title characters tend to be a bit two dimensional and full of 'man pain' to be fun to write, at least for me. There's a great meta with accompanying video that hits a lot of it on the head for me
http://thingswithwings.dreamwidth.org/145564.html

I like my characters to admit/see the other side of things and not always be 'about me!'

Now say it with me, Spike Is Not A Woobie.

Spike can be hurt and even broken for a while especially if love hurts him but Spike is not a woobie. William was a woobie but even he had an amazing amount of self possession to keep writing bad poetry in the face of mockery. It was only when his love mocked him that he broke.