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I just made one post so probably shouldn't make another, but all the posts doing the rounds at the moment about Immortal Spike and Mortal Buffy and all the many variations on that scenario found in fanfic and how the characters deal with it has got me thinking about the question too, though as usual my thoughts are murky and ill-defined.

In theory, I like the idea of writing a fic in which a much older Buffy is still in a relationship with Spike. It promises both horrible angst (they're out and someone thinks Spike is Buffy's son. Aargh! How will she live down the humiliation?) or lots of black humour (they're out and someone thinks Spike is Buffy's son, cue lots of French farce-like pratting about), or both. However, I suspect I will never attempt it, mainly because if I write a Buffy much nearer in age to myself, I'm afraid I'll end up Mary Sue-ing myself into the story. Hmm. Does this concern anyone else, or is it just me?

I have a whole post brewing about ageing in general, but maybe another day?

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[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

Yeah, she died of old age, actually. :-) Then he buried her and left. Quite nice moment in that movie. The other two (or is it three) Highlander movies suck mayorly, but the first one is quite nice. :-)

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Oh, you mean the films. Sorry. I thought you meant the TV show. Yes, I agree, they handled that well in the first film.