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Borrowed Time by msclawdia
Chapter: Epilogue
05/19/2015 02:53 am
Wonderful story - enjoyed it very much - I hope you did write a sequel, but if not - this is NICE as is.
Brit Girl
01/08/2013 06:11 pm
Pretty damn good! I am looking forward to reading the other stories you've written now :-)
09/23/2011 06:16 am
Don't know if you check on your reviews anymore - but just incase you do - want to say how very much I have enjoyed reading this - second time actually.
Thanks. :-)
06/07/2010 03:07 am
sister cuervo
05/28/2007 10:22 pm
Wonderfully poignant with large dollops of angst and humour. An outstanding story overall.
Thank you so much!
Cas
01/22/2007 02:40 am
Thanks for the epilogue. Interesting take on the soul - and I certainly agree- Spike probably didn't even know what had happened at the time.
Thanks. Yeah, the soul thing is a little complicated. I think it makes sense for Buffy to be afraid that whatever has come back isn't really the guy she loved, and in some ways it really isn't, actually. But he's close :)
spikes_heart
11/18/2006 04:51 am
Do you know how happy I am that I waited to read the bulk of this fic until it was completed?
Well done, interesting twist on canon, to be sure. Can't wait for the sequel to begin in earnest
Well done, interesting twist on canon, to be sure. Can't wait for the sequel to begin in earnest
Thanks for reading and reviewing! I too am sometimes leary of getting too involved with WIPs, so I understand. I hope you'll enjoy the sequel as well.
10/31/2006 03:13 am
I am so glad you added the epilogue. It really was a nice scene with Buffy and Spike. I really enjoyed this story and am glad that you already have a sequel in the works so that I can continue visiting these characters.
Thanks! I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and I hope you'll like the sequel too.
10/28/2006 04:01 am
heh. I love this even more, now in context with the rest of it. (chapter one of the sequel)
And I really love that Buffy loved spike as SPIKE. She doesn't want to pretend he's human...and forget the demon part. She raised the stake on him because she thought the man she loved was gone and she didn't want to see someone else wearing his face. She loved him as the demon. So yeah...that makes YOUR souling up version A-OK in my book. (not that you are writing everything according to my book of course lol.)
And I really love that Buffy loved spike as SPIKE. She doesn't want to pretend he's human...and forget the demon part. She raised the stake on him because she thought the man she loved was gone and she didn't want to see someone else wearing his face. She loved him as the demon. So yeah...that makes YOUR souling up version A-OK in my book. (not that you are writing everything according to my book of course lol.)
Thanks so much, ZoeGrace.
I realize many readers didn't understand right away what I was doing, but that's exactly it. The same way she things of Angelus as the monster who wears her boyfriend's face... here's this guy who looks like Spike, but is he Spike? And she loved Spike. Hence the wiggens. Anyway, I'm hoping the epilogue helped clear some of that up for folks.
Dolau
10/26/2006 07:00 pm
Oh wow, thanks for an awesome read, will be on the look-out for a sequel.
Thanks so much. I'm striking while the iron is hot and posting the first chapter of the sequel presently.
10/26/2006 04:32 am
I am glad she didn't stake him :D I know she has issues with vamps who gets souls, I hope in the sequel she figures out that Spike and Angel are very different when it comes to that. I kind of like the idea of them dating, but I hope she isn't afraid to take things further. Anyway, great update, hope to see the sequel soon.
Thanks! Things won't get solved over night, but at least it's a start.
Jessica
10/26/2006 02:36 am
Lovely story. And this part did make things a bit clearer. But it also just made me want the sequel even more. ; ) I'll definitely be looking for it.
Thanks so much! Glad this part cleared things up, and I am working on the sequel.
10/26/2006 12:48 am
very good read, thanks.
Thank you for reading and reviewing. Hope you'll give the sequel a look too once it starts posting.
bitchee
10/25/2006 05:17 pm
Loved the subtle and not so subtle twists in the story.
Very unique slant on how things could have been if Joyce hadn't died.
This is one sequel I will be watching for avidly.
Very unique slant on how things could have been if Joyce hadn't died.
This is one sequel I will be watching for avidly.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you! I'm working on the sequel presently.
Emily
10/25/2006 07:18 am
Like the self-centered person I am, I am going to keep this short to prevent the ailings my last review created: :love Great fic, and the sequel is *definitely* on a must watch for list... You wouldn't happen to have a Yahoo!Group or anything like that to keep the many people that love you in the know? Anywayzz, terrific job, and cannot wait for more msclawdia greatness !
Thanks again! I do not have a yahoo group. If I get the impression there's enough interest, maybe I'll start one! I do have an lj under msclawdia. If you have one too, friend me. I post my fic progress there.
Lou
10/24/2006 08:57 pm
Buffy doesn't seem too pleased with him. I hope they can sort things out.
Thanks for the feedback. It's not going to just immediately be all okay. Buffy's still got some fears that her Spike doesn't live there any more. I'll be addressing that more in the next story.
10/24/2006 08:53 pm
well that was right merciful of you, love (spoken with spike-ish sarcasm) ;)...thanx so much for this little epilogue, it *did* clear things up a bit...i'm still itching for more, though....do you at least have a title, so i can watch for it? :)
Thanks! I'm glad it did the job :) I so suck at titles, but maybe I can think of something once I get the outline ready. 'Getting All Chosen' might be it.
Tamara
10/24/2006 05:14 pm
Great chapter. I love how he set her straight on whether or not hw was still Spike.
Thanks. I hope this helped people to see where I was going with her reaction in the last chapter.
pretty_in_fangs
10/24/2006 04:21 pm
Yay! Thank you for the epilogue. Heck, thank you for the whole story. Wonderful. I'll keep my eyes open for the sequel, whenever it's ready to start posting.
Thank you for reading!
kim
10/24/2006 04:03 pm
I get it...but she's still stupid. :P Guess without him committing some heinous crime, she couldn't get why he needed it....not that she understands what it is, either....and throw off the Angel blinders, already, girl! You're not 16 anymore.
You know, it was interesting in canon when Buffy never questioned there being any consequences to Spike's soul when he came back. Yeah, he said he fought for it, and yeah, she gave the big pass of forgiveness, but it was just....interesting. Different, how it made things between them...way different than the soul even made things between her and Angel.
I'm glad Spike is being Mr. Independent and going with his own place. They're not a point where they should be living together, yet, and he deserves to be above ground, like a man instead of a corpse. And it'll make Joyce happy, too, for him to appear more "respectable".
Poor Anya....has she gotten close to any of them? Does she have friends for her own sake, yet? The poor thing was only an adjunct to Xander before...
You know, it was interesting in canon when Buffy never questioned there being any consequences to Spike's soul when he came back. Yeah, he said he fought for it, and yeah, she gave the big pass of forgiveness, but it was just....interesting. Different, how it made things between them...way different than the soul even made things between her and Angel.
I'm glad Spike is being Mr. Independent and going with his own place. They're not a point where they should be living together, yet, and he deserves to be above ground, like a man instead of a corpse. And it'll make Joyce happy, too, for him to appear more "respectable".
Poor Anya....has she gotten close to any of them? Does she have friends for her own sake, yet? The poor thing was only an adjunct to Xander before...
Thanks for all the feedback. Buffy's only got her experience with Angel to draw on here when it comes to vamps and souls, so she's freaked. And also sincerely worried that the Spike she loved doesn't exist any more. I'l get into that more in the sequel.
Poor Anya. I haven't quite decided what's to be done with her yet...
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