Sock Monkey

Hi, montana_rosalie!

It's still up in the air as to whether Fred will be returned in After the Fall, or if we'll have to wait for one of its sequels to bring her back. (The next one is called Angel: Aftermath, written by Kelley Armstrong; the one after that hasn't had any details revealed.) Disappointingly, After the Fall Issue 14 broadly hints that


SPOILER ALERT



it hasn't really been Fred in the story so far, but merely Illyria mimicking her. Illyria's confessed to this, and while Spike still has some doubts, all the other characters think that Fred's totally gone. Fred's actual condition/fate/whereabouts hasn't yet been revealed to the readers.




Still, the artists and writer continue to put in unexpected romantic Spike/Fred bits, even as they deny on their forums that they're trying to make anything romantic. For example, look at the cover for Issue 16: it's a broken-glass montage of all the AtS characters, and while everyone else is in a shard alone, Spike and Fred are depicted together in a shard shaped like a heart!



There's been hardly any portrayal of Spike or Fred paired with anybody else, including Wesley -- just a few bits in which a very unlikeable demon girl develops a crush on Spike and attempts to sexually molest him, and demon gal's gotten such negative feedback from readers that I don't think IDW will try to pursue that "relationship" after all.

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Don't know if you like to read Spred fanfic, but if so, I posted a big list of them here:

http://www.fanforum.com/f24/fred-spi...l#post27809755

And while I've never been able to find many Spike/Fred videos, here's links to the few that are currently available:

"Don't Stay" by Linkin Park
vid by Marie; posted by babybubblebutt
YouTube - Fred and Spike

"Pretty Girl" by Sugarcult
vid by ILD06
YouTube - Fred/Spike - Pretty Girl

"Even In Death" by Evanescence
vid by monsteriinc
YouTube - .Even In Death.

"Only Time" by Enya
vid by americanwitch1
YouTube - Only time Fred and Spike

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These were some wonderful Spred videos, too, but they've now been removed from You Tube due to copyright problems. I decided to list them, anyway, in case you'd like to contact the vidders:

"Going Under" by Evanescence
vid by karbear3916
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsS40NXzqeE

"I Walk the Line" by Chris Daughtry
vid by Nawayonki
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZuuFUydjos

"Hysteria" by Muse
vid by iBadFred
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl7dWSrOQ7w&NR=1

Burning Up A Sun

Credit: daydreaming

montana_rosalie

Pretty.

~♥~My Lonely Angel~♥~

That's cute

eternalfate

I love the art

Sock Monkey

That's a beautiful banner, Burning Up A Sun! I especially love the expression on Fred's face.

Here's the links to a couple of new Spike/Fred videos:

title: Fred/Spike - Vulnerable
music: "Vulnerable" by Secondhand Serenade
vid by emily5ild
YouTube - Fred/Spike - Vulnerable


title: Fred & Spike ~ A Different Path
music: "Shattered" by Trading Yesterday
vid by DarlaProduction (aka Mscotstar)
YouTube - Fred & Spike ~ A Different Path ~ AU

That second one includes a synopsis in the upper right corner of the page, revealing that the vid is an alternate reality season 4 of AtS:

A skillful blending of episode footage, dialogue, and music tell this story as convincingly as if it were canon! It's absolutely wonderful.

~♥~My Lonely Angel~♥~

Just giving this a bump

Sock Monkey

[Elvis voice] Thank ya.' Thank ya' very much. [/Elvis voice]

~Welllllllll, since mah baby left me, Ah found a new place to dwell...~

eternalfate

Didn't notice someone posted after me

Berengaria

Oh, Sock Monkey, I love that little Spred statue thing. I bet Fred would have loved sitting on the back of Spike's cycle while he drove them to great places (only at night, of course)

Sock Monkey

We're crawlin' out of the woodwork.

I bet she would have loved tinkering with the engine (*cough*andtinkeringwiththedriver* )

I loves my dollies. I'm going to boot Barbie out and give them her Malibu Dream House.

eternalfate

I love it

Berengaria

I love the artwork too, Burning _up-a-sun. Spike was so hopeless and Fred tried so hard to save him. It was amazing that she actually did it,,,and that he let it go so that she could live. She truly made him a better man.

Sock Monkey

Gracias!

*Pssst -- go here for more toy fun:

Memorable Fiddley Bits Theater btvs/ats dolls Entries

eternalfate

Thanks for the link