Fin Amour by Angearia

08/29/2011 12:45 am
Chapter Six         
Heartbreaking.  Powerful.

Blue

Brunettepet
07/28/2010 01:57 am
Chapter Six         
 This ending worked beautifully.  Ben's arrival was a surprise and Buffy immediately putting two and two together and protecting her daughter was an excellent twist.  

Though Spike's death was sad, he would be proud to sacrifice himself for the woman he loved and would be prouder still to help her find love she'd doubted she ever would.   Now she's filled with love and hope and happiness and it's all because of her vampire.  

I loved this breathtaking line:   The First Slayer was wrong. Death wasn’t her gift. 

It was his. 

I think Spike would be happy with a violent, heroic ending like this.  Nicely done.

 



07/24/2010 09:09 pm
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Wow!  A just perfect scenario of love and sacrifice.  Spike would be very happy.
Thank you!  I'm delighted you found the conclusion satisfying.  :D

kim
07/06/2010 06:56 am
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Last two chapters were the best. *sniff* Vampire's dust......
Glad Ben is dead. Saved a lot of trouble, Glory shifting back into him before she got to Buffy.
Thanks!

07/06/2010 02:03 am
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Oh, wow.  Touching, bittersweet and absolutely lovely. 
Thank you. <3

07/06/2010 12:06 am
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Good story.  I liked the hot so happy ending, too.
Thank you. :)

nojiri23
07/05/2010 04:19 pm
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 So painfully sweet!  While the ending was almost too sad, I love where you went with this.  Totally in character under different circumstances than the series.  I loved this story!
Thank you!  I'm so delighted. :)

no
07/05/2010 04:17 pm
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Er... yes.

07/05/2010 03:46 pm
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 wow, your story certainly tok a turn for the dark.  well-written and great plot, but I really would have liked it if Spike hadn't died.
Thanks for reviewing!

07/05/2010 03:46 pm
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 wow, your story certainly tok a turn for the dark.  well-written and great plot, but I really would have liked it if Spike hadn't died.
Thank you.  I know it's always a painful development, but I wanted to extend a message that love goes beyond death.

Brunettepet
07/28/2010 01:42 am
Chapter Five         
 Wow.  This chapter is terrific.   Buffy going into labor was an inconvenience that couldn't be more ill timed.  It must have been agonizing going through that all alone. 

The urgency and need to protect Buffy was beautifully realized and the brutal fight was vivid and awful.  It's terrible that it may all have been for nothing.

07/24/2010 08:57 pm
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To do anything other than ride with labor invites misery.  Great description.  And poor Spike..all that effort and it wasn't enough.  Sad. 



Thanks, I'm glad it worked well.  It is tragic for Spike, but maybe it's more that he thinks it wasn't enough.

kim
07/06/2010 06:50 am
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Spike!
Poor Spike. :(

07/05/2010 11:58 pm
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Oh no - you didn't kill Spike?  Great fight scene and LoL at SPike telling Buffy to put the water back.
Haha, thanks.  And yes, poor Spike. :(

Brunettepet
07/28/2010 01:33 am
Chapter Four         
 The pregnancy added a vivid twist to the Winnebago attack.  I loved the  image you painted of Buffy standing on Spike whacking at the soldiers with the skillet on a rope.

It does appear that the gang has been painted into a corner.  Anya's right, if Buffy leaves, maybe the Knights and Glory would murder them all horribly.

07/24/2010 08:43 pm
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A very practical and ingenious plan...very creative of you. 
Thank you!

07/05/2010 11:53 pm
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Good twiest - like the way Anya pegged Tara as being useless too.
Thanks!  Yeah, poor Tara.  But well, it's kinda true. 

kim
07/05/2010 09:01 am
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Winnebago still a dumb idea......but hiding Buffy with a spell is at least something.
Well, Buffy's not thinking clearly at the moment and she left it up to Spike. :-/  I'm glad you liked the hiding spell!

nojiri23
07/05/2010 07:57 am
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love this version of season 5!
Thank you! :D

Brunettepet
07/28/2010 01:11 am
Chapter Three         
 You beautifully captured the mindset of someone trying to hold it together while they're waiting at the hospital.  Buffy's laundry list of rooms and their purposes was made poignant by this line:   Only Glory doesn’t belong in her living room and living rooms aren’t places where you make death threats. There’s a time and a place, but the rules keep getting broken.   Buffy should be able to feel safe at home.  Her mom should be able to feel safe at home.  Glory's ruined that.

