With This Ring by Rebcake

04/23/2013 11:08 am
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Awwww! There was so much sweet tenderness here. A very warm & lovely little one shot. I wish it could have gone this way on the show. Sigh. 
I think many of us wish that it could have gone a bit differently than on the show. That's why they invented fanfic, right?  I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for taking the time to comment!

02/11/2011 11:12 pm
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Mmmm - like your season ending much much better  :)

Heh. Yeah, why not? I figure that if Buffy made her emotions known (even without words) and then showed up before Spike could talk himself out of going to her, things would have been peachy. Mostly.

Then I go all schmoopy with the sequel, Under My Skin, also on BSV.

Thanks for commenting!

Thx. :-)
06/27/2010 05:37 pm
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08/28/2009 08:18 am
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How very clever of you!  The ring being magic and causing both the fire between their hands in the hellmouth and again in Angel's office and making Spike "solid" works perfectly with the canon version.  (You wrote in your bio that you like to keep things canon, and you did--with a neat twist!)  Too bad the TV show didn't do it your way.  If she had worn the ring in the hellmouth, Spike would never have said, "No you don't", and things would have gone very differently in Angel season 5.  I'm glad you aren't just lurking anymore; glad to see you are sharing your ideas!
Thanks for the nice comments. I'm sort of unclear on the exact magical properties of the ring, but the emotional ones are quite powerful, I think. At least, that's what I was going for. I'm very happy you think it fits believably with canon...only with a happier, Spuffy trajectory!

Jessica
05/26/2009 04:55 am
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LOVE IT! Is Spike a Slayer Boy, now?
What a great concept: Spike, Slayr Boi. I admit, I haven't really thought it out. I like Spike as a vampire, myself, but making him human here seemed like a fun and satisfying punchline. However, the feedback I've received is making even me wonder what would happen next.

I'm very happy you enjoyed it, and thanks so much for commenting!

05/18/2009 12:41 am
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And with that ending, they can do the title thing! In my Spuffy addled brain, I wish these two would have gotten together right about then..no hiding. 
You know, I hadn't even thought of that! And, I feel pretty silly that I didn't. Sheesh. My Spuffy addled brain is right there "wishing" with yours. If Spike believed she loved him, and didn't have all that ghostly time to talk himself out of it, why wouldn't they get together at this point? She'd totally be up for it, IMO. (I read a story recently that put it very amusingly: "How could he think I was lying about that just to comfort him while he was dying? I'm not that nice!" I'm paraphrasing, but that's essentially the idea.)

Thanks for your very nice comments! It means so much!

05/16/2009 08:59 am
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 Oh, I love it so much!  This is exactly what should have happened.  And the last line is genius!  Thank you.
Thanks ever so! I'm so pleased you enjoyed it! Of course, it's much more satisfying when we can please ourselves, which is the one of the beauties of fanfic! I'm glad you liked the end. I didn't think that Spike would have a lot of rosy ideas about the joys of being human. No doubt, he'll manage to make it work for him.

Lea
05/15/2009 04:45 pm
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Oh, now this was a real treat. :) Thank you for a very nice post-Chosen fic! Can we hope for a sequel? :) Keep up the good work! /Lea
I'm glad it felt like a treat, and not a treatment (as a fellow of my acquaintance likes to say). I don't have any immediate plans for a sequel, but never say never. It's awfully nice of you to ask for more, though. Very encouraging!

05/15/2009 11:22 am
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Nice! :-)
Thanks! So nice of you to comment!

05/15/2009 03:41 am
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Crap :crap: That previous comment was mine.  I forgot to log in :-P
You mean you log out, sometimes? How does that work? Heh.

05/15/2009 03:40 am
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This was great.  It's been a long while since a fic made me smile :-)  I particularly love Buffy searching her bedroom at the beginning.  Her thoughts are very Buffy (oh, cute boots!).  She's preparing for an apocalypse, but she's still trying for the normal.

The cave scene was refreshingly different from what we usually see in fics.  Firstly, Spike actually believes her, and Buffy only leaves when Spike asks her to show him that she loves him by leaving.

The scene in Angel's office was quite funny, especially his singed hair.  And I love me some human Spike ;-)

Anyway, thanks for sharing.
Hey IM!

Thanks for your very detailed comments! So sweet! I'm glad you enjoyed it, but I am very sorry there isn't more fic that makes you smile! I must do something about that, mustn't I?

It's great that you thought "my" Buffy was believable. I think she's the Slayer AND a normal gal, so it sounds like that came across. I was a little reluctant to re-tell the Chosen fight, since everybody's pretty familiar with it, I presume, and I didn't want to just rehash. There was actual new content in Buffy's thoughts, though, that hopefully explain some of the weird plot holes in Chosen (as it is aired). Plus, I had to make the ring have some significance, or why have the story in the first place?

You never know what's going to be funny to the reader, so I'm extra happy that the silliness in Angel's office worked for you!

Thanks again for commenting!

Dreylin
05/15/2009 03:23 am
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Fantastic!  I'd love to see a sequel or an expansion on this story.
Hmmmm. You mean, like, more than one chapter? But, that's all hard and stuff!

It's awfully sweet of you to say so. I'm pleased you liked it so much. Would it be any help at all if I said that suspect Spike's human existence would involve lots of nude sunbathing? Also rock climbing, a new-found enthusiasm for bicycle racing, and a whole passel of kids?

You bring up an interesting point, however. I don't generally work with a beta, and brevity is my usual modus operandi, so where do you think it could be expanded? I suspect that a beta with a firm hand could wrest all sorts of extra stuff out of me, but as it is, I rely on the kind suggestions of readers. So, e-mail me with suggestions!

05/15/2009 02:52 am
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that was a fun read. love spike's final comment. very good tale, thank you.
Thanks! I'm happy you liked it. I doubt Spike would see the advantage of being human, until later. He's a carpe diem guy, though, so he'll come up with something, I'm sure. Thanks for commenting!

05/15/2009 01:56 am
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Oh, that was just marvelous! Thanks for sharing! Only wish there was more!
¡Yay! I'm so glad you liked it! It's just an old-school "what if", but I had fun with it.

Alas, this is about as long as I go with a fic. Someday I'll find a nice dominatrix beta who will get me write longer pieces. Also, I haven't thought what a human Spike might get up to, other than lots of nude sunbathing and keeping Buffy pregnant for the next 20 years. Those are a given.

Thanks for the encouraging words!

05/14/2009 10:10 pm
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I love it, great fun!
I'm glad you had fun with it. I assure you that I did, too! Thanks so much for commenting.

05/14/2009 02:30 pm
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A lovely idea -- well done.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting!

Liza
05/14/2009 01:57 pm
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Loved this.  Really cheered me up.
Happy to be of service. It is a fluffy little "what if", isn't it? I hope there was enough action and conflict to make the Spuffy payoff feel "real". Thanks so much for leaving such a nice comment.

IT
05/14/2009 11:01 am
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"Bugger."  lol, yes, Spike would say that.  He so enjoys being a vamp, doesn't he?  

Great little fic.  Thanks for sharing. 
Yep. I don't think he would be all starry-eyed about the Shanshu, at all! No doubt he'll make it work for him, though. I foresee dozens of fat grandchildren for them, and several bad sunburns on his pale white bum. Thanks for your very nice comment!

Aeryn
05/14/2009 08:26 am
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very enjoyable.  liked the last line :)
I'm pleased you enjoyed it. It was fun to do. That last "Bugger" just seemed necesary, you know? Thanks so much for commenting!

05/14/2009 08:26 am
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very enjoyable.  liked the last line :)