For me, I look at it and think they'll never end. They'll keep circling each other, caught in each other's orbits, they'll keep colliding, they'll keep dancing. The music will never stop, not really, and even if it does, it'll be brief pauses where I hope to enjoy the blissful silence where looks speak louder than words, where hands cup cheeks, and shoulders bump as they settle into fighting stances.
I have no idea what's going on in the comics, but what you wrote there (and I think I've mentioned this before) is pretty much my ideal Spike and Buffy future. I love the idea of there always being this tension between them, of being separated for a long time but naturally falling into place together when they reunite, of what exactly they are to each other never quite defined--to each other or the people around them--but then their actions giving away how important the other one is to them. I don't know, I just can't see them as settled down into some nice, domestic relationship. I prefer it to how you described it here: uncertainty, ambiguity, tension. That's what I enjoy about this pairing.
my ideal Spike and Buffy future. I love the idea of there always being this tension between them, of being separated for a long time but naturally falling into place together when they reunite, of what exactly they are to each other never quite defined--to each other or the people around them--but then their actions giving away how important the other one is to them. I don't know, I just can't see them as settled down into some nice, domestic relationship. I prefer it to how you described it here: uncertainty, ambiguity, tension. That's what I enjoy about this pairing.
Exactly. They're my nontraditional love affair. I don't want them bowing to expected patterns. And as much as I love them colliding, I love watching them tentatively bridge the space between. I love their stops and starts, their awkwardness and misunderstandings. I love their natural intimacy even when they're uncertain of each other.
I have no idea what's going on in the comics, but what you wrote there (and I think I've mentioned this before) is pretty much my ideal Spike and Buffy future. I love the idea of there always being this tension between them, of being separated for a long time but naturally falling into place together when they reunite, of what exactly they are to each other never quite defined--to each other or the people around them--but then their actions giving away how important the other one is to them. I don't know, I just can't see them as settled down into some nice, domestic relationship. I prefer it to how you described it here: uncertainty, ambiguity, tension. That's what I enjoy about this pairing.
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Exactly. They're my nontraditional love affair. I don't want them bowing to expected patterns. And as much as I love them colliding, I love watching them tentatively bridge the space between. I love their stops and starts, their awkwardness and misunderstandings. I love their natural intimacy even when they're uncertain of each other.
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