Stupid little thought

[liliaeth]

Is it ok to be annoyed by something so silly, that you know, you should just ignore it, but can't?

It's stupid, I don't often read non-Spike fics, yet it annoys the hell out of me when I read a non-Spike fic where the char is thinking about everyone they lost. (say Gunn, Angel, Wes, ... post NFA) and they don't even mention Spike.

I'm not saying he has to be a major part of the fic, but if you give a list of Gunn, Angel, ... thinking about people they knew, a list with every single member of the fang gang, shoudln't they then at least mention Spike?

They don't have to like him, but just that lack of mention, as if he wasn't even there...

It annoys me.

I don't like Wes, I despise Willow, but if I have Buffy or Spike think about the scoobies or the fang gang and they give a list of chars, then Wes or Willow, damn well will be mentioned. Not because I give one bit of a damn about these chars, but because the chars do.

Andrea and I have Angel mention Wes several times, because to Angel, he mattered.

Why is it that people like to pretend that Spike didn't exist, why would anyone want to write a post-chosen scooby fic where Spike or Anya are utterly ignored. Doesn't that make the chars that are shown look horrible?

Spike was a part of the fang gang in s5, you don't have to like it, but Gunn knew him, he fought beside him. So if you have post-NFA Gunn mention every single member of the fang gang in a line, then he damn well better mention Spike as well.

Yes I'm being annoying about this. Just hate it when people do this.

Comments

[shapinglight]

I know what you mean - it's as if people want to erase the character they don't like from existence, when just a mention of them would make the characters they do like not only more in character but nicer too.

[avidrosette.livejournal.com]

That annoys me, too!

[tangodoodles.livejournal.com]

That seriously bothers me too, especially since Anya and Spike are two of the best characters ever created! I don't know about the whole Wes thing though, I went through that phase where I hated them but then I felt sorry for him and liked him after he got his throat slashed. But Willow? Not a chance after season 5.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Very much inclined to agree with you! There are characters I don't like... but I don't just pretend they don't exist (I may not always be nice to them.. but I mention them! lol)... I can't really understand why anyone would do that, it seems silly to try and pretend a character didn't even exist.

[waywardchilde.livejournal.com]

I agree. I hate it when they do that.


I also hate Post Not Fade fics where Spike dies but everyone else lives, even Gunn. Like wounded Gunn has more of a chance then Spike of surviving and then to top it off none of them care that Spike is dead! Or if he survives and they bring Buffy into it Spike won't talk to her and she won't talk to Spike! Yeah freaking right! Or He'll try to win her back but they'll have him act evil or dumb and have Angel come all completely cool. Ignoring the fact that when around Spike or Buffy, Angel is very dumb and childish.