Stockholm Syndrome

[3hours]

Written for snogged in the nekid_spike Secret Santa games of 2012. My first endeavour into angst and non-con.

Please do keep the title of the fic in mind as you read.

Pairing: Spike/Willow
Setting: AU during Lovers Walk
Word count: 4142
Disclaimer: The characters are sadly not mine. I just play with them.
Beta: the always lovely PeaceHeather
Rating: Adults only
Warnings:

Comments

[velvetwhip]

Thanks for linking to this unlocked post so I can add it to my weekly rec list!

Gabrielle

[3hours]

I keep forgetting that nekid_spike is flocked! :(

xo

[consumedly]

[3hours]

Thank you! I'm afraid it was very much Stockholm Syndrome that made her act the way she did (and he the way he did, it isn't just the victim that is affected by this syndrome). However, that doesn't mean they can't move past that as they continue on together. They're both in need of some serious healing, and currently they only have each other... ;)

[raemcn]

Fantastic! I really liked how you did it all from Willow's perspective with her writing down what is happening to her.

[3hours]

Thank you! I started out writing it in first person, but it just wasn't working very well. Diary/letter form did the trick :D

[xspike4evax]

I always enjoy finding new spillow fics to read. I'm not usually a fan of the first person POV but I did enjoy this and I liked the idea of writing it in a form of a diary where we only really got to see things through Willow's eyes.

[3hours]

Thank you! The first person + diary was an experiment (I am not usually a fan of first person either) and I'm glad it worked out :)

It is, of course, very difficult to show how things might not be entirely the way your viewpoint character percieves them, which is the downside. I wish I'd have had some more time and not procrastinated as much with this piece so this had come out more clearly.