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| To Live Again by Always_jbj |
| Chapter: Chapter 6 |
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| anon462 | 08/07/2006 02:58 pm |
I just finished reading "Axis of Love" (which I thought was an absolutely fabulously story) and the first 6 chapters of "To Live Again" (which in every possible way is just as fantastic).
TLA from the beginning chapter is both a gripping and heart breaking story. The years of loneliness that Spike unlived, always staying on the edge of life, never letting himself feel or love again, living every day with the memory of his love for Buffy in his mind and heart (it hurt, yet at the same time filled my heart).
Having Buffy come to both Spike and Beth in their dreams, telling them both that it was okay for Spike to live and love again, it was something that I felt that the spirit of Buffy would truly do for Spike. I also loved that she gave Beth her powers as "The Slayer", it seemed to feel "right".
The new Watcher, Robert Giles, made me think more of Wesley than Rupert. But, he is young and inexperenced, much like Wesley was (although you haven't mentioned Wesley in this story so maybe he never existed in your verse).
The last chapter, with the return of Angel/us to the story was terrifying. What he did to Faith, and to the Potentials over several years was horrible, but also a dramaticly necessary part of the story. Looking back at what Angel did to Spike in AoL clearly makes the case that Angel with a soul is clearly just as evil as Angelus without a soul, maybe even more so.
Please, are you intending to continue this story? Have you continued it on another site? Or maybe on your LJ? I would so much like to read more of this story in the future. Please! 
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Wow! Thank you for this lovely review!
I am so glad you are enjoying TLA... YES I do intend to continue it... it is all plotted out to the end and I would never leave a fic unfinished... it is just the least regularly updated of my fics because it is very emotionally draining to write. Also I have this obnoxious muse who thinks it is fun to abandon me for weeks on end! lol.
You will find all my fics on my website and I have an update list if you want to know when I update... I HOPE to have the next chap of TLA out in the forseeable future. At the moment I am trying to work on a update for one of my other wip's.
Thank you again for this lovely review. You really made my day! |
| jl1980 | 06/17/2006 06:36 pm |
| oh how horrific...that's awful, poor faith!! excellent, moving chapter though...are you going to continue this, because it rocks!! |
I know, poor Faith, I didn't want to do it to her but I needed to... and what ended up in the chapter wasn't as detailed as I had originally planned I just couldn't bring myself to write it the way I had planned to!
I would never abandon a fic... so, yes, I will be continuing it as time (and the muse) permit. Thank you for the lovely reviews! |
| riam | 12/30/2005 03:48 pm |
| good chapter, now this is what i would expect of the most disgusting mass murdering vampire in history.
They didn't convince me in canon.
I think xander is gonna be broken. And hope that someone is gonna stake that fatass poofter. I hope buffy isn't gonna feel two sorry about angel cus they weren't that close in your story. |
| Thank you! Yeah he came across rather pathetic in canon really... He was supposed to be terrifying but really he was just lame! Goldfish murder designed to instil fear in the hearts of man?? I think not! lol. |
| SpaceLord | 12/30/2005 02:02 pm |
| Good start, so is Angelus on the loose or just Angel gone completly off his rocker? |
| Thanks! I'm glad you are enjoying it. All will be revealled in time! lol. |
| sue | 12/30/2005 11:13 am |
| Eeek! Not so much fun to be had there...poor Faith. Love this fic and looking forward to more. Thanks...I think! |
| Thank you! No, not so much fun. It was a hard chapter to write and has taken me ages because even though I knew I needed it for the plotline I didn't want to write it! |
| Mefiant | 12/30/2005 10:08 am |
| Wow...you gave me shivers, fantastic update sweets. |
| Shivers?! Cool!!! Thank you, my dear! I am so glad you liked the chap! |
| bloodshedbaby | 12/30/2005 06:34 am |
| Can i just say... ew? i love that Beth's new watcher is related to Giles! Perfect! |
| I'll second that 'ew'!! I was actually going to go into details as to what he did to her... but couldn't bring myself to write it! Yep Beth and Robert are both Giles'. He has quite a legacy in fact... I actually drew up a family tree so I could keep track of who was who LOL. It gets REALLY confusing otherwise with all those years having passed. |
