#dawnxander

[oveliagirlhaditright]

Even though I don’t like the DawnXander pairing at all, I always did like this part. I can see it in a platonic light, even though it’s of course not meant to be read that way at all. And I can definitely get why eventually it would be tiring to fight these dangerous battles where you get hurt and on the verge of dying all the time--and have lost countless loved ones--and would want a break from it. So I definitely sympathize with Xander and Dawn here. And it is kind of sweet that Xander left in convincing himself that he did, Dawn would be safe that way. And now he hates that she isn’t: she seems to be dying of something that no one can even figure out. *Cough* magic leaving the world *cough.*

[oveliagirlhaditright]

You know what? I think the Buffyngton Post is right. I think Melaka, Erin, and Harth are descendants of Dawn and Xander (their daughter Joyce), and of course also related to Buffy that way.

Because, first off, there are a lot of similarities between Buffy and Melaka.

And whoever draws Erin (because there have been a few different artists for the comics), Erin and Buffy always look exactly alike (except Erin always has blue eyes... like Dawn), I swear to God.

Also, there’s that scene where it becomes really evident that Erin has a crush on Angel and Spike (Spike in particular), and Melaka calls her a sexual deviant for wanting to sleep with vampires... and who else had feelings for and slept with Angel and Spike? Buffy.

And it gets better, because then Angel gives some speech and is all commanding and shit. And then Melaka, to Erin, is basically like, “Okay, so I can see why you think they’re sexy, but you’re still a sexual deviant.” A.K.A. Melaka likes Angel.

Also... it would just kind of make sense if someone connected to the Slayer bloodline--and who also happens to be descended from magical cool Key powers--jump started the Slayer line after it had been dormant for two hundred years.

#mind blown