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A holiday weekend probably isn't the best time to post a story (at least, it's a holiday weekend for us Yanks), but I was kind of bored and restless, and didn't want to break my back in the garden when it got sunny after all. I'd planned for rain, dammit! Seattle never, ever delivers on the kind of weather you want, when you want it.
This story, The Perfume of Kismet is a slightly different take on Spike and Buffy together, including Angel's effect on both their lives after Becoming. I think it's kinda dark and smutty again, but I honestly don't know -- I'm a terrible judge of what people in this fandom consider dark or smut-filled. I personally wouldn't call it that, but I realize I'm a bit out of step in general.
(And for those of you who gave me the thumbs up about the title, the scoop is that I did use a line from a previous story. I'd originally called this Enemy of My Enemy, and titles play a huge role in how I write -- I can't actually write unless I have a title. But then when I started plotting it out, a very good story came out with that title, and so I had to find something else. I used the title I was currently attaching to chapter 3 of the WIP, but it wasn't right, and Spike talks a lot about fate in this story, which reminded me of this line from The Living. Maybe the whole thing is pretentious crap after all, but hey, I probably appear that way already, so why worry?) A gajillion thanks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sweet_ali for the comments and edits, and for helping me even in the midst of all kinds of big life changes. I wish I could find a way to repay you.
Grumble, grumble... it's still sunny out. Must go toil and sweat.
This story, The Perfume of Kismet is a slightly different take on Spike and Buffy together, including Angel's effect on both their lives after Becoming. I think it's kinda dark and smutty again, but I honestly don't know -- I'm a terrible judge of what people in this fandom consider dark or smut-filled. I personally wouldn't call it that, but I realize I'm a bit out of step in general.
(And for those of you who gave me the thumbs up about the title, the scoop is that I did use a line from a previous story. I'd originally called this Enemy of My Enemy, and titles play a huge role in how I write -- I can't actually write unless I have a title. But then when I started plotting it out, a very good story came out with that title, and so I had to find something else. I used the title I was currently attaching to chapter 3 of the WIP, but it wasn't right, and Spike talks a lot about fate in this story, which reminded me of this line from The Living. Maybe the whole thing is pretentious crap after all, but hey, I probably appear that way already, so why worry?) A gajillion thanks to
sweet_ali for the comments and edits, and for helping me even in the midst of all kinds of big life changes. I wish I could find a way to repay you.Grumble, grumble... it's still sunny out. Must go toil and sweat.
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"Everything you thought you knew about him was wrong. He was far, far worse than you could ever imagine. Killing that teacher and scaring the Little Rascals is a step down on the reputational ladder. Fact is, I don't think he showed you even a trace of his old self, because none of you would be alive if he had.
Calling Spike EVIL leaves no room for what Angelus is. Buffy would have left the hotel room in pieces if she was with Angelus. Or he would not have saved her in the first place.
I love Angel but he is a different kettle of fish that Spike. Nice job.
Anyway - liked the story
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I guess that's what really motivated me to write stories with Spike, when I didn't with Angel in the early days -- that he's so damn unusual, he would save the girl, he would go to diners, etc., just because it's fun and different. He's so far outside the boundaries everyone else lives within, that he gives you room to explore, and it's endlessly fascinating.