The Road to Hell... by All4Spike
Chapter: Chapter 19

Saggit
08/20/2015 06:47 am
You show a knowledge of the basics of the kind of work Xander's involved in that's impressive. (Disclaimer: I was raised by parents who until their adult years lived all their life in big city apartments, and knew nothing of hardware. My father taught me that a screwdriver had a flat end. It was my wife, raised by an engineer, who exposed me to the revelation that there are many, many different kinds of screwdrivers.) Too often I read fanfiction that have hospital personnel who don't speak or act like hospital personnel, and even one fic, in in another fanfic universe, that referred to "Vivaldi's Concerto" when he wrote over 700 of them. So seeing researched competence on matters relating to a skill not known to all...? Works for me.

It's also fun watching Xander's interaction as the one with the power against Spike and Buffy. Too often he's the lovable goof, but he has his expertise. You've given him a chance to show this, and in way that subtly contrasts his competence against the brute force method of Willow's magic use. That's unusual, and interesting. Good writing, too, with no sense of strain, and regular forward movement. Very enjoyable.