The Bloodshedverse :: Spuffy with Bite

West of the Moon, East of the Sun by KnifeEdge
Chapter: Chapter 8: I'll Tell You No Lies

07/22/2010 04:27 pm

Ooh, great update! I love how you kept to the alley scene so closely, but really gave us a new look at what Buffy was feeling and what thoughts were going through her head. Your extension of the final scene with Buffy and Spike on the back porch was beautiful, keeping the tone perfectly but still realistic. Then, the segue into mentioning the engagement spell was really fun!

I'm so curious about how these dreams are working! I've got a new theory, now that Spike really doesn't seem to know the details of the dream: The dream vampire is Spike, but Spike isn't fully conscious of it in the way Buffy is. Maybe that has something to do with how he's really awake at night and asleep during the day, so he can't be dreaming at the same time as Buffy all the time. I really want the dream vamp to be Spike, so even though I'm lacking a lot of details, I'm hoping!

Great glimpse of Buffy maturing when she doesn't drown herself in denial, but allows herself to really question if it is Spike, and then ask him in a way that doesn't give away too much information.

I like your theory. I've heard a few so far, here and on other sites, but people keep surprising me with new ones.

Buffy's eventual maturing I think was a big part of Season 5 (though I felt like they trashed it all in 6... but I'm not going to go there right now). It's one of the things I wanted to keep, and build on in this story, so I'm glad you're picking up on it and appreciating it.