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FIC: Thought You Should Know - Chapter 20

Jul 29, 2009 01:52

Title: Thought You Should Know - Chapter 20
Summary: Spike wrote a letter to Buffy before the final battle in Not Fade Away. What happens when Buffy finally discovers Spike is back from the great beyond?
Characters/Pairing: Spike/Buffy
Genre: Romance, Angst
Chapter Rating: R for Violence, Blood and Adult Situations
Warnings: Spoilers for the end of ( Read more... )

spuffy, thought you should know, fic

Comments 48

xc_runner50 July 29 2009, 06:48:22 UTC

Oh Yes! Hells Yes! This was a hell of a Twist. Decoy Buffy was in on it the whole time! Brilliant. This was a very action packed story.

Fuck!

No one knows decoyBuffy's real name. Not even the decoy, she actually thinks she is the better Buffster.

The Immortal is such a superior being, all must bow down to his...oh i can't wait for Spike to kill him! Spike does get to kill him right?

All in all, a hell of a chapter. This story keeps getting better and better.

angearia July 29 2009, 07:16:29 UTC

Hee! It sounds like you liked it. :D

Thank you.

ajzkitten69 July 29 2009, 08:12:40 UTC

I agree with the previous reviewer: Spike deserves to kill this bastard. And I LOVE that you had Decoy!Buffy turn on her. The whole decoy system pissed me off in the comics (almost as much as the whole Buffy actually with the Immortal and not sensing Spike when she's in the same bloody room as him that they did on the show), and I never thought it was fair for those girls to die for being Buffy. And I hope Buffy thoroughly kicks Simone's ass.

angearia July 29 2009, 08:25:55 UTC

Glad you liked the twist! And hee! Spike seems to be the popular choice for killing the Immortal - I've actually just put up a poll because I'm really curious who people want most to kill the Immortal. :D

rebcake July 29 2009, 08:56:37 UTC

Ruh roh! Things look bad for our heroes.

Very exciting stuff.

angearia July 29 2009, 09:06:31 UTC

How will they ever get their way out of this one? *gasp*

Very exciting stuff.

Thanks!

poleenc July 29 2009, 11:49:23 UTC

Man, how evil of Decoy!Buffy, she was in on it the whole time.

Spike definitely needs to kill the Immortal, and I could imagine the fun of Buffy vs. Decoy!Buffy.. that or letting Connor have a go at it all. XD

angearia July 29 2009, 15:18:22 UTC

Hee! Another vote for Spike. ;)

moscow_watcher July 29 2009, 13:19:25 UTC

Ohhhh... Poor Buffy. The system of decoys has always been a slippery one - when a person works undercover for too long, he gradually starts to lose himself.

I wonder if Buffy will end up in the cell next to Spike's...

angearia July 29 2009, 15:24:44 UTC

Ohhhh... Poor Buffy.

Oh yeah. Not of the good here.

I wonder if Buffy will end up in the cell next to Spike's...

Hee! And shhh! Yes, it's all moving towards a Pyramus and Thisbe moment, isn't it?

Have you caught the recent noise about torture being discussed on Buffy Forums? The whole discussion greatly influenced me when writing this. Buffy's conviction at the beginning that forcing the truth magically was somehow better than forcing it through physical abuse, Faith calling her on it, her discomfort and then rationalization that they didn't have time to do it any other way. And then of course, this is offset by the reveal at the end. And I'm left wondering - do people think Buffy went too far and pushed the Decoy over the edge or did she not go far enough to get the truth?

Heh. I doubt it will be thought about this the way as I've done. Layers, right? I just thought you might have caught it because you're very good at divining these sorts of things.

moscow_watcher July 29 2009, 16:20:17 UTC

Pyramus and Thisbe moment

*shudders*

do people think Buffy went too far and pushed the Decoy over the edge or did she not go far enough to get the truth?

*shrugs* It was Faith who hit the Decoy.

As to the Truth Spell, I don't get it. Did it work? Did the Decoy changed her mind after the spell stopped working? Or The Immortal had somehow made the Decoy immune to the spell?

angearia July 29 2009, 22:06:07 UTC

*shudders*

Hee! I don't think you'll have to worry on this score. ;)

*shrugs* It was Faith who hit the Decoy.

Is a police officer restraining a suspect for questioning considered torture? Plus punching a Slayer is kinda the equivalent of pinching a normal person. A slap to the face almost.

I was trying to play with the idea that also equates Tara's memory being violated by Willow as rape. Forcing the truth out of someone, their inner truth, violating their right to privacy - forcing confessions can be just as emotionally painful as physical torture. Mental and emotional betrayal. That there are different forms of torture than just breaking out the blades. Angelus would appreciate it - stripping away a Decoy girl's only secrets when she's already been forced to abandon and forget her own identity. It's the final step in violating the Decoy as a person - "What you want doesn't matter."

As to the Truth Spell, I don't get it. Did it work? Did the Decoy changed her mind after the spell stopped working? Or The Immortal had ( ... )

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