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Reviewer: Pari Signed Liked [Report This]
Date: 06/04/2010 - 04:04 pm Title: Chapter 2

“Not gonna be your punching bag anymore, Slayer. Hit me, I’ll hit back.”....

OH HELL YEAH!!! I actually yelled out loud at reading this scene. I Love this fucking story, sorry to curse but I fucking love it!!! I love fics where Spike decides to stop being Buffy's bitch. Thank you for writing this. I usually won't review until I read the entire story but my excitement got the better of me and I just had to voice how much I am enjoying this so far. Thank you Thank you Thank you!!

Author's Response: I never could stand Buffy beating up on Spike for no reason except that she's in a bad mood and I wanted him to fight back. I'm so glad you liked it!

Reviewer: lori Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 10/23/2009 - 09:05 am Title: Chapter 2

This story reminds me how pussy-whipped Spike became when he fell in love with Buffy. Evil!Spike has already taken care of Rack and gotten Buffy to open her eyes to how much Spike has changed. Season 3 Spike still has that want-take-have-mentality which will have ramifications for everyone in this wish!verse. Totally love how Spike gives Buffy no quarter for her demeaning actions. Love it!

Author's Response: The chip and Buffy softened him in canon. And Buffy needed to be whacked over the head with a brick to make her see how badly she was acting. So I thought Evil Spike would. I'm so glad you're enjoying it! Thank you!

Reviewer: PhotographyNut Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 10/18/2009 - 07:48 pm Title: Chapter 2

Just found your fic. Payback is one thing but I think Spike went a little bit overboard. Can't wait for more!

Author's Response: Season 3 Spike wouldn't be kind. He's not aware of what he really feels for Buffy, even though Dru told him, and he's fighting it. So he's being extra abrasive. :D

Reviewer: guest Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 10/18/2009 - 05:10 pm Title: Chapter 2

I can see where some people may have a problem with this Spike. I guess some people like the Spike who would do anything for Buffy no matter how bad she treats him. I guess some want him to be her good faithful dog no matter if she treats him like dirt. While I do love that Spike is the type of man who does whatever he can for his lady love. That is one of my favorite things about Spike. That he is faithful to his women. I don't like seeing Spike taking crap from Buffy or Dru just because he loves them. I hate it when I see that happen in real life. Someone using another person because they know the other person will let them walk all over their feelings. It makes me sad for that person who is just being used and angry at the person who is using them. I love it when Spike stands up for himself and when writers have him stand up for himself during season 6. I also think some people have to understand that this is season 3 Spike. The Spike that hasn't really realize the type of feelings he has for Buffy. He has the memories of the feelings but he hasn't realized it yet himself. But I always thought Spike felt something for Buffy since the beginning. He just didn't realize it or didn't want to admit it. Like Dru told him that she is always there around him. That he is always thinking about her. Another good thing you did is that he was a little soft for Dawn and even Willow in this chapter when he hinted at Buffy that she should talk to Willow . That Spike always had feelings and can feel for people even when he was the 'Big Bad' I think that is why many people fell in love with the character of Spike. He may have been evil at first but he still had feelings and emotions. He still had this human side to him. He still had soft spots to him. That he was always different from other vampires. From his vampire Angelus, Dru, Darla, The Master. They were just all pure evil. I think Dru might have a soft spot to her as well. Maybe. Anyways, I do love this story so far. I think you get Spike the way I get him. That even when he was the 'Big Bad' he still can be a big softy. So, this Spike may not take crap from Buffy or anybody else. But I don't think he is going to completely evil or mean to them. I don't think Spike doesn't have it in him. I think he is really going to be soft for Dawn just like the other Spike. Somethings me that at least. I can't wait to see what happens next.

Author's Response: That's exactly what I was trying to do! I see Spike that way too! I'm so glad you liked it! Thank you! Some people are having problems. That's why I put up the warning.

