I don't see why Willow and Tara wouldn't have contributed. There's no way that Buffy was supporting a household, paying a mortgage, and taking care of gas, electricity, etc. with just Doublemeat Palace wages. Most likely, Willow's absentee parents were paying her way in rent, etc., but rent isn't enough for an entire house, and that's why Buffy had to get a job. It wouldn't be fair if Buffy didn't pay anything when her roommates were contributing from their own savings/college funds/parents' funds, and Buffy was just the unfortunate one who didn't have any of the above. :/
I can't think of any fics that deal with this exclusively, but most S6 long!fics touch on this issue. |