I have read it but didn't realize thats what you were referencing.
You mentioned Buffy and Spike specifically so I reacted to that but even in the story itself - she's not "preying" on Spike. But even generically I wouldn't say she "preys" on vampires, or demons. She primarily responds defensively to threat, even if that threat is to lunge for her neck in a cemetery. (I know there are exceptions.) Which probably makes her a bad Slayer in the eyes of the Council - a more proactive Slayer would probably be to their liking. Kill the threats before they are even a threat.
If you mean "hunter" then I can go with that. Except it still isn't quite the same. Polar bears and foxes aren't warriors...ok, I admit, the animal AU metaphors kind of fall apart the minute I think about them. So I probably shouldn't think about them (too hard).
And yes, I admit I react when I see the "buffy is all bad/ spike is all good" train of thought, which is what I read into your statement. This being you, I should know better than to think you were on board with that. And if you are? Do me a favor, don't tell me. Let me remain happily ignorant, pretty please?
Basically, I suck at the shipping thing. I should probably give up trying.
the Slayer is physically stronger than the vampires she hunt
Cue "here comes Joss' sucky world-building." She's as strong as the script requires her to be at any given moment; is she stronger than every single vampire she meets in canon? IDK. Her intuition and intelligence, her ability to go with the flow and use the tools at hand count for a lot too.
I apologize if I overreacted. Goodness knows you're one of my favorite authors in fandom.
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You mentioned Buffy and Spike specifically so I reacted to that but even in the story itself - she's not "preying" on Spike. But even generically I wouldn't say she "preys" on vampires, or demons. She primarily responds defensively to threat, even if that threat is to lunge for her neck in a cemetery. (I know there are exceptions.) Which probably makes her a bad Slayer in the eyes of the Council - a more proactive Slayer would probably be to their liking. Kill the threats before they are even a threat.
If you mean "hunter" then I can go with that. Except it still isn't quite the same. Polar bears and foxes aren't warriors...ok, I admit, the animal AU metaphors kind of fall apart the minute I think about them. So I probably shouldn't think about them (too hard).
And yes, I admit I react when I see the "buffy is all bad/ spike is all good" train of thought, which is what I read into your statement. This being you, I should know better than to think you were on board with that. And if you are? Do me a favor, don't tell me. Let me remain happily ignorant, pretty please?
Basically, I suck at the shipping thing. I should probably give up trying.
the Slayer is physically stronger than the vampires she hunt
Cue "here comes Joss' sucky world-building." She's as strong as the script requires her to be at any given moment; is she stronger than every single vampire she meets in canon? IDK. Her intuition and intelligence, her ability to go with the flow and use the tools at hand count for a lot too.
I apologize if I overreacted. Goodness knows you're one of my favorite authors in fandom.