SLAYER

THIS CALLS FOR A VERY SPECIAL BLEND OF PSYCHOLOGY & EXTREME VIOLENCE!

[slayedherarc]

PUNK’S UNDEAD .  welcome to the SPIKE FROM THE BUFFYVERSE show where angels fear to tread. ANYWAY— While I follow show canon for the most part I tend to go off the rails around season 6 of BTVS and I also incorporate things from the comics and novels as I choose. Generally at this point I'm not very interested in BTVS related things, instead leaning to more crossover and original content. For me Spike is just out in the world and not in Sunnydale or really involved in any of that anymore.

               this blog is plotting based and replies are on and off queue based.

Follows back from @mosiaks Written by Train ( They/Them | 30s | EST ) mutuals can ask for disc.

𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗕𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 ☞ sex and violence, poetry, passion in all things, insecurity, fool for love, white knight in blackened armor, both the scholar and the warrior, looking for love in all the wrong place and liking it, the thrill of the kill, the love of the hunt, hedonism, sadomasochism, being a male caretaker, loving the shadow, getting off on your carnage, fighting as foreplay

IMPORTANT LINKS:

GSITE DIRECTORY  -  rules, bio, verses etc. 𝙼𝙴𝙼𝙴 𝚃𝙰𝙶 - the best way to start things tbh 𝚆𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙸𝙰𝙼 𝚆𝙰𝚂 𝙰 𝚆𝙰𝚃𝙲𝙷𝙴𝚁 𝙰𝚄 𝚂𝙲

IMPORTANT INFO:

THE YIKES FACTOR — I portray all vamps as like, human-adjacent in their logic, thinking, mannerism and emotions. meaning that Spike likely is gonna get a bit different than in the show because despite the fact he’s the most human of all the known vampires, he’s still a ya know, demon. His logic and thinking are kinda alien, how he interacts with others is kind of alien, etc etc. There’s a decidedly uncanny valley element to him and any other vampires I write. I enjoy writing him as unrepentantly a vampire and a lover of carnage and death-- even when a good guy. So just, strap in for some fuckin’ weird shit i guess ?

ABOUT SEEING RED — I don’t acknowledge it at all for several reasons. For those unaware, that season 6 episode involves Spike sexually assaulting Buffy. For starters I don’t have any interest in Spike regaining his soul as I don’t think he needs it so there’s no need for an impetus for that plotline. Next is that the more I hear about the behind the scenes of BTVS in general and the making of that scene in specific the more uncomfortable I am with it. Like, in a “real people were abused” kinda way. Marsters has talked about how traumatizing filming it was and I can’t imagine it was fun for SMG. Knowing how Whedon liked to write in cursed shit into the plotlines of characters played by actors he was displeased with (see Cordelia and Carpenter in ATS) and knowing Marsters was on that list because of Spike’s popularity (plus just Whedon’ whole gross thing about traumatize his “Strong Waif” characters) it just — it all just sits very badly with me. So I just can’t in good conscious keep it.

I am not interested in whitewashing Spike or expunging his crimes or anything like that. This is just a situation where my narrative interests and personal ethics or whatever are mixing to say “nah not keeping this”. Don’t worry he’ll do other deeply fucked up shit so it’s not really a loss.

[homunculus-argument]

Enemies-to-lovers, but instead of featuring a villain redemption arc, the heroic one is getting progressively more corrupt, unhinged and fucked up, and the one who was originally the clear-cut villain out of the two is just like "well mark me down as scared and horny"

[eviefyres]

PRE-ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP MEME 0.2

over a year ago, i made this meme & since then, it’s blown up. so, over a year later — i thought i would make a new one. so here it is, after several requests & a pile of brains,  THE PRE-ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP MEME 0.2 send me a  ✿  and i’ll fill out the template below. bold for things i could definitely see or want, italics for things i could see or am unsure of and striked out for things i don’t want or cannot see.

