i would've given anything for a serious friendship to have developed between spike and tara in the show
my bestie and I always talk about this, and we've developed such a big hc that it's become so ingrained in our minds that even acknowledging that it's not canonically real at that level in the show is really hard for us lol
the concept of the two of them being the only characters in the entire show who always supported buffy without judging her in the slightest, uniting for that very reason at first and discovering that despite their differences in personality and points of view about certain situations, they have so many more things in common than they thought, and above all, they enjoy each other's company without needing to always talk, sometimes silence is just as comfortable for both of them
spike would tell her stories about the things he'd seen throughout his unlife and ask for advice on what gifts or sweet treats he could get buffy for a special occasion
tara would be so sweet to spike, as well as teasing him with tenderness and sarcasm, adding him to the club of people around whom she doesn't feel the nervous anxiety that makes her stutter
sometimes the two of them would simply sit in a room lit with candles and incense in silence, spike reading and writing nonsensical and cheesy drafts of poems about buffy that he would probably never allow anyone but tara to read while she cleaned her crystals or learned new spells, they would understand each other in a very special way because of how different they both are, being the typical example of opposites attracting, and that doesn't have to be in a romantic way, but rather in a beautiful friendship
they would love to play-fight about who buffy's favorite is and who she should go out with first, whether to have coffee with tara or to patrol with spike
she was always the only one to support their relationship, and that support would only grow stronger as she got to know him better, she would defend spuffy and spike with all her heart, remaining always loyal, so so so loyal, she would NEVER judge anything he did, she wouldn't agree with everything, obviously, but that would never be a justification for judging him
there isn't a single day that goes by that i don't regret the beautiful friendship we could have had between them, even giving tara the possibility of interacting with more characters and in deeper ways
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