white avenger
white avenger
How do you make compatible your desire/hope for Spike and Buffy to have a future together with the fact that Buffy is mortal and any hope for the Shanshu for Spike is now gone?
(First off, the Shanshu is still up for grabs, but to go much further on that subject would get into spoilers) Now, as to the mortal/immortal status of Buffy and EITHER of her vampire boyfriends: given their current life style, with its hazards, she might very well outlive either or both of them. Here's something else to consider, though: with a Slayer's accelerated healing abilities, Buffy could very well live a life span well in excess of a normal human's and age much more slowly. Granted, there is more to aging than cumulative injuries, but they are a significant factor in what makes an old person old. It's a question that has never been either addressed or answered since no Slayer has ever lived long enough to actually grow old, but the possibility doesn't seem that far fetched to me.
As for a favorite fan fiction, Spuffy and family oriented, this is one of my favorites:
THE SPUFFY REALM :: Come on you know you wanna dance
It was written before Season 8 began, or was even announced, so it follows the scenario put forth in "The Girl In Question," with Buffy and Dawn living in Rome, and the Immortal is included in both this story and its sequel, "Keep On Moving," also available at the Spuffy Realm.
(First off, the Shanshu is still up for grabs, but to go much further on that subject would get into spoilers) Now, as to the mortal/immortal status of Buffy and EITHER of her vampire boyfriends: given their current life style, with its hazards, she might very well outlive either or both of them. Here's something else to consider, though: with a Slayer's accelerated healing abilities, Buffy could very well live a life span well in excess of a normal human's and age much more slowly. Granted, there is more to aging than cumulative injuries, but they are a significant factor in what makes an old person old. It's a question that has never been either addressed or answered since no Slayer has ever lived long enough to actually grow old, but the possibility doesn't seem that far fetched to me.
As for a favorite fan fiction, Spuffy and family oriented, this is one of my favorites:
THE SPUFFY REALM :: Come on you know you wanna dance
It was written before Season 8 began, or was even announced, so it follows the scenario put forth in "The Girl In Question," with Buffy and Dawn living in Rome, and the Immortal is included in both this story and its sequel, "Keep On Moving," also available at the Spuffy Realm.
