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Megalita said:
Ooh, thank you.

It's so difficult to search through fanfic archives for good fics (which seem to be few and far between!) Does anyone have any specific Spuffy fic recommendations?
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This is one of the best that I've found:

THE SPUFFY REALM :: Come on you know you wanna dance

They have anything from G rated through NC-17, and just about any theme that you can imagination. (Look closely, and you might even find something that I wrote)
 
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Megalita
Thank you!!!
All about Spike worth reading in it's entirety. While there don't miss Elsa Frohman's "A Cricket from California".

Eurydice said it inspired her to wrote Legions Of True Heart. Check her other epic stories.

Anaross wrote some angst stories like My Life Closed Twice (pure PWP - poetry without plot, superb), Long Day's Journey (Spike's return, seen through the eyes of Angel and his friends. Oh. And he's not allowed to see Buffy. Post Chosen) , Stay the biggest tearjerker I have ever read and the self-explanatory 34 Reasons I Never Called You
 
Another comic strip:

The Truth He Likes Best by Kallysten

Spangel comics, NC-17. Season 5, post-Destiny. Why had Angel lost his fight with Spike?
 
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I got my firts warning for posting that link, you wanted too?
Just as a warning, guys:

I have received an infraction for linking to adult-content fan fiction in this thread. Please do not post anything of that nature!

Angelic Slayer said it was alright to PM other members links as long as they are not minors.
 
I can't say enough good words about moscow watcher's (from Buffy-Forums) beautiful Spuffy manifesto she just recently posted on there (although it was written five years ago).

(Note: I am posting the entire text directly into this field because there are some links on her LJ page for fan-ficiton with adult content. This manifesto is owned and was written by moscow watcher.)

I love what you are, what you do, how you
try... I've seen your strength, and
your kindness, I've seen the best and
the worst of you and I understand
with perfect clarity exactly what you
are. You are a hell of a woman.
Spike to Buffy


Buffy and Spike. Warriors of light who constantly clash with their dark sides. A couple that elicits the strongest response (whether positive or negative) from different fan communities. Fascinating characters created by diabolically gifted Joss Whedon and played by talented and charismatic Sarah Michelle Gellar and James Marsters. My favorite pairing.

I'll try to give Buffy and Spike their due, although my words are pale reflections of the story I saw on screen. It's impossible to convey all the glorious complexities of the ship so unfathomable and controversial. A ship that starts with mutual hate then proceeds straight to the engagement (albeit magic), then - to hot, sparkling sex, friendship, and, eventually, love.

Are there words to describe the expression on Buffy's face when Spike tells her she's a hell of a woman? Or the way Spike looks at Buffy when he thinks she isn't paying attention? Or the way they instinctively protect each other when there are battles? Or the way they automatically fall into a habit of bantering as soon as they see each other?

Their story wasn't planned by writers. It just happened. Like it happens in real life. Fortunately, the writers were clever enough to go along with the natural course of events and they adapted other story arcs around this powerful and unique love story. Their decision resulted in a fascinating and controversial ship where it's quasi-impossible to take one party's side. Both Buffy and Spike have flaws; both have been through the best and worst, both have seen the beauty and ugliness of their relationship. They're not perfect. They're real.

Buffy and Spike are characters of a fantasy show. Yet I don't know a fictitious couple that look so real in the way of partners interacting. Buffy and Spike can snark and fight - but true passion shines through their every move, word and glance.

Buffy and Spike are creations of contemporary television which is ruled by an ideology of optimism. Yet in Whedon's high-octane emulation of Greek theater Buffy and Spike are the ultimate tragic couple. They belong together but the very word "love" is forbidden between them.

Buffy and Spike don't delude themselves. Their love is impossible. The Powers That Be give them only a few brief happy hours together. But, no matter what happens after, these few moments will never fade away. Because real love defies chaos, challenges eternity... and goes on forever in fanfics.

Why do I ship Buffy and Spike? I'm trying to chase away schmalzy answers about the most beautiful and perfect couple... Here's my take on honest answer (and it's up to you to decide if I succeed). For me, Buffy and Spike are the boundless source of joy - joy of writing fanfics, joy of self-revelation, joy of finding deeper meaning in life. Not to mention a lot of great friends I've met online. I started shipping Spuffy - a magnificent love anthem about two people who overcame impossible odds and found true love in a world full of evil, hate, and misery - because they sublimate the most appealing aspect of love: its ability to make people better.