FRIENDSHIP.     childhood friends  /  work buddies or coworkers  /  family friends  /  friends with benefits  /  smoking buddies  /  adventure buddies  /  fake friends  /  recently friends  /  party buddies  /  friendship of need  /  dying friendship  /  circumstantial friendship  /  partners in crime  /  old friendship  /  [ your muse ] is the good influence  /  [ your muse ] is the bad influence  /  [ my muse ] is the good influence  /  [ my muse ] is the bad influence  /  opposites attract  /  ride or die  /  frenemies  /  roommates or flatmates  /  penpals  /  exes to friends  /  enemies to friends  /  other

ROMANCE.     childhood sweethearts  /  [ your muse is mines ] childhood crush  /  [ my muse is yours ] childhood crush  /  exes  /  exes to lovers  /  forbidden lovers  /  highschool sweethearts  /  secret relationship  /  opposites attract  /  long distance  /  unrequited [ from your muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from my muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from both sides ]  /  skinny love  /  friends to lovers  /  enemies to lovers  /  spurious relationship  /  power couple  /  newly entered  /  soulmates [ metaphorical ]  /  soulmates  [ literal ]  /  awkward  /  turning toxic  /  toxic love  /  cheating [ on your muse ]  /  cheating [ with your muse ]  /  other 

FAMILIAL.     siblings [ half ]  /  siblings [ step ]  /  [ my muse ] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure  /  [ my muse ] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse  /  [ my muse ] is a parental figure to yours  /  [ my muse ] is a child figure to your muse  /  guardian figure  /  legal guardian  /  adoptive child  /  foster child  /  [ your muse ] is taken under mines wing  /  [ my muse ] is taken under yours wing  /  other

ANTAGONISTIC.     dangerous to each other  /  dangerous to others  /  unpredictable  /  rivals  /  petty  /  developing into sexual or romantic tension  /  based off family matters  /  based of off circumstance  /  based of professional matters  /  based off misunderstanding or lies  /  conflict of ideology  /  betrayal  /  hero - villain dynamic  /  enemies  /  fight club  /  friends turned enemies  /  lovers turned enemies  /  exes turned enemies  /  other 

[slayedherarc]

So it turns out I'm old fashioned and I'm looking for ✨~commitment~✨

Here's what's up, I don't super care what people call it now — mains, affiliates, whatever ( not exclusives, tho I don't live that life ) but what I'm interested in is people who like actually want to do plots and build a story. Things that might even — god forbid — require worldbuilding, npcs and multi-person threads/plots.

I'm dead ass serious about this. I'd rather NOT rp instead of do endless improv'd predominantly slice of life threads that have no real effect on anything. I quit this rp for 2 years and went into fanfic instead and that's been arguably way more rewarding because I actually got to Do Things even if I missed out on a lot of fun and community aspects. So please don't like this just because you don't wanna be excluded or something, I am looking for people to make a blood oath to create Narratives™ with. I'm not gonna become isolationist here but without a core plot to this blog I'll just Implode and Die.

Collaborators can expect:

A general level of higher priority ic and ooc.

Multiple threads

Concerted efforts to make things that work for both of us or to evenly spend time on plots that grow a single character.

A willingness to play "npc" type characters aka people we need for a plot but aren't worth a whole blog etc like a villain, any background ocs of yours or mine needed, etc.

Edits and such as the interest strikes me

Lots of au ideas, thread ideas, varying dynamics, brainstorming etc

A commitment to our bullshit even after years spent fallow. ( Seriously. I'm still committed to lore from people who don't even rp anymore )

Some amount of what we come up with will probably become baked into the lore of my blog/character/lore/whatever

Probably some other shit I can't think of rn

Please note this is for mutuals only, especially people I've already written or talked a bit OOC. Mutuals who're also interested in spending some time talking OOC and seeing if we click and are gonna be cool about it if we don't are welcome too.

[slayedherarc]

BEHOLD NEW GRAPHICS

[ironmaidenhead]

SPIKE in 1977

[herinsectreflection]

I think the “Spike as the First’s sleeper agent” plot is an under-criticised part of S7. S7 gets a lot of flack - some of it fair and some less so - but it’s pretty widely agreed upon that it’s a bit overstuffed with characters and subplots, which drown out the main characters. People usually point to Robin Wood, Andrew, and Kennedy/the Potentials as the culprits here. I don’t totally disagree - it would’ve been nice to see more of an arc for the core four scoobies and Anya, whose arc totally dissipates after Selfless - and more new characters necessarily means less time for the existing ones. But I can understand why all of these characters exist, and they do have value to them. 

