Was it really just three smacks? That incident has always stood for me as absolute proof that Spike was not in the same league of evil as Angelus. There Angel was--WITH A SOUL--and he still goes for Buffy's throat because she hits him! Same scene, only it's Spike--WITHOUT A SOUL--taking the punches, and what happens? Nothing! NOTHING! Not even a cross word!
I'm glad you enjoyed this section. I've been worried that people would be bored by it because it's a lengthy stretch of pure introspection with no dialogue and little action (a bit like meta going on in Buffy's head), so it's a relief to get positive responses to it, and, of course, wonderful to get a response as thought-provoking as yours! Thank you for taking the time to leave such a detailed comment. You're making me very eager to post the rest of my novel! : )
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Was it really just three smacks? That incident has always stood for me as absolute proof that Spike was not in the same league of evil as Angelus. There Angel was--WITH A SOUL--and he still goes for Buffy's throat because she hits him! Same scene, only it's Spike--WITHOUT A SOUL--taking the punches, and what happens? Nothing! NOTHING! Not even a cross word!
I'm glad you enjoyed this section. I've been worried that people would be bored by it because it's a lengthy stretch of pure introspection with no dialogue and little action (a bit like meta going on in Buffy's head), so it's a relief to get positive responses to it, and, of course, wonderful to get a response as thought-provoking as yours! Thank you for taking the time to leave such a detailed comment. You're making me very eager to post the rest of my novel! : )