#Just me talking about my BTVS ships cause I've grown from how I used to be

[timeladyjamie]

I started watching BTVS & Angel back in 2012 and throughout the years, my opinions have changed and grown with me regarding certain things about the show. Now, these are just my personal opinions that don’t reflect how I feel towards anyone else with different ones. 

I used to be a Spuffy (Spike x Buffy) shipper because I liked how Spike went the extra limit to get his soul to make amends with Buffy for all he did to her, and to be the better man. I also liked how even as a vampire, despite some bad things he did, he was at least better about it than Angelus. 

However, recently, since like 2019, that ship has sailed for me because of the fact that I think Buffy is better off alone by herself. She doesn’t need Angel and she doesn’t need Spike, who are usually her main love interests. Like she’s said herself, “I’m Cookie Dough. I’m not done baking. I’m not finished becoming who ever the hell it is I’m gonna turn out to be. I’ll make it through this, and the next thing, and the next thing, and maybe one day, I turn around and realize I’m ready. I’m cookies.” It’s honestly one of my favorite quotes and something that helped me out a lot in the past, even now. Buffy doesn’t need a man, she needs someone who will support her, understands her, and will be there when she needs them, something Angel and Spike haven’t quite lived up to although they try. 

This leads me to another slayer similar to Buffy herself, her foil, Faith Lehane. For Faith, I insanely shipped her with Angel (Fangel, Faith x Angel) after Season 1 of the show, whether it was romantic or just friendship, because he was the one trying to help save her and help her on her road to redemption after everyone had given up on her. He understood EXACTLY what she was going through and was going to be that one person for her that he needed when he lost himself in a similar fashion. In fact, I still ship them as both romantic or friendship, but when it comes down to it, Faith is just like Buffy here. 

Which takes me to the topic of Fuffy (Faith x Buffy) and why it is my most favorite thing for both Buffy and Faith. Like, if someone was to ask me about my favorite ship for the show now, despite liking Fangel, I’d probably choose this one. Why? Because these girls understand each other perfectly. Not only because of sharing that slayer bond, but especially because of EVERYTHING they’ve been through from friends, to enemies, to leaders, to literally everything! They understand each other in a way others could never fully grasp, and because of that reason they are perfect either as friends or romantic interests. They help support each other, understand one another, and are always there in some way. In other words, they are my ultimate OTP because they helped each other grow and blossom to become better people from the negative and toxic things that use to cloud them, and that’s exactly as it should be! There is just something different for Buffy regarding Faith then there is for her relationships with Angel and Spike and this is the only way I can describe it. Ya know? Faith and Buffy are literally each other’s other halves! Different sides of the same coin! 

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