The Potentials are obviously essential, not just to the plot, but to the season’s central idea of analysing and redefining the concept of the Slayer. I don’t think a version of S7 that doesn’t include Buffy taking the Potentials into her house could work. Kennedy is kind of essential among them to be the “experienced” voice in the room. Robin Wood again ties into the idea of the Slayer history, and also to Buffy being haunted by the people she couldn’t save. Bringing Nikki back into the mix is a great move for Spike’s arc too, as it forces us to reckon with how a core part of Spike’s image and identity is built on this violent act that destroyed a family. Andrew brings a whole new perspective that is really interesting, being this outside observer who gives us this slanted angle on the show we’re used to, as well adding to the many quasi-redeemed sinners of S7 (Willow, Spike, Faith, Anya). The execution of these subplots is up for debate - but I think there’s real value in all of them and I can see why the writers chose to bring them in.

But Spike’s trigger and period as a sleeper agent for the First is one of those plots that feels like a big deal, but ultimately doesn’t add anything that wasn’t already there. It doesn’t affect the plot meaningfully, and it doesn’t change anyone’s perspective on Spike. Buffy was wary of Spike but wanting to honour the fact he was now ensouled before the trigger plot, and she was wary-but-forgiving afterwards. Robin hated Spike already, and hated him afterwards. Xander was already distrustful, and the other Scoobies on the fence. It’s a needless complication. It suggests that Spike might not be entirely trustworthy, but none of the characters really trusted Spike at that point; they all had good reason to keep him at a distance. It’s utterly redundant. Spike himself isn’t even greatly affected by it. The scene in Never Leave Me where Spike asks Buffy to kill him is interesting because it seems to instantly realise the limits of this plot. He says he’s done bad things, Buffy immediately states that he wasn’t in control, so Spike brings up the things that he did as a soulless unchipped vampire. A mind-control plot means we can’t really hold Spike’s actions against him, and the show realises that and so has to go back to his actions pre-chip to mine drama - which was already there, rendering the sleeper-agent plot pointless. There’s nothing to do with it other than shrug and move on. It’s a narrative cul-de-sac.

The only meaningful impact that I can see is that it gave Giles a concrete reason to move against Buffy - I can’t see him plotting to kill Spike without that. But that is kind of its own little cul-de-sac - Giles plots to kill Spike with Wood, they fail, Buffy gets mad at him, then she forgives him in time for the finale. I can’t say that this was worth the effort. I think the common criticism that Spike took up too much screentime in S7 is overstated, but it’s frustrating to me that so much time is specifically spent on this subplot that doesn’t really add anything and can be easily brushed off, instead of reckoning fully with the things that Spike is truly responsible for, especially after Beneath You set up so much great stuff for him.

[bronwennjames]

i simply like m/f romances where the woman is completely feral and the guy is just little too into it

[bronwennjames]

she stops trying to kill him and he’s honestly a little disappointed

[middleeasternpoetry]

[mindfuvked]

Some people deserve to be slaughtered for my entertainment and sport.

[vivienvalentino]

THE GREAT — 1.10

[buffyboleyn]

BTVS [+ some ATS] + Onion Headlines: The Fang Gang

[sisterpolymath-deactivated20210]

i hate when vampires in media have a human partner and theyre like "i will never drink from you i couldnt ever hurt you like that" like why the heck not?? are you a coward?? whats the point of dating a vampire if they arent ever gonna cover your neck with kisses and then bite you and drink your blood? absolutely ridiculous and very unsexy send post

[spuffygifs]

4.16 | 7.20

[buffygif]

[charmedbuffy]

the delivery of these lines lives in my head rent free

[normalgirlism]

sol, ocean hands

[ironmaidenhead]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer | “Dirty Girls”