Learning To Fly by spike_spetslayer
Chapter: Chapter 32--Misfit I

10/06/2016 12:19 pm
Terrific reading this again - liked your treatment for all the characters with, I have to admit, Dawn at the ending chapters - she comes across as very self centered and too disconnected from the pain and destruction that has happened to Willow.  

04/09/2016 06:43 pm
Great reading this story again - wish there had been a sequel - but I guess that would have required a SAGA to create a Willow Vengeance War -

08/10/2015 04:44 am
Wonderful story - love how you used all the characters and how you recreated the Buffy resurrection in the complete opposite of what the series did with her and all the other characters.  

Great reading this again. 

12/11/2014 08:54 am
Was great reading your wonderful story again - an interesting exploration of the dynamics between Buffy and Willow and Willow's darkside.  Can't help but feel a great deal of sympathy for Willow, even if she was responsible for bringing such tragedy to herself - in one way I was glad that she at least had the Vengeance Demon Powers that she turned to.  It's crazy, because she will now bring only misery to the lives of others when once she could have been such a great source for good - but still, I felt a great deal of sorrow for her fall from grace into the extreme darkness that life can become.  

Great read. 

12/13/2013 01:38 am
I really like this story and how you use the song for the foundation and contrast to Willow and Buffy life paths and choices.  There is probably not a sequel to this, but it would make an awesome story.

Not sure how I feel about the last part of the story with the treatment of Anya and Dawn being so easy to cast Willow aside - I kept thinking that I would have like a little more sympathy from them for Willow.  After all Angel is right to point out that they all had a long history with Willow.  But, your point is made - Choices and Lessons and how a person will respond.  

Read this one a rather long time ago, good to read it again. 

06/23/2012 06:54 pm
terrific story - little harsh on the Willow character hatred transformation - but it works with your ending for her.  Don't know if there is a sequel to this - but I hope you continued your story. 

03/01/2012 02:51 pm
Nice story. It did leave me wondering what Willow would do, which left me deeling tense and makes the story feel sort of unfinished.

I liked that you invited Angel and that Dru showed up and blessed them.


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Nichol
09/16/2010 04:53 pm
Oh willow....for shame on you. I love that it's an open ending so that you can write a sequel to it. *hint hint* I'm going to keep my fingers and toes crossed that you do one day decide to do that. Wonderful story!

06/20/2009 07:18 am
damn. that's f'ed up! that is a dark willow i can be afraid of!

great story. i really love angel in the role of dutiful sire. to me, him giving his blessings upon buffy and spike is more loving than any other action he could take. him being a master of master vampires, his aquiesence gives weight to the legitimacy of spike and buffy as destined for one another. i love when he is portrayed in that light within the realm of fanfic.

the thought of dawn, tara, buffy and spike traveling the world together with their new found roles is also inspiring. what adventures they'll have!

thanks for sharing!

Emma
03/15/2009 02:25 pm
fantastic writing, great plot, LOVED this story

12/19/2008 07:28 pm
i really liked the whole series. i thought it was a great way to change the season up.  I felt bad for willow at first but i got over that when she became such an uber bitch.  are you continuing with this and doing season 7??!! i'd be really into it if you did

09/23/2007 07:44 am
i would like to say i somehow missed this fine tale. actual, i believe i read the story back when i did not know that reviews were not only polite but desired. i apologize for not telling you how much i enjoyed your tale.

nmcil
04/25/2007 05:49 am
terrific story - I hope that you have a sequel -

Tara and Dawn not a couple that I ever put together but I like them -

smlcspike
04/11/2007 09:23 pm
Oh I love it, you left it at a good spot, you can pick it up if you ever so choose too.

dancefag.
02/25/2007 11:34 pm
Hey.
i read your entire story thing, and i was gonna comment them each but, you know, i didn't.

That was seriously one of the best stories i've ever read. and i've read a few. You are a seriously talented writer. Keep up the good work.
DF.

11/22/2006 10:38 pm
A really nice story. Loved the wedding.

11/18/2006 11:36 am
loved it!!

