I feel for William so, so much. Apparently, as soon as Buffy becomes a slayer she snaps back to her tendency of pushing people away, which is such a big part of her character. LOVED William's POV, Oscar Wilde as Buffy's watcher, all the wonderfully written descriptions and insights. Can't wait to read more!!

Author's Response: Thanks so much EoR. Oscar is kind of a larger than life person to tackle. It's good he's at the end of the story or I'd curl into a little intimidated ball!

Oscar Wilde. Who woulda thunk? Glad to see she finally came out to William, of sorts, even if he is still too outta sorts to comprehend it. Should come to light soon enough. Glad she's making her mark on history. One can only hope that she changes the rest of the story too. Love that William is in a duster again. Wonder when that picture will click for his missus. He's got the scar now and the coat. Are we working backwards to something-something, or something else? I find it best not to give too much away as a reviewer either. :) Dru and Billy are up and coming and I eagerly await that double date. But truly, the most important question in all of this, when will the meet up with their luggage? Hmmm... So many questions. Update soon!

Author's Response: Thanks BR! The current chapter is at the betas as I type. :) Oscar is ... challenging to write! I hope I get him right! The luggage question will be answered as well! Thanks again for your feedback

Are you serious about the ultimate fate of the chinese? They were enslaved after all they had been through. Boy, history does indeed suck.

Author's Response: I know! So depressing! I need to call my hollywood friends and have this made into a movie. Wait. :( I don't have any of those.

Oh my goodness. Where to being? Sexy eyebrow scar like Spike - check! Love the idea. Oscar Wilde - you sooo did not go there!! Haha. But I love it. I've always loved him. I seriously cannot wait to see what you do with him. And it brings up so many questions - was he assigned to the current generation's slayer? Or is Buffy his first? Will Buffy be able to form a relationship with a new Watcher considering how betrayed she was with Giles? (And, oddly - I feel a little... I don't know - guilty maybe? - at the thought that Buffy could have a relationship with someone other than Giles? God I love Giles! Well, before the whole season 7 gonna kill Spike attitude and the season 6 Buffy you need to be on your own even though you just came out of heaven attitude).

Additionally, with the appearance of a new watcher, how aware is the Council that things are seriously wrong in the timeline? Will there be great-great-whatever-Travers to be royal pain in the ass? Are the PTB ever going to get their asses in gear and help the girl out?

And William - poor William - how is he going to deal with Buffy's lies/secrets? She has to come clean - and, heaven forbid, SHARE her emotions with HER HUSBAND! Surely she learned the first time around that Spike/William does not like being kept in the dark. And HIS adorable speech to the crowd - calling to their inner goodness (so sweet that he thought an appeal like that would work), clearly shows that even in his human incarnation, he's not going to sit idly by while she's in danger.

SOOO many good things happening. I can't wait for the next bit. Please don't stop writing. I have to know how this ends!!! Thanks so much.



Author's Response: Haha! What a terrific way to start my morning. Cup of coffee with caramel flavoring and responding to this review from you, Inara. What a lovely long review it is!! I had one of those nights where I couldn't sleep and just had to settle for scribbling notes about upcoming STUFF until past 2 am! (I wish I didn't obsess about stories, but that seems to be the way of it!) I was working through a lot of Oscar stuff last night. I've researched him, but I need to get inside his head and see what makes him tick. He's such a singular sort of person. I think you will see that as different as Giles is from Oscar, so will the watcher-slayer relationship be different. No worries about Oscar "replacing" Giles, per se. I remember reading my first Oscar Wilde short story in elementary school and ... he's really the first writer I remember. I just adored him and thought society treated him so cruelly. Let's hope Dru and Billy won't stop me from being a little nicer to him. I'm so glad you liked William's speech. I wanted it to be convincing without being condescending. And I wanted him to play a real part in quelling the riot (using a poets words and not a slayers fists). Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts. Keeping a connection like this is what keeps me going - knowing that you're with me and seeing the things I'd hoped you'd see. I won't stop writing - the story is all lined out....8 pages of outline. I just have to ... ya know, write it out of outline form! Hugs!

Wow! Love the Barber (and his French), surprised at Wilde's appearance (but he's one of my fave philosphers, so happy to have him), still grieving for William: will he ever get what he deserves?

Hoping you can find your way to give him a super-power or two (or several)... would love for him to feel useful and Buffy's equal; don't like him to feel like he's beneath her, ever. And would like Buffy to realize it, too, and to be able to see that William can be her partner in all ways.

But I do see what you did there with his makeover (plastic & wardrobe), so I'm hopeful that's a bit of foreshadowing on that front.

Rock on, love all the historical notes, etc.

You have a gift, can't wait for the next installment (normally I don't read unfinished tales... I know it's not nice to the writers, but I get so attached I become heartbroken if they're abandoned...), so, you know, don't dawdle (she commanded in the most humble and polite way possible).

Thanks for the tale!

Author's Response: Well if your entrance wasn't well timed! I felt readership dropping off and was very discouraged. Thank you. Glad you dig the historical notes! I worry I sound too teachery :D The story is all done in outline form. It should go to chapter 36 (or possibly one more). Happy to hear you dig Oscar. I'd planned him as the watcher even before I thought of Billy the Kid, but decided he would be "too much." It was only my beta Science who talked me into putting him in after all. On Sunday, the draft of this chapter had Oscar named "Fingal O'Flahterie" (Oscar's middle names). Science was right. I needed to put the real Oscar in.