Ohh, this is all rich and yummy, and full of those parts of S7 that I am growing to like. All the Spike/Buffy stuff here is great.

For a second their eyes locked and Anya opened her mouth – only to promptly shut it. Buffy stared for a few more seconds, hardly believing it as Anya purposefully looked back to the conversation, pretending she hadn’t seen.

And how much do I love Anya right this minute? So much. And then she goes off and agrees to be mildly heroic for them. Yay Anya!

This is all very satisfying. Onward to chapter 2!