Changes Update and babble...

[tabaqui]

Hallo!
Here it is, then - hope it makes up for the cliff-hangery ending last time!

Chapter 28: Solutions

This is what the Monstrous Bebe has on her door. Her daddy bought it for her. She's seven. Ack.

And - on a more...personal note...*snerk*: I had a dream, this morning. My grocery store had been overwhelmed by rock stars and their wives. VERY annoying. Hey! Mrs. Steven Tyler! I need a cart, too! Anyway... There were also four or five women sitting at a table right in the entrance, all of them wives of people like the Emir of Saudi Arabia and stuff. In their robes and veils, answering questions. So me and Cat go in, and we're trying to get a cart, and i'm nodding all polite to the women at the table thinking 'what a crummy day THEY'RE going to have' when some kid starts shoving his nasty, homemeade tattoo in their faces and rambling on about something and suddenly he's talking about how, this morning, Alice Cooper was killed by some madman with a knife! I was just - horrified. Alice! Dead! Say it isn't so!

When i woke up, my first thought was: I need to get online and see if Alice is still alive.

Comments

[txrabbit.livejournal.com]

Oh, Tabaqui.

My heart hurts and behind my eyes, the tears are swelling, but not falling. It hurts.

You are such an amazing author. Wonderful.

[tabaqui]

Thank you, bay-bee.
*pets*

[amejisuto.livejournal.com]

Oh my freaking gods!!

**sobbing**

But...but...maybe Xander could go with him? Yeah, it would be hell but they'd be together.

**sobs loudly**

[tabaqui]

Oh!
*hands you tissues*

[brandil.livejournal.com]

I've been enjoying your tags over at SVFic and when I visited moosesal she talked about your writing and how wonderful it was. I went ahead and friended but didn't take the time to read anything until you were rec'd on that recent meme. I read Changes yesterday and I ... I can't believe no one told me about this. I can't believe I lived this long without this fic.

Its heart-wrenching, laugh out loud funny, sexy, and the characters are so good. While its what I consider to be an indulgence/kink fic, its bloody fantastically and artisticly written and delivered. Its well planned out, its its its fucking AMAZING

GAH!!!

[tabaqui]

Hey! Thanks for taking the time to read this - AND to fb, i really appreciate it.
AND - so glad you're liking it!
moosesal talked about me? Whoot. That's too cool.

*bounce*
K - now i'm curious. What does 'indulgence/kink' fic mean to you? and how does 'Changes' classify?
*burning with curiousity*

Wheeeeee!!

OH God!

[caliadragon.livejournal.com]

This horror is to much. I'm glad that he won't die, but what will they lose in the process. Poor Spike and Xander. I wish that there was some other way around this, but at least there is hope that they will be together in the future.


Thanks


Calia

Re: OH God!

[tabaqui]

Thanks, bay-bee.
*pets you*

[julia-here.livejournal.com]

Just sitting here shaking my head, shaking in my boots, and feeling as if next Sunday will not come nearly soon enough. or possibly too soon.

Damn. Poor boys, all four of them, Poor Angel not to have the simple answer to hand, poor Jack, even, for being the pivot point in this pain machine.

Julia, so now I get to wrap up in every pice of clothing I own and go grocery shopping in the cold fog... think I'll go reread Little Runaway first

[cityphonelines.livejournal.com]

Wow.

First you freaked me out with the Pooka tranformation (I'm equinophobic; I own horses out of state and when I visit I won't go near them.) I'm hard to scare, so a huge brava to you.

Then you ripped my heart out. Spike's feelings of failure, Xander's validations. Angel and Spike feeding from Jack and seeing.

I'm afraid, very afraid... but in a good way.

[tabaqui]

Ummmmm....wow. WHY do you own horses?
*i'm a 'since girlhood' horse lover*

*pets you*
Thank you, bay-bee - sorry for the freakout!

[writan-bur.livejournal.com]

God, that chapter hurt...

I've been following the series for weeks now, but until now I neglected to give you feedback, please excuse that.

This chapter was heart-wrenching and had me close to tears. You make it hurt so much reading about their fate, and how it has ever more hurt and pain in store for them...

[everxxafter.livejournal.com]

::sobs:: wonderful and sad and pain oh the pain!! ::sniffle:: but it's okay, it's like seeing some really sad movie and pressing stop before everything gets better ::pats the very talented and chocolate deserving Tabaqui:: Okay now I need humour and smut.. and chocolate.. ::walks off in search off comfort::

[tabaqui]

Heee.
Chocolate would be nice if my throat didn't feel like something raw and burning. Ack.

Thank you, sweetie!!

[chocgood84.livejournal.com]

I...um...wow.

First, you're evol. You're the worstest most bestest sort of evol, and it's why I love you. Secondly, *bawls*. Thirdly, EVOL!

And...strange dream, dude.

[tabaqui]

Heee!
*hugs you*
Lurve you too, bay-bee!!

Yeah - weird dream but - yay! Alice is alive and well in Phoenix.
:)

[sufie58.livejournal.com]

Oh God - this fic just keeps getting better and better. This chapter was so sad - my eyes were filling with tears as I read it. It all seems so awful and so inevitable - Spike is going to have to leave his family. I can't see how you're going to make this better - but I am relying on you to do it -please.

[tabaqui]

Thank you!
*pets you*

I lurve my bois, you know... Would never end the story on a sad/bad note.

