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Reviewer: Passion4Spike Signed Liked [Report This]
Date: 01/24/2012 - 01:35 am Title: Chapter 18

Wow - that makes things totally complicated and awkward ... The graphic sex with Giles - hot. Were people grossed out by that? Hope not. I think Giles/ASH is very attractive and, depsite the 'father figure' he is for Buffy and the original gang, Dav hasn't really been in that role very long. I liked her inner debate, esp this ending: 'her conscience committed seppuku rather than continue to exist in dishonor' ... funny. There is no shame, Giles deserves love too! Just might've been easier if it wasn't with Xander's ex ... but ... oh well. And now to the thing that does upset me - Spike being alive. Me no likey non-fangy Spike... :( I must continue reading however, on the hope that you can fix this horrible mis-step... :)

Author's Response: Glad you liked graphic sex with Giles. A few people weren't pleased, which I can understand, but it felt necessary to go there. Ah, the quandary of non-vamp Spike. I'll let you get there on your own. Thanks for the comments!

Reviewer: BuffyRat Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 12/19/2011 - 10:25 pm Title: Chapter 18

Poor Eddie. :) And though it will surely be a bit awkward, perhaps Dav and Giles can be good for each other. At least they seem a bit above what passes for adult with Xander. And Spike is alive. I wonder what he'll think of that development. :)

Author's Response: Thanks so much for the comment!!

Reviewer: demona424 Signed Liked [Report This]
Date: 12/15/2011 - 04:42 am Title: Chapter 18

Sorry, I meant to say "I'm not sure if I made any sort of sense."

Author's Response: You did! Thanks for clarifying.

Reviewer: demona424 Signed Liked [Report This]
Date: 12/15/2011 - 04:36 am Title: Chapter 18

I am oh confused. Xander did such a stupid assholey boy thing and ruined the best thing in his life and I don't think he and Willow will ever have that LOVE love. It feels like that "What if" scenario where the situation made it just right for them to go down that crazy road. And Xander was really sweet to Buffy in this chapter, the awesome big brother role he was meant to fill. I guess I'm still in love with the idea of him being in love & with somebody outside the group, but he fucked that up right & proper didn't he. I'm probably the only one out there who still likes Xander and roots for him to be the great guy.

And I love Dave and I totally love Giles, he is definitely a hot older man, I just don't know if I love Giles and Dav together. Or at least together in this way. It just seemed like she was taking solace in Giles and he was grabbing love & passion while he could because life is too short. He put Giles away and took out bad boy Ripper. It all seems to be such a tangled mess. I don't know if I'm making any sort of mess.

I guess the statement that comes to mind is: What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.

And the little sunshine in the story was Buffy singing to Spike "You are my sunshine". So so sweet. I can picture her singing it to him so clearly.

Author's Response: Thanks for the long, detailed comment. I'm so glad you're into this story so much. Just so you know, I think Xander is a good guy. I root for him to do the right thing, too. I wrote it this way because I wanted to really explore the characters around Spike and Buffy. One of Xander's character traits is that inability to really pick a girl. Plus he's so young here. Dav wasn't really looking to get married after her engagement fell through, but he saw himself spending his life with her and freaked.

Author's Response: As for Dav and Giles--sometimes things start off differently than they end up. Glad you liked the Sunshine call back. Thank you so much for reading this story and letting me know how you feel.

Reviewer: claudia Signed Liked [Report This]
Date: 12/15/2011 - 12:18 am Title: Chapter 18

I thought that it was well written. I am curious to see how Spike reacts to being human. As for the Dav and Giles sex? You have been leading up to it but it still felt kind of uncomfortable. It was a wonderful scene and the characters felt authentic. Maybe it is just me. Sorry.

Author's Response: Don't be sorry! I'm glad you gave me your honest opinion, seriously. Was it too much of a distraction? That's awesome the characters felt authentic.

Reviewer: Photographynut Signed Liked [Report This]
Date: 12/14/2011 - 11:20 pm Title: Chapter 18

Dav and Giles getting together wasn't surprising I just didn't expect it to happen so soon. Can't wait to read more!

Author's Response: Glad you liked!

Reviewer: The Enemy of Reality Signed Liked [Report This]
Date: 12/14/2011 - 07:09 pm Title: Chapter 18

Hee... naughty Giles. ;) I have to admit I was rooting for Giles and Davinia to get it on, therefore I'm very pleased. I really like Dav, especially in this chapter... she's mature and has a character. It would be so easy to say yes to Xander but she stuck to her principles and self-respect even though she still has feelings for him. I don't see Xander as the bad guy either, he's just confused. But that's thanks to your lovely writing, you're always elaborate and I also love your imagery. :)

Author's Response: Thank you so much for the lovely comment! I really didn't want to paint Xander as the bad guy, just as a confused kid. I even gave him several moments in the previous chapter and this one where he shone as a hero who would have died trying to save Spike because it's what Buffy wanted. Glad you liked the Giles/Dav sex. It was really not supposed to be that graphic, then I went nuts.

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