. . . T h e F i r e S t a r t e r s . . .

"I love you.”

Buffy finally uttered these words to Spike in the very last episode of the series and in that moment it all comes full circle. Throughout the series it has been about the love/hate relationship for these two characters, and in this moment it shows how much they have grown together; how much Buffy herself has grown. Their passion for each other has never died, whether it is in regards to fighting or something much more intimate. It is the passion these two have for each that represents the fire that burnt through their fingers with such glowing force. Just a year before, right before the incident that shattered much of the hope between Buffy and Spike and was thought to have halted the growth of their relationship, Spike stated "Trust is for old marrieds, Buffy. Great love is wild ... and passionate and dangerous. It burns and consumes." This is where Spike had it wrong, trust is important to a great love and it was, at the time, the only missing factor in their beautiful love story. In season 6, Spike and Buffy’s relationship is brought to a whole new level, not just with them connecting in a physical way but also emotionally, and it all hinged on one lyric sung by Buffy in ‘Once More With Feeling’, “I want the fire back.” From then on Buffy tried to find the fire that was lost from her life when she died and was brought back from heaven by her friends. In the final moments of Chosen, when the fire burns between their fingers as she looks into Spike eyes, she finally was able to get her fire back. This is the moment where their love became perfect; something untouchable and great because now it has all the qualities it could possibly have: it burns, it consumes, until actual fire appeared on their palms, and it was complete. Now their eyes showed a trust that hadn’t been there before, that had been given back to them the nights before when all he did was hold her in his arms while he slept. It is in this very moment, with the world falling apart around them, that Buffy can say the words, “I love you”, without regret or doubt. This scene is perhaps the defining moment for the relationship of Spike and Buffy and is where their name, Fire Starters, was born.

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"Spike is the person in her life right now..... What I basically told [James and Sarah] was, 'Play the romance, be proud of him, love him when you say you love him, love her when you say she doesn't love you. Forget about the crumbling world, for that period of time it doesn't exist.'"

Joss Whedon

"The thing about Buffy and Spike is they understand each other on a level that nobody else does. They've both lived a hundred lives and I think there's a connection there that we will see evolve over the next couple of years where she realizes that he really is someone that she can trust, someone that's a companion to her and someone that really understands her unlike anybody else."

Sarah Michelle Geller

"Then there was the idea to team Buffy and Spike, and that started in season five and really culminated in season six. I had the idea that Spike should fall in love with Buffy because I thought, in my head, the chip was maybe not the strongest choice. I thought it'd be more interesting if he had a real psychological reason to want to reform, to watch the guy have to choose to be good and how frustrating that could be. I never thought Buffy should reciprocate. I just thought she should torture him the whole time, and I expressed that to Joss. He kind of winked and said, "Well, you know, I'm writing the show and I have something a little more interesting than that". So, then he became the heartfelt love interest."

James Marsters

"We had a few things in mind with Season 7. One, everybody was tired of being depressed, including us. Two, this was the last season. Three, let's get back to where we started. Let's go back to the beginning. Not the word, not the bang, the real beginning. And the real beginning was girl power. The real beginning is, what does it mean to be a Slayer? And, not to feel guilty about the power, but having seen the dark side of it, and finding the light again. To explore the idea of the Slayer fully and to see a very grown up and romantic and confusing relationship that isn't about power, but actually genuinely beautiful between two people in the form of Buffy and Spike."

Joss Whedon

Supportive Quotes + More









f a v o u r i t e m o m e n t s ;

Q u o t e s ;

Fe, fi, fo fum. I smell the blood of a nice ripe (turns to face Buffy) girl.

No, Spike. It's gonna hurt a lot

.

And I'm all you've got.

Spike: Look, I just need a few supplies, and then I'll take you to... (stops and grabs his head) Oh, God.
Buffy: What's wrong? Not that I care.
Spike: Oh... My head. I think I'm sobering up. It's horrible. (bends over) Oh, God. I wish I was dead.
Buffy: (pulls out a stake) Well, if you close your eyes and wish real hard...
Spike: (straightens up) Hey! Back off!

f a v o u r i t e m o m e n t s ;

Q u o t e s ;

A look at my.. poor neck? All bare and tender and exposed.. all that blood just .. pumping away..

