Oh, Gunn is such an idiot. Doesn't he know that the path to hell is paved with good intentions. And he doesn't even have that. He just likes the fact that all the big cats, who just ignored him as a streetrat are now in his power to an extent. It's going to end in tears, I just know it.
I really like your description of how empty Buffy feels and that not even demons are called ot her, as if her despair was an illness they could catch.