resignedlybeneaththesky:

#it’s literally all i see in this moment and i know it wasn’t intended#but two fists are the size of an adult heart and the flames of#a sacred heart#and what they represent and who buffy is and who spike becomes…#yeah it’s what i see and it makes this moment all the more transcendent and interwoven into the storyline that began when he got his soul#and literally draped himself over a cross#and then took buffy’s place and sacrificed himself out of love and saved the world#and was later resurrected just as she was…#spike is transformed by love over and over again but it’s specifically his love for buffy and hers for him that gets him *here*#and in this moment he is no longer a dark reflection#a shadow self#bathed in the light of the sun from above and his soul within they’re a mirror of each other and that mirror#reveals their truest selves their best selves to each other#file this moment under:#(sublime#consummate)#self recognition through the other (@disaster-vamp)

billie-lourd:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer  |  4x11 - “Doomed”

#I mean cusps arent real but shes buffy so its fine  (via @fucknoorhelm)

whatisyourchildhoodtrauma:

Cordy/Angel + parallels

#THIS is what im SAYING!11 #cordy and angel have sister storylines #they both overcome their loneliness and selfishness #and become chosen heroes like  (via @missteschmacher)

#soulmates honestly #(I mean I think the whole idea #of Angel falling in love after Buffy #with his best friend #out of mutual respect and friendship and humor and kindness #is kind of saying that love isn’t just Soul Mates Tragic Romance There’s Only One True Love #so like #they’re not soul mates #but that’s even more beautiful)  (via @buffyanon)

burningbruise:

My therapist thought I was holding onto false hope, but I knew you’d come back.

#no one has ever been this happy to see spike #no one  (via @ipwarn)

#also kinda nice to hear that someone in this world is getting therapy  (via @thewigginsfanfic)

willowrosenboob:

You know what? Why don’t we go inside, and, and we can talk about this.

#whenever i watch this scene i get really confused as to why spike thought the triangle was a respectable instrument  #that her parents would be happy to know she plays  #one of the many mysteries of the buffyverse  (via willowrosenboob)

angelsinvestigations:

Angel is so fucking extra oh my god the dude Chose to go by freaking Angel. Like, somewhere during his 100 years of self loathing he was like i can’t be angelus anymore he caused too much pain and I’m not him and he could just go back to Liam or pick a regular name like John or whatever but nO he was like “Angel is fine, I hate myself and I eat street rats to survive and I want people to call me Angel” and I fucking love him

akarickywhittle:

Selfless (7x05) // Chosen (7x22)

jenny-calendar:

#OK but I have a lot of feelings about this#because even as early as s1; when Giles was still at Peak Stuffy Brit™#his greatest fear was Buffy’s death#he considered it his DUTY to protect her#that’s his MO whenever she’s in trouble#not train her; not prepare her (and I mean yes he does consider it his job to do this obvs but the first thing out of his mouth is always)#PROTECT HER#and it’s not until Helpless that we learn that this is not the norm for Watchers#in fact#according to Travers; this is a detriment#a flaw#the Slayers aren’t children#they’re tools#they’re not meant to be protected#they’re meant to be used up and discarded; one after the other#and maybe it’s different for Watchers who actually have a Slayer (if Giles’ words about the Watchers’ diaries in s5 are correct)#but maybe it’s not#basically  what I’m getting at is#Giles was always different#he tried to walk the walk back in s1#but he has a rebellious heart#and so when the Watcher’s Council assigned him a Slayer to train (to use up and discard like all the others that had come before her)#with the implicit understanding that he would not get attached let alone develop a love for her#Giles took one look at this tiny blonde moppet#who had already Seen Too Much#and went: THIS IS MY NEW DAUGHTER AND IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO HER I’LL KILL EVERYONE IN THIS TOWN AND THEN MYSELF#because#as i’ve been saying:#giles is buffy’s dad#btvs (@flaminganakin)

faithsumners:

They’re both the unfortunate shadows of greater, more beloved figures in their lives. Buffy and Angel can get away with things that Spike and Faith would spend the rest of their lives haunted by. Spike and Faith are unfortunately, sadly, never good enough. (credits x)

bellaamyblakee:

ATS 1x03 / BTVS s6&7