Hee! That was so delightful. Spike living with Giles in Season 4 was something part of me always wished could go on forever, so this is a very welcome addition to that. :) You've captured the two of them and their dynamic so brilliantly.
What really gave me the giggles: “An occasional ‘please’ or ‘thankyou’ wouldn’t hurt your case.” “Get knotted.” “Charming.”
A pause. “Please?” “No.”
I remember you mentioning some nervousness about writing Spike, but I really enjoyed the way you wrote him - and I'm a bit picky about people's interpretations of Spike. (“What’s the Sumerian word for ‘useless’?” just struck me as so..Spikey.) Giles’ dialog was also spot-on, not to mentinon damn funny.
You always do a such great job at painting a picture, without getting too wordy. Good work hon!
Oh, good! I'm glad my Spikeishness worked for a picky-about-Spike person. He's awfully tricky to write without accidentally going over-the-top. That being said, it was an awful lot of fun writing Spike and Giles getting on each other's nerves...
I think had Spike not had that little mishap with the chair, he'd have been staked in another minute or so. Which, of course, might be his plan (to avoid staking, I mean).
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Spike at Giles' house was one of my favourite parts of season 4 - I always wished we could have seen more of it.
So glad you enjoyed this!
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Fantastic day in the life of Spike and Giles!
Woot!
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What really gave me the giggles:
“An occasional ‘please’ or ‘thankyou’ wouldn’t hurt your case.”
“Get knotted.”
“Charming.”
A pause.
“Please?”
“No.”
I remember you mentioning some nervousness about writing Spike, but I really enjoyed the way you wrote him - and I'm a bit picky about people's interpretations of Spike. (“What’s the Sumerian word for ‘useless’?” just struck me as so..Spikey.) Giles’ dialog was also spot-on, not to mentinon damn funny.
You always do a such great job at painting a picture, without getting too wordy. Good work hon!
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That being said, it was an awful lot of fun writing Spike and Giles getting on each other's nerves...
Glad you liked this!
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I think had Spike not had that little mishap with the chair, he'd have been staked in another minute or so. Which, of course, might be his plan (to avoid staking, I mean).
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I'm glad you enjoyed this!
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