Date: 02/09/2005 - 12:03 am Title: The Poison Tree
Go Tara! I'm glad she finally spoke up, albeit on deaf ears it seems. And poor Anya--I always felt bad for her and how Xander always looked down on her. Great chapter!
Date: 02/07/2005 - 10:03 pm Title: Sluggish men
lol - I had to read what a mallet is. Be careful what you ask for - especially on the hellmouth. :-D Thanks for the update.
Date: 02/07/2005 - 06:33 pm Title: Sluggish men
I'm totally enthralled. I love everything about this story it's a real joy to read. I have a problem linking to stories on this site. But managed to get here via Vamp Kiss's Live Journal. Who has you on her recommended stories.
Date: 02/07/2005 - 11:35 am Title: Sluggish men
well, i wonder what happened on the shopping trip. just have to wait and see. buffy's got a boyfriend....yeaaaaaa.....i didn't realize how anxious Dawn is about getting to those books and find out what she wants to know. that was classic dawn about starting from the most recent and not the beggining. that was every interestign what willow did with manipulating time like that. guess she really was in a hurry. guess we now know just how she feels about everything that is going one. i understand her not knowing buffy was in heaven and not understanding on some level but she and xander both know she had to crawl her way out.....well, selfish, the both of them. Wesley should know better than to match spike drink for drink.....and dawn giving him the mallet was the funniest part. i'm still laughing. great chapter Nia. can't wait to find out whats in those books that dawn has...:)
Date: 02/07/2005 - 11:22 am Title: Sluggish men
A very likable Wes
Date: 02/07/2005 - 05:42 am Title: Sluggish men
looking like wapping up is coming up!
Date: 02/07/2005 - 05:27 am Title: Sluggish men
Niamh, personally, I didn't really care for Wesley one way or another until I saw Alexis at a con in August. All I can is...wow. So genuine, so NICE, so damn funny and gracious, I'm a big fan now!! Fabulous chappie darling, this just gets better and better!!!! *hugs*
Date: 02/07/2005 - 01:54 am Title: Sluggish men
Another great Chapter. Please more chapters i just love it when Spike and Buffy get along So glad she said he was her boyfriend.Hopefully they will get Willow under control And Zander will take his head out of you know where. Please continue to uppdate soon and often. Looking forward to the next chater please More
Date: 02/07/2005 - 01:51 am Title: Sluggish men
Willow's mean!!!!!! keep up the good work!! that's all I have to say
Date: 02/07/2005 - 01:04 am Title: Sluggish men
"Why they’d decided to start translating from the beginning, instead of the end she didn’t really understand. Were they trying to drive her mad? What was wrong with them?" -- This part cracked me up! That's our Dawnster - always one step ahead... sort of. LoL. Oh Nia, this chapter was too cute for words! I could just see Spike's shocked reaction to Buffy calling him her "boyfriend". And Tara's response to his look was hilarious! Buffy and Spike are just too adorable! I could just eat them up. Of course, with Spike included as a side dish or topping, I would eat just about anything. Wesley and Dawn's interplay this chapter was priceless. Just absolutely delightful. That Dawn sure has a wicked sense of humor. I think she gets it from Spike. I'm glad Tara is more at peace since her confab with Spike. It's so much easier to make difficult decisions when you aren't so bogged down by worry and fear. And it looks like she's going to need to be able to make some very hard decisions in the future. I'm so glad she has that support system. It's wonderful to see her opening up to someone that isn't Willow. For so long, Willow was the only one of the group that she would open up to. Reading Tara in your story is like watching a flower bloom. I thought Willow in this chapter was very... deluded. She seems to be seeing only what she wants to see, the way she wants to see it. And it would appear that her powers have evolved to the point that she can now make her immediate environment cater to her conscious and subconscious desires. I could be mistaken, but were the people frozen in place because she subconsciously willed it so, due to her lateness? If this is true, what could that mean for the others in the Summers' household? Will she soon be able to control their actions, thereby moving them as puzzle pieces? You are introducing some very scary themes here. Very 1984. I love it! I can't wait to see what Dawn discovers in those volumes she pilfered!