Of course, it all started with a girl. A perky Slayer who dusted vampires because her Watcher told her vampires are evil. Enter Spike: a soulless vampire, who loves his sire Drusilla so much that he'd do anything to be with her. He even teams up with a Slayer to save the world because of his love.

Early Buffy/Spike interactions in the second season are true comedic gems. They reinvent classic comedies with their "I hate you" - "I hate you more" jabs and innuendos. Hidden passion is oozing through every verbal and physical fight. When Buffy and Spike meet, they drive each other crazy - they just can't stop teasing and snarking.

Things change when both Buffy and Spike become a threat to The Initiative. They learn they have more in common than they thought. Both have independent minds and rebellious spirits that can't function within any rigid system.

Their relationship becomes more complicated when fate delivers terrible blows on Buffy's head, because in Spike's vocabulary "passion" always rhymes with "compassion". Once he enjoyed snarking at cute bubbly girl but now he feels inexorably attracted to a courageous little woman whose life falls to pieces. Spike tries to fight his love for the Slayer because it defies his vampiric worldview and destroys his inner Big Bad - but he's already beyond the point of no return.

This is the real beginning of Spuffy. My favorite episode of BtVS is Intervention, because it perfectly captures the spirit of the Buffy/Spike relationship. Buffy starts to discover her spiritual roots and finds out that the Slayer's greatest strength is love. "Love, give, forgive" - says the First Slayer during Buffy's quest. Spike discovers that his love for Buffy can suppress his inner monster and make him a real man.

And The Powers That Be discover a new couple in their universe.

I interpret - well,"fanwank" is a better word, but still... - the last scene in Spike's crypt as Spike's subconscious dialog with PTB. Buffy comes to Spike's crypt disguised as the Buffybot to find out if Spike betrayed her. She finds out that he didn't, despite torture, and kisses him as a reward. In the most touching and heartbreaking moment of the episode Spike explains to "Buffybot" - an artificial, soulless creature! - why she (no, not "she" - "it") shouldn't tell Glory about the Key. He says: 'Cause Buffy ... the other, not so pleasant Buffy ... anything happened to Dawn, it'd destroy her". He could have just told the robot to shut up. But he treats "Buffybot" as a person. He wants her to feel worthy - hence "the other, not so pleasant Buffy". His behavior is a secret challenge to those who treat him - a soulless creature - as nobody. His challenge (so fierce inside, so non-committal on the outside) doesn't go unnoticed. PTB take the challenge, evaluate it on their supreme balance, make a decision... and Spike gets the real Buffy's kiss.

This is a moment of truth when Buffy and Spike overthrow the laws of the Jossverse. But their love has to withstand many tests and trials.

Buffy dies and comes back again, torn from heaven by her friends. She loathes her existence, and Spike provides her with a channel to outpour her frustrations; he wants her to put everything on him. He is love's bitch, he wants to be Buffy's willing slave, her sexual pet, anything to make her life less miserable. He doesn't understand that by degrading him, Buffy degrades herself in the process. His love is unconditional, but he has no soul, no moral compass to guide him in his blind passion.

Spike ascends as high as a soulless demon could. Buffy falls as low as a soulful creature could. They connect on a path neither humans nor demons dare to tread. They cling to each other with desperate passion, two wanderers in a scorched emotional wasteland. Their attraction is primal and instinctive, they can't resist it, they are inexorably drawn to each other. They pour out their raw emotions in wild sex sessions but sex alone doesn't close the emotional gap between them.

Buffy tries to persuade herself that she doesn't feel anything for Spike. She can't love a soulless demon! She doesn't let him be her friend, doesn't allow him to be close to her emotionally. She repeats that he's just a sexual toy for her, a "thing" to enjoy. But does she believe it herself?

In a desperate attempt to connect to Buffy, Spike oversteps the boundaries. The only connection Buffy accepted so far was hot, sparkling sex. So Spike went along with her and eagerly played titillating mutually-abusive games where "no" often meant "yes". He loved to provide his Slayer with what she wanted and it ended in disaster: misinterpreting her signals, Spike tried to force himself on Buffy.

