Title: Acts of Contrition
Author: ClawofCat
Timing: Season 7
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Spike/Buffy
Summary: Set in the aftermath of “Showtime.” Spike realizes that all of his sacrifice has not been in vain. He’s given his pound of flesh for Buffy, but what gift can she give him in return?
A/N: This fic was written as a bedtime story for
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The whole thing is wonderful--so many beautiful little moments. I love the continuity of the butterfly imagery as it travels from Buffy to Spike and then their dreams.
The First could never dream of embodying her, could never understand the grace of her imperfections.
I especially like this--the idea that Buffy's very imperfectness is what he loves and that it can't be duplicated.
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I have absolutely no idea where the hell the butterfly imagery came from. It sort of snuck up on me like it did for Buffy. But I'm glad it worked. Since this was written as a bedtime story, I wanted a light, sleepy feel to this. Butterflies do the trick.
Buffy's very imperfectness is what he loves and that it can't be duplicated
I hadn't really noticed how piss poor a job The First did until I rewatched the ep. I mean, Buffy gets busted up by that Uber!Vamp. Having her ass handed to her doesn't even begin to cover it, and then there's the First flouncing around like ( ... )
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