half of what i say is meaningless

So, I’ve had His Dark Materials on my mind lately, especially the end. And I don’t want to go into specifics for anyone who might not want spoilers, but it got me thinking. I read The Amber Spyglass when I was a wee thing, and it was the very first work of fiction (be it a book, show, or movie) that made me cry. I remember reading with my mom throughout my childhood, and she’d be sobbing over Anne of Green Gables (I mean, yeah, that one part is really sad) or Black Gold or whatnot and I’d be a rock. Never shed a single tear. But Will and Lyra changed that. Ever since that book, I cry at a lot of books/shows/movies.  But not always the ones you’d expect. Um. So, this post is about things that have made me cry! And by “things” I mostly mean TV shows, but feel free to bring in other works. I want to know what makes you cry! That sounds weird, but it’s true. And gosh, I hope I'm not the only one who thinks about these things.

This is not a comprehensive list. Gods, but there are way too many for me to remember!

( a mixed bag )

So readers, what makes you cry? Enquiring minds want to know. Well, I do anyway.  Maybe that’s just my morbid curiosity talking. But what tugs on your heartstrings like no other?  I hope I'm not the only one who enjoys talking about these things!



*The absolute worst movies I've ever seen, if anyone wants to know, would be the following (in no particular order): Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Nine, and Vantage Point.

Battlestar in less than 12 hours!  This isn't exactly bsg fic, but bsg is among the fandoms represented....  I started writing this thing at least a year ago, and I just decided to finish the damn thing tonight.  I can only think of, say, 2 people besides me who are familiar with all of these fandoms, but I think Buffy's the only really essential one, although the bsg scene makes even less sense than the others if you haven't seen Maelstrom.

Title: Four People Or Anthropomorphic Personifications Buffy Didn’t Meet When She Died And One She Did
Summary: Title says it all.
Disclaimer: Don’t own ‘em.  They are the creations of Joss Whedon, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Bryan Fuller, and Moore & Eick.
Setting: Um, “The Gift” technically.
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: mutilation of fandoms, general insanity and (abuse of parentheses).  Oh, and character death (duh).
AN: unbetad, yeah, see the above warnings.  I must emphasize that the following fic makes no sense at all; but if anyone else is as crazy as I am, I’d love some feedback (though if you’re just going to tell me I’m out of my mind and these fandoms should never have been crossed so, I already know that).
AN 2 aka the one you need to read: each of the following five scenes is unconnected, although the very beginning of the first one remains constant throughout, if that makes sense.

'Leoben' has a time-travel-portal-thing on his watch.  Don't ask.  And Rube's post-it came with a picture this time, ok?  I think "don't ask" just might be the motto for this fic, if fics can have mottos.