Buffy: There's so much to decide. Ceremony, guests, reception..
Spike: Well, first thing I'd say, we're not having a church wedding.
Buffy: How 'bout a daytime ceremony. In the park.
Spike: Fabulous. Enjoy your honeymoon with the big pile of dust.
Buffy: Under the trees. Indirect sunlight, only.
(Giles makes his way carefully into the living room, glass of scotch in hand. He takes a seat on the couch)
Spike: Warm breeze tosses the leaves aside, and again — you're registering as Mr and Mrs Big-Pile-of-Dust.
Buffy: Stop it! This is our wedding and you're treating it like a big joke!
Spike: Oh, pouty! Look at that lip.. gonna get it.. gonna get it..
(She giggles and they kiss and such)
Buffy: (Playfully) Oh.. stop..

I think maybe we fought because we couldn't admit how we really felt about eachother. But.. I love him. I do.

What are you lookin' at?
The man I love.

f a v o u r i t e m o m e n t s ;

Q u o t e s ;

What are you doing here? Five words or less.
Out... for... a... walk... bitch.

Buffy: You think we're dancing?
Spike: That's all we've ever done.

You can't blame the ghoul, Spike. You're all covered with her. I look at you... all I see is the Slayer.

Buffy: What do you want now?
[Spike is about to pull the trigger when he sees her tears and through them, her pain. His rage vanishes in an instant.]
Spike: What's wrong?
Buffy: I don't want to talk about it.
[Spike lowers the gun.]
Spike: Is there something I can do?
[Buffy says nothing, the reality of her mother's situation hitting her like a steel weight, overcoming her. Spike sits down next to her and tentatively pats her back, trying to comfort her. She lets him. Pull back on the two of them, sitting together, side by side.]

Oh, come on. You didn't notice? Buffy, Spike is completely in love with you.

I can't stop thinking about you.

No, look at me! (grabs her chin and forces her to look at him) I ... love you. (Buffy jerks her chin out of his hand) You're all I bloody think about. Dream about. You're in my gut ... my throat ... I'm drowning in you, Summers, I'm drowning in you.

Like it or not, I'm in your life, you can't just shut me out.

I'm counting on you ... to protect her.

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f a v o u r i t e m o m e n t s ;

Q u o t e s ;

Look me in the eyes, and tell me when you saw Buffy alive, that wasn't the happiest moment of your entire existence.

Buffy: Spike...
Spike: Look, you don't have to say anything.
Buffy: "I touch the fire and it freezes me."
[Spike looks surprised. They walk toward each other.]
Spike: "I died ..."
Buffy/Spike: "I look into it and it's black/ So many years ago, this isn't real/ But you can make me, but I just want to feel/Feel .."
[As they hold the last note on "feel" they walk right up to each other. They finish the song and kiss passionately.]
All: (singing) "Where do we go from here?"
[The words "The End" flash on the screen, then an image of curtains that draw closed over Buffy and Spike as they continue kissing.]

Knew I could get a grin.

I wasn't planning on hurting you. (smirks) Much.
You haven't even come close to hurting me.
Afraid to give me the chance?

Are we having a conversation?
What? No! No. (pause) Maybe.

You don't belong here. You're something ... you're better than this.

Spike: Ask questions, throw punches, find out what's in the air. Hmm? It's fun too.
Buffy: (slurred) It's not my kind of fun. (screwing cap back onto the flask)
Spike: Yeah. It is.
[She looks at him.]
Spike: (quietly) And your life's gonna get a lot less confusing when you figure that out.
Buffy: (slurred) You have had *so* too much to drink at this point, I am cuttin' you off.
[They both empty their glasses again. Buffy again makes her alcohol face.]
Buffy: Blaaah! (shakes head)
[Spike watches this with a smile.]

We ... we kissed, you and me. All Gone With The Wind, with the rising music, and the rising ... music, and what was that, Buffy?

I'm a bit knackered. Had a long night

You always hurt ... the one you love, pet.

Buffy: Why can't I stop? Why do I keep letting him in?
Tara: Do you love him?

Tell me you love me.
I love you. You know I do.
Tell me you want me.

I love you.

f a v o u r i t e m o m e n t s ;

Q u o t e s ;

Spike, it's me. It's you and it's me, and we'll get through this.

You risked everything to be a better man.
Buffy...
And you can be. You are. You may not see it, but I do. I do. I believe in you, Spike.

