::crosses fingers and toes for him::
Um - I'm afraid that's not going to help much - he's kinda dead. Sorry.

it's both heart-rending and somehow affirming that he can cope like this.
Thank you - he *has* to cope, so he does. But he's shutting down emotionally as much as he can...

I can't remember reading a fic where Anne and Spike meet again
I've once read Spike/Anne, but there was some amnesia involved.

Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. :)