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CHARACTER
NAME: Spike
SERIES: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
CANON POINT: Post 7x22, "Chosen"
GENDER: Male
AGE: Late 20's when turned, over 120 years old
BIRTHDATE: August 20
SIGN: Leo
TATTOO: A few inches in diameter, over his left hip (where you could see part of it if his pants rode low enough)
POWERS
ONE: Vampire strength
TWO: Calling Flame
KINKS
YES: I am up for nearly anything that works in character and the plot. Explicit (vanilla or kinky) or fade-to-black, I'm easy.
Specific kinks? Snark, power dynamics, gender/role reversal, unexpected!romance, pegging, D/s, oral, anal, vaginal, threesome/moresomes, bondage, voyeurism/exhibitionism, pegging, toys, orgasm denial, rough sex, mind control, dub-con, cuddling/fluff, nearly anything that doesn't result in permanent damage.
NO: Pedophilia. I may say no to other things but context is really key, so ask. And please let me know if there's anything that makes you uncomfortable.
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PERSONALITY: Vampires are, typically, soulless, immoral creatures, hidebound to tradition and the time in which they're "born." Spike is a notable exception to the rule: while he is just as violent and amoral, he embraces a spectrum of human experience atypical for his kind. The inherent contradiction of his nature is the conflict between violence and love: he's selfish, impulsive, and irrational, but when he loves he loves entirely and that love can dictate his character. He is a romantic (small r and big R) as well as a villain, an opportunist and a slave to passion. He's a bad boy who would do anything for his girl. He's got ADHD as well as unshakable determination. His passion for life is, if anything, augmented by his "death." And in the final analysis, Spike is unique in being the only vampire to voluntarily reclaim his soul.
Reacting against his staid upbringing and his own bookishness, Spike felt a freedom in his vampiredom that he fully embraced. He became a rebel, motivated by thrills and his love for Drusilla. These forces drove him for over a hundred years, during which he was not plagued by conscience or remorse. While it might appear as though he learned little, he did become a prodigious fighter and a decent tactician, though he's rarely patient enough to see his plans through and prefers to wade in fighting. He is a student of language and literature as well as popular culture, staying well in touch with the human world.
Several things happened after his arrival in Sunnydale which altered his personality, or at least how he related to the world, for good. First, Angelus' return upset the balance between himself and Drusilla, causing him to take sides with Buffy in order to "save the world"--which, after all, he enjoys living in. Second, his actions in doing so caused Drusilla to leave him, citing his "softness" and humanity as the reason. Eventually returning to Sunnydale, he was captured and a microchip was implanted in his brain which caused him pain whenever he attempted to hurt humans, leading him to seek asylum with Buffy and her friends. His adaptive nature in concert with his obsessiveness and thrill-seeking led to his falling in love with Buffy, his natural and actual enemy.
This obsession/love, while grounded in physical lust, engendered more behavioral changes. In essence, he turned from being Drusilla's monster to take the maxim "What Would Buffy Do?" as his moral guide, and even if he was doing it for selfish reasons, began to act in an unselfish and even noble manner. He withstood torture rather than give up Buffy's sister, Dawn. He fought at Buffy's side, and even after her death continued to protect Dawn and do Buffy's work, without the slightest hope of reward. This apparent inconsistency actually speaks of a deeper continuity of character: Spike is highly motivated by relationships, loyalty, and feeling, having little use for good or evil as concepts in and of themselves. The change in influence, and hence loyalty, prompted a shift in his moral compass.
Notably, little of this alters once he acquires a soul. Spike’s personality remains largely intact, albeit with a firmer grasp of right and wrong no longer measured by its effect on loved ones. Considering Spike’s many human traits, and the motivation for his immoral behavior, it is perhaps not all that surprising. And the fact that he voluntarily sought out his soul indicates an unusual degree of “humanity” for a vampire, a hint that even without a conscience, his ability to understand that he had done wrong was much more pronounced than might be expected.
Though violent, restless, and passionate, Spike is also snarky and observant, especially when it comes to relationships and human nature. This does not include his own, however, which is an enormous blind spot for him. In a group, he is the one most likely to be standing aside and commenting on the action. In his interactions with others, Spike tends to use words as often as violence, especially once he's "neutered" by the chip. He can be very manipulative as well as politically astute, which isn't to say he refines his speech at all and is a terrible liar. He responds better to women than men when it comes to companionship. And while he is capable of taking charge, it is not a strong motivation for him if he can get what he wants otherwise. Just as causing pain was never a motivation for his violence--he acts for his own pleasure and the thrill. Both an opportunist and a romantic, Spike follows his impulses. That and his sensitivity and need for attention leaves him open to addiction and abuse, though he tends to bounce back and does not actually enjoy being used.
Spike is highly sexual, but also highly driven by love. When he loves, he is faithful, passionate, and loyal, and he's capable of tailoring his sex drive to that situation. When given the opportunity however, whether in a relationship or not in one, he enjoys sex a lot and enjoys variety. Canonically heterosexual, the hint of Angel/Spike as well as the general sense of fluid sexuality in the Buffyverse, added with his pursuit of novelty and thrill, convinces me he's functionally bisexual with a strong leaning towards women where relationships are concerned. Prone to obsessive love, he does not enter into it easily, though he leaves it even less so.
OTHER: He's coming in with a strong attachment to Buffy, but also a belief that his love is not returned. I don't want to limit him to her or her circle, so this is just a warning that it'll take a bit to branch him out but I very much want to.
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