Fic! Buffy 'verse. 'Reveille' - Adult, Spike/Xander

[tabaqui]

I have *never* been this late with a charity fic, and believe me - i hate that i am. I hit a writing wall so hard and so high, i didn't think i'd ever get over it.

I hope by finally finishing this, i've actually knocked the damn wall down.

This was written for a

Comments

[anonymous]

It is great writing and it flows really well but I don't know if I actually like it if only because I can't help but keep waiting for Xander to blame Spike or snap at him about the only reason he got into any of this can be all traced back to Spike. That Spike should have been happy to see him disabled/dying/dead since that was what he wanted ... so it just feels like this bomb that never quite goes off for me and I just can't see Xander being accepting of being a vampire. He never had time to really get into the shock/over the shock that he might be paralyzed for life (we actually don't know that he is considering we don't know how far into healing he's gotten and what nerves may come back online. Only you the writer know if he would have been able to walk again) but considering he's fine after being turned ... that seems to suggest the nerves were completely severed if being turned fixes it right up; and we know vampires can be crippled to some degree (ala Spike in the wheelchair) so yeah ... I would be more believable Xander attempting to kill Spike now then pairing off with him.

[tabaqui]

Well thank you, lj, for not notifying me of this. Is it because it's anon? Weird weird.

Hrmmm...interesting comment.

Xander doesn't blame Spike - he joined up on his own, he went through with it because Spike sparked an idea in his head and made him want to prove he *wasn't* a loser. It was a lot more about being hurt that Buffy and Willow had no confidence in him (supposedly) than following Spike's lead. So it really doesn't occur to him.

I struggled a bit with him being 'fixed' so quickly, but Darla was cured of terminal STD by being turned, so I figured it worked the same for other injuries/illnesses that occurred pre-bite.

Spike and Xander finding common ground and 'pairing off' has a very thin film of canon credibility, but is the staple of Spander fanon. And if you're familiar at all with my fic, you know I really don't do downer endings or character death (at least, not of these two).

[shakatany]

What a lovely farewell story (if it is that - I hear muses are unpredictable and will come up with something when one least expects it).
It's hard to believe BtVS has been gone a decade now and yet it was so impressive that we fans just keep on being fans.

PS Have you seen the new Star Trek movie. I'd love to find out your take on it.

Shakatany

[tabaqui]

The muse *is* fickle - you never know! It was such a battle, I don't want to make any promises.

But i'm glad you enjoyed it! Even after so long, these boys still inspire. :)

I don't actually like the reboot, so i haven't seen the second movie.

[shakatany]

I meant to reply earlier but got sidetracked. I don't like the reboot'verse either. I recall we had quite an exchange back in '09 as we were in the minority in not liking it. I went to see the new one as a sheer act of masochism and posted my review here. I've read that the actors have signed on for three movies so we'll probably get one more in '16 in time to celebrate 50 years of ST. Hopefully J.J. Abrams will be busy ruining the Star Wars'verse and someone else will be given the movie and do a better job with it (hope does spring eternal *sigh).

Shakatany

[tabaqui]

Ah ha ha. Yeah - fuck only knows. I'm pretty sick of all the 'reboots' - try something new! Sheesh. I can't imagine what more they'll do to SW after Lucas ran it into the ground. Meh.

[shakatany]

I have no intention of seeing any of the new SW movies/TV shows whatever. Like you I'm getting tired of all these reboots. I'm also tired of most other movies produced by Hollywood these days as they seem to want to celebrate human stupidity. As Dark!Willow said, "Bored now."

Shakatany