Give himself an excuse not to pursue a relationship with her, because he thinks he'd only end up getting hurt if he did.
And see, I could believe that, but I would like to think that Spike was above that, i.e. if he still had feelings for her, wanted to be with her, and was assuming that she needed "normal" even though in the past Spike stated to the extent that normal was never going to be Buffy (reasonable assumption), he would talk to her at this point. If he's going around assuming what she wants after all the hell they dragged each other through, then he should wake up, talk to her, and maybe realize that he isn't necessary. Maybe that kind of realization would allow him to find new opportunities and new friends. That, of course, stems from my own fan wants and desires (i.e. for any character to act rationally at this point). Buffy seems to be all over the place motivation-wise, Willow is being weird, Spike is just simply there... Spike seems to be back in S7, remembering Previous Buffy's "I'm not ready for you to not be here," which I still count as one of the most horrible things she has said to him.
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Date: 2012-01-17 03:12 pm (UTC)And see, I could believe that, but I would like to think that Spike was above that, i.e. if he still had feelings for her, wanted to be with her, and was assuming that she needed "normal" even though in the past Spike stated to the extent that normal was never going to be Buffy (reasonable assumption), he would talk to her at this point. If he's going around assuming what she wants after all the hell they dragged each other through, then he should wake up, talk to her, and maybe realize that he isn't necessary. Maybe that kind of realization would allow him to find new opportunities and new friends. That, of course, stems from my own fan wants and desires (i.e. for any character to act rationally at this point). Buffy seems to be all over the place motivation-wise, Willow is being weird, Spike is just simply there... Spike seems to be back in S7, remembering Previous Buffy's "I'm not ready for you to not be here," which I still count as one of the most horrible things she has said to him.