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Reviewer: Katkin Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 08/02/2007 - 01:57 pm Title: Pride

Ohh, you see, if I had been Buffy, I would have had a real long gawp at Spike in the bath before I woke him up! lol I know not the time. I'm not mad at William, I can understand where he's coming from.

Thanks for another wonderful chap... on to the next! xx

Author's Response: Haha, no, not quite the time for that. Oh good, I was worried people would be upset with him for rejecting Buffy's statement that they were friends. Thanks for reviewing! :)

Reviewer: gdo Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 07/23/2007 - 01:20 am Title: Pride

William asleep in the shower, hee. Good that William mentions that Buffy doesn't talk to him in school or know stuff about him, though really he shouldn't have said it, being a gentleman. But like you say, wacky form sleep deprivation. Hopefully Buffy will be more involved wit him.

Author's Response: Yes, it's good that he said it. At least it's out there now. He's felt that way since she told him to pick her up at that less used school entrance so... Yes, she will - at some point :) Thank you for reviewing!

Reviewer: Pet Signed Liked [Report This]
Date: 07/21/2007 - 12:52 pm Title: Pride

I just got back from a weeks vacation and found 6 new chaps on this fic. Yaay! Really liked all of them, but now I want more. :) Poor William...

Author's Response: Haha. Yes, I don't know what happened there. I went on a writing and posting spree. I'm glad you liked them. I'm almost done with the next couple chapters, should be another tonight, maybe. Thanks for reviewing! :)

Reviewer: cordykitten Signed Liked [Report This]
Date: 07/20/2007 - 09:51 pm Title: Pride

Buffy is starting to see Spike (William) :) But William hasn't forgotten that Buffy didn't want to be seen with him. If she really wants to be his friends she'll have to prove it. Yeah, not sleeping can make your grumpy. ~ All caught up now; looking forward to more.

Author's Response: Exactly,. Before this, she hasn't really proven she's a good friend to him. Not sleeping makes me a total zombie! Glad you're enjoying it and not put off too much by the Dru parts yet. Thanks for reviewing.

Reviewer: Brunettepet Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 07/20/2007 - 01:03 pm Title: Pride

I am really enjoying this entertaining, emotional story. The rich details and sharp dialogue are painting a vivid picture of Buffy and William's lives. Buffy's growing attraction in the face of William's grief is both funny and awkward. William's reaction to this helpful Buffy was in character. She hasn't really tried to be a friend, and he's feeling vulnerable and embarrassed as well as bone weary.

I loved this turn of phrase: " William thought these were quite possibly some of the worst and also most confusing few days he'd ever had, though the number of those was growing rapidly. Grabbing a pair of jeans, he pulled them on. He wished he could knit together the tattered shreds of his lost dignity and don it as easily." Poor thing.

I'm looking forward to more of this.

Author's Response: What a lovely, thoughtful review! Thank you very much. Oh good, I'm glad you felt William was in character. He's behaving a bit differently than he has up until now, but it's the additional stress that's causing the changes.

I'm glad you're enjoying it. I sat down and got a little more done, I hope to have another update this weekend. Thanks again for commenting!

Reviewer: Maddy Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 07/20/2007 - 03:47 am Title: Pride

I'm confused...am I supposed to be mad at William? All I feel is empathy for the poor guy. And I really wanna hug Buffy right now. Still love Dru, though.

:)

Author's Response: Oh no, not at all. I was worried that people would be upset that he didn't just fall into Buffy's arms. I was worried that what he said about not being friends might get people annoyed at him too. But I thought it was right for him to say it, because they haven't really been friends yet. Thanks for reviewing!

Reviewer: bluebird Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 07/20/2007 - 02:24 am Title: Pride

Can't wait to see what happens next please write more soon! Thanks!

Author's Response: Thanks! I think it may be busy at work today, but I'll try to get another chapter up this weekend. Thanks for reviewing!

Reviewer: Jenn Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 07/20/2007 - 12:50 am Title: Pride

I love this story and this was a great update. Poor William is feeling so awful and I admire Buffy for trying to take care of him and for caring enough to be his punching bag for a few minutes. William is so exhausted he simply doesn't have any filter and no reason to hold back. It was good for him to say those things and good for her to hear them. Hopefully after some sleep they can have more of a decent conversation.
And as another reviewer said...hopefully this can be the start of their romance!

