A heartfelt recommendation
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fyrie talking about a single story. She fed it to me by spoonfuls, killing me softly just as I was trying to work, or sleep, or just get the vampires out of my head by any means possible.
What Remains - Jossverse and Tanz der Vampire. After LA goes boom, Spike comes back to the last two vampires he knows who might take him in.
If I had to put a label on this, it'd probably be Hurt/Comfort. After the Angel finale, Spike is broken to pieces, and it's up to von Krolock, with Herbert's help, to put him back together. But gods, this is so sweet and heart-breaking, and there's one scene (which I won't spoil) that killed me dead.
Even if all you know about Tanz is that I blather about it a lot, go read it - all you need to know is that von Krolock is Herbert's dad, and that he's a sorcerer and occasional seer. All else speaks for itself.
(She's not finished with the first chronological fic in this series, but it will explain a lot if you read the two she posted previously - Until the Moon is Abed, slash and het Herbert/Spike, von Krolock/Dru, and then Unwritten Words, where pre-Buffy Season 2 Spike asks for advice on helping Dru.)
fyrie talking about a single story. She fed it to me by spoonfuls, killing me softly just as I was trying to work, or sleep, or just get the vampires out of my head by any means possible.What Remains - Jossverse and Tanz der Vampire. After LA goes boom, Spike comes back to the last two vampires he knows who might take him in.
If I had to put a label on this, it'd probably be Hurt/Comfort. After the Angel finale, Spike is broken to pieces, and it's up to von Krolock, with Herbert's help, to put him back together. But gods, this is so sweet and heart-breaking, and there's one scene (which I won't spoil) that killed me dead.
Even if all you know about Tanz is that I blather about it a lot, go read it - all you need to know is that von Krolock is Herbert's dad, and that he's a sorcerer and occasional seer. All else speaks for itself.
(She's not finished with the first chronological fic in this series, but it will explain a lot if you read the two she posted previously - Until the Moon is Abed, slash and het Herbert/Spike, von Krolock/Dru, and then Unwritten Words, where pre-Buffy Season 2 Spike asks for advice on helping Dru.)
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Date: 2006-03-17 03:14 pm (UTC)Thumping his chest, blinking watery eyes, Herbert cleared his throat. “Sorry.” he said. “But you? Gentle?”
“S’true, that,” Spike added ruefully, his chin resting on her shoulder. “Never met a woman yet who couldn’t rip your heart out, chuck it in a blender and serve it back to you as a smoothie.”
“Says you with your arms all around me, Spike,” Dawn observed, poking Spike in the belly. “You trying to insult me so I go or d’you want me to stay so I can threaten Herbie some more?”
Looking passed the woman in his arms to the vampire standing by the fireplace, Spike chewed his lip. Von Krolock was gazing at the flames, his hands folded before him, but he glanced at Spike through his lashes without turning, without moving.
Slowly, the Graf’s chin lowered in a nod.
Trust me.
The words were burnt into his consciousness, inescapable, impossible to ignore.
“Stay,” he whispered, hugging her tightly against him.
Returning his embrace, she smiled at him. “You got it.” she said, dropping her head to rest on his shoulder. “I’m all yours.”
By the light of the flickering flames, it almost looked like von Krolock smiled.