messed with. Powerful. All of them. And I'm the guy who fixes the windows.
Dawn: Well, you had that sexy army training for a while. And the windows really did need fixing.
Xander: I saw what you did last night.
Dawn: Yeah, I... I guess I kind of lost my head when I thought I was the Slayer.
Xander: You thought you were all special. Miss Sunnydale 2003. And the minute you found out you weren't, you handed the crown to Amanda without a moment's pause. You gave her your power.
Dawn: The power wasn't mine.
Xander: They'll never know how tough it is, Dawnie. To be the one who isn't chosen. To live so near to the spotlight and never step in it. But I know. I see more than anybody realises because... nobody's watching me. I saw you last night. I see you working here today. You're not special. You're extraordinary.