Dawn: So, what is it?
Buffy: What's what?
Dawn: Last night, you said you weren't helping Spike out of pity. What is it?
Buffy: It's a good question. (sips her drink through a straw)
Dawn: Is sitting there drinking soda some kind of a Zen non-answer?
Buffy: (puts sunglasses on top of her head) No, I just... I don't know what I'm feeling. I think I can't stand him, but sometimes...
Dawn: You love him?
Buffy: No. I—I feel for him.

I love you.

Why does everyone in this house think I'm still in love with Spike?

I've never... been close... to anyone. Least of all, you. 'Til last night. All I did was... hold you, watch you sleep. And it was the best night of my life. So, yeah... I'm... terrified.

He's in my heart.

Because from now on, they and Giles are family. {Used}
Because on their honeymoon he'll be making sweet love to her {Used}
Because without passion, we'd be truly dead.
Because in the face of true love, never give up. {Used}
Because the best night of his life, all he did was hold her. {Used}
Because he's in her heart. {Used}
Because he gave his life so she could live hers. {Used}
They saved each other, in every way a person can be saved. {Used}
He let a hell god nearly kill him to save her from being unhappy. {Used}
They were the stuff of legends. {Used}
Because what he did for her and Dawn was real and she'll never forget it. {Used}
Because he understoods her better than anyone else-SMG {Used}
Because "Oh pouty, look at that lip, gonna get it"
Because she really turns him on- JW
Because JM played an instant attraction to her when Spike saw her dancing at the Bronze.
Because he came to kill her and ended up dying for her. {Used}
Bc You Can't Deny The Heat They Generate When Their Together
Bc In Love Or Not,We Can't Not love Them,Their Hot!
Bc Buffy Needs Spike Like A Heart Needs A Beat
Bc You're The Light To My soul,You're My Inspiration,You're Everything
They fault all these years because they couldn't admit their true feelings
Writers knew from the very beginning he was going to get a soul. –JM
When he says he wanted to “give her what she deserves” it’s a lover with a soul. –Jane Espenson {Used}
He only cared if Buffy or her sister died. -JM
Spike’s love for Buffy is unquenchable. –JM
Because SMG didn’t have to stand on an apple box to kiss him. –JM
Spike has earned Buffy’s love in ways Angel couldn’t comtemplate- Hercules Strong
Because if someone really gets under your skin, ask yourself why. –JM
In Smashed it’s important to note that Buffy kisses Spike first.-Drew Greenberg
People went crazy when they were together and went crazier when they were apart-DS
Because Buffy thinks he can redeem himself.
He’s, in many ways, her counterpart. –David Fury
Spike’s closer to her than a lot of other characters. –David Fury
He goes to the dark side of what Buffy is, what slayers are. –David Fury
Buffy was in love with Spike by the end of Season 7. –David Fury {Used}
Her relationship with Spike was fanstastic, a very grown up relationship.-Danny Strong
Because SMG’s fanstasy guy for Buffy? Spike! {Used}
He represents Buffy’s other side, her id. –Marti Noxon
What went on with Spuffy was very textured and complicated-JW
They had a romantic/sexual angle but not a physical one in S7-JW
Because he’s the one she turned to for comfort and support- JE
Because he gave her comfort and support unconditionally asking for nothing in return-JE
Buffy loved Spike- Jane Espenson
Because the only soul he needed was hers.
Because his love for her was as bright as his soul.
Because she was only tempted with darkness because he was there.
Because they brought the best out of each other.
Because together they touched fire as hot and passionate as their love. {Used}
Because "What are you looking at?" "The man I love." -Something Blue {Used}
Because he faced the monster inside of him, fought to be a better man, for her.
Because he fought to be a better man, for her, and she believes in him.
Because his soul burns as bright as his love for her. {Used}
Because her believe in him gave him the strength to carry on. {Used}
Because what he did for her and Dawn, that was real, and she won't forget it. {Used}
Because he'd do it, for the right person, one that he loved, and that person was her. {Used}
Because she believed in him. {Used}
Because as daft a notion as Spike the soulful killer it, it's nothing to the idea that another girl could mean something to him. {Used}
He looks into her eyes, so full of pain and empathy for him. -Showtime
In that moment, he knows. It's Buffy. And he starts to weep. -Showtime {Used}
He starts to fall, but she catches him. Holding him up. -Showtime
Letting him lean on her...they walk away together. -Showtime
She is his Chosen One
She said with her actions and her heart more than a note ever could
They connected deeper holding each other than the mutineers having sex
You're the Storm that I've Been Needing
I'm an angel bored like hell and you're a devil meaning well