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Negotiating Narwhals

Jan 02, 2016 03:21

Happy New Year to all!

Of course I couldn't resist the narwhal prompt. So I quickly had to whip something up, because the rest of the month I will probably have zero time for fannish activities.

Prompt: The Nosy Narwhal Negotiation
Medium: Art( Fill behind the cut )

medium: art, creator: double_dutchess, setting: au

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red_satin_doll January 12 2016, 17:26:32 UTC

I have read it but didn't realize thats what you were referencing.

You mentioned Buffy and Spike specifically so I reacted to that but even in the story itself - she's not "preying" on Spike. But even generically I wouldn't say she "preys" on vampires, or demons. She primarily responds defensively to threat, even if that threat is to lunge for her neck in a cemetery. (I know there are exceptions.) Which probably makes her a bad Slayer in the eyes of the Council - a more proactive Slayer would probably be to their liking. Kill the threats before they are even a threat.

If you mean "hunter" then I can go with that. Except it still isn't quite the same. Polar bears and foxes aren't warriors...ok, I admit, the animal AU metaphors kind of fall apart the minute I think about them. So I probably shouldn't think about them (too hard).

And yes, I admit I react when I see the "buffy is all bad/ spike is all good" train of thought, which is what I read into your statement. This being you, I should know better than to think you were on board with that. And if you are? Do me a favor, don't tell me. Let me remain happily ignorant, pretty please?

Basically, I suck at the shipping thing. I should probably give up trying.

the Slayer is physically stronger than the vampires she hunt

Cue "here comes Joss' sucky world-building." She's as strong as the script requires her to be at any given moment; is she stronger than every single vampire she meets in canon? IDK. Her intuition and intelligence, her ability to go with the flow and use the tools at hand count for a lot too.

I apologize if I overreacted. Goodness knows you're one of my favorite authors in fandom.

bogwitch January 12 2016, 18:10:23 UTC

Surely this is all a matter of POV. From a vampire's perspective, I'm sure many of them do believe the Slayer 'preys' on them.

red_satin_doll January 12 2016, 18:24:48 UTC

I'm sure that's what they "believe".

shapinglight January 12 2016, 18:33:30 UTC

This being you, I should know better than to think you were on board with that.

Yes, you should.

Let's end this conversation. It's not going anywhere helpful.

red_satin_doll January 12 2016, 18:41:49 UTC

Agreed.

Again, I offer my apologies for speaking carelessly and upsetting you. More precisely,I apologize for being a jerk.

shapinglight January 12 2016, 18:47:54 UTC

It's okay. Just forget about it.

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