"Your victory over him took but moments.  But his defeat of you will last lifetimes."( The Tragedy of Angel )

Title:  His Majesty, the Bug Queen
Summary:  Nobody appreciates how hard it is to be Queen.
Characters: Spike, bugs!
Timeline: post-Season 8, set some time after Issue 40 | Last Gleaming, Part V
Warnings:  mutiny, bugs, bugs gone wild, anatomically correct bugs, did I mention the bugs?
Word Count: ~700
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Now that Season 8 has wrapped, SlayAlive is going back to the beginning.  Every Wednesday, we'll be opening a week-long discussion focusing on a single issue.  This week, we're digging into Issue 5 | The Chain.


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stormwreath  just posted LOLcats Season 8 fanfiction.  You're welcome. ♥


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Now that Season 8 has wrapped, SlayAlive is going back to the beginning.  Every Wednesday, we'll be opening a week-long discussion focusing on a single issue.


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Now that Season 8 has wrapped, SlayAlive is going back to the beginning.  Every Wednesday, we open a week-long discussion focusing on a single issue.


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Now that Season 8 has wrapped, SlayAlive is going back to the beginning.  Every Wednesday, we open a week-long discussion focusing on a single issue.


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Now that Season 8 has wrapped, SlayAlive is going back to the beginning.


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Damn, y'all.  I loved it.  There's a bleak edge to the story when you consider "Chosen", and I have thoughts I might post about that later on, but here's my review of the final issue of Season 8, which manages to give wonderful character interaction and sets up Season 9 so beautifully that I can already tell the hiatus is gonna be pure torture.

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( Musing about Spike, Buffy, Season 8 and Season 9 )