I loved the independence declaration and I love the sister bonding.  I also love the way you linked her grief with Xander's and showed the commonality of their regrets.

I did think the ending felt abrupt, however.  While I liked it as the beginning of an ending something more was needed for the cherry on top.  Something that conveys the fireworks within, for example, or even a (one paragraph long would be fine) epilogue showing Buffy off with Spike finding slayers or something similar.  I think that there was enough of Buffy kow towing in the past that showing her charting her own course with Spike would not go amiss!  And it doesn't need to be much longer than this review!


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Ahhh.  I needed that for an ending and you delivered spectacularly!

Absolutely divine, my dear, the perfect little pick me up!  Thank you so much.

Great story, complete with a great ending. Also, love seeing my hometown in Spuffy fanfic.