Reviewer: romy Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 10/18/2009 - 12:32 pm Title: Chapter 2

This is a different Spike and I think the way he treats Buffy is a bit harsh but she has it coming. Spike was like this before he fell in love with Buffy and before she had him whipped. I really like the loving and sensitive Spike but S6 was so screwed up! And I like how you sort of "interfere" at the beginning of their relationship before it gets terrible. That means they do have a chance to make things right, right?
Anyway.. I love it! =)

Author's Response: This is S3 Spike, not willing to take the shit. I love the loving and sensitive Spike too, but I wanted to explore this one. They both have things to learn, but you know how it will end up. :D I'm so glad you're enjoying it! Thank you!

Reviewer: Bridget Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 10/18/2009 - 12:25 pm Title: Chapter 2

Great concept for a story. I wonder how this will affect
Buffy and Spike's relationship. I would think that it would have a good effect but the feelings that Spike had for Buffy will still develop. Buffy on the other hand
will see Spike and herself in a different light.i

Author's Response: I'm so glad you like it! Thank you! It's a learning process for both of them.

Reviewer: cordykitten Signed Liked [Report This]
Date: 10/18/2009 - 11:08 am Title: Chapter 2

Mmmh seems that Buffy noticed that Spike was different now that she saw him. Not bad, I didn't know how long it would take her to notice that.
Spike is acting different. More wilder?
Sounds to me like a good thing that Rack is gone now. He was dangerous.
But isn't it interesting... Spike was stroking Dawn's hair comfortingly till he noticed what he was doing.
Looking forward to more; seems both Buffy and Spike will have to struggle a bit till they know what they want / where they want to go or not.

Author's Response: They're both a bit conflicted at this point, as Spike showed with Dawn. :) That side of him always exists. Thank you for liking it! Some people are having problems with this take-no-shit Spike. I'm so glad you're enjoying it.

Reviewer: Kirsty Signed Liked [Report This]
Date: 10/18/2009 - 09:31 am Title: Chapter 2

I actually feel bad for Buffy.. She's struggling and Spike's being a jerk (unlike before they shared a night together) which much add to her confusion.. Spike's making her feel something and he's the only one.. yeah no happy feelings there..
And Big Bad Spike.. what will come of him.. He won't stay all so evil I'm sure..
Still liking the story.. and I like that there is both Spike and Buffy's thoughts and feelings.. After the first chapter I thought maybe it's all about Spike.

And by the way, Love the banner. Spike is sexy.

Author's Response: It will be mostly Buffy's point of view, because Spike's agenda is ambiguous, even to himself. But you know where he'll end up and why. :D I'm so glad you're liking it! Thank you! A friend of mine did the banner. She finds Spike as droolworthy as I do. :D

Reviewer: betty Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 10/18/2009 - 05:26 am Title: Chapter 2

I'm enjoying this story, but somehow I can't help feeling more for Buffy than for Spike in this one. She is way more vulnerable and damaged after all the trauma she's been through, and he just doesn't realize it -- without the love, he seems so callously dismissive or cavalier or something. Plus he's full of anger, mostly misdirected at her (since it isn't all her fault that he's so "whipped" -- the Initiative and his own nature have contributed just as much), rather than unrequited love, which is more poignant and moving, usually.

So it looks like we won't get an abusive Buffy from you in this version of S6, but I hope that doesn't mean an abusive (emotionally or otherwise) Spike this time around instead. Plus I can't see this Spike ever getting a soul for her even if we did get a bathroom scene, and I have to admit that I've always really liked soulful Spike -- I love that he went to such lengths for her.

One other thing: S6 Buffy really took Spike's love for granted, which was bad, but also made me think she was already in love with him and counting on those feelings on his part for that reason. Now that S4 Spike has told her he doesn't love her anymore, it has to be pushing her buttons in a major way. Here's another guy she sleeps with, who tells her the next day that he doesn't love her any more. I think an already damaged Buffy would be devastated by this blow, even if she is still unconscious of her feelings for him at this point.

Maybe that's way the emotional stakes of this one seem so much higher? I like it but somehow it has me really on edge, kind of like S6 did (especially when I saw how they were treating each other).

