action + joint post ✪ out of some sentimental gain -- i wanted you to feel my pain

[herotypical]

[ buffy and spike have been out a-missioning -- only it hasn't gone quite as...merrily as they might have hoped. you see, they’re back a little early. spike decided to make an escape attempt and, in doing so, he’s brought malnosso justice down on both their heads. it’s all terribly unfair.

their punishment? one doozy of a bodyswap. spike is buffy and buffy is spike. and neither of them are too pleased about it.

sartre once claimed that 'hell is other people'; however, a situation like this makes a convincing argument that hell is, in fact, being other people. after they argue their way out of a proverbial wet paper bag and manage to find better clothing than the new feather garb they're initially given, they'll be available (throughout the next few days) to be mocked or sympathized with or awkwardly avoided all around town, depending on the individual.

find top comments below for either buffy's thread or spike's thread or -- if you’re looking for a thread with both of them -- buffy and spike. buffy’s tags will come from deadhero and spike’s tags will come from heroatypical. please don’t hesitate to tag all three options if that’ll float your boat. ]

Comments

[want_take_have]

Damn straight.

[Assuming that Buffy meant that as an insult, she was more than willing to turn it around.

...until she continued]

Wait. Say what?

[okay, now that was just weird.]

[heroatypical]

[He took a step closer. It would be the perfect swagger in his own body. It was a bit clumsy in Buffy's.]

Demonstration. You and leather. I'll watch.

[want_take_have]

Woah.

[She took several very hasty steps back, eyes widening slightly] B. Buffy. What the hell?

Is that supposed to be funny?

[heroatypical]

What's wrong, Faith? [Spike advanced a few more steps, activating his own typical smolder. Again, awkward on Buffy's face.]

Afraid of someone who can actually keep up with you?

[want_take_have]

You wish.

[but the words were harsh, rather than her usual, confident mocking. They almost seemed to carry a hint of...panic]

[heroatypical]

I don't have to wish for anything. If I want something, I get it, don't I?

[He tilts his head. Smirk. The next bit is downright predatory.]

After all, I've always been bad.

[want_take_have]

You get dropped on your head or somethin'?

[heroatypical]

No, but I can drop you, if you like.

[want_take_have]

[to say she was weirded out was an understatement. She truly did not know how to deal with this.

For a long moment, she simply stared at Buffy, uncomprehending.

And then, deciding that this was all one sick joke, she whirled on her heel with a scowl.] You know what? Screw this.

[let Buffy laugh it up. She didn't care.

:|]

[heroatypical]

What, I don't even get a goodbye kiss? So much for the Slayer bond, then.