Re: Mad Hamlet's post

["ebailey140" <ebailey140@xxxxxxx>]

> Also, I think there may be aspects of the B/F 'ship that appeal more to 
> the sort of people who write most fanfic: in particular, the angst. The 
> default B/F fic is an angsty post-coma thing about Faith finding 
> redemption through her love for Buffy. Sound like Spuffy much? 

Ahem!  Spuffy is a variation of Fuffy, thank you very much!  :)  Fuffy
did it first.  Well, not in fic, neccessarily, with Spuffy having a
head start due to Spike being around a season before Faith, but, on
the show, Spike pretty well took over Faith's job.  

The Fuffy ship set sail from Faith's first appearance.  Little known
fact, but Wiffy actually predated Fuffy, having started sometime
during Season 2.  But, it was Faith's arrival that made BtVS the most
femmeslashy show that wasn't Xena.  The Fuffy subtext built and built
with each episode.  Then, Willow started getting nicely jealous,
turning it into a subtextual triangle.  This kept going even after
Tara's arrival, but we were supposed to forget all about that after
New Moon Rising.

> The 
> default B/W fic is a sweet romance where Buffy simply wakes up one day 
> and realizes she's been in love with Willow for years.


> If you're into 
> heart-rending conflicts, B/W doesn't have nearly as much appeal as B/F. 
> (Yes, you could write a post-Dark!Willow fic, and people have, but it's 
> not quite the same thing.)

Hmm...  Our resident angry Dane could argue that point, as his epics
deliver the angst.  

E





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