A Little Tenderness by ya_lublyu_tebya
Chapter: Twelve

04/15/2009 03:59 pm
Love the way this potentially deal stopper was handled. 

10/17/2008 11:55 am
If they can get past the bathroom disaster, they can beat anything or anyone.
It was definitely one of the lowest points in their relationship - it was time to deal with it so they could move on. Thanks for reading!

10/17/2008 02:52 am
I'm glad Dawnie took things well.  You diffused the bathroom situation wonderfully!
Thank ye! That bathroom was never going to be a good place for them - it was time they faced up to the past and moved on. :-)

All4Spike
10/17/2008 02:22 am
Oh, very sweet moment of honesty from Buffy to Dawn. It's very fitting for there to be a tender 'moment' of forgiveness in the bathroom. That horrible 'my eyes are clear' bit on the landing in 'First date' wasn't nearly enough. It was the perfect opportunity for the writers to give them an affectionate moment of reconciliation, but all they could do was add to the awkwardness. Bad writers.
Slap on the wrist for the naughty writers... But then, there were so many moments they could have made that much better on the show, but they went for the angst and the awkwardness instead. :-( Thank you for reading!

shadow
10/17/2008 01:51 am
love it please update soon
Thank you! More soon.

10/17/2008 12:20 am
I think they needed this encounter in the bathroom to sort that last bit out (although it will never leave them totally).  The last thing they need at this point is to have Xander outside the door jumping on Spike as if it HAD been a repeat of the other time.  She needs to remember that as vile as what happened there was she did things equal in damage spread out over their time together. 

Glad Dawn is in on it already and okay with everything.  Hope she and Spike can now return to their relationship too.

Excellent.
Kathleen
They definitely needed something like this to clear that last bit of tension about their past. And Spike needed the forgiveness - even if not in words. This chapter was great to write, although a little scary taking them back to the badness. Fluff will make it all better! :-) Thanks as always for your great feedback, Kathleen.

KTC10
10/16/2008 10:20 pm
 why couldn't this happen on the show? honestly. it's so cute. =]
I think the same thing on a daily basis :-) Glad you liked it. Thanks for reading!