Dolau
10/28/2006 07:43 pm
Wow, thanks for a great read. Loved how you wrote it.. Really doesn't have words for it. Absolutely wonderful and creative. Will be on the lookout for more.... *hint hint sequel* lol

Verda
06/24/2006 07:02 am
Wonderful story. Are you going to perhaps one day,write a sequal? Always loved that song as well. Thank you for your wonderful words.

savard.p@videotron.ca
04/30/2006 11:38 pm
I just finished reading "Learning to fly".
Very very good.
And also very different of everything I read so far.
You go a lot further than everybody.
Not only that, the story is full of insights close to psychology or mythology.
Congratulations.
I understand you're planning a sequel, Willow being a vengeance demon and all.
So far, I didn't find any.
Could you tell me it it is so and what is (or will be) the title.
Thanks for writing it and keep up the good work, please.
Pierrie
I am planning a sequel to LTF, but it took so much out of me (writing it) that I just can't right now...this story consumed me alive, inside and out, and since then I've even taken time off from writing (but now I'm back to it)...I'm so very glad that you liked it and found it different, that's kind of what I was looking for...

As of yet, the sequel doesn't have a title, but I will definitely post it here on the BSV...thank you for your review, and hope that you take a look at some of the other wonderful fiction posted here on the BSV...

Dede

Emilee
03/04/2006 11:25 pm
Oh wow. I liked that alot. I appreciated the focus on Willow's lust for power as opposed to the "addiction" angle. Also the Egyptian mythology. Extremely creative.

02/05/2006 10:29 pm
NO... not the end ... nooo.. *starts chant* sequal sequal.... i need to know what happens when Willow becomes a vengence demon there has to be more... *bats eyelashes* please? *looks hopeful*

~*~Tasha~*~
02/01/2006 11:52 pm
Excellent ending to this story. You left it open perfectly for a sequel if you ever choose to do one. This was an enjoyable story, even with some of the unconventional parts in it. You had sme very unique ideas in regards to Dawn, and I liked that.

Wicked Angel/Cass
01/27/2006 02:51 am
Wow. This story has easily become one of my favorites. I loved it. The beginning concept was great, and it all just kept getting better. I like how you really bonded Anya and Tara in; it always seemed they were being ignored as attachments rather than the core which didn't seem right. I also like how you took Willow and took her down this path that is very believable for her to have gone down to become Wilheminda. I greatly enjoyed the Tara/Dawn pairing as well. I'm pretty sure it was the first time I've seen it, but I liked it. The whole plot and everything was very well done. In general, I just loved this story!

01/23/2006 05:16 pm
I can't believe it's over! And Willow! OMG! Ity was a wonderful ending to the story, and I love how together the gang is, how supportive of Buffy and Spike. Excellent story sweetie! *hugs*

just sue
01/20/2006 10:21 pm
Absolutely excellent! I have loved this story so much and the ending was perfect. BTW your AN at the end had me in a little sentimental haze! Thank you so much. xxx

Lou
01/20/2006 08:12 pm
A terrific story - I particularly liked that you stuck to your guns and there was no last minute reformation for Willow. Thanks a million for writing!!

jane
01/20/2006 05:54 pm
Excellent ending, it would have been interesting to see if Willow enjoyed her new role as much as she thinks she will.

Richard
01/20/2006 03:06 pm
MARVELOUS. I would beg for a sequel but I know your muse doesn't work on request. I'd rather another perfect gem like this than a continuation of merely great quality. :)

01/20/2006 03:05 pm
Willow is just so creepy in this story. Aww but it was so wonderful as a whole. I'm sad to see it go. *pout* Love all your stories, hope there's a new one in works? Heehee. =)

01/20/2006 03:05 pm
Willow is just so creepy in this story. Aww but it was so wonderful as a whole. I'm sad to see it go. *pout* Love all your stories, hope there's a new one in works? Heehee. =)

01/20/2006 11:10 am
very cool ending, loved the whole fic! very imaginative twist on season 6, and one i have to say i hadn't really seen before! great job!

Esther
01/20/2006 10:24 am
Whoa, great ending!!! Man, you've taken Willow 'fall from grace' into such a scary level...I LOVE IT!!! Will there be a sequel? I hope so, it's too good to end like this. Great story!!!

01/20/2006 09:36 am
WOW!! I guess Willow didn't understand that she would have to do vengeance for other people, not for herself. Thank you for sharing.

01/20/2006 09:03 am
Wonderful! I immensly enjoyed every moment of reading this fic. Thank you for writing it.

01/20/2006 08:29 am
YOU are freakin evil I love this fic. Seeeee they should have listned to me and just staked Willow, Xander and Angel :P

01/20/2006 08:22 am
Great ending. Although it really makes me think that the gang hasn't seen the last of Wilheminda.