Did the World Shake When You Were Redeemed?

[gabrielleabelle]

Thanks for keeping me entertained while housesitting, guys. There were a bunch of insightful and interesting responses to my last entry. I didn't even bother replying to comments because I felt like keeping my own opinion to myself on this one and just seeing what others thought. Definitely some interesting stuff there

Comments

[gabrielleabelle]

And that's a huge reason why I deliberately made it all but impossible, in my 'verse, for him to get one.

And that's what I found so interesting about your fic. :) It's an intriguing exploration of what could have happened with Spike if he'd been given the tools to learn his own morality.

And upon whether one sees vampires as incomplete humans, or as whole beings that are different from humans.

And interesting question. One I've thought about quite a bit. Personally, I think it's a bit of both. To apply the question to the case of Spike, yes, he is a whole being that is different from a human. And he accepts that at first. However, later in the series, he has a desire to regain what made him fully human, which he can only get with a soul. I don't think it's a slam against the individuality or character of vampires to say that the soul gives them that spark of humanity

Also, it probably doesn't matter as that LJ user isn't on my flist and will likely never read this post, but I'd actually rather not have her called out like that in the comments. Just in case. :)

[rahirah]

My apologies. Deleted.