Out of the Blue by slaymesoftly
Chapter: One

08/12/2012 07:52 pm
Interesting.  A little fluffier and sweeter (something about judgmental self-righteous Buffy makes me feel like all is right with the universe), but within the context you laid out, they're all more or less in character.  I love your Giles voice.  I couldn't see Spike admitting his feelings for Buffy until I let it sink in that a lot of time had passed over the mens' chess sessions and conversations.

Nicely written.  You've gotten me curious.
I hope you enjoy the rest of it. :)

10/26/2011 04:48 am

“Then the first thing I’ll do when I get this thing fixed is rip their bloody throats out and dance on their dead bodies.”    Hee - love Evil Spike.  Also great banner.

Chess - white always moves first which is an advantage.  Just in case 19 other people haven't already mentioned it.

Thanks - Always makes 99% of my banners. The advantage of having a beta who likes to play in photo shop. :)

Actually, no one has mentioned that anywhere! No chess players among my readers or on my LJ flist?  Thanks for telling me. I think before I put the fic up on my website I'll reference that knowledge or change it somehow...

Jane
10/22/2011 11:09 am

Great start, I like the Spike, Giles bonding, should have had more on the show.

Thanks. I've always thought we should have seen more of it.  Hope you enjoy the rest of it.

10/18/2011 05:35 pm
I always regretted the way the writers threw away the growing camaraderie between Spike & Giles in mid season 4 - Giles had more acceptance and empathy for the newly chipped and defiantly evil vamp than he showed in season 5 once Spike began helping in earnest and attempted to become part of the team. I'm glad to see you're building on the foundations they scrapped. So much more believable. Good to see Spike accepting the attraction between Buffy & himself ealier too. Joss said he was loking for a believable way to bring Buffy & Spike together from early season 4. You've managed it much better than he did!
Thank you! *take that, Joss!* LOL  Yes, in addition to the few little things I'm using, there was much in season 4 that could have been built upon if anyone wanted to go in that direction. It wasn't necessary to keep Spike evil until he fell in love with Buffy - he could have, and probably would have, hung around just for the company.

10/18/2011 09:40 am

Nice Start -  good to see that you are doing another new story - Hope you keep Giles and Spike on friendly terms, I always enjoy these two as more as able to work together and even becoming friends.  It's good to have Giles in a new story.  Makes he being killed off in official canon easier to deal with.

I plan to keep them friends. I've always thought they should be. Hope you enjoy the rest of it.