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| Buffy Season 8- The Next Step by SinisterChic |
| Chapter: Episode 1- Happily Ever After (Part C) |
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| Max | 10/31/2005 02:23 am |
| So I'm guessing that Buffy couldn't handle losing Spike or realizing just how horrible a person she was to have treated Spike like she did AFTER finally losing the best thing that EVER happened to her. I'm not impressed with people who ignore their mistakes or, in this case, ignore them and can't even handle basic living when they are forced to acknowlege what the have done or caused. Buffy came very close to completely destroying Spike, punishing him simply because she viewed him as "beneath" her. If that spell had to be done so that Buffy could merely live, then she was too weak and too much of a coward to accept the consequences of her abominable actions and try to use the new chance at life that Spike bought her in order to honor his sacrifice try to finally become a better person. Think about this for a minute - after Buffy died, Spike lost the one he loved and he felt like it was his fault for failing her and not keeping his promise to her. The only thing Spike had in the world was his promise to take care of Dawn which he did to honor Buffy's memory. That was all Spike had to keep him going, his promise to protect Dawn - he had no friends or family to speak of and felt like her death was his fault. After Chosen, Buffy did lose Spike but she still had her friends and family as well as that bright and shiny new life that she was always bitching about. Buffy lost one person that she always took for granted but she still had all the people that she always held highest. Spike had nothing and no one when her came back but he never gave up, he even continued to fight the good fight. That said, it's going to take alot change my low view of Buffy, but I'm quite interested to see where you're going with this since it seems Spike just got dusted again. |
You win the battle  Go ahead and hate Buffy. I like to live in my own little fantasy land of Spuffidom where Buffy is deserving of Spike (although, I admit your view is more realistic). I'm just a sappy romantic. |
| redwulf50 | 10/30/2005 01:28 pm |
| Oh yeah now we get to the truth. |
| jane | 10/30/2005 08:56 am |
| This is so romantic please let Dawn fezz up and let Buffy get to Spike in time. |
| bloodshedbaby | 10/30/2005 06:56 am |
| Fabulous start! You have me completely hooked. I usually shy away from post-Chosen fics but I'm glad I gave this one a shot!! |
| Yeah, The Immortal is usually what screws up post-Chosen fics. That and sometimes Angel. I decided to deal with The Immortal quickly. Angel, well he won't have a starring role. |
| MarzBar | 10/30/2005 06:41 am |
| WTF did Willow and Giles do to Buffy? What kind of spell for her own good did they do? Can she get to Spike in time or does he have to come back again? |
| I never said Giles was for the memory erase, now did I? But then again, I never said he was against it either. |
| spike_spetslayer | 10/30/2005 06:19 am |
| BAD Willow, taking Spike out of Buffy's brain...hope she figures it out soon.... |
