ext_15199 ([identity profile] ruddigore.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] thedeadlyhook 2004-12-18 08:18 pm (UTC)

I think you've captured perfectly the infuriating way these two seem momentarily to understand each other and be of one mind, then turn on a dime and find a whole new way to get it wrong. This is vintage Buffy:

. . . Why does nobody ever ask me?"

"Alright," he blurted. "What do you want?" He threw off the blanket, sat up, swung his legs off the couch. Grabbed her by the arms.

She blinked at him, almost too surprised to speak. "W-What?"


First she insists that she knows what she wants and, as soon as Spike takes her up on it, we see her begin to slither away. I was reminded of the scene in End of Days when Spike offers Buffy an easy out after their cuddling the night before. She refuses to take it and insists that she wants no more mixed messages - pushing Spike to ask her just what the message is, after which she does an immediate aboutface and claims there is no message. She always seems a bit shamefaced when she does this but doesn't seem able to help it.

They did seem to make some progress though, poor babies, and I do love the angst. You are torturing us in a very Joss-like way (that's intended as a compliment). :)

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