Date: 02/07/2005 - 12:49 am Title: Sluggish men
That chapter made me smile. I loved Tara's comment about Buffy breaking Spike. And it was good to get a little bit of a look into Willow's mind, too. And Buffy called Spike her boyfriend. Aww... Are you going to tell us what happened on Dawn and Buffy's shopping trip, or do we have to guess? Poor Wes, trying to outdrink Spike...
Date: 02/07/2005 - 12:35 am Title: Sluggish men
What a great scence finding all those lovely Englishmen lying about..can't say I would kick any of them out for eating crackers or being a vampire....Great analogy of the marshmellow's with Buffy's thoughts on Spike...toasty on the outside but YUMMY goodness on the inside.....*sighs*...Ah but Dawn...not waiting around for things going to do her own homework....Though i do hope she will find her answers, she deserves them....Willow that drip finding them all frozen....oh good gods what happened now.....though i am thinking that she may of thought thing that way so she could be on time for class and it just happened...grrrrrrr that woman....LOVED the last scene with Dawn and Wes...leave it to Dawn to grab a mallet and offer it over as a hangover remedy and to take it literally...love it love it.....But ohhhhhh what do the books say and what did Willow do to the class?????? Either way NICE way to keep things twining together like a fine celtic knot....
Date: 02/07/2005 - 12:28 am Title: Sluggish men
Just read the last two chapters. I really liked how you wrote the scene between Spike and Tara, how he just listened and was honest with her. And now you really have my curiosity piqued with the immobile crowd surrounding Willow...
Date: 02/05/2005 - 10:42 pm Title: A sheltering holly tree
It was not only that, but I love the Spike + Tara friendship, as I do SpikeL+Dawn; just not the Pairing in a fic. Good chapter for me to read; thanks!
Date: 02/05/2005 - 10:06 pm Title: A sheltering holly tree
You just keep bringing it on Nia...damn you write well..love the quickies you seem to write them soooooooo well *grins*....Good of Buffy and Dawn to get out and do some shopping and bonding..that is important sister stuff and Buffy needed to get out for awhile....Then then you give this heart wrenching emotional scene with Spike and Tara...gods that was beautiful touching and wouldnt' we all love to have spike as a "friend"...ok well maybe with fringe benefits...but you know what i am saying....To have Tara finally be able to speak about her feelings and her worries and how she just needed someone to listen...WOW WOW WOW WOW two thumbs up and the big toes and just awesome....
Date: 02/05/2005 - 09:33 pm Title: A sheltering holly tree
i would like to order one spike please........i am so glad Tara got to talk it out with spike. it had been eating her up inside. Dawns thoughts were great. along with her i hope ofr them to be a family too. they all deserve it. and spike reading buffys mind about windowshopping. oh gods.......i'd even wait if he was on backorder......LOL this chapter came as a suprise. iw asn't even thinking you were going to post last night. threw in a curve ball. love it Nia..........and could you post again tonight? pretty please with a juicy spike on top? comeon......you know you wanna
Date: 02/05/2005 - 08:00 am Title: A sheltering holly tree
Spike is wonderful in his support of his girls, and it's great to have a mature and caring Dawn. The reasons for Buffy not telling about heaven make sense. Another fine chapter!
Date: 02/05/2005 - 05:49 am Title: A sheltering holly tree
what an awesome spike chap!
