All Goes Onward and Outward (7/7)

[whichclothes]

Title: All Goes Onward and Outward
Chapter: 7. Joy and Woe are Woven Fine
Author: whichclothes
Fandom: BtVS/AtS
Pairing (if any): Spike/Angel
Rating: PG-13
Author's Note: This was based on the following prompt from maharet83, a lyric from Leonard Cohen's song, The Law:

Now the deal has been dirty
Since dirty began
I'm not asking for mercy
Not from the man
You just don't

Comments

[quinara]

Wow, that was great! I love how wide-ranging it was - so much to chew over. Even though a lot of it was Spike's thoughts it didn't feel heavy at all, just meaty. And such a well-earned happy ending too. :)

(I have to say, I was a bit worried this was going to be too Spangely for me, but it wasn't. I'm really glad I read it.)

And yay for the Catullus!

[whichclothes]

Thank you! I enjoyed reading it, and I'm glad it wasn't too heavy. It was kind of more poetic than my usual, but that's kind of fun for a change. I do like Spangel, but this was sort of Spangel-lite. *g*

And I *had* to include a Catullus poem than mentioned Aurelius, didn't I? *g* That year of Latin I took did me some good, anyhow.

[quinara]

Latin does everyone good! /classicist ;)

[whichclothes]

I agree--Latin = good. But I never suspected when I took it that it would come in handy when writing slash. :-)

[brutti_ma_buoni]

I really like the logic of this, turning back to the start, with what looks like a much less even trial but is actually much fairer and more merciful - even happy! Which isn't at all where I would have expected this fic to end, so congratulations on pulling it off!

[whichclothes]

Thank you! I am glad you think I was able to pull it off. Thanks so much for reading and commenting!

[shapinglight]

Hi. I've finished reading this now but am unable to comment on every part due to a bad flare up of my RSI.

I did find parts of it very hard to get through - the sheer injustice of it got to me a bit - but ultimately I enjoyed it very much and the end made me all sniffly.

[whichclothes]

It was pretty bleak at points, so I'm very glad you enjoyed it in the end. Thank you!

I'm very sorry to hear of your RSI--hope you're feeling better quickly. I'm looking forward to reading your story!

[rahirah]

Aw, that was a neat twist there at the end!

[whichclothes]

Glad you liked it!
Thanks for reading & commenting!

[bobthemole]

I cried my way through this one. Lovely and sobering, with a moral framework that satisfies me.

[whichclothes]

Thank you so very much! I'm glad you enjoyed despite how bleak it was, and the morality worked for you. Thank you for reading and commenting!