Very well written!  I rarely like POV fics but this was an exception.  And your ending was perfect.  Lots of healing to be done.

 

I loved this story. Once I adjusted to the POV and present tense (it's unusual!), I found that this is the Buffy I like to read about; specially touching in the phone call with Dawn, when she explains how evil does not sit well with the good guys, because up to that point I was really not sure that she was so determined not to kill him! Great voices, catching plot and a very strong tension to the very end.

Hated & loved the ending; loved b/c it fits; obv Spike is gonna need some space to work through what's happened; hated 'cause I'm a sappy romantic who always want B & S to wind up together; any chance of a sequel?? Amazing story; thought you had the voices of all the characters down pat; can't wait to read more of your work.

Don't usually like POV stories. Actually, if this wasn't by you then I probably wouldn't have even bothered to read it but your stuff is usually good so ....
But I liked this, liked it a lot. Can't believe I'm even saying that because this is everything I don't like in a story but I loved it!
Great writing.
More from you soon please.

very good read, thank you. loved the line, "My compass is broken."

I really enjoyed this story... looking forward to another update. My only problem was trying to understand what exactly what going on.. a few parts of the story where Spike talked about something inside of him - the soul - made it sound as though whatever Drusilla did "repressed" the soul... which confused me a bit because it wasn't just the soul that loved Buffy or made Spike the character he became.. he only got the soul *because* he already loved Buffy so I'm slightly confused as to what exactly Dru did to him with the magick and all. lol

other than that I loved the story though.

Good job.

awwww...i knew there had to be some reason why he was acting like that, some way she was controlling him...you wrote the action and emotion of this scene beautifully...i love it :) can't wait to see more, love :)

What a ride! I love that you brought Spike back ... into Drusilla's arms. It's a perfectly plausible scenario that I haven't seen before. And your Buffy is very different - mature, thoughtful, aware. But not so much of any of those things that it seems OOC. Part of me hates seeing souled Spike hurting Dawn - but it is what we have to consider, right? If he could do good without a soul, he could be evil with one ... anyhow, well written and so, so, so interesting! Thanks for sharing it.

amazing plotting & characterization. will we have more once he finds his bearings?

That was excellently scary, good action,very creepy and way, way too short. Hope will hear more from you soon.

beautiful.