dxstructogirl:

it’s safe to say that buffy hadn’t been expecting a visit
from the ex-queen bee of sunnydale — not that it had been
a deliberate ring on buffy’s doorbell, but she was standing
here, right in front of her, in the dinky little retail store on
main street. it was all she could do not to abandon the
customer and run over to the unexpected returnee.

                                            ——— was that even a word?

after she finished helping the customer, she hurried over
to the brunette, inclination in her voice indicating clear-as-
a-bell borderline shock.

                                                                    “ cordelia. ”

She flinched before she could stop herself, nearly jumping out of
her skin at the unexpected sound of her name. Lifting her gaze
from– were those chicken feet?– Cordelia was barely surprised
when her eyes locked with those of the one and only Buffy Summers,
resident Slayer of Sunnyhell.

                                                                                       "Buffy, hey.“

Her tone held much less of a bite than it used to. Quickly recovering
from her shock, Cordelia offered up a shadow of her signature smile- 
                                                                    - – –an olive branch of sorts.