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How Many Blonds Does it Take to Screw in a Light Bulb? (1/1)

Apr 04, 2008 22:08

Title: How Many Blonds Does it Take to Screw in a Light Bulb?
Author: ClawofCat
Timing: Season 6
Rating: PG
Pairing: Spike/Buffy
Summary: Set sometime around “Flooded,” Buffy struggles to reintegrate herself into the realm of the living. Luckily, the undead is willing to lend a helping hand.

A/N: Written off the cuff for
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louise39 April 5 2008, 15:02:04 UTC

What a fabulous birthday present!

Fierce little Buffy doing battle with a ladder and a light bulb. Spike to the rescue...and she lets him help her.

You wrote a warm and lovely moment.
Thank you very much.

clawofcat April 5 2008, 17:57:15 UTC

Yay, glad you liked it! Buffy is at her funniest when she's faced with everyday tasks. For all her super heroics, she kinda does fail at life. But she's a trooper and keeps struggling on because she just can't let life beat her. If Spike was going to be a little harsher with her, he'd probably say, "You're bleedin' useless, Slayer. Move off and let me do it." But he knows that everything is hard for her, so he helps her do it, which is the sort of support that the Scoobies should have given her in S6 all along.

I know how you like to hear about process, and believe it or not this fic is a bunch of metaphors for Buffy and Spike's relationship, heaven, and the season as a whole. Let me know if you're interested, and if you are I'll write a little DVD commentary to go along with this. It's deeper than it looks.

louise39 April 5 2008, 23:36:36 UTC

When I first read this story, I thought how Buffy came back from a perfect rest to being responsible for everything - the world, the house, Dawn, food...even changing a light bulb.

I'd love to hear more of your thoughts. And thank you again.

petzipellepingo April 5 2008, 16:37:56 UTC

Lovely little FitB!

clawofcat April 5 2008, 17:58:21 UTC

Thanks! I never write fluff, but I could see something like this happening, especially since Buffy and Spike seemed to be getting along alright at this early point in the season.

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clawofcat April 5 2008, 18:00:46 UTC

Yup, it's my MO. I place a lot of my fics in domestic spaces. Exploring the characters as people who have to deal with normal, mundane things rather than saving the world and fighting demons in why I enjoy writing fic. It humanizes them, gets down to their bare essence.

ssddgr April 5 2008, 17:13:21 UTC

Awww, how cute and fluffy! Your writing can do any gender justice, yay you!
xxx

clawofcat April 5 2008, 18:03:25 UTC

Thanks! Glad you liked it. It's definately a departure from my usual angst/sex/h/c.

Your writing can do any gender justice
Well, I usually write men and women together. Did you mean genre? *g*

ssddgr April 5 2008, 18:10:43 UTC

LOL I knew that word was wrong! I blame it on the meds I tell you! Yup, genre it was!

xxx

jesterlady April 5 2008, 20:07:31 UTC

Aww, I love it. It's so cute, but not perfect. It's a good example of their lovely relationship before the badness set it.

clawofcat April 5 2008, 20:55:10 UTC

Thanks. I'm glad it was effective. I don't usually write fluff, so doing this was a bit different for me.

It's a good example of their lovely relationship before the badness set it.
That's really what I was aiming for. I don't generally think cute or fluff has much place in the Spuffy canon relationship, but I could legitmately see something sweet like this happening in those early days following her resurrection. They had an easy friendship that just fizzled out once Buffy gave him to her depression and passion.