Okay, half my brain says, "This is a terrible situation. Spike's supposed to love Buffy always. Ack!" And the other half is saying, "She's got it coming and it's for her own good." Very confusing. Still totally intriguing.

Great chapter - poor Spike is slipping already though.  Excellent scene with Buffy.

Good job! I like this Spike. No matter how 'evil' he is, he's still nicer than Buffy was at this point.

Great to see Spike with his rocks back!

“But you always help!”

“And never got thanked for it. It’s finally occurred to me that being a nice guy doesn’t work with you lot.”

I like the possibility that the "old" Spike might get through to them all in a very necessary way. He seems willing to give it a try, but on his own terms. You've made me believe that he still wants to be a part of the team, but not at the expense of his dignity.

Great, action-packed chapter.

Very fun twist on the original.  I like the way you show the effect of his gradual change by the contrast in thoughts.  Looking forward to more!.  Thanks!

Very hot.  Good old fashioned bad boy sex appeal.

I am loving this. Evil Spike taking his rocks back is amazing! Take THAT Buffy! She deserves anything he dishes out in my opinion, and I don't feel the least bit sorry for her (her inner monologue cut any pity I felt right out).
I'm glad what you did with Dawn. I was real worried that you'd have Spike treat her as horribly as the others (as much as Dawn annoys me, I feel so bad for her in this season). I like that you have him not caring, but accepting she was nice and helping her out.
I can't wait to see how Spike deals with the other  Scoobies (Xander especially).

Liked that bit of rationalization Spike was used when he was with Dawn, linked neatly with the explanation of how remembering things from his future self didn't make him connect to the feelings. Can't wait to see how the others react to Spike not accepting their treatment, and when Buffy stops being so deep in denial and self-absorption that she notices Spike said he doesn't love her now. I guess the physical encounter right afterwards distracted her, but it seemed important to me!

Still, I wonder what Spike is planning. Don't let them kick him around, but sleep with the slayer? Being abrasive to her friends and mean to the girl he's screwing doesn't seem like much of a plan, but if that's how it works out, I hope they figure out what's happening before he emotionally hurts Dawn or even Buffy too much.

Oh, I love this so much; I love the way Spike has Buffy twisting at the end of his rope.  Nice for Spike to get a little of his own back; good for him!!