Author's Response: Yeah, no filter is a bad thing. But what he said was pretty true. Can't say anything about the romance part :) Thanks for reviewing! Glad you're liking the story.

Reviewer: ochit duzon Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 07/20/2007 - 12:04 am Title: Pride

I totally understand Spike's actions. He's stressed out and depressed. I admire Buffy for taking care of him. But if i were her i would stay in his bedroom to see more !! LOL!

Hope this will be the start of their romance. Now that she have seen his naked self, surely she cant resist him now!!!

Author's Response: LOL. I think a lot of people would have stayed longer. :) Thank you for reviewing!

Reviewer: kim Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 07/19/2007 - 10:51 pm Title: Pride

Yeah, he's entitled to be grumpy, with all that's gone on recently.

Author's Response: I think so too. :) Thanks for reviewing!

Reviewer: Penny Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 07/19/2007 - 10:09 pm Title: Pride

Why would anybody be mad at William for. I can understand why he would question Buffy helping him and being there. And it is true they are not really friends. He helps her with her homework and that is it.

Anyways, good chapter. I hope better days are in the future for sweet William and Buffy.

Author's Response: Oh good, it sounds like it came out the way I meant it to then.

Thanks for reviewing. There will be better days ahead, just don't know when at the moment. I thought of some more stuff on my commute home, maybe a couple or three chapters worth, so now I just need to get some uninterrupted writing time so I can figure out what goes where.

Reviewer: Mag-rose Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 07/19/2007 - 09:51 pm Title: Pride

Just caught up with the last three updates. This story is shaping up very nicely. I love the way you had Dru create the Spike look! I love the way Buffy is trying to take care of William. Please update soon I can't wait to find out what happens next.

Author's Response: Thanks! Ummm...I can't wait to find out what happens next either, lol. Hopefully, I'll have a little time to sit down and flesh out my notes tonight. That usually helps me get unstuck. Thanks for reviewing :)

Reviewer: B Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 07/19/2007 - 09:05 pm Title: Pride

Thanks for giving us updates. I loved the awkwardness in this chapter and am not mad at William/Spike at all. This is all a weird situation. And I'm sure there will be some more--no problems with that. I just hope he realizes Dru isn't a real friend either, at least I assume she won't be. I could be wrong.

Author's Response: You're welcome. Good, I'm glad you didn't mind it. That was bound to be awkward, it was a really strange situation. Can't comment on Dru at the moment. Mostly because I haven't actually written anything past this point, although I have some notes so anything could still happen/change. Thanks so much for continuing to read and give feedback! It's encouraging.

Reviewer: VICTORIA Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 07/19/2007 - 07:39 pm Title: Pride

Poor William. Everything is so hard for him right now and made worse by the fact that he seems to be one of those guys who resents it when he's deeply attracted to a girl and that translates into being angry with her all the time. Poor Buffy with her good heart, can't seem to fathom what she's done to deserve his anger. So sad. Hope they can connect on some level soon. Beautifully and sensitively written as always. Can't wait for the next update.




Author's Response: Oh, this is one of the reasons why it's so interesting to get reviews, getting to see what other people think the characters are motivated by etc. See, I don't think William is angry at Buffy all the time because he's attracted to her. I think he's had specific reasons each time he's been angry. Seeing her with Angel put him in a bad mood (not Buffy's fault); what he perceived as her ignoring him at the Bronze on top of all the other times she didn't go out of her way to talk to him in public and also seeing her dancing with Riley; now, he's got those things in the back of his mind, plus she's seen him at his very worst, and he's usually pretty dignified and reserved so that REALLY gets to him. Granted the last one isn't her fault at all and the lack of sleep is what makes him raw enough to mention it.

Anyway, it's just really interesting for me to get a different take on things, so I thought I'd tell you mine. Thanks for reviewing and for the wonderful compliment!

Next update may take a little while. I wrote the last few in quick succession and now...I have nothing at the moment hehe.

Reviewer: Pam S Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 07/19/2007 - 07:18 pm Title: Pride

Enjoyed.

Glad they talked about being friends.. even though it was more of a fight.

Author's Response: Yes, it was. Not too much of a shouting match though. William is just pretty tired and resigned at the moment and stating what he thinks. Thanks for reviewing :)

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