She is shocked. But he is shocked even more. He realizes, at last, that without a soul he can only temporarily tame his inner demon but can't overcome it completely. Without the soul he can't be the man Buffy deserves. She becomes his moral compass as he challenges his destiny again by winning a soul in a series of trials against almost impossible odds.

However the emotional rollercoaster of their relationship takes another, unexpected turn. Ironically, the soul Spike won becomes the biggest obstacle in their love. The soul tortures Spike and makes him believe that he'll never be worthy of the woman he loves. No matter what Buffy does - saving him from The First Evil, inviting him to live in her house, caring for him, asking him to hold her in his arms - Spike is convinced that she can't love him. He stays by her side because he wants to protect her, to help her, to die for her.

Gradually she starts to trust him. She sees the man in him. She tries to make him feel worthy. Despite everything bad that happened between them she accepts and defends him. She loves him but she's not ready to accept and reveal it. She's afraid to hurt him. Her feelings are almost tangible and everybody else notices them. Everybody but Spike.

The beauty of the Buffy and Spike relationship in the seventh season is defined by its spirituality. These "fools for love" are full of love and their love changes the world. Buffy's love and forgiveness help Spike to become a Champion. Spike's love and faith help Buffy to overcome her fears and insecurities. Takers become givers. Buffy's love gives Spike the ability to become a Champion. Spike's love gives Buffy the strength to share her power with other girls. Together Buffy and Spike are able to make the world a better place.

They save each other's souls, but even Buffy's love can't save Spike's life. One of the show's most powerful metaphors is the scene of Spike's death when his soul becomes the substance that makes him a Champion and, at the same time, kills him. He dies fulfilled because his love for Buffy is pure and unselfish. He gave her back the ability to love and enjoy life, and, for him, it's the only thing that matters. "You must go on living... so one of us is living". He stopped her from becoming consumed by the fire in OMWF. He takes her place as the Chosen.

And Buffy accepts Spike's sacrifice because she knows that spiritually he'll always be with her. In her choices and in her decisions. In her newfound ability to feel compassion and joy. He'll be her guardian angel for the rest of her life. No matter where she is, what she does, how she feels - Spike will always watch her back with his trademark smirk.

Their story comes full circle - from mutual hate to all-consuming love.

Oh, that pesky question about a happy reunion. Do I need canonical confirmation of B\S4eva to validate the ship? At the risk of being torn to pieces I answer "no".

Do they deserve happiness?
Yes. God, yes.
But it's not about deserving.
It's about doing what heroes do. Sacrifice their love to save the world.

True romantic heroes never get what they deserve. Romeo and Juliet, Tristan and Isolde, Dr. Zhivago and Lara - all of them deserved happiness. But the most compelling love stories have always been tragic love stories. Because we live in a petty and regulated world and the best way to transcend the banality of everyday life is self-identification with tragic heroes. We root for them, we "die" with them and are "reborn" enriched by the experience. We feel more alive after this vicarious death, because we've been reminded about the grandeur and beauty of true love.

Love. Give. Forgive.

Besides, I'll always have Internet to do it my way.

Maybe it's a stance of a person who grew up in a totalitarian society and got used to put unofficial culture above the official one - but in my opinion, the importance of canon is highly exaggerated. They play in their sandbox, we play in our sandbox.

My inner cynic murmurs into my ear that there is no possibility of a future where Buffy and Spike can have peaceful lives because we live in a harsh, bleak, and cruel world.

My inner amateur writer confirms that Buffy and Spike couldn't function as a happy couple in a show where monsters are reflections of heroes' inner turmoil - because happy family life doesn't provide enough turmoil to create convincing monsters and compelling stories.

Yet the sappy romantic in me believes that Buffy and Spike reunited immediately after they slayed the dragon and won the battle against the W&H army of darkness. In my little private virtual universe Buffy and Spike are a happy couple. Of course, they have occasional fights but every fight ends with hot, hot sex for five hours straight. Of course, Spike can't stay out of trouble, but Buffy always helps him to sort out his problems, and then she tends to his wounds and accelerates his vampire healing with the oh-so-sweet nectar of Slayer blood. And she never misses the opportunity to punch him for his irresponsible behavior. You know, the foreplay is always titillating.

