Lovely!

Good idea...

whyyyy couldn't this be canon?! forget it. from now on this is *my* canon! I love this so much, how she grew and healed and he was there just helping it along but not expecting anything. thanks for sharing!

This is very sweet. Good job!

Holy moly. This is a great short.

I like this one. Thank you for writing it.

Well, I just looked at the publication date for this. How did the Kesha and Ariana Grande not clue me in that this was a new story?
This story is logical and well-written. I applaud you.

Absolutely wonderful story. You captured both Buffy's and Spike's characters so well, and described Buffy's healing process in a beautiful, detailed and pretty believable way. The quotes/lyrics fit very well into the story too. I really enjoyed seeing Buffy slowly get over Angel, and grow closer to Spike. The kiss was expected, but still a very satisfying and fitting way to end the story. I also liked how you wrote the story in first person, from Spike's POV. My favorite part was: ""You don't love me, Angel. I'm just a reward for you; a possession you can play with when you feel like it, and toss aside when you need to go play hero for other people. You expect me to do whatever you say and let you toy with me. You're happy to break my heart when you want to do your own thing, and believe that I'll forget what you did and love you again when you come back. I've been playing your game since I was sixteen, but no more. I'm done. We're officially over, forever. I'm the Slayer, I have my own destiny, and it's got nothing to do with you. Go make yourself feel better by saving puppies in LA. But if you ever set foot in my town again…I'll consider you an enemy vamp, and stake you."

Addressing the rest of us, she says, "Get him out of my sight."

I'm more than happy to oblige, stepping forwards and punching the wanker's lights out."

Keep up the great work. You are quite talented.

This is swell. It’s so nice to read something where Buffy grows and gets better, and I like how Spike is both the narrator and a factor in her healing.

thanks ever so much

I wish this would have happened in canon. Angel didn't want to man up to be in a real relationship with her, but didn't want anyone else to either. Willow seems that she wants to follow down the same road as Angel with her ways of thinking. Glad that Giles and Xander were able to get some of their frustrations with Angel out. Happy that when you had Anya put her two cents in that people listened to her. Good to see Buffy, Dawn and Tara bonding better. Glad that Buffy able to realize her previous behaviors towards the chipped version of Spike and learn from it so she could do better. Thanks for a great read. :)

Those moments when you wish this was what actually happened... *sigh*

I loved this! I always appreciate when you throw in bits about how manipulative the Watcher Council is.

That was excellent!