Spuffy Beer Goggles (Or, When You Started Rooting for These Crazy Kids)
*waves* Hi there everyone. Long time lurker here who is tentatively dipping her toe into the swimming pool that is this fandom! ^_^
My question for everyone here is one which I have pondered about for a long while. Namely, at what point did you start watching Buffy? And do you think that your timing made your shipping of Spuffy inevitable?
I started watching Buffy mid-season 4. In fact, the first full episode I ever saw was The Initiative. In retrospect it cannot have been a better place in which to start watching as a future Spuffy shipper. Although I did like Buffy/Riley at first - Riley's awkwardness in asking Buffy to dance reminded me a little of myself - I soon realised the potential of Buffy/Spike and after the hotness of *that* dream in Out of my Mind I never once looked back.
My timing in discovering Buffy probably helped to cement my absolute love for Spuffy and my dislike of Bangel (well, that and the salty badness that was the kiss in End of Days/Chosen). I actually refused to watch Buffy during its heyday when all of my friends were swooning over Bangel and I'm pretty glad that I stuck to my guns and rediscovered it for myself later. Perhaps if I had started watching then I might never have warmed to the show and fallen in love with Spuffy... Terrible, terrible thoughts.
So who here watched the show with Spuffy beer goggles right from the start? Or did the possibility of the ship suddenly hit you in the face the moment that Spike and Buffy shared their dream kissage?
My question for everyone here is one which I have pondered about for a long while. Namely, at what point did you start watching Buffy? And do you think that your timing made your shipping of Spuffy inevitable?
I started watching Buffy mid-season 4. In fact, the first full episode I ever saw was The Initiative. In retrospect it cannot have been a better place in which to start watching as a future Spuffy shipper. Although I did like Buffy/Riley at first - Riley's awkwardness in asking Buffy to dance reminded me a little of myself - I soon realised the potential of Buffy/Spike and after the hotness of *that* dream in Out of my Mind I never once looked back.
My timing in discovering Buffy probably helped to cement my absolute love for Spuffy and my dislike of Bangel (well, that and the salty badness that was the kiss in End of Days/Chosen). I actually refused to watch Buffy during its heyday when all of my friends were swooning over Bangel and I'm pretty glad that I stuck to my guns and rediscovered it for myself later. Perhaps if I had started watching then I might never have warmed to the show and fallen in love with Spuffy... Terrible, terrible thoughts.
So who here watched the show with Spuffy beer goggles right from the start? Or did the possibility of the ship suddenly hit you in the face the moment that Spike and Buffy shared their dream kissage?