Oh boy, this one is gonna be a doozy.  Xander's failure to deal with the fact that Buffy wasn't ever going to fall in love with him had serious repercussions throughout canon.  It was by turns sad and pathetic, alternating with demented and delusional.  She never saw him as anything but her friend, or brother -- and he just couldn't get past the idea that he had no say in who she dated.  But then again, Buffy allowed them the delusion that they had a voice in her relationships. 

So, is she going to run home?  Or where will she go?  And what will she do when she realizes -- truly realizes what's been done to her.

That's a real shocker, horrifically real.

Poor Buffy, up for another round of crush the cutie.  Not sure if I believe that Xander would rape her, no matter how drunk.  I did like the idea of the two of them getting together to commiserate after the Spanya debacle.

OMG!!!   I can't believe Xander did that!!

Poor Buffy, that's horrible that her "friend" should do that to her. I hope he gets what he deserve.

An ooky start - as all non-con stories are - but you've made it believable. Can't wait to see where you're going to take them all.

I love how prolific you are.  It seems I can always count on a new well-written tale to come up after finishing the previous one.  You are one of the best new Spuffy authors out there.  And each story gets better and better. 

Poor Buffy - can't imagine how betrayed she feels.  And who'll believe her if she even tells anyone? 

I love how prolific you are.  It seems I can always count on a new well-written tale to come up after finishing the previous one.  You are one of the best new Spuffy authors out there.  And each story gets better and better. 

Poor Buffy - can't imagine how betrayed she feels.  And who'll believe her if she even tells anyone? 

wow that was very intense, but also very very good.  I'm intrigued already.  

I'm enjoying so far - well handled.  Having quickly referred to the challenge, I agree with your choice of episode for something like this to happen.

Poor Buffy! I'm looking forward to the next chapter.

 
 

Wow.  A painful but powerful start. You definitely left me waitng for the next instalment with baited breath.  I'll be honest and confess that the rape squicked me a bit but that's because I find that topic hard to read - but your telling of it was compelling; well written and emotive.