Octaves of the Heart Interview with Devil Piglet

Interviews by Fans
Title:	Octaves of the Heart Interview with Devil Piglet
Interviewer:	Octaves of the Heart
Interviewee:	Devil Piglet
Date(s):	2002 (as per a mention to The Down Below)
Medium:	online
Fandom(s):	Buffyverse
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Octaves of the Heart Interview with Devil Piglet is posted at the Buffy website Octaves.

For others in this series, see Octaves of the Heart Interview Series.

Devil Piglet Said

Spike's always been one of my favorite characters on Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. I find him canny and funny and his rather horrifying pragmatism appeals to me. Despite his abundance of screen time in recent seasons, it's his scenes in Season 2 that most entertained me.

I wrote my first fic, Survivors, as a response to one of Valerie's challenges. It was an attempt to show Spike's protectiveness and affection toward Dawn -- I actually believe that this alone could have been Spike's road to redemption. Roundabout contains plenty of Spike/Dawn friendship as well, but it also explores Buffy's feral side and Spike's very persistent ambiguity. I wanted to depict his constant struggle toward goodness, with its little failures and victories along the way. Of course, since it's my story, I took the opportunity to slam Carrot Top and Lifetime: Television for Women. (I think both may be fronts for the First Evil.) During the break between Seasons 6 and 7, I ventured into the parody waters with Spike's Gift, and my most recent story, The Down Below is a more twisted tale of how 'Seeing Red' affected Dawn's previous hero-worship of her favorite vampire.

I've been amazed and pleased by the talent that resides in the Buffy fanfiction community. Great writers, great people. Glad I could become a small part of something very special.