Rec: very good vampire fic :)

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As people perusing the comments to this LJ might have noticed, I've infected fyrie with Tanz der Vampire, for which I'm sure she'll never forgive me. (She's also most of the way through the first Coldfire book, and I'm not sure what she'll do to me for that.) As part of her vengeance, a few days ago she started sending me fragments of vampire crossover pr0n featuring Spike from Buffy and Herbert. It soon transpired that the other two (Drusilla and von Krolock) were similarly engaged elsewhere. Between the pr0n at work thing and the quality of the writing, I may have acted a little undignified ^_~

Till The Moon Is Abed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Tanz der Vampire, Von Krolock/Drusilla & Herbert/Spike, rated 18 or NC-17.

Go, read, admire. And poke her about the sequel.

Comments

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Oh, Herbert is good at ignoring people in infuriating ways. And then Angelus throws something(someone) through a window, von Krolock appears in a swirl of his cloak, snaps his fingers and smackdown is delivered :D

Spike's generally attracted to dangerous authority figures, so it's quite predictable that way ;) For souled Spike the attraction would be even greater, since the reminder is of the good parts in him.

[fyrie.livejournal.com]

Bahah! I've just got the mental image of Koukol being hurled through one of the larger windows :D Darla's sitting with her head in her hands, groaning, saying "it was bad enough when he insulted my Sire..."

As for Spike, he remembers what he looked up to when he was human and, as a vampire, it was rare to find that in another vampire. Von Krolock was admirable all on all levels; demon and human. Spike still respects that. There are few vampires he would respect for being older and wiser, but yes, von Krolock has a modest little fanboy :)

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I can see Krolock coming downstairs, brushing some ceiling plaster off his cloak and idly informing Darla to please make sure the next pet she brings along is already housetrained...

Aww. For a murderous little blighter, Spike's the cutest vampie imaginable.

[fyrie.livejournal.com]

And next time they visit, Angelus brings Dru to show he can actually work like a proper, patient vampire, while Darla is headdesking like no one's business because "hello! You made a crazy psychic nun into a vampire!"

As for ickle Spike, I read a fabulous essay on him recently and oh, it pointed out so many little things I had noticed but forgotten. Especially on the fact that, without question, he is a carer. With people he feels deeply for, his emotional ties are unending. He cares for his mother before her death, he cares for Dru for centuries, he cares for Dawn - with no thought of reward or kindness - after Buffy dies. He's a fascinating characters - Dru says herself that he's the "bravest knight in all the land" and that's the thing - he's still from an age of gentlemanly, courtly behaviour and manners and decorum and he can't forget that :D

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Which would give her quite a surprise when von krolock pronounces Dru fascinating, wouldn't it? :>

Hm, you wouldn't happen to have a link to that one, would you?

Also, I think it's telling that Spike was originally middle-class - with aspirations higher, and idealistic enough to believe in ideals like chivalry and romance and gentlemanly behaviour. While Angel was from an older, possibly noble family, with all that it entailed, including Not Caring about what the peasants thought or felt. I think Terry Pratchett once phrased it as the difference between the upwardly mobile people who think lords eat with seventeen kinds of forks, while real lords eat with their fingers and throw the bones to the big shaggy dogs under the table. Sort of like Louis versus Lestat, in a way.

[fyrie.livejournal.com]

Entirely so :D I love seeing them get all confused :D

Essay-wise, this site is fabulous. It's the Spike-reference guide from the BtVS writers guild selection. The essay is The Pre-Raphaelite Punk :)

Definitely. I adored William's back-story. He was high enough to acquire a respectable doctor for his mother, but that could have been his (probably dead) father's influence more than William himself. He's a joke to his Peers, but tries so hard to be more and is increasingly adorable accordingly.

One of my mates has ranted long and hard about Angel's background in accordance with the anglo-irish traditions and the whole religion-thing of the time, right up to his choice of name. Let's say that Joss' people and historical accuracy never met :D

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Heh, now I have reading material for this evening :>

You mean that Angel's people should have been so-called Irish gentry - English invaders making their home on Irish soil along the lines of the Wellesleys? At times like these, I find it apt to use a certain icon...

(I'm convinced that Joss has a memory for trivia, but just no will to research anything. Argh.)

[fyrie.livejournal.com]

I can't remember the rant in detail, but it was something about him having a clash of social standing, which could be seen in the house they lived in, the fact William had an English-rooted name and that in one way, the family should have been poverty-stricken scum, but in another, they should have been in charge.

Amusingly, Faith is also of Irish stock ;) I did have a bunny handed to me, when it was revealed that Faith's surname is Lehane and that's a regional Irish accent and could be tied back to Liam's old roots.