Spike/Buffy

My perfect imperfect OTP

Spike fell in love with Buffy because he could see how hard she would fight and how much she loved her friends and family. How she was able to have the weight of the world on her shoulders but never give up. Buffy brought out his humanity and made himself try to be a good man. That good man was there all along. Spike had his demon too and it's like he was at war with himself. Spike tried to be good but the demon in him made it So hard for him. There were times that Spike won though. Like when he didn't tell Glory about Dawn. The relationship in Season 6 was unhealthy but there was no realistic way it couldn't be. Spike had no moral compass and that is why he had to have the soul. It was the missing piece of him. It took hurting the woman he loved to make him see that. Spike tried to rape her and I don't excuse that. Spike won the battle against his demon in the end when he got his soul back. Spike could have died during those trials of torture but it was worth the risk. He loved Buffy So much that he wanted to fight by her side and expected nothing in return after he got his soul. Spike didn't even go to her. It was her that found him and really the only reason he went to her after she saw him is because he could feel evil coming and knew he had to fight it with Buffy. Spike knew she needed his help whether she wanted or not. It took a crazy moment for him to tell her about his soul. Spike didn't even want her to know about it. It was Buffy that seeked him out because she cared and needed to know what was happening to him. Buffy is the one that decided to help him. Even before they knew about the First controlling him. Then when it looked like he was killing again she did everything to prove he wasn't. It was the First controlling Spike. It would have made things So much easier on the surface if Buffy just staked him and put him out of his misery. She never could before So even when he begged her to she couldn't. As far back as season 5 Buffy couldn't kill him even when he tried to get the chip out and chained her up. She told him she believed in him and it gave him the strength to not let the first bring him to it's side. Even though it made him go through torture. Buffy was desperate to save him. Spike almost left but Buffy told him she needed him to stay. He did because it was what she wanted. Buffy had them take out his chip because she knew he didn't need it anymore. Buffy really fell in love with Spike after she saw how he had changed and fought to become a good man. I really think though even before that her feelings for him were So strong and that's why she couldn't walk away from him. They began a sort of friendship late Season 5 when he was the only one that wouldn't let Dawn die. Then when she was brought back he was the only one that could give her peace and let her just be Buffy. The others had always put her on a pedestal but Spike never did. It was the attraction between them that made things go wrong in Season 6. Plus how screwed up she was from being ripped from heaven. There was a connection and that's why he made her feel alive. Buffy's feelings only grew stronger as she opened up her heart to Spike. She could see that he wasn't like any of the other men in her life. The way Spike wouldn't give up on her no matter how much she pushed him away. Buffy saw how he loved with everything he had and was So strong and like her would never give up. Only the other could be the one to make them believe in their selves again when they were wanting to give up. When everybody else turned against Buffy it was Spike that gave her the strength to keep going. The love/connection kept getting stronger the closer they became to the point where they felt they were the only ones who they could trust and understand the other. They became closer to each other than they had ever been to anybody else. Buffy told the man that she once thought was her great love that Spike was in her heart. Spuffy brought out the best in each other. They could connect without sex by the end of Season 7. They wanted to just be in each others arms on the what could have been their last nights before the battle. Buffy chose him as her champion because she knew he deserved it. Spike came to town to kill the slayer but in the end he loved her So much that he died for her and the world.I have never seen two people more perfect for each other. On the surface you wouldn't think they would ever work as a couple or even as friends. They have similar personalities. They can be smart witty sarcastic sweet and loving. Loyal to the people they love and always fight for what they believe in. They are both passionate people. Nobody can push each others buttons more. They both know what it's like to have their hearts broken. They are each others match and are really each others equals physically and emotionally. Most of all they both just want to be loved for who they are flaws and all. They found that with each other. Spike and Buffy are both unique complex characters and that makes them different from other couples. SMG and JM are also amazing actors. The writing was So well written but they brought the characters and couple to life. Their story spans almost 7 seasons.Spuffy went through it all. From mortal enemies to reluctant allies the start of a friendship lovers and then something that goes beyond lovers. They became everything to each other. Spuffy could be funny sweet heartbreaking and more. Some moments were painful to watch but in the end all of it was worth it because of the beautiful strong love/connection that formed. There love and journey are unique. There will never be another couple like them.