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text — un: BUFFY

[bronze]

you BIT gale???
what’s wrong with you?

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What? That was ages ago. Did his boyfriend snitch, or something?

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snitch? what are you, four?
gale’s like the nicest guy ever. i should dust you

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Look, it was before you even got here. Wasn't gonna kill him, just wanted a nibble.

Besides, he was the best man at my wedding. If he got over it you can too

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( that feeling when you remember, suddenly, like a train collision, that you’ve become your own worst nightmare: a cheater. )

your wedding. right. i forgot.
do me a favor and don’t talk to me. if i see you lurking around spike, i swear to god, i WILL stake you

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Buffy

[ don't u slam that aol instant messenger door on him!!! ]

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Remember how the house made you an ice-skating prodigy and me your virgin half-brother

Remember when you and me got engaged?

The wedding was exactly like that. Pile of magical insanity that meant nothing

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i don’t know why you think i’d care, or that i don’t already know that

( after a beat: )

are you divorced?

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Well,

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done

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I think so

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remind me to send you a salad spinner

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Don't think a damn thing that happens on this particular poncy Hellmouth is legally binding, pet.

But we could talk about you having feelings about me and Alina, if you really want

[bronze]

the only thing i feel about that is sympathy for alina

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Alina? She made it out of the wedding without a bloody scratch!

[bronze]

she had to marry you! she's probably traumatized

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Maybe she'd be less traumatized about it if her evil twink of a boyfriend hadn't tried to kill me at the altar

[bronze]

( she doesn’t know alina, and can’t pass judgement — but she has to imagine that, in hindsight, it doesn’t feel terrible that the person she loves fought for her.

kind of like how buffy showed up for spike. but — also completely different, obviously. )

did you die? no. because i saved your sorry ass for some reason beyond anyone’s understanding
can you blame him?

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Nah. [ In response to her second question, that is. ]

I'd do the same, for my girl.

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( buffy, who cannot reasonably pretend she doesn't know who exactly spike is talking about — )

your wife. yup.

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Wouldn't need a ring on it to defend my love from some brain-washed poser.

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( he always throws out love like it's candy on halloween. hard pivot, )

how did we get on this subject? we were talking about gale.
you can't bite people. not even for a "nibble." that's so gross.

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