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Title: Neutered Freak Show
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author: [personal profile] veronyxk84
Characters/Pairing: Spuffy
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Some coarse language
Word count: 200 (Google Docs)
Spoilers/Setting: Set in S5, at the end of ep. 5x04 “Out of my Mind”
Summary: What if Spike’s final dream resulted from a visit that Buffy had paid him earlier (but with a very different ending)?
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.

Challenge: #394 - Row

Crossposted: [community profile] drabble_zone, My journal, Sunnydale After Dark



“Spike!” Buffy snapped, slamming the crypt door behind her. “You were supposed to help me find Riley, not to get the Initiative doctor to remove your chip!”
“All I’m after is my bloody liberty, Slayer,” Spike drawled, not bothering to stand from the armchair.
She crossed her arms, glaring at him. “Liberty to do what? Murder and mayhem?”
He smirked, but it looked more like a grimace. “To be what I am. Not this… neutered freak show. It’s a hard row to hoe, being dangerous without doing damage. Even tried being useful but the noble-vamp gig gave me a rash.”

Buffy rolled her eyes. “Poor vampire. Can’t hunt, can’t kill. Doomed to sulk in his crypt and watch… is that Dawson’s Creek?!?”
Spike sprang to his feet, walking up to her. “Are you here to criticize my TV taste or to drive that stake through my heart for delaying the treatment for Cap’n Cardboard?” he asked, pointing at the weapon in her hand.
“He has a severe heart condition and you put his life at risk!”
“Don’t bloody care! Either dust me or be gone.”
Groaning, Buffy threw the stake at his head. He ducked.
“Missed.”
“Go to hell, Spike.”

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