[Report This]Date: 12/16/2005 - 02:16 am Title: Scars
Loved the bit about Spike's scars and how you use it to explore his character.
Author's Response: Thank you! That was one of my favorite scenes to write.
[Report This]Date: 12/16/2005 - 12:59 am Title: Scars
terrific chapter!! beautiful insight on spike!! it just blew me away...i can really see it happening... awesome!!! thanx so much!!
Author's Response: Thank you for reviewing! I'm glad you're liking my jaunt through Spike's head. He's a fun guy to try to figure out.
[Report This]Date: 12/16/2005 - 12:20 am Title: Scars
Meret is sooooo adorable!!
Author's Response: Hee hee. Thanks!
[Report This]Date: 12/16/2005 - 12:15 am Title: Scars
I love your Spike. I love seeing him change. This is such a good tale, I look forward to every update. Happy holidays!
Author's Response: And Happy Holidays to you as well! Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 12/15/2005 - 11:32 pm Title: Scars
Nice chapter! Really like the mental picture of Drusilla combing and styling Spike's hair. I always enjoyed that relationship; twisted though it is!
The little walk though Spike's physical and mental scars was fascinating. Really enjoyed the look back at his life. It does a great job of shwing Spike at a crossroads in his life (unlife?) as he determines where to go from here. Having Meret's feelings to consider ls helping convince him he's making the right choice in "turning his back on the whole evil thing" I think. Not to mention it's a ncie device to draw him into the scoobies and convince them / some of them of his sincerity.
Looking forward to the next chapter!
Author's Response: I think writing the scars scene has been my favorite part of this story so far. I'm glad other people are liking it too. Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 12/15/2005 - 10:17 pm Title: Scars
Lovely, pet. It's nice to get a feeling for the man vampire and his past. So much fanfic literary opportunity seeing that his past was so sparsely visited on the show. I loved the way you represented his past, both in his body and in the act of ablution. Very ritualistic and contemplative.
His memories he kept in the marks on his body.
The sense of togetherness that the picnic outside of the srypt gave was also a great way of strengthening Spike's place in people's hearts. I'm quite sure that by the time you write the encounter with Buffy, Spike will be far less vulnerable than he was on the show. So, I think you're well on the way to achieving your original intent of establishing Spike as a worthy individual with the Gang whatever his relationship with Buffy might(not) become.
*humming a little Vivaldi here... Four Seasons seems fitting*
Author's Response: Hee hee. More theme music! Spike's past has been a fun thing to visit, and there's so little in canon that it's almost a blank canvas. Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 12/15/2005 - 09:19 pm Title: Scars
~In an attrocious approximation of a Transylvanian accent that would be more at home on the Rocky Horror Picture Show than Sesame Street...~ ONE! TWO! THREE! Three 'Awwwww' moments in this chapter...MWA AH AH AH AHHH!
LOL. For whatever ever reason, maybe it's the clarity of the images your writing produces, I could sooo see Dawn's face as she baited Spike during the picnic and I loved it. The bathing scene in Spike's crypt was another beautiful collection of moments and I really appreciate the way that Meret's presence, even when only in the background, can be felt throughout the chapter. Meret came clearly into her own however in her attempt to offer some comfort to the girls with food (hell it always works for me) which was my 'Awwww' moment number three. Oh and the tales told by the scars on Spike's body? Sorry to be so lecherous but THERE'S an epic tale I'd listen to anytime ~gives a saucy wink~ The depth it adds to our understanding of Spike's character however shouldn't be underestimated. Indeed your characterisations of the various players in this story is what makes it so fascinating to me. Well done and more soon please!
Author's Response: Considering the subject, lechery is to be expected. ;-) I'm glad people aren't being turned off by the amount of time I'm spending on characterizations instead of action. Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 12/15/2005 - 08:34 pm Title: Scars
Awe - Spike fears for his duster! *gg* Man - eh vamps :) Loved the bathing / scars mantra idea. Smile - and a picnic? And research time soon? Looking forward to. (Loved reading the chapter.)
Author's Response: Thanks!
[Report This]Date: 12/15/2005 - 07:48 pm Title: Scars
Great chapter. Just love that little Meret to pieces.Liked the "family" picnic scene..
Author's Response: Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 12/15/2005 - 07:38 pm Title: Scars
still wondering what happened tot he coat... waiting for more!!
Author's Response: Hee hee. I'm getting there. Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 12/15/2005 - 05:42 pm Title: Scars
I love the bonding with Tara and Dawn it's really sweet.
Author's Response: Thanks!
[Report This]Date: 12/15/2005 - 05:22 pm Title: Scars
Great chapter
Author's Response: Thank you!
[Report This]Date: 12/15/2005 - 05:01 pm Title: Scars
Spike's panicked reaction to his missing duster made me laugh. The laundry list of Spike's myriad scars was very well realized. I especially liked the co-mingling of pre and post vamp injuries.
