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clawofcat

Beneath Us (1/1)

Jun 03, 2007 13:27

Title: Beneath Us
Author: ClawofCat
Timing: Season 7
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Spike/Buffy
Warning: Angst, dark themes
Summary: What happened after the screen faded to black in “Beneath You?”

Many thanks to my beta, Eowyn315.

Disclaimer: The characters are the property of Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy. No profit is gained from my writerly endeavors and no ( Read more... )

beneath us, one shot, fic, spuffy

Comments 31

dreamsofspike June 3 2007, 17:49:37 UTC

oh...
wow...
i was marveling at how incredibly beautiful your writing was, the language you used, right up until the end, which still took me by surprise, and was amazingly, powerfully gorgeous...i didn't expect that last line, and it brought tears to my eyes...absolutely incredible :)

clawofcat June 5 2007, 04:28:54 UTC

*hugs* Thank you for gifting me with this wonderful review. It is beyond rewarding to hear that I touched you so deeply. The scene itself was so haunting and beautiful, and i just tried to stay in the mood. Poor Spike, so proud in his madness. I don't think I've ever loved him more than in that scene. And i think Buffy would have done that for him, she just masks the compassion because it displays her own vulnerability and suseptibility to emotion. She feels for him, he's in her heart. She's just so frightened to face it.

tamakin June 3 2007, 18:29:05 UTC

DUDE!! holy hell! wow! uh.. wow! that was just beautiful, heartwrenchingly so.

And id like to think buffy did do more than just stand there and stare as he roasted himself. rar.

Thanks for this! hee!

clawofcat June 5 2007, 04:30:50 UTC

I know. What a terrible place to end that scene. It left so many unanswered questions, so many lost opportunities to show understanding and intimacy. Thank you for the lovely review, Tam. I just love pulling at the heartstrings.

charmingkarla June 3 2007, 19:17:07 UTC

Oh yes, this was amazing, I love the way you write sweetie.
I love to think that this is what Buffy did and not just watch him burn and then left, argh.

Karla

clawofcat June 5 2007, 04:36:04 UTC

Thanks for the kind words, Karla. I don't like the idea of Buffy just leaving him to fry either. She's got a good heart. I think she would have saved him. Afterall, he is all healed up by the next episode. And Slayer blood really does work wonders...

only_passenger June 5 2007, 19:53:27 UTC

oh, baby, this is...wow. i'm stunned into not immedietly being able to leave more feedback than that, though over the next week or two, i hope i'll have the opportunity to read it many more times and be able to tell you more.

clawofcat June 6 2007, 02:47:21 UTC

*smoochies* Glad I could take you there, S. And yay! Many re-readings! When you get your internet (can I say hip-hip-hooray, btw? I've been missing your posts and chatting with ya), please do let me know what worked. I was so pleasantly shocked that this random ass fic that sprung out of nowhere has been such a smash hit. I've had more reviews for this thing than any of my others. First Spuffy fic with no sex. Are the fates trying to tell me something? Hm...

msclawdia July 2 2007, 04:50:43 UTC

Really liked this. Met your stories via your noms at Spark and Burn, and I'm really looking forward to getting more acquainted with your stories. Your take on the characters is a little different than mine, but what fun would fanfic be if we were all carbons?

clawofcat July 3 2007, 02:49:59 UTC

Hey there, Clawdia! Thanks for introducing yourself over here at LJ. If you do tuck into my other fics, let me know what you think. Which reminds me, I'm not sure that I have all of them saved to memories yet. Thanks for the indirect reminder.

I've not read any of your fics yet, so out of curiosity, how are your our takes on the characters different?

msclawdia July 5 2007, 12:53:33 UTC

Well, to be frank, the 'Buffy is taken in hand' scenario never ultimately works for me. Not that it can't be well-written and/or fun, but the Buffy who lives in my head would not tolerate that in the least.

clawofcat July 5 2007, 13:57:42 UTC

First off, I love your icon. And generally I would agree with you. Buffy has a very dominant personality and I don't think I generally write her as traditionally submissive in my fics. I'm guessing you must be referring to the spanking scene in "Why Won't You Go." I viewed that particular scene as less "taken in hand," and more engaging in something different. I wouldn't say that she's being submissive there because she has not relinquished control. She can stop him at any time and I think that psychological difference is key. Spike does tend to be the instigator of sexual encounters in my fics, but I view Buffy as engaging with him as an equal and letting him lead more out of curiosity and inexperience than anything else. I couldn't really buy a fic where Buffy is a slave or she's in a master/sub relationship with Spike. That fic was also written around the premise, "What if Spike had stood up to Buffy's abuse ( ... )

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