i remember reading this years ago ... sigh, it was nice to remember such a well-written fic ... 

some of the aspects that i enjoyed, more so the obvious spuffy, were the things that weren't expanded either at all or not as much. like spike and joyce's relationship, spike and xander's slowly growing not-as-much-hatred. and of course the journey of spuffy, and the slayer and the vampire ..

i enjoyed every word ...