Inspiring is a great expression for how I feel about her! Buffy helped me through the hardest time in my life and still does!
My fic tells (in too many words for you :)...) about the character evolvement Buffy and Spike go through after a 'minor' event makes this possible. Since I tried hard to still stay true to character, I had Buffy acting the way she does - by running. Repeatedly. (Which, given the circumstances, should've been absolutely understandable and apparently was, for most of the readers.) But, of course, not forever (where would be the growth then?) Some of the comments to that? Devestating. I found that really, really hard to deal with. But mostly (I guess I'm weird that way...) because I felt so sorry for those people! Yes, it also bugs me, infuriates me sometimes even. But - they are missing out on so much if they aren't capable of putting themselves into other's peoples shoes and try to see something through their eyes. I always feel the strong impulse to convince them, but not because I think I'm right (there's no right and wrong in how one views others, after all), but for opening their eyes to other possibilities to see. I learned that it's futile, though, so - I feel sorry.
This is not about disliking Angel, Riley or Xander (or even Spike, for that matter), for instance, and having valid reasons for that. Those are ambiguous characters, it's only natural to dislike them, there are reasons for that aplenty. But Buffy? Like I said, they lose me there.
Yeah. Sorry for the rant...I think way too much about fictional characters. I'm really glad you like her, too! WWBD is indeed something I asked myself once in awhile :)
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Date: Mar. 31st, 2016 11:42 am (UTC)From:My fic tells (in too many words for you :)...) about the character evolvement Buffy and Spike go through after a 'minor' event makes this possible. Since I tried hard to still stay true to character, I had Buffy acting the way she does - by running. Repeatedly. (Which, given the circumstances, should've been absolutely understandable and apparently was, for most of the readers.) But, of course, not forever (where would be the growth then?) Some of the comments to that? Devestating. I found that really, really hard to deal with. But mostly (I guess I'm weird that way...) because I felt so sorry for those people! Yes, it also bugs me, infuriates me sometimes even. But - they are missing out on so much if they aren't capable of putting themselves into other's peoples shoes and try to see something through their eyes. I always feel the strong impulse to convince them, but not because I think I'm right (there's no right and wrong in how one views others, after all), but for opening their eyes to other possibilities to see. I learned that it's futile, though, so - I feel sorry.
This is not about disliking Angel, Riley or Xander (or even Spike, for that matter), for instance, and having valid reasons for that. Those are ambiguous characters, it's only natural to dislike them, there are reasons for that aplenty. But Buffy? Like I said, they lose me there.
Yeah. Sorry for the rant...I think way too much about fictional characters.
I'm really glad you like her, too! WWBD is indeed something I asked myself once in awhile :)