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thisficklemob in seasonal_spuffy

Fic: Riddled (4/4)

Nov 09, 2009 22:02

Previously: Prologue & Chapter 1, Chapters 2 & 3, Chapters 4 & 5

Thanks and hugs to slackerace. Thank you everyone for reading and commenting, and thanks to effulgent_girl for sharing the day with me.

Riddledby caia ( Read more... )

form: fic, era: btvs s5, rating: other, creator: thisficklemob

Comments 57

petzipellepingo November 10 2009, 12:46:26 UTC

Giles may not have asked for his opinion but he definitely approved of his actions. But, of course, Buffy didn't which is very true to her character.

Excellent tale, with a realistic ending.

thisficklemob November 15 2009, 23:08:46 UTC

I think part of why Buffy can't approve is that she's afraid of where it could lead her if she did. She is very powerful, and if she started believing she was the law in the human world as well, it could lead her to a very dark place.

Ironically, I started working on a fluffy AU ending for this fic last week... I hoped I'd get it finished for today, but I didn't.

framefolly November 10 2009, 14:50:22 UTC

OH! OH!

That was like a 1-2 punch! Didn't see either coming, but both were Right On The Nose, character/plot-wise. Wow -- it feels just right as it is, not a whit too long or too short, but I can't help but hanker for MOAR!

Thank you :) .

thisficklemob November 15 2009, 23:10:18 UTC

Thank you! I do have some AU ending/sequelly thoughts...

And honestly, I was so bleary while writing most of this, I'm sort of stunned it turned out well. ;)

lynnalso November 10 2009, 14:54:36 UTC

Will you forgive an English major if I first tell you I enjoyed this so very much? I think Buffybot was not "discreet" rather than "discrete" and Slayers can't "countenance" rather than "conscience" killing of humans.

thisficklemob November 15 2009, 23:13:54 UTC

Of course! I'm the same way, misused words bug me. Of course, they're always harder to spot in your own fic. *toes English degree under the couch*

I actually looked up discrete/discreet, because I know it's a homonym that gets me, and then somehow typed the wrong one. As for conscience as a verb, after I ascertained you were right (I had seen it used that way, but incorrectly), I had to decide if Giles would say it anyway. (I often have characters speak imperfectly, simply because people do.) I finally decided he wouldn't, darn it all.

I'm glad you liked it anyway.

spikesgurl November 10 2009, 16:08:01 UTC

Great character work, hun. I *really* enjoyed this.

thisficklemob November 15 2009, 23:29:39 UTC

Thank you. :)

spygrrl76 November 10 2009, 18:03:55 UTC

This is one of the best S5 stories I've read because of how you handled Spike and his sense of morality. You managed to perfectly balance his growing love of Buffy and Dawn with the fact that he is still a vampire who doesn't truly care about right and wrong. Loved it!

thisficklemob November 16 2009, 01:26:23 UTC

Wow, thank you!

He has ideas of right and wrong. They're just very insular and sentimental. *g*