Author's Response: That line between being abusive and telling it like it is was the reason I put up the warning, people’s sensitivities varying so much. But I’m incapable of writing really dark and abusive. For one thing, that would be totally out of character even for the unsouled, badass Spike we have here. The emotional stakes really are higher here, since Buffy has treated Spike badly enough to know in her heart that she deserves the loss of love. That will help Spike’s agenda, ambiguous at the moment. But you know where he’ll end up and why. :D I like both souled and unsouled Spike and tend to swing back and forth between them. My next story will have a souled Spike, just as my last one did.

Reviewer: AMI Signed Liked [Report This]
Date: 10/18/2009 - 04:03 am Title: Chapter 2

LOVE THIS!! Spike is so bad ass, just the way he should be. Not Buffy's friggin' whipping boy! And he's evil, but has a heart, he wasn't mean to Dawn cause she had been nice to him.Good for him for killing Rack...that means no veiny! Willow. And I love that he's throwing Buffy for a loop. She doesn't know what to think. lol I LOVE sexy, rude, crude Spike.
Buffy will be begging soon. haha .Can't wait .

I'm worried for S6 Spike if he comes back tho. I love him and don't want things to get worse for him. :( But I trust you with our vamp so I know things will work out eventually. :)

I adore this story! Can't wait for tomorrow's chappie.

Author's Response: S6 Spike will find things a lot better :D I'm so glad you're liking this. Some people are having problems, which is why I put up the warning. But bad Spike is so much fun to play with! Thank you for liking it!

Reviewer: victoria2 Anonymous [Report This]
Date: 10/18/2009 - 02:39 am Title: Chapter 2

You know I hated season 6 too, but Spike wasn't exactly a saint in it either. They both had their issues although I often thought it was just the writers that did.

I love your writing but for some reason with each subsequent story your Spike keeps getting darker.

Really not enjoying where this is going. Honestly I found myself wishing that Buffy would just stake him.

I guess that means that its not the story for me huh?

I think I'll go read one of your earlier ones and skip the rest of this one.

Author's Response: No, Spike wasn't a saint either in S6, but you have to admit Buffy behaved far worse than he. This story reverses the positions. Conflict has tension and, for fun, I wanted to explore a really badass, unloving Spike. But being Spike, you know where he'll end up and why. :D I'm not capable of writing a truly dark Spike because that would be totally out of character for him. This one has an agenda, which is ambiguous at the moment but will become evident. That it's hidden at the moment is why I put up the warning. (My next story has a souled Spike. :D)

Reviewer: BlueEyes Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 10/18/2009 - 12:56 am Title: Chapter 2

I am glad your taking this route I do like the idea of him not taking any shit from Buffy and Company but was concern from the beginning that you might make him evil. I'm glad to see you got him to the perfect blend. Look forward to more chapters and see how they play.

Author's Response: He's got a harder edge here, but Spike was always that combination of killer and caring. That's what makes him so compelling a character, never truly evil, and I couldn't write him in any other way and remain true to his character. I'm so glad you like it! Thank you!

Reviewer: Pam S Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 10/18/2009 - 12:26 am Title: Chapter 2

Nice change for Spike.. a little more manly and not such a whipping boy.. Love's Bitch. But I assume over time it will change. As much as he won't want it to..

Enjoying this Spike... nice twist..

Author's Response: Canon Spike made that painful, humiliating journey because he loved Buffy. This Spike isn't prepared to do that. Oh, he'll change, but he's not going to be whipped. :) Thank you for enjoying it!

Reviewer: Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 10/17/2009 - 11:18 pm Title: Chapter 2

I really like your stories, both for the great premises showing us the different paths the characters we know could have taken and the language you use in their thoughts and feelings. Spike's thoughts in the first chapter are so great!

I was wondering just what you meant by not PC. Not politically correct because it involves a strong man being a vicious, abusive bastard toward a woman in a sexual relationship? Because I usually love the endings to your stories, but I don't know if I could read more than a few chapters of that kind of real-world problem.

Author's Response: I'm not capable of writing a truly vicious, abusive bastard. And Spike, with his heart, isn't really capable of being that. But he's going to hit back a bit, mostly verbally, and I did want to warn people who might be upset by that. It's not that dark, honest!

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