Here via Sueworld's rec. I thought the same thing at the time but then I figured Buffy was having a panic attack and not thinking at all straight, so I wrote this.
(possibly should have a depression trigger warning on it)
But I think you're right, that would be Spike's exact reaction to it (and I love your scene! :D ). It's a silly thing for her to do, that's why I don't think it's meant to be funny. It may be instead a reaction to experiencing a surprising jolt of happiness and instead of embracing it, she's trying to shut it out because it's scared her. But it's happiness, and so she doesn't really want to. She's therefore picked something she really knows wont actually work.
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http://www.fanfiction.net/s/480185/1/Falling_Faster
(possibly should have a depression trigger warning on it)
But I think you're right, that would be Spike's exact reaction to it (and I love your scene! :D ). It's a silly thing for her to do, that's why I don't think it's meant to be funny. It may be instead a reaction to experiencing a surprising jolt of happiness and instead of embracing it, she's trying to shut it out because it's scared her. But it's happiness, and so she doesn't really want to. She's therefore picked something she really knows wont actually work.