Prodigal, Part 24 (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

[coalitiongirl]

Story: Prodigal
Author: coalitiongirl
Chapter: 24
Series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Completed? no, but I'm still writing.
Disclaimer: Joss Whedon's.
Summary: After killing Angel, Buffy ran away and never returned. Now, over three years later, the next Slayer has been killed by Glory, and Buffy is needed again. But she returns to find that

Comments

[molespeople]

OH MAN! Tara's death always makes me sad. :(

I like the Faith and Angel relationship. It makes a lot of sense.

[coalitiongirl]

Poor Tara...and I'm glad that Faith/Angel is believable. I was originally going to make it very lighthearted and more comic relief than anything deep, but Faith deserved better than that after what I've put her through in this fic... :D

[amyxaphania]

Aww, so she did die. :( Spike's method of coping was well-written, and the realisations Angel came to about Faith were good. Great chapter!

[coalitiongirl]

Yup, I figured that if a few years in LA were enough for Angel to get over Buffy and move on, several centuries in hell would do the trick. :D

[moscow_watcher]

Oh, you are evil You resurrected Tara for a second only to kill her for good.

Spike and Angel's dynamics is spot-on! I think Angel would grudgingly admit Spike's place in Buffy's heart, after all.

Angel and Faith's relationship, the way you wtire it, makes a lot of sense.

Buffy and Faith -> ♥

And, of course, Spuffy rocks! :)

[coalitiongirl]

In this fic, it's kind of hard to deny the Spuffiness, even from the onlookers' POVs... :D So Angel came to terms with it. A few centuries (millenia?!) in hell can give you a better perspective on things... :D

I was originally just going to have Faith teasing Angel a lot and Angel being a little afraid of her forthrightness, but I think that she's evolved enough for a real relationship with him. Plus, I do love the two of them together, and Faith deserves a little something after what I've put her through in this fic... :D

[ubi4soft]

I can't believe how fast you've gone from fluffy to drama! Extremely well done. I really wanted to suggest you just to injure Tara, but then it's not what I want.

Good work.

[coalitiongirl]

Nothing like a guy with a gun to change the mood, and poor Tara, caught in the crossfire...

[peabodyblue]

Yay - all caught up now with everybody else! But - poor Tara! I was feeling hopeful when her heart started again. :(

[coalitiongirl]

I thought you'd caught up! :) I know how you feel- I was practically on an emotional roller coaster as I wrote this chapter, and I knew how it ended! (She's alive! No, she's dead! No, she's alive! No...)