Believe me, they're very, very happy.

However, I know I'd never ship them with such passion if the show ended with Buffy and Spike's happy reunion. The catharsis of their fiery hand-clasp is my main driving force for reading and writing fics, discussing B/S with other fans and re-watching the old episodes. Spike will stay in Buffy's heart forever. Buffy will stay in Spike's heart forever. Both will stay in my heart forever.

Ask me again why I ship Buffy and Spike and I answer: To hell with objectivity! Because it's the most unforgettable, most heartbreaking, most fascinating love story I've ever seen. Long live Spuffy!
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Good to read that, again. Thanks for posting it
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Today, I was listening to some music and was thinking about making a Spuffy fan mix.

Do any of you have songs that remind you of Spuffy? What are they?
 
Joan the Vampire Slayer said:
Hmm. Anything rough and fast-paced or slow and melodramatic.
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Yeah, that's basically the type of songs I found myself attributing to Spuffy. Though I love all aspects of the pairing, I can't seem to get fully into their ~lovey dovey~ side as opposed to the fact that they're hot together and have a lot of raw passion.
 
Megalita said:
Yeah, that's basically the type of songs I found myself attributing to Spuffy. Though I love all aspects of the pairing, I can't seem to get fully into their ~lovey dovey~ side as opposed to the fact that they're hot together and have a lot of raw passion.
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Here are a few videos set to good songs:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJtJ-GN3U8g"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJtJ-GN3U8g[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3B55TcMFa0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3B55TcMFa0[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCl6pxV3lgM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCl6pxV3lgM[/ame]
 
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Megalita
Awesome!
Still thinking about my fan mix....

Just to keep the Spuffy thread ticking along, here are a few questions to answer:

  • What are your top 5 Spike/Buffy scenes?
  • Which season's Spike/Buffy do you like best?
  • Which of the show's writers do you think "got" Spike/Buffy the most?
  • Which of the show's writers do you think "got" Spike/Buffy the least?
  • Which is your favourite Spike/Buffy kiss?
 
Tranquillity said:
  • What are your top 5 Spike/Buffy scenes?
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  • Touched (We all know the scene 🙂 ), Chosen (everything) , Seeing Blue(Everything, especially the end), Dirty Girls ("he's with me"/ totally jealous when Spike was with Faith 🙂 ), Smashed (end).

    [*]Which season's Spike/Buffy do you like best?
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    Seasons 2, 4, 6, and 7.

    [*]Which of the show's writers do you think "got" Spike/Buffy the most?
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    Jane Espenson, Marti Noxon, Mr. Greenberg.
    [*]Which of the show's writers do you think "got" Spike/Buffy the least?
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    ... You know, I don't know. 😀

    [*]Which is your favourite Spike/Buffy kiss?
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The one in Tabula Rasa. 🙂
 
What are your top 5 Spike/Buffy scenes?

Afterlife - the hand holding scene
Chosen - Flaming Hands!
Fool For Love - The back steps
Smashed - Bringing down the house 😉
Showtime - The rescue


Which season's Spike/Buffy do you like best?
Season seven

Which of the show's writers do you think "got" Spike/Buffy the most?
Jane Espenson, Joss Whedon

Which of the show's writers do you think "got" Spike/Buffy the least?
Whoever wrote 'As you Were'

Which is your favourite Spike/Buffy kiss?
The OMWF kiss!
 
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What are your top 5 Spike/Buffy scenes?
- Showtime - the rescue;
- Superstar - "Sweet Slayer";
- Gone - the kitchen scene;
- Becoming - "Hello cutie" & "We're in a band";
- After life - "Every night I save you"

Which season's Spike/Buffy do you like best?
all except s6 from end of dead things end season 6

Which of the show's writers do you think "got" Spike/Buffy the most?
N/A

Which of the show's writers do you think "got" Spike/Buffy the least?
Whoever wrote 'As you Were'
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Which is your favorite Spike/Buffy kiss?
all of Wrecked ones, especially the one when Sarah looses her breath



Some good news. Sinister Attraction is back online and it has a little brother Buffy/William
 
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