The year in fic meme, plus two more ficlets (AtS both, one Darla, one Connor)

From likeadeuce and other people on my list: that meme in which you post the first sentence of the first story you posted each month this year:

( Under the cut )

Conclusions to be drawn from the above: the first half of the year was mostly about Alias (which seems to be The Arvin Sloane Show, co-starring Jack and Sydney Bristow) and the second about shiny space shows and crossovers, with Darla and her son generously mixed in both parts as evidence of my continuing love for the Jossverse. Also, the only pairing I wrote text rather than subtext for is one of the most disliked in canon. Figures.

On that note, I present first a Darla ficlet (backstory, no spoilers, set early during the Restoration) :

( Dancing Lesson )

Secondly, a Connor ficlet (Spoilers up to Slouching Towards Bethlehem in s4), which I am tempted to call "Hair Care", except I can't, right? I'm open to suggestions, though.

( Co-starring Holtz, Fred and Cordelia )