This made me laugh out loud:  “You planning on coming inside or is this payback loitering?”   Willow's last line was hysterical, too. 

Buffy going to Spike for help was beautifully written.  He was able to get a few words in about his feelings and she shut him down pretty effectively.  I don't think it's going to stop his pursuit, but saving her family and friends is what's important now, not her lovesick vampire.



07/05/2010 11:46 pm
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Buffy is going to have to kill Xander.  Nice Buffy and Spike scene - very mean of Princess Buffy.
Thank you.  Yeah, it's all a bit too much for Buffy right now.

07/05/2010 04:38 am
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I just blew through the first three chapters and can't wait to read more.  You've definitely got me hooked.  Others have written stories in which Buffy was Dawn's mother, but this is a completely different and wholly original take on this premise.  I think you've got a winner here.

Thanks so much!  I'm delighted you're enjoying it and I hope you'll find the last three chapters just as worthwhile. :)

07/04/2010 06:58 pm
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 I'm really enjoying your story.  It is definitely number 1 on my ff list right now.
Thank you and 2 updates in 1 day ... awesome.
Wow, thanks!  I hope you enjoy the rest of it. :)

bec
03/04/2012 10:07 am
Chapter Two         
you write as glory really well!

Brunettepet
07/28/2010 12:59 am
Chapter Two         
 Poor Buffy, the walls are well and truly closing in on her.  This mystical pregnancy is just another crappy chapter in the crappy tale that is her life.   Now she's got The Knights and a re-amped up Glory after The Key.  Where's she going to run?

On a lighter note, I laughed at how appalled Giles is that he and Spike agree on anything.

07/05/2010 11:38 pm
Chapter Two         
Excellent Glory - Time for a road trip?
Thank you!  And absolutely time for a road trip. :)

kim
07/04/2010 07:54 am
Chapter Two         
Hope she tries to get away on a plane instead of a Winnebago this time.

Did Glory brain suck Joyce? i hope not!

Sad to hear Buffy so unconnected to the child.......yeah, she didn't choose pregnancy, etc., but......

Great Spike lines in the previous chapter.
Thanks, glad you're enjoying the story.  Just posted the next chapter, so I hope you'll continue to enjoy it.  :)

Brunettepet
07/28/2010 12:49 am
Chapter One         
 Excellent dialogue in this opening chapter.  I was enjoying Buffy's rant at the vampire and how he was using it to play at being buddies and get out from under the imminent dusting.  Of course he was just biding his time, waiting for an opening.  The slayer was already a tasty morsel, and now she's all pregnant and vulnerable she just looks tastier still.

Spike jumping in to the rescue was hilarious as was Buffy's less than impressed reaction.  Their conversation seems to be one they have over and over and over again.  It's surprisingly fresh and funny and it looks like neither combatant are backing down any time soon.  It's very entertaining.

07/24/2010 07:51 pm
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Great start and excellent dialogue!  What a surprise of a take on the Key! I expect the explanation is coming later so I am off to read more.
Thanks!  I'm glad you're enjoying it!

07/05/2010 11:18 pm
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Fun story - loved Joe the Vampire - and how stupid is Spike that he can't figure out to send Buffy some flowers.  :)
Thanks!  Heh, Spike isn't really thinking it through here.

07/04/2010 04:40 am
Chapter One         
 great start.  i love stories like this.
Thanks!  I hope you enjoy the next chapter. :)

nojiri23
07/03/2010 08:32 pm
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 intriguing! does she know her "bun" is dawn?
Thanks!  You'll find out more soon.  I just posted the next chapter. :)