#if any sp/uffy fans see this pls do not attack me. i really do not care to discuss any meaningless discourse

[lalosalamcnca]

for the ask game: scott/kira and buffy/spike

thanks for the ask, allana! Also you have opened a large can of worms with the sp/uffy ask

Ship it: Scott/Kira

What made you ship it? Their chemistry is great, they’re very well-suited for each other so I really liked their vibe. Felt like Scott moved onto a more grounded and mature relationship (not that scallison was immature, it was just very first-love)

What are your favorite things about the ship? They support each other and always have each other’s backs. We love couples who fight together

Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship? I think I share the same opinions as most scira fans. Maybe my most unpopular opinion would be that T Posey got lucky with TW bc he’s honestly not the best actor but managed to get chemistry w Dylan and 2/3 of his love interests. Hit the jackpot

Don’t ship it: Buffy/Spike (sorry to any of my buffy peeps who ship them)

Why don’t you ship it? YEESH. Many reasons. In s5 when spike has feelings for buffy, it’s obsession, not love: he breaks into her house and steals her things, stalks her, makes a SEXBOT clone of her (which NO ONE talks about). S6: buffy starts a toxic relationship w spike after hitting rock bottom (she dies, resurrected by her friends and subsequently ripped out of heaven, mother dead and boyfriend gone, bills and sister and slaying to manage) and it’s a manifestation of Buffy’s self-loathing and depression, she only feels something with spike. He relishes this, he encourages this and even says “you belong in the darkness.” When she starts to heal, she breaks it off bc it’s “killing her” (real quote), then the attempted r*pe happens. Can’t go back after that imo. S7, he gets a soul but what does he REALLY do to become “worthy” of Buffy? Seems like he just whined in her basement relying on HER to make him good. Imo, they reduced Buffy’s character to build up spike and I DESPISE that. This is the best I can summarize it. I also dislike how some of the Buffy fandom (NOT EVERYONE AND NO ONE IN PARTICULAR) coddles spike and is reluctant to hold him accountable, which applies to SOME of the sp/uffy fandom. Their relationship is far too inherently messed up for me

What would have made you like it? I don’t really think I have an answer for this. I largely prefer bangel and sprusilla, I preferred evil spike so their ship doesn’t rlly fit into any preferable narrative for me

Despite not shipping it, do you have anything positive to say about it? Yes! Tbh, I don’t hate them, I’m not viciously against it like DE ((sp/uffy was the DE blueprint and yet DE failed miserably). Sarah and James have good chemistry, their s6 toxic relationship was very well-done, they have interesting scenes pre s7, I love both characters. I can understand why people ship them and even if I don’t agree with it, I respect it and try to stay in my lane