Author's Response: I'm glad you liked the scar scene. I really enjoyed writing that part, but I wondered if everyone else would find it boring. I'm happy to be proven wrong. Thanks!
[Report This]Date: 12/15/2005 - 03:42 pm Title: Scars
Sweet interaction with Spike, Tara and Dawn. Sorry I am not more wordy with my reviews.
Author's Response: Not a problem. I'm just glad you're liking it enough to leave comments. Thanks!
[Report This]Date: 12/15/2005 - 02:48 am Title: Mi Cripta Es Su Cripta
Such wonderful protectiveness and comforting by Spike towards all his girls.
Author's Response: Spike always did have a weakness for damsels in distress. :-) Thanks for leaving a review!
[Report This]Date: 12/14/2005 - 04:34 pm Title: Mi Cripta Es Su Cripta
lol loved the title of the chapter!! awesome work!! thanx
Author's Response: It's funny. I can barely remember how to tell time in Spanish, but I could remember the word for crypt. I wonder if that is a commentary on my teachers or my own dementia... Thanks for the review!
[Report This]Date: 12/14/2005 - 02:30 pm Title: Mi Cripta Es Su Cripta
Great chapter, both sweey and sad...poor Tara, again...and then Spike steps in...just lovely. And Anya! Well there was always more to her then meets the eye...I think I said it before...Great chapter...more soon, please.
Author's Response: Thanks! I'll be posting more soon, I promise.
[Report This]Date: 12/14/2005 - 01:54 pm Title: Mi Cripta Es Su Cripta
A very sensitively written chapter. Well done.
It's so much better to read this sort of thing that see it on TV. Television shows like BtVS somehow have to retain a middle of the road indifference to all but the star's inner workings. Here you're developing quite intricate and intense relationships and in doing so, providing certain characters like Tara and Anya with greater depth. The way you delivered the Spike / Anya interaction allowed the reader to see Anya in a far more mature and reliable light than she was allowed on the show. I always liked her human naieviity that resulted in either crass or hilariously funny outbursts, but no other side to her was ever explored. It was as if that's all she was, when she forever tried to contribute with her wealth of knowledge but was seldom heard.
Loved too, how Spike's family grows... his 'girls'. Love it all, actually. Thank you again.
Author's Response: I've always been a sucker for a good book for that very reason. I'm glad you're liking how I'm writing the characterizations. Thanks for the review!
[Report This]Date: 12/14/2005 - 06:47 am Title: Mi Cripta Es Su Cripta
Wonderful chapter...still major fall out from Willow's spell but handled collectively, yaay! Oh and Spike calling on Anyanka from one demon to another? Beautifully done. Despite the wonderful humour with which her character was played on BtVS you could always sense Anya's steel underbelly I reckon. While being a vengeance demon automatically made one immortal (apparently) I would imagine it takes both mental fortitude and gritty determination to last the distance of time, so it's nice to see Spike acknowledge and utilise these qualities in Anya here. More soon please!
Author's Response: I was worried how Anya's part in this chapter would be taken. I'm glad to know that people seem to have liked it. Thanks for leaving a review!
[Report This]Date: 12/14/2005 - 05:09 am Title: Mi Cripta Es Su Cripta
that was sweet of Spike to help Tara, and a really good idea to have Anya to watch the rest of them... waiting for mroe!!!
Author's Response: Thank you!
[Report This]Date: 12/14/2005 - 01:21 am Title: Mi Cripta Es Su Cripta
Spike addressing Anyanka while in demon face forged common ground for his "wish." I wonder if their connection will change because of the acknowledgement of her past. Spike offering shelter to Tara cements their friendship even more. I'm sure Xander and Giles will be aghast, but that conversation is for another day.
Author's Response: Ah, but what the Scoobies don't know can't hurt them. ;-) Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 12/14/2005 - 01:21 am Title: Mi Cripta Es Su Cripta
I your story - Looking forward to the next chapter -
Author's Response: Thank you! I'll be posting again soon.
[Report This]Date: 12/14/2005 - 01:08 am Title: Mi Cripta Es Su Cripta
The scene where Spike addresses Anyanka is brilliant. Talk about an underused dynamic in canon. The way you flesh out Anya is very satisfying. Of course, the whole chapter is wonderful.
Author's Response: Thank you! I wish we had seen these two together more in the show. I think there were a lot of similarities between Spike, Anya, and Illyria's story arcs that would have been interesting to explore. Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 12/13/2005 - 11:59 pm Title: Mi Cripta Es Su Cripta
Awwww poor thing
Author's Response: Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 12/13/2005 - 11:24 pm Title: Mi Cripta Es Su Cripta
YAY updates make me happy!
Author's Response: Glad to be of service. ;-) Thanks for the review!
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