Humans and Evil (Author's Choice of Name) by Mia Vaan +8
Responses: 1
Categories: Season 4, Alternate Reality, Episode Rewrite
Characters: Buffy, Ensemble, Spike
Summary:

Inspired by an article, found here.

It basically asks the question: “Are humans evil?” And it makes some really good points both for and against the argument.

The challenge: Buffy is sitting in psych when Professor Walsh starts making all these points. It gets her really thinking about the nature of evil and begins to wonder whether or not it’s truly limited to demons – and whether or not demons are truly evil, as well.

The answers she gets change her views on the world – and her views about Spike. 



Summary: "Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay to mold me man? Did I solicit thee from darkness to promote me?" - Paradise Lost
No one is born evil. Monsters are created from lived experience. In this S4 rewrite, Buffy comes face to face with two would be monsters: Spike and Adam. But is it possible that they are not as evil as they first appeared? Can a monster ever change into a man?
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Categories: Season 4, Alternate Reality, Episode Rewrite, Challenge Response
Characters: Anya, Buffy, Ensemble, Giles, Joyce, Riley Finn, Spike, Tara, William, Willow, Xander
Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Fighting
Warnings: Adult Language, Rape (Implied), Torture (Physical), Violence
Challenges: Sympathetic Adam (Author's Choice of Name) , Humans and Evil (Author's Choice of Name)
Event: 2015 Challenge Month
Completed: No Chapters: 60 Table of Contents
Word count: 185,081 Hit Count: 76,570 ePub Downloads: 410
Published: October 21, 2015 Updated: March 11, 2018