Hmm. Gotta give this a lot of thought before responding to it, but generally, if the writing is bad, I won't read it. If I don't recognize the character from canon, I won't read it.
That said, with one exception (Estepheia's Cues and Balls), every single Spander fic I've ever read has Spike with some guy named Xander who is kinda like the Xander on BtVS, but way cooler and a LOT less judgmental. (to repeat my mantra: the xander in spander ain't xander.)
That said, I have read about a dozen Spander fics, but only because the writer is terrifically talented (Anna S, Shadowscast, Ladycat, Witling, 2 ladies of quality), and I like the Xanders they've created.
And ITA on the wholesale elimination of certain characters from fics as character bashing by elimination. And you know what? those fics usually read like crap, so I don't finish them.....
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That said, with one exception (Estepheia's Cues and Balls), every single Spander fic I've ever read has Spike with some guy named Xander who is kinda like the Xander on BtVS, but way cooler and a LOT less judgmental. (to repeat my mantra: the xander in spander ain't xander.)
That said, I have read about a dozen Spander fics, but only because the writer is terrifically talented (Anna S, Shadowscast, Ladycat, Witling, 2 ladies of quality), and I like the Xanders they've created.
And ITA on the wholesale elimination of certain characters from fics as character bashing by elimination. And you know what? those fics usually read like crap, so I don't finish them.....