And You'll Flourish by goddess_hecate

05/09/2012 12:19 am
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I had tears in my eyes the entire story. That was beautiful. I wish Spike would come back to her.

Thanks. :-)
05/15/2010 04:17 am
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04/22/2008 10:34 pm
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WOW this was just gut wrenching.  I LOVE your writing!  You get the emotional subtext so well. 

Buffy would have jumped right into denial of some sort be it that he wasn't dust or that she didn't love him or some other tale to help her survive...that's Buffy.  I like that you had her cling to the truth of her love.

This even could tie into the abomination that is the comc season 8!  If she is "Flourishing" and didn't know he was back it would be a logical progression.

Lovely, just lovely.

Kathleen

11/20/2007 01:23 pm
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You managed to bring both sadness and resolution in your story--not an easy thing to achieve! I liked how you added little twists in your conversations between Buffy and Dawn to resolve some of the negative things that Joss put into the canon story. Your Spuffy version was much better!

11/18/2007 11:45 pm
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Fine story hecate, but very sad.

11/17/2007 06:13 am
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very good read, thank you

11/17/2007 04:01 am
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Heart-wrenching and beautiful. Buffy = Cleopatra, and I love how she consistently cuts off anyone who suggests that Spike is gone, until she just can't deny it any more. The flashbacks that eventually morph into something else are a nice progress of their relationship. Very nice work.

All4Spike
11/16/2007 10:08 pm
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I really like this. I can just imagine Buffy's insistence that Spike couldn't be dead because he promised never to leave her. She's nothing if not the Queen of Denial. I like the way you've incorporated S8 Comic canon with the reference to Scotland. Don't suppose you plan a sequel for when Buffy learns of Spike's return?

11/16/2007 07:24 pm
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That was so sad! But very nicely done.

randi giles
11/16/2007 06:45 pm
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that was just lovely. Thank you

11/16/2007 09:02 am
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I never noticed that Buffy stared at him when he grabbed the sword during that episode. Hmmm. Anyway, great fic. Poor Buffy, I really felt for her in this.