Casablanca

[shapinglight]

Hello. It's my posting day today, so here's another fic with a terrible title (I have a history of those on this comm). Hope you enjoy.

Setting: post-series
Rating: PG13/R (for language)
Beta: Many thanks to rebcake for the very speedy beta

Comments

[sueworld2003]

That was absolutely wonderful! What a great slant to the tale too.

And your voices were excellent as always. :D

[shapinglight]

Thanks, Sue. Glad you liked it. :)

[kikimay]

Wonderful fic. I don't usually like vamp!Buffy - I think it's really sad to do that to her - but you made her characterization so bittersweet and, in the end, it doesn't hurt anymore. I love that she found Spike at her side and they really are a dynamic duo. Good job!

[shapinglight]

Thank you. I haven't read much Vampire Buffy fic, to be honest. Have no idea if there's much out there. But I've never tried to write it before so I thought I'd give it a go.

Was a bit surprised when it came out this way.

[rebcake]

Awwww. I loved that she showed up, gave him a bunch of grief for staying away, kicked evil ass, threatened him with thinly veiled sexual dominance, and was generally thrilling. A fella can't be faulted for following her like a puppy. *\o/*

I'm of the opinion that Buffy needs to make the first move, post-Chosen, and while it's too bad that becoming a vampire is the catalyst it took to get there, it makes perfect sense that it did. This really is an echo of the S6 resurrection. I guess practice makes perfect.

Cross my heart and hope to die for...guess it'll be the fourth time, huh?

I also like that the other characters are still themselves, even if off-stage. Willow and Giles are still a little controlling and uncomfortable, Angel is still a tortured git. Faith is a mom! Yay! That'll teach her… Heh.

And now they get to be friends, as they do so well, and inevitably, more. I'm shocked, shocked I tell you! ;-)

This is lovely and hits all the right notes.

[shapinglight]

A fella can't be faulted for following her like a puppy. *\o/*

Absolutely not. :)

I agree it's better if she makes the first move. I think everything in Spike would be shrieking at him to stay away, so she'd pretty much have to.

This is lovely and hits all the right notes.

Thanks so much, love. And once again, many thanks for your help.

[rbfvid]

This is amazing! I never thought that vamp!Buffy could feel so in character, and even more - be a natural promise of happily ever after =)

[shapinglight]

Thank you. I've never really read any Vamp!Buffy fics so I don't know how she's written elsewhere.

I'm glad this worked for you.

[feliciacraft]

Oh, oh, I know:
- What do you call a vampire who sired a Slayer?
- A pile of dust.

:)

Lame joke aside, that was wonderful! If Buffy's ensouled by Willow, though, does that mean it comes with a "perfect happiness" escape clause? Because obviously I wouldn't want anything to come between Buffy and Spike's new relationship. Well, clearly, this calls for a sequel!

[shapinglight]

- What do you call a vampire who sired a Slayer?
- A pile of dust.

Heh!

I think Buffy's soul is probably safe. Willow would have looked at all the options.

I agree a sequel would be nice, though unlike this fic, that could possibly get quite angsty.