Date: 02/05/2005 - 03:35 am Title: A sheltering holly tree
As conflicted as I am about Buffy not telling the girls where Willow pulled her out of, I do ultimately agree that telling Tara where she was is not the right thing to do right now. You made me see that with Tara's outpouring of emotions to Spike. I think that Buffy may be right in not telling Tara at this point. However... I still think it is vitally important that she share the facts with Giles. If for no other reason than to enable Giles to obtain the necessary facts for researching the hounds and the Huntsman's message. I can understand Spike not wanting to push Buffy though. That path leads only to stubborn, withdrawn, resentful Buffy. And that's the last thing we want right now, especially while she's still fragile. This subject is a very sensitive subject for me, because I always resented that Buffy never told anyone but Spike (who didn't really count in her mind anyway) that she had been in heaven. I could never get past the fact that she didn't share this information with Dawn. Her sister mourned for her all summer long. Dawn is not stupid, in fact she's extremely intelligent. I have no doubt that she spent many tearful nights worrying that her sister was trapped in a hell dimension, being tortured for all eternity. Dawn lived through the whole Angelus debacle. She had to have discovered (most likely through eavesdropping) that Angel was sent to hell and spent hundreds of years there. Buffy's experience of mourning and guilt over Angel's trip to hell should have clued her in to what Dawn was feeling while Buffy was dead. I don't know if I'll ever be able to forgive Joss's Buffy for essentially lying to Dawn and allowing Dawn's guilt, grief, and confusion to continue. Not to take anything away from this chapter, as it is a wonderful exploration of the complex emotions of guilt, grief, fear, and loss. All of the emotions on display are so human and so raw. I loved Dawn's examination of her feelings pertaining to Spike's circle of protection. Your Dawn shows a much more mature side to her personality than Joss's did. It is very refreshing how you expertly blend her teenage enthusiasm with her burgeoning maturity and wisdom. Simply lovely Nia. I will always have a soft spot in my heart for your Dawnie. As for Tara, dear sweet Tara... I wouldn't wish this decision on anyone, but particularly Tara. It breaks my heart to see her in such straits, so worried over her Willowtree. She is facing a long road of mourning over the death of the Willow she once knew and the relationship they once shared. No matter if she and Willow are ever able to salvage anything of their relationship, it will never be the same. And Willow will never be the same. For all we know, Willow may not be saveable. I really don't know. And I just know that Tara's worst fears are manifesting themselves right before her eyes - only to give birth to greater, more horrid nightmares in the silent, darkened corners of her mind. This chapter just makes my heart so sad for them all. Wonderful, powerful, evocative writing as always Nia. You really know how to tug at my heartstrings and invade the deepest recesses of my brain.
Date: 02/05/2005 - 03:27 am Title: A sheltering holly tree
awww, that was really sweet. I love "friend" Spike too!! Great chapter!
Date: 02/05/2005 - 03:22 am Title: A sheltering holly tree
loved it!!!! Xander didn't try anything in this chapter ( thank God) Please don't make Xander do anything stupid. Keep up the great work. It's really good.
Date: 02/05/2005 - 03:09 am Title: A sheltering holly tree
Fantastic chapter! I love getting into everyone's heads and hearing their individual thoughts on all the goings on's. As well as more great exploration of the various relationships; I'm hoping we get the Buffy-Dawn shopping scene. I can never get enough of the two of them being sisterly and hopefully it will help bring Buffy back into the world just that much more. The Tara and Spike scene played out so well...Spike is a good listener and observer, always has been.
Date: 02/05/2005 - 02:37 am Title: A sheltering holly tree
This one packed an emotional punch. I really like how Buffy is realizing what Spike's love for her really means, especially in contrast to those two lummoxes she dated before. The scene with Dawn was great, and you did a good job of showing her more mature side, but still keeping it unmistakenly Dawn's voice. Love the Tara bit at the end. I always thought the show could've done more between Tara and Spike. He obviously had a soft spot for her, evident in his reaction when she pulled the curtains open on him when they were running from Glory. And she seemed more acepting of him than most of the other Scoobies, possibly because she was sort of on the outside herself. Good chapter, as always. Looking forward to seeing where you're going to take things next.
Date: 02/05/2005 - 02:17 am Title: A sheltering holly tree
Awww, what a beautiful chapter - every scene. I love the interaction that Spike has with anyone - whether it be Dawn, Buffy, or Tara, everything is just so great between this unconventional family. Spike really does help keep this group pulled together. I especially liked the small scene about Dawn, how Spike still pays attention to her even though he is always helping Buffy - a major thing that I feel the show screwed up in 6th season, all of a sudden dropping the Dawn/Spike interaction. Anyway, LOVE this story, can't wait for more!
Date: 02/04/2005 - 11:42 pm Title: Grace in her frailty
Yeah - Willow and the hounds are the problem... And Xander is an idiot. But I still keep on thinking of Kristen (and now introduced: Will). I think Rana is right - it sounds like Kirsten is a daughter of Buffy and Spike - or a very good "wrong track" set up for us readers in this fic to get distracted :-D
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