Chapters to go!

[cousncarla.livejournal.com]

Gods, you made me weep!

This is absolutely beautiful!

[tabaqui]

Oh!
*hands you tissues*
Thank you, bay-bee!

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

"There is a prophecy... It tells of a champion of the people. And how he will sacrifice his life for them, and how, as his reward..." Jack sighed, and shook his head minutely. "His reward will be to return to this plane of existence as a human. A pure, souled human; and all his deeds from the past will be forgiven forever."

"Bugger that," Spike growled into the moment of shocked silence that followed. "If wearin' that means I turn human I'll take it and smash it to bits right now. I like being a demon, mate, and I won't fuckin' do anything to change that."

This bit made me laugh, but the rest had me in tears. So painful! So difficult for them all! And now I'm scared that Spike's seven years are going to bleed through the link and drive Xander nuts - probably because I've had too much coke and caffeine makes me hyper, but feh, tis cherry coke and tis good. *g*

That year/seven years is going to be so very difficult...

Love Monstrous Bebe's bunny. Hee!

[tabaqui]

Yay!!
Needed to be some humor...

Cherry Coke!
Ick.
:)

Hee! The bunny!
She's evol, so, so evol.

Thanks, bay-bee!

[annabuffy.livejournal.com]

This is worse than being left hanging last time. Spike can't just go. Please let them find a way around this solution-Xander can go with him or turn Buffy, give her a soul and then let her wear the amulet.

[tabaqui]

Heeee!!!
You are EVOL.
Turn Buffy.
*snerk*

Thank you, bay-bee.
:)

You've Got To Be Kiddin' ME!!!

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

Are you trying to kill me??!!?? Make up for the cliffhangery-ending!!!???!! What the bloody- flyin'--

You are evil! you make me cry along with Xander! Damn it, that hurt. And was fuckin' brilliant.

Jack and the Pooka were scary-brilliant and just amazing--what incredible creatures you've brought to life my dear!
I loved that Sunnydale is not just weird, it's unique in all universes, so very cool.

Damn you make me one happy snivling Roxy!

Re: You've Got To Be Kiddin' ME!!!

[tabaqui]

*cringe*
Sorry!!!

And thank you, Ms. Thang!!
*hugs you hard*
It means more coming from YOU.
*beams*

[riani1.livejournal.com]

As far as I know, Alice is still with us.

Note to self: Do not read new chapters of Tabaqui's stuff on nights when you've sworn to actually work on your own fic, because you'll be too worn out from the emotion, plus you'll feel utterly inadequate.

Maybe I read too fast--I do that when I NEED to know what happens--would Spike go to the Seelie or UnSeelie Court? Not that either one of them would be what you'd call a serene vacation spot, but the Seelie might care more if he came out of it sane. Oh, Goddess, you're not going to go for Crazy!Spike after all, are you ...

I'm imagining Xander living in the woods for that year, far from people and hunting with two wolves at his side.

[tabaqui]

Note to C: Stoppit RIGHT NOW. Please do not use the word 'inadequate' vis a vis your own abilities. Damnit.
:)

Yeah, i checked on Alice, he's okay.

Spike will go to a hell. The Seelie Court pays a tithe of some OTHER soul so that none of THEM have to go.

Hrmmmm...Xander in the woods with the wolves...that IS A pretty picture!
Thank you, bay-bee.
*smoooch*

[cleeaz.livejournal.com]

Another great chapter, can't Xander go with Spike, I can just see them both in the court. They would all fall in love with Xander, and drive Spike mad. Cindy Lee

[tabaqui]

Thank you!
:)

[chriself.livejournal.com]

First, gotta love what 7 year olds think is cute.

Second, you evol,evol,evol,evol you. The pain is just too exquisite, deep and beautiful for words. Yay Angel on the defense for once and everybody for saying NO to the torture of Spike. Poor tortured Xander.and Damn the Hellmouth for bringing all this misery on everyone, Jack and the Pooka included.

Finally, is it next Sunday yet?

[tabaqui]

Hehee. Like she doesn't have ENOUGH attitude already.

Thank you so much! So glad you liked it.

*scampers off to start working on next weeks chapter*

[eyezrthewindows.livejournal.com]

Oh, damn. *sobs*

Make it better soon!

[tabaqui]

*pets you*
Sorry!

[cloudiecat.livejournal.com]

WAH!!!! God, I have ..I've got tears in my eyes and a sore heart after reading this - especially the pain of the boys at the end and Xander and Spike and tears and pain ...

Sooo beautifully written I felt like I was there watching their despair at what was happening. Am scared that Spike will go with the sidhe and of what he will be like after seven years with them. That's not going to happen is it? *sniff* Oooh I do love angst but it makes me sore.

cloudie

[tabaqui]

Oooh...
*hands you tissues*

Thank you, sweetie...I'm glad it was good angst for you...
:)

[djinanna.livejournal.com]

Just hit chapter 20 of the 2nd part of "Changes" ... reading/catching up as fast as I can. Still enjoying the hell out of the story, loving the full cast of characters, the alterations that yet still follow the original events in canon, the Wesley/Gunn ... the Ethan/Giles ... Tara ... Anya's Drake ... Oz's Derio ... the urban fantasy elements ... the rich sensual descriptions ... the blood play ... Dawn being absolutely adorable ....

[tabaqui]

Thank you!
Glad you're enjoying it!
:)