Oh man, you weren't kidding about the cliffhanger. Now I'm having this vision of Spike drifting in a null dimension for a couple thousand years while Buffy goes umbrella-shopping. Guess he should've stashed some emergency blood rations there while he had the chance. Maybe Buffy'll bring him some when she returns. That would be considerate...
Otherwise, a surprisingly action-packed installment. I notice you still found a way to sneak in a couple more character insights, and a nicely subtle reference to the infamous Hellmouth Handclasp, and there are some bits where you're waxing downright poetic. The latter are particularly nice - purely from the standpoint of a regular reader, I'm pleased to see you taking the time to play around with the imagery, explore the sensory aspects, capture a particular scene or image in vivid detail. Your writing seems to be getting steadily more... playful, I guess. It feels like the author is really enjoying herself, rather than slogging through the prose to get to the next scene.
And the thornbushes are a great touch! Good stuff.
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Date: 2004-10-28 04:59 am (UTC)Otherwise, a surprisingly action-packed installment. I notice you still found a way to sneak in a couple more character insights, and a nicely subtle reference to the infamous Hellmouth Handclasp, and there are some bits where you're waxing downright poetic. The latter are particularly nice - purely from the standpoint of a regular reader, I'm pleased to see you taking the time to play around with the imagery, explore the sensory aspects, capture a particular scene or image in vivid detail. Your writing seems to be getting steadily more... playful, I guess. It feels like the author is really enjoying herself, rather than slogging through the prose to get to the next scene.
And the thornbushes are a great touch! Good stuff.