This is my way of avoiding complaining about having a cold and children being awkward...
In AOQ's 'Never Leave Me' post, I left a comment focussing on the whole 'I love you' Vs 'I believe in you', that I mentioned the other day, ending with this bit:
Spike in essence asks the same question, and Buffy comes out with a
resounding 'Yes'. He *is* worth saving. Not because of any feelings she
might have, but for his own sake. The look on his face is amazing.
And I love that. To me, that's more important that a world full of 'I
love you's, and it's one of the reasons Spike/Buffy is so much more
satisfying to me than Buffy/Angel. Don't get me wrong, B/A is a great
story, in all its doomed glory, but take away the love and what's left?Someone else replied to my comment with quite a few good thoughts, but then went on to say this:
But to answer your question, take the love out of Buffy/Angel and what
you have is Buffy/Spike.Not surprisingly, this nearly made my brain implode. Here is my response, re-posted mostly for my own convenience, although feel free to read (unless of course you feel bored to tears by this subject, which wouldn't be surprising).
( Read more... )And now I'm going to go to bed. *yawns*
Oh and pardon bad grammar etc. I know it jumps between past and present like a frog on a pogo stick.