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[_jems_]

I've been reading (in most cases, re-reading) Buffy fic lately. There are plenty of fic tropes when it comes to Spike/Buffy fic, but I'm always surprised that two scenarios I find very interesting are in short supply. If they exist at all.

Comments

[cindergal]

I wrote a fic (Collateral Damage) with the second scenario, sort of. But it begins immediately post-Chosen, so Spike doesn't burn up and get trapped in the amulet - he's with Buffy when he discovers his soul is gone. Then they go see Angel.

[_jems_]

Ah, that might be the one I was thinking of! It's...similar, but not exact, right? While I think soul removal would have been a much better way to explain away Spike not going to Buffy than the ghost thing, I'm kind of glad they didn't go that way. I don't even want to think about what the anti-Spike contingent would have had to say about that. In 'shipper friendly fic, though, I think it's an interesting avenue to explore.

[cindergal]

I know what you mean about the anti-Spike contingent. The thing I wanted to explore, in part, was Spike's reaction to the loss of his soul as opposed to Angel/Angelus. My Spike was pissed off because he worked hard for that soul, dammit! ;-) I have no delusions that ME would have handled it the same way, but you never know. *g*

[annakovsky]

Huh -- on the Buffy/Spike thing, I know I've definitely read at least one fic that falls under the first scenario, though it was so long ago that I don't remember what fic it was! But at least SOME are out there, idk.

[_jems_]

I think I've read meta on it, but not fic. Of course, that doesn't mean much seeing as how Buffy fic has no central archive. It's posted all over the place!

[evening_star]

The second scenario sounds interesting and I'd love to read a story with that premise. The first one, not so much, mainly because my shipper heart doesn't like the idea his love for is fake.

[_jems_]

I don't know that it has to mean that his love is fake. I think that the point would be that the idea may have been planted by the monks, but Spike, as always, goes above and beyond. I am thinking of Spike/Buffy fic, after all (I don't read any other fic when it comes to the Buffyverse).

[missmurchison]

I've been toying with touching on the first scenario in a fic I'm writing. But my take would be that merely messing with memories couldn't create the level of emotion Spike felt for Buffy, especially as he fought against it.

[_jems_]

I haven't missed anything, have I? Because I can't remember anything like that in Pillow Talk (though it's been a while), so dare I hope you're writing something new? (Or is the the BSG crossover fic? I haven't been reading that, I'm not hugely interested in BSG fic.)

[musicalpanties]

i didnt even think that there would be buffy fanfic... im obsessed with that show, always have been, and i just finished rewatching the whole seriously litterally yesterday. but idk if a fan fic of that would do justice in my book, but the whole spike being in love with buffy, would be interesting if it was because of the monks.

[_jems_]

There's tons of fic for Buffy and Angel. Since it was the show that introduced me to fanfic, I think there's some pretty damn good fic, but then again, I'm mostly interested in 'shipper fic.