Author's Note
I will be updating this story soon. I originally started it as a ficlet, but then I realized that Buffy needed to deal with the main reasons she had such a messed up definition of love. I also wanted to acknowledge some of the character developments this season. The most notable being Xander's amazing new level of maturity and Giles' increased lack of trust in Buffy. These two and her other friends have had a profound affect on Buffy and how she views love and relationships.
According to spoilers for upcoming episodes, Faith will be showing up. I want to deal with this relationship, but I'm not sure how Faith will be acting and I like to try to stay as close to the show's characters as I can. So I will plan on writing the upcoming chapter after I see how she acts on Angel later this week.
(Warning: rant) Although, even the show doesn't stay too true to itself. I mean how old is Spike? Even if we give the benefit of the doubt that the Council got his age wrong in School Hard, he told Willow he was 126 during The Initiative. Then he told Buffy that he was turned in 1880. Who taught the writers math? Because they should probably sue.
And Buffy has been the victim of attempted rape 3 times. Xander, Spike, and snake-worshipping frat boy. These other two attacks have never been mentioned again. Granted, Spike got farther than the other two, but he was not the first to try. Why, after all of Xander's references to Spike's attack has no one brought up his attack? He let it slip during Phases that he hadn't really forgotten what happened. And Buffy never flinched away from him like she did with Spike. I understand that Spike's attack on Buffy was the catalyst for the soul seeking, but was she just not affected by the other attempted rapes?
And RILEY! He put himself at risk of being turned. He abandoned the Scoobies on patrol. He lied to Buffy. Then he blamed her for all of it, and when he came back NOBODY mentioned his indiscretions and HE was the hero.
And how stupid are we supposed to believe that Spike is anyway? We are shown time and again that Spike, not Xander (King of Denial), really sees what's going on around him. So are we really supposed to believe that he would keep demon eggs in his crypt when he knows that Buffy frequently shows up unannounced to scratch an itch, Xander has shown up unannounced more than once, and so has Dawn. But we are supposed to buy that Spike decided to keep a whole bunch of demon eggs in his bedroom and didn't expect anyone to notice?
Okay, end of rant.
I do want to deal as faithfully (no pun intended) as I can with the Buffy/Faith dynamic and the sister Slayer relationship that could have developed. Also, given Faith's interference in Buffy's romantic relationships I'd like to address that, especially since Faith pulled the whole "I could ride you at a gallop..." routine on Spike at The Bronze. I'm just not sure how to proceed, given the way they parted on Angel three years ago. So, if you're still reading, look for an update later this week.
I also decided ,on the advice of a couple of reviewers, to edit chapters 1-3 to modify the "readability".
Thanks for reading.
I will be updating this story soon. I originally started it as a ficlet, but then I realized that Buffy needed to deal with the main reasons she had such a messed up definition of love. I also wanted to acknowledge some of the character developments this season. The most notable being Xander's amazing new level of maturity and Giles' increased lack of trust in Buffy. These two and her other friends have had a profound affect on Buffy and how she views love and relationships.
According to spoilers for upcoming episodes, Faith will be showing up. I want to deal with this relationship, but I'm not sure how Faith will be acting and I like to try to stay as close to the show's characters as I can. So I will plan on writing the upcoming chapter after I see how she acts on Angel later this week.
(Warning: rant) Although, even the show doesn't stay too true to itself. I mean how old is Spike? Even if we give the benefit of the doubt that the Council got his age wrong in School Hard, he told Willow he was 126 during The Initiative. Then he told Buffy that he was turned in 1880. Who taught the writers math? Because they should probably sue.
And Buffy has been the victim of attempted rape 3 times. Xander, Spike, and snake-worshipping frat boy. These other two attacks have never been mentioned again. Granted, Spike got farther than the other two, but he was not the first to try. Why, after all of Xander's references to Spike's attack has no one brought up his attack? He let it slip during Phases that he hadn't really forgotten what happened. And Buffy never flinched away from him like she did with Spike. I understand that Spike's attack on Buffy was the catalyst for the soul seeking, but was she just not affected by the other attempted rapes?
And RILEY! He put himself at risk of being turned. He abandoned the Scoobies on patrol. He lied to Buffy. Then he blamed her for all of it, and when he came back NOBODY mentioned his indiscretions and HE was the hero.
And how stupid are we supposed to believe that Spike is anyway? We are shown time and again that Spike, not Xander (King of Denial), really sees what's going on around him. So are we really supposed to believe that he would keep demon eggs in his crypt when he knows that Buffy frequently shows up unannounced to scratch an itch, Xander has shown up unannounced more than once, and so has Dawn. But we are supposed to buy that Spike decided to keep a whole bunch of demon eggs in his bedroom and didn't expect anyone to notice?
Okay, end of rant.
I do want to deal as faithfully (no pun intended) as I can with the Buffy/Faith dynamic and the sister Slayer relationship that could have developed. Also, given Faith's interference in Buffy's romantic relationships I'd like to address that, especially since Faith pulled the whole "I could ride you at a gallop..." routine on Spike at The Bronze. I'm just not sure how to proceed, given the way they parted on Angel three years ago. So, if you're still reading, look for an update later this week.
I also decided ,on the advice of a couple of reviewers, to edit chapters 1-3 to modify the "readability".
Thanks for reading.
